The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

A message was received from the Senate
announcing TO the House that the Senate was
ready to receive the Impeachment managers.
Mr. Knott Dsm.. XVI. CHARM m OF the udi
ciary Committee, reported the bill to amend
section l,O44 OF the Revised Statutes, so as to
provide tlat no person shall be prosecuted. tried
or punished for any offence, except against the
informal revenue, unless indicted within three
years after such offence has been or may he
committed. After discussion the bill was
passed.
Mr.. blackburn Dom. XVI offered resolution
instructlug the Committee on Military Affairs to
inqr irc and rel ort under what law, In Obedience
to whose orders, and for what purpose. ami ~
villa expense 10 the Government. Brevet Brig
GeGs. Upton and For,ythe and Brevet Major
Sawyer Of the army are now abs mt in foreign
countries. how long they have teen so absent,
and why they should not be ordered back to
their respective com nis. Adopted.
Mr.. Ely Dem, ~ ", from the Committee on
Expenditures in the treasury Department, re-
ported resolution calling for information us to
contracts for furnishing the Treasury Depart
ment and the Internal Revenue Department
with paper or glass seal locks ur other ,cks or
seals since the An - March, 1853. Adopted.
..Mr. lioar Utep.. MassJ offered issliution
directing the speaker To- acre.t the Invitation
TO be present AZ tue unveing OF the Lincoln
statue, on April "A. Adopted.
Mr.. Lord Dei-.. " ". on behalf OF the man
ayers OF the impe .chment Of the late Secretary
Of War. asked leave for the managers Of the
@.
coed o the senate aud present articles Of i'm
psachment in due firm and manner. Leave
was granted.
question having been raised whether the
House should attend tue managers To the Sem
ate, 1t was state that that form had been OBJ
served In the I'm eachInent Of President John
son and Judge Humphreys. The House would
be- present on the trisi Of the impt achment. but
The Speaker suggested th.t the language OF the
message from the Senate was limited to inform
Ing thu lipuie that the Senate was ready 10 re-
= I'LL.
Ing articles OF impeachment. he manig Is
then retired
Mr. Swami Dem. MD Ch irman ~ the Com
mtlee on Foreign Aheirs, reported tie Dill to
restore TO the japanese Government what Is
known as the jap nese indemnt, fund, In lud-
lnH all interest anu a'cumuatlnns thereof. but
reservlng Sl25O claimed by officers and men OF
the navy untii Congrr sh II otherwise dIrec, b..
Mr.. Springer DEM lllJ from the same con q
mlttee moved mat the correspondence IN refer
ence to the charges against Consul Generai Ieu.
r Seward be referred to the Committee on Ex-
penditures IN tns state Department 81 ordered.
. Mr. schleicher Dem, leKas), Chairman Of the
Committee Oh Texas Frontier troubles, reported
I'll for the protection u the Texas frontier on
the Lower Rio Grande.
auhorze and requires the President to station and
nor,hern boundary OF the STAT OF Tanauipai abo1 .
sntry or rrion G ana to Keep each Troop ~ -, 10
s M T1sg VI ~ 100 gya 1 ~. ne rg191es ns
ermcHt TO Icyen the inroads u awless arties from
aae use a means ms found Sns y
10 recover the stolen property and to cheek The
guarding, hOA yer, again unnecessary injury the
peaceahle inhabitants OF Mexico.
The bill was made the special order for tho
SOth u April. and from DAY to day until dis
posed Of.
Inc Impeachment managers presented them
selves ~ the har Of the House and re orted
thr"ugn Mr.. Lord, Chairman that articles II
Impeachment against ". W. Belknap had been
e1 an ed and reld TO the senate, and tnat tn Q
preoidlnH omeer had stated that tho senate
"ouiu Ike order In the premises due notice OF
which would be given to the House Of Repre-
Mr. Durham Dem, XVI from the Commit
tee on Expenditures In the Department OF jus
tice reported I'LL To regulate the employment
OF specal counsel for the Government, author,
izlng II only on the certificate Of the Judge that
II Ia necessarr, and requiring the Judge also to
Oh the fees. lneXplanatlon OF the till, MIR Dur
ham instlnced the recent whiskey trials In the
West, where one OF tho special counsel claimed
the enormous lee Of SO 900. The dill waspissed.
The House then went INTO Committee OF the
whole on the legislative Apr ooriation bill
without making much ~ ISrsss on the DILL III Q
committee lose, and the House at $3.50 took re-
cess until 7'O The evening session Is To be for
tho cohsideration OF the Legislative Appropria-
ton bill