Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session Nth Congress
SENATE.
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| ASuINetoNs hpIh Ao'
In the Senate the impeachment pro-
ceedings attracted great crowds this
morning, and the same arrangements
were made as on Monday. Immedi-
ately after the journal of yesterdays s
proceedings was read the Chair laid
before the Senate a message from the
President vctoing the act fixing the
salary of the President of the United
States.
Ex-Secretary Belknap and counsel
entered at II 80, and legislative busi-
ness was suspended to resume the
impeachment trial.
Lord sent to the Secretary's desk
and had read the answer adopted by
the House of Representatives to the
plea of Belknap to the effect that at
the time of the commission of acts
charged, Belknap was an officer of
the United States, and was such an
officer until after the House, by its
proper committee, had completed in
vestigation into the charges against
him and were preparing for his inn
parchment, fact known to him
when he resigned.
Carpenter, for the accused, asked
for copy of the replication of the
House, and until Monday next to an
sWer.
Edmunds submitted an order that
the respondent file his answer to the
Replication of the House by the 24th
inst, and that the managers file their
rejoinder by the 25th, and that the
trial proceed on the 9th. Agreed
TO.
After some discussion on the mo-
tion Of Edmunds it was ordered that
the Senate, sitting as court of i'm
peachment, adjourn until the 9th
inst.
| HOUSE.
Lord, chairman of the Impcach-
ment Managers, reported replication
to the plea of jurisdiction filed in be-
half of Belknap. The replication was
adopted and ordered communicated
to the Senate.
| The Sergeant-at-Arms reported
that he had obeycd the habeds corpus
in the Hallet kilbourne case and that
kilbourne was ordered by the judge
to remain in custody of the Marshal.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Lawrence introduced bill to limit
the power of courts, and to punish
for contempt; also to enlarge the
privileges of the writ of habeas COR
pus. The bill provides that whenever
any person shall be detained or im-
prisOned by order of the Senate or
House he shall be entitled to the priv
ilege of a writ of hdLeds corpus, and
the person having custody of the per-
son SO detained or imprisoned shall,
in obedience to said writ, produce to
the court or Justice issuing the writ
the person so detained without ali or
der from either Senate or House. A
person imprisoned or detained by any
court of the United States or Justice
or Judge thereof, for contempt, shall
be entitled to apply to any court hav-
ing appellant jurisdiction for writ
of hdbeds corpus, and the same shall
be issued, served, obeyed, proceeded
and determined as in other cases.
Young offered a resolution reciting
the unsettled condition of the Mexi-
can Republic and the many outrages
committed OH the persons and prop
erty of American citizens living in
the ncighborhood of the Rio Grande,
and requesting the President of the
United States to order such military
force to rendezvous at some suitable
point on the Rio Grand, where he
will he able to enforce the existing
neutrality laws, to prevent hostilities
on the border, and to preserve peace
ful relations between the two coun-
tries; and also requesting the Presi-
dent to direct the General of the army
to proceed in person to the scene OF
the threatened outbreak, and to take
such measures as may be necessary to
maintain peace and protect the honor
and dignity of this Government. Re
ferred.
Cox, from the Committee on Rules
made a report in the case of Charles
Smith, Journal Clerk, who issued a
ei~e..lar seeking business in the col
lection of asit3itis...si l,-,s.s.l, -.s..;s.,s
The report severely reprobates this
action.
Cate offered resolution recitine
charges made in a newspaper report
affecting the official conduct of b. ii
Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury
in regard to revision of forfeiture in
the case of the barque Mary Merritt
seized at Milwaukee i'm June, 1869 fol
violation of the revenue laws, and in
structing the Committee on Expendi.
lures in the Treasury Department to
inquire into the circumstances and
ascertain on what ground Judgment
of forfeiture was yemftted and fol
what purpose.
| Hale suggested that the charge
should be made more definite ant
specific. He knew Rristow courtet
investigation on every subject will
which his name was connected, ant
he tHale) believed such investigation
:. would bring him out all the brighter
la kasson desired Cate to insert i'm hi
, resolution q provision that the inyes
tigation should be conducted Wit
open doors, but Cate deelined to s.
modify it. The resolution was the
adopted,
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