The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-10
F-oRTY-FouRTn CONGRESS.

The Senate was not In session on the Goth.
......Thc House discussed the Yepor, OF the Con.
mittcc on Naval Affairs. and an evening session
was held for general debate, when Mr.. Morri.
Means, mad, q speech on his tariff bill, which,
he said. would not be pressed the present sos'
sion.
In the Senate, on the 3ist, the resolution
prohibiting the supply Of special metallic cart.
ridges to hcstilc Indians passed. Mr.. Ingalls,
said. the man who would sell ammunition to In.
dams now should he hanged 10 the nearest telc.
The , hair laid before the senate a communica.
ton from the Secretary Of War transmit mr. n
dispatch from Lieutenant General sheridan,
commenting an increase In the cavalry and
recommending an appropriation to defray add.
tional expenses. The dispatch was accompanied
by a bill authorizing the increase, and making
IL provides that not more than 500 men be en-.
listed under this act. The impeachment matter
was considered with closed doors. ..... In the
House, the resolution reported by the majority
Of the Naval Committee, referring the case II the
Secretary Of the NAVY TO the Judiciary Jommit
tee, was adopted. The Speaker laid before the
pointing out some Of the defects in the sundry
Civil. Appropriation bill In making inadequate
provision for some branches Of the public ser.
vice, and none at all for other branches; among
the former being the civil service, light-houses,
etc, revenue cutter service and public build.
ings; and among the latter being, the Govern:
htAh = fhtNNANiih VI VIII " hAt hA-lIltk vi
Columbia, judgments Of the Court
records. etc. He did net feel warranted
bill, but in signing 1t he deemed 1t his duty TO
show where the responsibility belonged for
whatever embarrassment might arise in the pub.
lie. service MIR. Randall said that he had no
objection TO the Presidents putting In rs many
objections as he saw 1T. II he would only sign
the bills reducing the expenses Of the Govern
ment and assist the House in Its great effort
In that direction. The President In some Of
his statements shows a lack Of information. He
nnds fault without any reason whatever. For
and ] am willing that the people shall have the
opportunity Of iul ing between his dictum and
the action Of both branches Of Congress. after
close examination. MIR. Halc defended the action
OF the President. The communication was re.
ferred to the Appropriation Committee.
In the Senate, on the LIST, the Chair pre-.
scnted a message from the President in answer
to the resolution of July 20. transmitting copies
Of correspondence between himself and Gov.
Chamberlain, and other reports, In regard 10 the
recent trouble at Hamburg, S. c. The confer.
ence report on the Military Academy Appropri.
alton bill, and also on the River and fiarbOr Ap.
preparation bill. was agreed to. The House bill
providing for the sale of the Osage cered lands
in Kansas was passed. The Belknap impeach.
ment proceedings were concluded by a vote on
the question Of guilty or not guilty, 81 Senators
voting yea and IS nay. Two thirds OF the Senate
not having voted in favor of sustaining the articles
Of impeachment 1t was ordered that judgment of
acquittal be entered, and the Senate, sitting as a
Court Of Impeachment. adjourned sine die......
In the House, the majority report Of the Com.
mittee on the Real Estate Pool, which recon.
mends that the evidence against George NJ,
Robson he turned over to the Judiciary Com.
mittec with instructions to ascertain the liza.
bility OF said Robson for certain alleged acts,
etc: was adopted. The majority report Is sign.
ell by Messrs. Glover, Lewis and CulbertsOn.
The minority report. signed by NJ, ssrs. Pratt
and smith PAD, entirely exoneratcs Mr.. Robe.
son.
In the Senate, on the I'd, Mr.. Cameron
(wis.). from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported back the claim Of VIM. f..
Sebastian. n United States Senator IRON Arkan.
sas, who was expelled in 1861 for alleged disloy.
atty. with, a resoluti n resembling the resolution
expelling him from the Senate, and authorizing
the payment Of his salary from the date OF his
expulsion to the time Of his death to his heirs.
lie gave notice he would call up the
GRAFTON. The River and Marbor bill was further
considered and n number Of amendments dis.
posed OF IN Committee Of the Whole. ....In the
House the Bland Silver bill can't up as the regu.
lar order, but all attempts to force a vote were
thwarted by dilatory motions. Mr.. Lamar, hav.
ing obtained the floor. spoke for about two hours
on the political situation, and was respectfully
listened to by the whole House.
In the Senate, on Ne 3D., Mr.. Logan in
troduced a bill for the coinage OF the silver
dollar. to be n legal. tender at its nomina value
80 ''I hhchhAr NNA'Hf WI NNNAAtilf Nu' anu
interest on the public debt. Ordered printed
and laid on the table. The River and Harbor
Appropriate n bill was finally passed. The ag.
gregate amount appropriated Is 900. 900, the
exact sum by the
on Appropriations. .......ln the House, q
report generating MIR. Knott from culpability
In the matter OF the Caldwell dispatch was pre-.
sented, and made the text OF a speech by MIR.
Knott, in which he rehearspd the whole history of
the blaine investigation, and reflected very Sc.
verely upon Mr.. Blaines course. His speech was
replied TO with intense severity by Messrs. Hale,
Frye, Hoar. Met rary and Lawrence. The four
after being members Of the Judiciary Commit
tee, and having signed the report exonerating
Mr.. Knott, Withdrew their consent to IL and then
MIR. Huri, who made 1t, Withdrew 1t, and had IL
recommitted to the Judiciary Committee, In or.
der, as he said, that the minority Of the commit.
tee might have an opportunity Of presenting to
, hartman of the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported n resolution providing for the adjourn.
ment OF Congress on Monday next at IL O'clock
MIR. Waddell called for the yeas and nava, which
were refused, and the resolution was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 4th, a Committee Of
Conference was appointed on the sale Of the
Usage coded lands in Kansas. Mr.. Wright,
from the Committee on Claims, reported nd.
versely on Senate bill to reimburse West Virgin.
Ia for losses incurred by reason of the lie.
structon OF Its public property by Fed
eral troops during the late war, and it was indef-
initely postponed. 80. The House after the tran.
sacuon OF some unimp0rtant routine business,
went into of the Whole. Mr.. Eden in
the chair, and was addressed for two hours upon
the subject OF general politics by Mr.. Garfield,
after which the committee rose and the House ad.