New-York tribune., 1876-04-20
XLIVTH CONGRESSES SESSION.
prc,uAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE RIGHT TO TRY MR.. BEIKNAP AFFIRMED by TIE
UousE-IMPEACHMEN ADJOURNED TO The
27rH-A DESIRE TO KNOW WHY CRAZY HORSE
WAS PUNISHED sO-THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY
BILL AMENDED
SENATE. WASHINGTON, April 10, 1875.
The galleries of the Senate Chamber were
again densey crowded this morning. large majority .,
the audience being composed of ladies' IL was io""u
necessary TO close some OF the doors against INC '"
soon after senate called to order UPON e
of te Senate Chamber tables aud seats for the use o E ~
Managers OF the impeachment ana the accusea au ~,
counsel arragned as on Monday psdcn, ne veons
the bin fixing the salary OF tie President at 20 y
which read by the Secretary on morton o, %
be printed and referred th Civil service Committee
Ex-Secretary Beknap and his counsel Mess[s h t
ter Blair aud Black, entered the Senate CDsinper ~
i2:25. ,..-,..,.,.,o, oau-
Mr. MORRILL, Rep, Me- submitted resolution t. eau, ah
ing for information In relation To The disturbances III .e
sioux Reservation and whether military Orce hs -
nterposed therein and II So l was Dy 'ne ed ny "
Mr.. BOUTWELL, tRep, Mass Reported oi 70 pnr
the revision of the statutes Of the Unllea or
and permanent in their nature, relating 10 Tie VI
Columbia. Ordered to be printed and reoomntted
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
At 1890 the Senate resolved Itself INTO u CouIto oi
Inpeachnent and word seut to the House ID due
form Senator's ENGLISH Dem. Conn., and PATrER
SON tRep s. Cl appeared and took the OATH which was
administered by the President pro tenn, Mr. ferry.
This leaves three Senators only VINO naHo T NJ noS
now been Tor this imp aehnent trai. INT 5 5n
ayers of nneachment having appeared the proceedings
OF Monday read by secretary GOriahl. ,, A., a.
MIR FEKRY then said: Ia accordance with the order
of me senate fixing O'Clock today as the line TO near
you reply o the plea III the case oi W. '" DeiA"'r'
nled on Monday, 1t will uoW do so" - 49,,
Mr. LORD on behalf of the board Of managers. then
sent 10 tue Clerks desk anl had read tho rephcatoh
which was In substance rs follows:
a the matters alleged IN the said plea are not suneient
exempt TIE said wm W BelkraP from ahs~etng % G & @ me ihs
Articles Of peaoinent btcause tley say @ AZ o % and md
charged IN sai articles were zone aHG Ia tho
SAM W N, w. "a va ayere and ihereiore mat by
Consultation the Uuted states tho honse oi h. rte
and the senate have aud the sole power 10 try tne
That AT the time Of the commission by said William W. Bel,
knsp Of the aet' and mati;s eel sr'h VI @ ,v ' % ~ m oeer
ingeachment e The san Win W., d sf ~ inDeae in
meat and thy say iu'er tha ''9 M a & " sIissd IN, he sG
rticles and t. be- saeh alleged a. said
articles Ill and including the "a day o. N.rT va a. 70 nm
tee completed is nyes igaon of his ohcisl eohae ~
cal m'conduc in the sad aric = ana aIs sd - ~, l ~
Rcpreseutaj upon the same, the sd william W. Beisnap
be g the tine aware Of sue inHe-gauoh anu o o o'I
Ana lie osc Of further that while ts
s the I I" Of tSrrrrnatiUss recommending npco.
OF the si VIM Belkuap ioT Tie matters anu 'ss &
full knowledge u, reef resigned s position as such oh o
proce,dnes OF Impeachment agails him AMI the the
House OF oes s' ts' ~, @ s bed novr 10
prefer sail articles of Impeachment against e ssd m
peaclnncnt has fun power 10 try the same , -. a.,
WARRIOR, Hoaseo HeIrcscnalives demand tha me
knap be e0mi eilrd o answer The sad Hil's oi
the replication will be placed On file Have the man
~. II any thing further u ohcri .,, ,,.,
Mr.. LORD-l understand We nave nothihB iuflhei W
do until hear f.Om tile other SHE. .,-,--
Mr.. CARPEN IER-Mr. BE. knap the respondent wishes
COPY Of the rrpc.iDns whch nave zen ni,d 10 MS
plea abatcmcm ana asks tinc To CONSIDER the SAM
aud frame pleadings IN reply. sus5est h,naa one & noat ns
the day for further hearing, ana submit inc loio"hs
written motion: - 80, .,
against William W. Bcknap late secretary OF Wan pom
scntaiives aist aid " iia " beIsna ne iesgonsGt
H. meet ihc samc. WILIA1 ". BEl KNAr.
sr LOil-Ae desire. OF co rse, 10 "ler an po-sible
ndugcuc Ia the Otuer side aud do not deem that tht
request uutl next Monday is IN itselt uhreisah
able, but there are reasons whsI hted h" now po'e"
for having tIs mauer na,;encd as much a possible.
Tne managers therefore Instruct me that FRIDAY pe III.
fncre was q short debate in regard to the filing Of
papers which was ended b. the dooP'ion OF the lo'""
0rred the respondent nle bis rclonder or before
thereof 10 the HoIsc OF Representatives, and that
the Ilouse o epcSe9'ayrS Ms ,.r ~ ~ any % o
on tn te onent by tho SECRETARY and That
' ON mol " Of air LDslUNDs the senate Court Of
Impeachment ncn, al l:l1 p me- ADJOURNED I'LL Tie -"h
TGe managers aud the e1-seeretary and bis counsel
then withdrew.
The following bills uasscd:
Tho House bill define the tax Oh fermcnod md NAT
liquors -, go, ,,.--,-. ,......-,-..,,
Company TO improve Ocoite lIlScr ,,c.,,,
protect Ms panic lTJpry and the turf al the 'Pt
10 oiuCOI0ae tho Muthal Iho IIot''uoh iNSu anu N'
Anending tho district reform seaool acts
ar IuDl. IAS (Dem.. O.hOl called up the motion 10
r,cuusdrr tnc vote winch the ill Tor counting the
Presi1cnt. vote passed. lie said tis bill M.n LIS
OIu.sIOIs could not pISs the House .
Mr. NORTON U,ep. ln,.l thou.ht n good could come
from rcCou,dcratOn He said tAc country needs ne"
law lie had lately learned that there Is case On
record where Nicc-prc sdrnt counting the vote Tor
President, being himself can ldaie, uncd Iaise or
ft iaVOr. Iuc ltct Is III the posses
sion OF one Of the Senators from Vermont
Mr.. BAIAED Dem. DtIl favored the Icconsldcratoh
Nj, IuljisAN said tde NicsIrcsd dent referred 10 was
Thomas Jeilc son, but that II Will not do 10 make
charge Lhc tnat al tins day. . .,,,.,, m,
irr uirincr discussion by Messrs BURNSIDE UIep.,
r. H. RANDOLPH dem, " JD, MAHLI u)em.,
TeXas MEI,i.iMOS (Dcm ~ ca, and ",hers, TIE vote
by whch biii va, passed was recOnsidtred Yeas 81
70 Nayz - The bill then placed on the calendar.
Nh. NORTON poiice that lac would CAL IL up Tor
consideration tO-inotIOw.
Mr. SHERMAN U.cp., Ohio moved to take up tho
silyer B" Agrced TO- lie said ne called up the bill
80 tnat IT would mp tile UNI Iished busness to-
MORROW.
Tnr JIpanese Indemnity bill was taken mp On motion
OF Mr. FELINOlIUlSE iep., ~ j., the clause about
Transferring nd tO be used for cduatipnai purposes
was stricken out. 1hen MIR. EDMUND5 (Ecp., WI
moved to cut ali about prilo money On lhs no
action was taken.
Ancr Executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
u IL. 81 IL