Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-10
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WASHINGTON.

Morton understood that sevt raj Sci
p, ators would be absent Tomorrow.
so, he would ask that the matter g
over till their return. Laid over.
The bill pentioning the widow I
, Gen. Lorenzo Thomas was passed.
The bill allowing New Mexico to fort
a State constitution was made the sps
( cial -ortter for "Wednesday, --~ -
A lumber of private bills wer
passed and the Senate adjourned.
ii USE The committee on apprC
priatlons reported bill appropr1 ,tin,
$l63. 900 for the bureau of printing ant
eugravlng, and also bill direct,n,
the Secretary of the Treasury to plac
silver coin in exchange for frsctionn
currency whether the latter is now i,
the Trs asnry or presented for redemp
ton. The committee on way anC
means will have permission to offer Al
amendment to exteud the time OF s,lvtl
AS a legal tender. Randall gave notice
hat he would coll up the bill as sool
as pra"ticable, and moved its recon-
initial, which motion WAS carried.
The House then wentin colnmitte,
of the whole on the Hawaiian tr-aty
but without &C ion tho committee rose
Clyner of Pennsylvania presented
AOF''iutt'uo ol
VIM W. Be knnp, late Secretary OF
War, for high crimes and .nisdemorn
nrs IL Office. Iu the midst Of great
J excitement and with an uuu -ual still
ness i'll the House, Ciymer rose and
/ said:
Il ask permission of the House to
make Il irpoft from tine con mitrs.e OF,
expenditures in the War Department
| of So fbat T u,,
certain that when 1t is heard tue House
will agree that I am justified in asking
| that permission at this time" Per
mission was given, aud Clymer, taking
| his position at the Clerks desk, read
the following report:
| The committee found at the very
| threshold of its investigation such
u"questioned evidence of the ma feas-
anc- of General VIM. W Be1knap.
then Secretary OF War, that they found
1t their duty to lay the same before the
House They fu. ther report that this
| day at il O'Clock letter of the Presi
deut of the United States was pre-
9ented to the committee accepting the
resignation of the Secretary of War,
together with copy of his letter of
| res .guatlOn. which, the President in
formed the committee was accepted
about 1920 this morning. They there
upon unanimously report and demand
fhat the said VIM. W. Belkpap, lat.
Secretary Of War, be dealt with ac-
cording 70 the law of the land and t.
that end submit herewith I'll. te=ti-
mony in the case taken, together with
the several statements, exhibits there
to attached and also a rescript of the
proceedings of the committee, had
during tf:e4.-SSn s.stigation of this sub
ject, and submis tie following resoiu-
tions:
ResoIted, That VIM. W. Belknap.
late secretary of War, be impeached
IF high crimes and misdemeanors in
Office.
Rcsolced, That the testimony in ths
ease OF VIM. w. Be'knap, late Secrp
f..ry of War, be referred to the judici
,ry committee, with in.truct'Cns to
prepare and report without unncces-
sery delay suitable ar'lcle. Of impeacN
nent Of the said VIM W. Belknap,
late Secretary of War.
ResOIced, That committee of fiv
Hemi,Ars of the House be appointed
and instructed to proc ed immediately |
tn the bar of the Senate and there i'm |
oeach VIM. W. Belknnp, late Secretary
II War, III tho nainr of the people of |
the United States. of high crimes and |
mIsd' meanors when in Office, and to |
inform that boiy that formal artlcIt< |
of impeachment will in due time b- |
presented, and to request tho Senate |
70 take such order i'll the premises as |
they may deem appropriate"
Mr.. Ciyl..er then proceeded to read |
the testimony Of Caleb 2. Marsh, taken |
yesterday before the committee, show
ing that he hal paid Secretary Bel |
KNAPP about $4,000 i'll considrra-
ton Of his appOiutme. It a. post trader |
at Fort Sill, lnlian Territory. The |
reading was listened to with interse |
ihtereet by the members of the House |
and by larg., audience in tho gale |
ries.
WASHINGToN, March 3.-SENArE :
Hamilton introduced a bill for fixing |
the rate Of third class mail matter and |
for other purposes.
BY Robertson, bill to restore the
fra"klng privilege.
Mortoa repoi ted (4nd gave notice
that he would call up at an early day. |
tie bill 70; counting the vote for |
President and Vice PRESIDENT |
MaXey presented a memorial of the |
Seminole and other Indians,
against the organizat on
IF the territory occupied by them into |
a territory of the United States.
Resolutions appropriatng $4,000 |
from the contingent fund of the Sen |
ate for rhe Spencer investigation were |
adopted.
1he Plnchback case was resumed,
and Edmunds spoke III opposition.
Morton, replying, said that from the
of this question he had been
governed by political considerations,
and he proposed before the case was
concluded ro p'ak OF it III its political
n -pect aud consequences, and he would
do so feariessly.
FreIinghuyson spoke in favor of
Pinchhack.
Bruce of Mississippi spoke iu favor
of seati' g Pinchback, He said when
he entered upon the discharge of his |
duties in the Senate th> question had !
already been elabnratrly discussed and |
it was not necessary for him to make |
any xtended remarkS. He believed that |
whatever seeming Irregularities might |
be attached to the ma alner in which |
the will of the people in Louisiana
was ascertaired. Pinchback had a |
majority of the legal votes and was
6Oiltt0l CO DlS SohG III lille OcudOo. IL |
the Sena should refuse to admit |
Pinchback it would be an admission
that the Legislature which elected him,
aud which had been making laws for |
the people, was mob Louisiana was
entitled to full representation on this
floor and the Senate could not ignore
its obligations to give to that State a
full representation. Whatever wrongs |
had been done in Louisiana, the
present order of things in that State
had been accepted by the nation and |
by the people of the State. He thought |
Pinchback should be admitted in tn
interest of good will and good govern
ment. He then spoke of the personal |
qualities Of Pinchback, and said he
knew hiL. to be an affectionate hus- !
band, and as citizen royal and brave. |
The following compose the select
to consider the resolution of |
the House in regard to the impeach
ment of VIM. W. Belknap, late Secre-