The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-11
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

SENATE.
| "AsHiNGToS, ID. e., Nav ).
| Af.er the reports from the various COM
mittees were received, Mr. Morton arose TO
a personai explanation.
He had read an article, recently pub
lished in the New York World" in re-
gard TO the S250,O00 received from the
Government, and expended by him, in or
gaming the Indiana troops, and said that
in the spring OF 1863. that the President of
the United States advanced to him $780,
700. to enable him to carry forward the
military operations in that State. Of that
amount, he expended Sl3, 332.6l, and
the balance, Sll6,69709, was retured
to the Treasury; thar he had read letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury, dated
April lith, 1865, acknowledging the re-
ceipt of the money
He then spoke OF the election in Indiana,
in 1867, when the Democrats carried
the State by ten thousand majority
and saw their attempt to take from him ali
power to organize the military. and tai.
Indiana out of the line of iovaI Stale.
There was plenty of money in the STATE
treasury, but it was locked against him
He made an appeal TO the people of Indi-
ana, and the various counties. banks and
railroad corporations advanced him money
hut he was still $4,000 short, which
amount was advanced to him BY the Cien.
eral Government. A joint committee of
the Legislature, composed of some of the
most prominent Democrats, examined his
accounts, and reported that they were cor
rect to a cent, including all the expendi-
lures of the amount received from the Gen.
eral Government.
| At the conclusion OF Morton's expiana-
ton, Mcdonald said that at some future
time he would have something to say in
regard to the political history Of Indiana.
He had nothing to say about his colleagues,
vindicatOry of his own character.
| Mr.. ANTHONY spoke in commend alton
of the course Of Mr. Morton, when governor
OF Indiana, and condemned the investiga-
tion now being made. lie said the witness
es were discharged employees, broken down
contractors. illicit distillers and disap-
pointed ofiice-seekers. The penitentiary
and mad -hOuse had given up their dead in
the general resurrection Of false swearing
and perjury.
Mr.. CAMERON, OF Pennsylvania, also
approved the course OF Mr.. Morton when
governor Of Indiana, and said that no man
did more TO give victory to our arms
Mr.. MORRILL,, OF NJ aine, then called UP
the House bill authorizing the transfer Of
SIG. 900 to pay the light house keepers, and
maintain the lighthouse service on the
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers.
Passed.
The pending question being Oh the mo-
ton Of Mr. Sargent to strike out the first
section of the bill, which authorized the re-
turn of the fund, less $l25 OOO, TO be re-
served and paid to the officers and crews OF
the L. S. ships wheeling" and James
town." it was rejected
Discussion of the japanese bill was re-
sumed, but pending discussion, the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, u. c., May 4.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Maine, presented a
concurrent resolution that Congress adjourn
from Tuesday to Friday OF next week to
attend the opening of the Centennial Exhi-
bition at Philadelphia.
Amendments were offered by Messrs. Ed
munds and ConkliDg.
After Discussion the matter WAS laid over,
] and the Impeachment trial resumed
MIR. CARPENTER, of the counsel for
defendant, said that il the court was to ad
journ next week, As proposed, it would be
in the middle Of the argument, and he had
no doubt it would lie more convenient to
both sides to have the arguments postponed
until the re assembling Of the Senate.
Manager LORD said that the Managers
would prefer to have a consecutive hearing.
Ii the argument was to be broken by ad-
| journment, the Managers would prefer to
have the arguments postponed until the
| 10Th.
After discussion, the Senate refused to
postpone the hearing, and Mr.. Blair, for
the respondent, read an argument on the
question OF jurisdiction, quoting at length
| from the Blount case. He denied the pow
er Of the Senate to try, on articles of i'm
parchment, private citizens. He commended
that several L. s. Judges had resigned, and
impeachment proceedings against them had
been stopped.
Manager LORD replied to the argument
OF Mr.. Blair, in which he asserted that the
Senate had jurisdiction in the matter, and
quoted legal authorities
When Mr.. Lord concluded, the Senate,
sitting as a court OF Impeachment, adjourn
ed until tomorrow, and the consideration
Of Legislative business was resumed, and
the Senate soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. C., May 5.
After recess, Mr.. CARPENTER resumed
and finished his argument.
He was followed by Mr.. KNOTT, in be-
half Of the managers. He argued that the
real question before the court, was whether
they exercised the functions devolved upon
them, a. the highest court known to our
Government, by virtue of a constitutional
power, or merely at the will and pleasure
of the accused that there was not soli-
| tary syllable in any OF the provisions of the
Constitution which limited the power of
| the House OF Representatives to prefer, or
Of the Senate, try to the articles Of i'm
pea hment, to the time during which the
party accused shall remain in office, or to
any time whatever; that the very moment
that the improbable offense was commit
ted, the guilty party became liable to i'm
parchment, and that there was not a word
in any Of the provisions of the Constitution,
relieving him from that liability upon the
termination OF his Office, whether by resig-
nation or otherwise.
At this point Mr.. KNOTT said he dis
liked extremely asking favor at the hands
Of the Senate, but he was suffering such
physical pain that he must ask for an ad-
jOurnment, and the Senate, sitting as
court of Impeachment, adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of legislative business, and after referring
several House bills to appropriate commit
tees, went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
WAsHISGToS, d. C.. Mayo.
The consideration of the impeachment
articles was resumed to-day.
Mr.. CONKLlNG submitted the follow
ing questions to the managers:
Fint-If two persons, gully of crime
while in office, cease to be officers at the
same time, one by removal, the other by
resignation, is one, rather than the other.
subject 10 Impeachment? Afterwards, if
any destination between the two cases exist,
please STAT?
Seconds private citizen liable to i'm
peschment, under the Constitution of the |
United States, if his having pre-
viously held an office distinguishes |
him in this respect from other |
citizens, please trace the distinction to
this clause Of the Constitution, or to the |
principle on which it is founded.
Mr.. MITCHELL, of Oregon, submitted |
the following question: The Constitution |
provides that when the Preident of the |
United States is tried on impeachment, the |
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