Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-20
A Resolution Asking by Morrill,
who Mants t9Lkl0M=How-it-
is with LO the Poor
Indian.
Dicu.sion< on the Is,ll nbou,
Counting the Presidential
Vote. f.
4 Dead Jefferson Brou:h, he.
fore the Living Public.
CONGRESSIONAL.
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ScuANc ea
w AslllNGToN, April 10. Tn,
impeachment proceedings attlaetetl-a
great crowd this morning, and ,ht
same arrangements were made as on
Monday. Immediately after the iour-
nal of yesterdays proceedings was
read, the chair laid before the senate
message from the president vctoiuy
the act fixing the salary of the .presi.
dent ofthe United States.
IMPEACHMENT.
Ex-Scc.ctary Bclknap and counsel
! .GnteRed, and at 1880 the Legislative
business was suspended to resume
the impeachment trial.
Mr.. eGard sent to the secrcturv,,
desk and lind read an answer adopted
by the house, OF representatives To The
plea Of Belknar, tc the effect that a,
the time of theN commission of the
acts charged, Belka,ap- p-was -au-oilicer-
OF the United S,atesNand was such Of
ficcr until after the house, by its prop
ersscomni',ee, had comple,cd the ms
ss's'igrt,e't.-,t,tt,- -t4,e-csr,rgsys ,yya'ns,-
him, and were preparing for.,hilrss mi
parchment. This fact vas k,,Srn -.
him when he resigned.
Mr. Carpenter, for the accused.
asked copy Of the replication of =thes
honsesand asked until Monday next TO
answer.
MIR. E'lmunds submitted an order
that the responder, file his answer to
the replication OF the house by the
21th inst, aud that the manayers-t;lc
their rejoinder by the 22th, that thc
trial proceed on the 18th INST. agreed
to. e
Some discussion ensued on the mo-
tionof MIR. Edmunds, when it was or
dcred that the senate, sitting as a
court of impeachment, adjourn until
the 2slh inst.
OTHER MATTERS.
Legislative business was then re.
sumed, and the house bill to define
the tax on formcnted and mali liquors
was passed.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution
the secretary -of f-thc-intcrior-
10 communicate to the senate any in
formation in regard to the present sit
uation and disturbances on the Sioux
reservation, and whether military
force has been interposed therein, and
if SO, if it was by authority Of the de-
Parimcnt OF TIE interior to reason for |
such interposition. Ageecd TO.
MIR. Thurman called up the motion
offered by him several days ago, to-.
reconsider the vote by which the bill
in regard to country votes for prcsi-
dent was passed. Hcssaid he did not
think the bill which passed the senate
could pass the house OF Representa-
lives, aud the result would be there
would be no new law. on the subject. t
some law should be
passed. Hc thought there were fatal
omissions in the bill which had been
passed.
A1---i' - -a4--Se@ne-4eFtti TIL
IS toAtlle necessity Of having new
aW on-thc subject aud said since the
Dill had passed a circumstance had |.
oeen discovered which would star,le,
he country when made public.
MIR. Bayard askedess to the nature
of'it
MIR. Morton said he would not men.
ION names, but il was case where a
ice president was counting the vote
or president, being himself a c.ndi.
late and counted false or void re.
nrI1 III bis own favor. The fact was
n possession Of one Of the senator's
rop Vermont.
MrSIhastnan said he had. seen it
tated lp the papers that this vice |,
when mis- attention was |.
allied TO the fact that the return was
alsc, directed the clerk to count and
hen 'ear up the papers and tina, the
great man never did such thing.