The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

In the senate on tho 9th, Mr.. Morton
submitted the following: Ordered that the
senate proceed Friday next, at O'Clock, to
vote without further debate upon the pend.
ing and cognate questions. Mr., Edmunds
moved to amend the order so as to read,
"Ordered that the senate proceed Monday
next, after consideration, to vote upon the
pending and cognate questions" Agreed to
yeas 2S, nays 2l. Adjourned.
On the 10Th, the senate met and immc-
dately resumed consideration Of the articles
of impeachment, with closed doors. The
senate this evening by II vote OF ~ nays to
90 yeas, rejected the resolution of Mr., Pad
dock, that VIM. W. Belknap having ceased
to bear civil Office of the United States by
reason Of his resignation before proceedings
in impeachment were commenced against
him hv the house Of representatives, the SEN
ate cannot take jurisdiction in this case. II
was then decided bv the same vote that said
Belknap is amcnable to trial by impeach-
mcnt for acts done as secretary OF war, not
wlthStanding his resignation and it was or
dered that respondent, and managers on the
part Of the house Of representatives, appear
on Thursday next at | o'clock to hear judg.
ment of senate.
In the senate, on the 3lst, after the
conclusion of the morning hour the oonsid-
Grafton of unfinished business, being the bill
in relation to the japanese indemnity fund,
was resumed. Mr.. Frelinghuyson moved to
amend money after daducting all the pay
ments properly charged to said fund.
Agreed to. Mr. Sherman moved to amend
hy striking out the clause authorizing the
return Of the fund.- with allaccumulatiOns Of
interest, and insert in lieu thereof clause
authorizing the return OF the principal only.
Agreed to--yeas 22, nays q. Mr.. sherman
moved to amend so rs to provide that the
residue of said fund, after returning the
princIpal 50 far as the same is in bonds, shall
be delivered to the secretary OF the treasury
to be cancelled, and that portion of it IN
money shall be converted into the treasury
Of the United States. Agreed to. The bill
was then read the third time and passed
yeas "a navs 20 After executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on June lst, legislative
business WINS suspended at one o'clock and
the consideration of the articles of impeach-
men against the late secretary of war wasrc-
sumcd in the senate. President pro tempore
announced the Judgment of the senate over.
ruling the plea OF defendant as to iurisdic.
ton. After some debate Mr. Wright moved
that the senate sitting as court OF impeach
mcnt adjourn until Tuesday next, y. M,
which was agreed to, and the senate sitting
AS a court adjourned. After executive scs-
sion the doors reopencd and a number ot
private bills on the calendar passed. Ad-
journcd.
In the senate on the Cd, bill to close
the channel Of the Ohio river on the south
of Neville island, by The construction Of an
embankment or causeway from the head ot
the island to the southern shore Of the river,
was passed. 4 bill for the relief OF f. NJ.
Bount of Chicago, and bill to exempt all
vessels engaged in the navigation of the Mis-.
sissipp river and its tributaries above New
Orleans from entries and clcaranrcs, were
passed The morning hour having expired,
the chair laid before the senate unfinished
business. The bill making appropriations for
legislative, executive and judicial expenses
Of the government for the year ending juno
30 1877, and for other purposes. The amend
mcnt as proposed by the committee, restor-
ing the salary to FIVE thousand dollars per
annum was then agreed to without division.
Other amcndl1ents proposed by the commit.
tee on appropriations, restoring salaries oi
officers and clerks Of the senate and house,
capitol police, and employees in the library
to the amounts received by them under the
existing law, were agreed to, as was also the
amendment appropriating ten thousand dol
lars for the congressional printer and EN-
ployes of his office, ard twenty-five hundred
dollars for contingent expenses OF that office
When the amendment to strike out the
clause reducing the salary OF the president
to twenty-five thousand dollars per annu1
from and after March 4, 1877, was reached
senator M'Creery moved to non-concur IL
that amendment. \ debate ensued anc
pending the discussion the senate went int
executive session and soon after ad journed
ROUSE. G.. r....
In the house on the nth, Mr.. Single
ton, from the committee on conference or
the dissgreeing votes of the two houses on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
| bill, reported that the conference had beei
unable TO agree. Report agreed TO. On mo
tion Of Mr. Banning the house proceeded t.
consider the bill to promote the efficiency o
the army, to provide for its gradual redpc