New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-06
XLIyrH CONGRESSES SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE ORGANIZES AS A COURT or IMPEACH-
MEST-MR BELKNAP SUMMONED TO APPEAR ON
THE I7Tu-MR HAMLIN EXPLAINS THE POSTAL
BIII-THE HOUSE DISCUSSES THE INDIAN b.
IEAU BILL
SENATE. WASHINGTON, April s, 1915.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. EDMUNDs (Repp
VT said that at o'clock to-day the oath should pe au
mnsered to the Senate jury to try the Secretary Oh
War; VINO Is under Impeachment The third rule OF the
Senate requires the President of the Senate to administer
the OATH but no statute authority can he found FOR IT,
He proposed that the ChiefJustce or some Associate
Justice administer the OATH Agreed TO- 49,, ..,o
Mr. EDMUNDs said bill would De 90 aGpbor1s
the Chief Clerk Secretary to administer oaths 10 VIII
The CHAIR appointed as Committee to invite the
CefJustice or any Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court to attend in the Senate oho
Mr. SHERMAN Rep 0hio called up me home nd p, 70
rendered by the Court of Alabama Claims In expIan ma
ton OF the bin he said the Geneva award OF Sl0OOOOoo
change il or issue smaller bonds for t TO pay the Iud
mens The bonds win not be sold at less than e eur
rent prices about 118 IL is deemed advisable 10 hlOW
these bonds be sold for currency AS the Judgments
payable in currency.
Mr. MORRILL, (Eep, W., at his own request, was ex-
cused from further servicel on the COMMITTEE no
The following bills were passed nv Indian, on tho Memo
monee reservation. Wisconsin
TO authorize the sale ., the PnTnee reservation res
PETITIONS were presented against any change in the
tariff. for tho issue Of artificial llmD1 70 soldeS eve.
The Senate bill TO provide for the Issue 9i 49,
certain Indian lands in Kansas was Indefinitely post
ar FIELINGHUYsEN nsep y. j. introduced "a, a bill
authorizing the President to nominate John g. White
me O. GAINS Of Thomas Fciry Josiah Wardwe Mrs T.
lambert. and J. L. Williams were rejected; . ,r,.o,
The Secretary was instructed To have the ract lnWu
bills joint resolutions when introduced by request
The CoURT OF D;rEACHdENr
The hour Of o'clock having arrived, Nossrs Edmunds
and Thurman appeared in The Senate Chamber with the
ChciJusiic and escorted him tc the seat Al The right OF
the presiding officer Mr.. FERRY, President pro tenn
pore then announced that bc Senate would procee ac
cording rules consider the articles Of impSaci
Incnt against W. W. Belknap, late secretary oi war
10 Mr. Ferry, President pro tenrore OF me s'nhi, anu
atrrward 70 al Senators present VINO were eied al
Alphabetical oTurr ~ gn.ls o. ~ him roir,r "a ,bc
ina vi tho Impeachment Of W ". Bchnhp att S'cci-y oI
mo G5rstati5a AID he laws, help you GOT.
stond 90 administer Ia oath After tue rst siI senators
, c ,, be- Woai s.ig,t hat all senators DO
sworn "a one uiDo standing IN 'heir rlacas -,
might be some doubt about verifying SENATOR who wore
sworn; Do thought the SENATE had better folio" we
ne senator, Who were absent aud. therefore not
sworn, were Mtssrs. Acorn dsr hlrH . Ai5"n hil'
Iowa, Burnside, Rep r. ,, Catr~A Dem yS', a.,
Chri5.lsucy rep, 1hrtJ, CurAiIng !hep. ~. - Doh'-
,--r
Ccurl. Gnld,i@aiio Dom. Ala, Howe Dom @is)'
johnson Dom. VA, J0a.s Cirp, y, t M!iia u.,p'
Ne f&tier'9' lRe. :; S Et' ,,. l'' y ' '''
IRE ChIc:Ius,ioo then retired, accompanied 10y the
81 TREiNGHUIsEN rep, \. - submitted an
order directing Tho SECRETARY 81 me +tr'iN 10 h'iy 10
ib ouse al Representatives that The Senate ~ low or
canizrI FOR ira 81 the impcNchmHlt oi W '" Be-
L1F late Secretary ~ War ana READY 10 receive iAe
A. 4o os .I he be Iana a appeared the main
t-,urs 81 the >"n.ie Cianb" ani were "hii.n,, 10y
rf. ff.rtn R-uu .
escorted the Manager, - THE scnis provided Tor tr
Afies they wcrc .gaied III Iii'i' ut pro ,1 Lex.
Organized for Juc tfa Of Tho impeachment Of '" W Be-
Nj lord Ch1lruaa ~ the BoanJ % Manage. said
NJ President; pray FOX the issue OF pf"cr'- n-af
" VI licl.ap. Late Secretary Of War, to answer the
article, Of l!niaacAmfn. presented"
III. EDMUED- submitted she following, which was
,. That ,namops 9ri',ug a. : Inrr 9y iaC e.. r D.,
o. o. Uncut 10 W w. HoiEa.p rS,unabi. on Mon
day I7h asy Of the present month"; At oc'k IL tho
Mr IOhU-That is satisfactory to the Managers.
M l' STfVfEs6N G}cm. KY s,id n there was no
further business Lc moved tha. the senate sitting q"
Mr. THYuNDs said that was hardly The rpper
motto The senate sitting rs court should adjourn
Mr. fOGG Dem MOI said that The 2ith rule requires
and The order iust adopted mEcs t-o summons return
Mr Ei,SiiSD, said That ,o s mere rnstior Of form,
and ~, senate can tx any hour convenient.
Mr. SHERMAN teih, Ohi"l .'1' me 81 i'' rs court,
sLould adjourn uuti, 1885 un The i.t. u o'rr 10
t5cu arrange tHc prciimniiir, for te ti'I II IL " u"
IT, EAYAGD Den.. D,lj argued that he rules are
DIRECTORY and should De- followed ~ precision 49,.
n,n..on so that Iae senate sitting should ad
jolrn amt. so %. Do. Un M lTih o' April
ton agreed 20, Yeas, 3, .'y So j." il.ssr- bt}ad
Boy. Cooper. Davis l'i'u, N"l"""A i'hhi"Iy- rai.-
THE Nrw POSTAL BILL
The Senate then took mp tbo bis i2.ns the ratio OF post
RIO ON thirdcIos, mail matter.
Nj IItllIlN QlcP, Mcl woycd 10 insert the words
.tc.ore the same shall be transmitted by mail" 20 It
would read "If however the postage third.clas,
ina1fcr mailed .; Office shall be ls,s than the full
Lrs, such scatter shall notified OF the fact. and the
amount Of postage duo shall De COLLECTED from sn'a
ct. Agreed 20.
SIR boy Dom, MOI objected 70 tbi' bin because 1t
raj .,d tho postage on rc"ss matter according 90 the
nAui.iT explained tho hin He said the Com
mite. hlu ,rn nuch Time 10 Tue sun .c. ana &C i-
s,re dcGo.cn. moro than -6ODDuoJ. Lot year there
va "A deficiency Of ihuu 5IuOOOOO. ani IA, Post
master Ccneral estimates the deficiency Tor The current
- . tbi,s.. bc mails for one cent .Eould be- restored
the deficiency win exceed f90oOCCo and ~ iow years
the deficiency Will aggregate hundreds of millions
OF dollars Ia addition 10 the deficiencies above men
toned the Postmaster General says there y deficiency
resnt alone. Tic inoiiOr Department 10 allowed SID
75opcr anagm for hostage; the IGeeinry peralnT.
partment 300; tho Department ~ justice, 5000;
the Executive $780, and the Department Of Agriculture
10000 This b. Is the result OF Instructions by Con
cres to the PCSma,ier-Gencra. In response thereto
that officer sent to the other House OF Congress b
IN regard compensation Cf pOrtnaSters ana IN the
: mate the bill under consideration IN regard To
thuLclass matter. The Committee hgs looked al Inc
subject from - broad standpoint. IL fayOrs cheap
postage and claims TO be the advocate O cheap postage
ILerc IL not petty manufacturer III all the land VINO Is
not complaining that tho Government will not carry his
merchandise through the mail at Ono-naI 81 the actual
cost OF transportation. II Congress would act wisely and
every article which passes through TIE mail pay
fair OrtatlOn, the rate of portage
letters could Dc put down nts tomorrow.
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