The Worthington advance., 1876-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

I'm the 1St 1UaI. tu0 O0udt0 acquitted
BeiknsP Of tn: charges .set toFtha In the aim-
peaehment: want, '0t juRi4diclion being; the
reason given by those who voted in his favor.
The vote on tho first article was, guilty as,
TO: gqS!:S 81 &s4ef e e. ,sS ssPsiaiR& gS;
sa9ss sS sSa4ist SRts k:e
Was entered . Ths HoSss sssessei,tkE. fsiost
on the Robeso9 Investigate TO the judiciary
committees! Al bill appfop ptisting e96e, ,oeo for
house was passed ''' ~ '','I'>'.,'=
The Senate Oh the I'd passaea 4 bin
givipga pension Of @, 900 to Geo.. Hausell, a
messenger 81. the State department in 1866,
who was injured in defending Secretary Sew
troduoed resolution to Print id,6O0 colies Of
the message of the President on the Ha1iburR
massacre. An effort was made in the House
to pass the Bland, silver bin, tibut BY persist
lent thbnstefing the opponents prevented a.
vote being taken: In committee Of the whole
the bill transferring the Indian bureau to the
obtained the door and proceeded 10 make a.
speech, on political subjects. He was closely
|llY9tened 9t M 70 tor over two hours. .:.,+ H.,
liver a1aats 81 @ RaSss& fhe
ing the amounts the sams;ias recommended
by the committee and given in these records.
the fHottse areport WIS submitted .ex6ner-
AtlpEf Mr.. KNOTT from. the charge Of culpabili-
~ il the matter Of the CaldWen dispatch,
|and'kiaott prooeeded TO make q lengthy and
Blaines illness was assumed. MI. Frye re-
piled in equally bitter terms, and the report
was recommitted for further action by the
| committee. A joint resolution was passed to
adjourn on Monday. =,
The joint resolution which passed
the House for adjournment Oh Monday was
read in the Senate on the 4th and referred to
the committee on appropriations. The Sen
ate insisted on its amendments to the bill for
the sale Of the Usage ceded lands in Kansas.
The bill to allow = pension OF e37 month in
stead Of @24 now allowed to soldiers who have
lost both an arm and a log, was passed. Mr..
Dunnell, in the House reported back the Sem
ate bill making St. Paul port Of appraisal
and it was passed. The committee on civil
in the Chicago pension agency charges and it
was ordered printed. The committee recon-
mended the passage of resolutions declaring
that the acceptance or the demanding OF
money as consideration tor real or pretend
ed influence in securing appointments to
iend prejudicial to the public interest, and
such conduct is good cause for removal. The
judiciary was directed to report a bill for the
punishment of such ofienses.
On the 6th inst, in the Senate, MI
Morton moved to take up the resolution to
print ten thousand copies Of the Presidents
message on the Hamburg affair. Mr.. Thur
man objected, and . vote was taken resulting
in 80 for and Is against-a strict party vote.
A motion was then made to lay the resolu-
tion aside and take up other business, upon
which a lengthy political discussion ensued
until the morning hour expired and the Sem
ate went into executive session. The House
took up the silver bill, but went over under
fllibustering motions. MIR. Cox, chairman of
the committee on banking and currency, re-
ported q bill to repeal the resumption act, and
after discussion was passed by vote Of LOG
to SO. Mr.. Cox then reported a bill tor a COM
mission OF three senators, three representa-
tives three experts to oenquire into the financial
situation and report on or before the 10Th OF
January, 1877. The bill was passed.
The Senate committee on the Mis-
sissippi investigation was ready with ma
jority report, on the 7th, but as the minority
report was not ready the subject was pospon-
ed one day. The House bill for the repeal of
the resumption act was read in the Senate
and referred to the finance committee. Mr..
Blaine's school bill, which is proposed
constitutional amendment prohibiting the ap-
preparation OF public school moneys to sec :
tartan schools, was read, and several substi-
tutes offered and all were referred to the iu-
dietary committee. Senator Edmunds spoke
at length on the Hamburg affrir. The House
transacted no lMSiness