The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
THE IMPEACHMENT MANA0ERS At
THE BdR or the SENATE.
Tho Articles Exhibited and Rend-A nil for


The Article. Exhibited and Read-A BiII for
the PROTECTION OF the Texas Frontier -Spe-
ciaI Counsel Fees IN the Whiskey Trials.
WASHINGTON. April Am the Senate to-
day MIR. Morrill, utsp., MeJ. from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported without amend
ment the House bill making appropriations for
Notifications and other works OF defence for the
nscal year ending Jun -, ISL and recommend
ing that II be passed as 1t came from the House.
Placed on the calendar.
The President pro tempore announced as tho
special committee to inquire into the recent
election in Mississippi, under the resolution
adopted last week Messrs. boutwell, OF Mfssa-
chusetts. Cameron Of Wisconsin, Ollesby of IL
llnois. Baysrd OF Delaware, and McDonald OF
Indiana.
At1:25 =. NJ. the managers appointed by the
House Of Representatives to conduct the I'M
peaobmcnt OF W. W. H. knap, late Secretary Of
War appeared In the Senate, headed by Ser
eeAnt-at-Arms Thompson Of the House. The
managers we're announced by Scrgeant-at-A Arms
French Of the Sepa.e.
Mr. Ferry, President pro tempore Of the Sem
ate. said 4; The managers are admitted, and the
serseant-at-Arms will conduct them to tho seats
provided for them within the bar OF the Senate"
The managers were then escorted to soatsa ar
ranged In the space on the left OF the presiding
officers desk.
The Hon. Scott Lord OF New York Chairman
OF tho Board Of Managers, said: MIR. Presl-
dent; The managers are now ready to exhibit,
on the part OF the House OF Representatives, the
articles OF imueachment ngainst VIII IN w.
Belkn y. late Secretary Of War"
Tue President pro tcmpore directed the Ser
geant-ai- Arms to m he urOclamatipn.
Sergeant alarms French then mado nrocln.
nation as follows; " Hear We. hear We hear vel
Al persons are COMMANDED to keep sie :: on
pain ~ imprisOnmcn' while the House of Rep
resentatives II exhibiting articles OF impeach-
ment against William W. Belknap late secre-
The articles Of impeachment were then read
by MIR Lord and when the reading was con-
Guided at l:jn. the President urO tcmpore said {:
The Gu n Will inform the managers tlat The
Senate viii take prop order on the subject OF
impeachment, Of witch due notice will be given
to the House Of Represen; atives.' Inc man
ayers then retired.
During the above proceedings the galleries
were nlled' the laGics' gallery especially. being
crowded.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the PRESIDENT ol the United states, return.
ing to the Senate without his approval the hi
for tho reliei q q. u. iyler ana T. II Luckett,
assignccs OF W. 4. jhCatham. The bill was Tor
the purpose Of rcfuuding to Tyler and Luckett,
assignecs ~ aforesaid, money paid Tor salary ~
the storokeeper in "A distiiery IN kentucky, dur
ing the months OF December. 1863, and JDnuary,
1870 The message was accompanied toy letter
from the Secretary Of the Treasury. stating tnat
tie money had not been wrongfully collected,
ana an extract from the report II Commissioner
Pratt adv, rse to reflnding the money, and stat
Ing there l. no reason Tor refundine IT, which
will not apply with ecu force to similar pay
ments by all other disticrs who were operating
their dlsiiileties or had spirits In their ware
house at the time.
Mr.. McCreery Dem, XVI said the bill which
had been vetoed oy the President had been care
fully Investigated bv two committees OF the
Senate, and had twice pissed that BODY. lie
thought the veto was a hasty and III advised act
lie sent to the Clerks de.k and had re I'd a letter
from Mr., Do glass. when he was Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, In favor q The 'ltim. lie
said Mr.. Pratt. the present Commissioner Of In
te.nal Revenue, who repo ted against the clse,
was not { millar with ali The facts. lie (McCseery)
hoped the bill wCulc be passed by twO-thirds
vote over the veto. and thus Wind cate the right
and condemn the wrong.
The message and accompanying papers were
referred, ON motion OF Mr.. NcCresry, to The
Committee on Claims.
The Senate tnen resumed consideration Of tho
bill making appropriations to pay the 81 aims Of
Butler. Miller Company. and, pending the dis
cussion, went into executive session.