The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-22
RY z at4EGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


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elatio. p D. .ne 'i''e' VI Impeachment
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tn Son,,. ,n, ,r,o sscrs, session q, the
opes,;o, - ,,os,, on;n,, The ,,;.I t;JI Novam.
h.sr
Tbs ouss,;o, bs;n -, tho motion sinh
m;,,cJ an S,,nrd,x - ros,,ons the trial
ill some convenient d,x in The month al
November nayt NJ Tbp,m.n moved tina,
The annlicat;on 81 ,ha rssno,Jsn, fo- :,
reinforcement of tris, he oyerrnled Agreed
70
On motion of Mr. EDNUNDS the Sen.
ate sitting as a court Of imreacbmen, pro.
cseJed IN consider the opas,;on ~ film, the
n,ner read ON Friday nv 'JuJoe Bl,ce al
conrseI for defense as.i,nino the reasons
wbv the defendant declines 20 further an
swcr the articles of impeacbment as re-.
ou;red by the order Of the senate adopted
an the fib in.t which naner Jnd,e Ri,ck
requested TO have placed ON file.
Mr. SHERMAN submitted the following
for consideration
Ordered ,ba, the naner presented bv the
defendant on the 10th inst be filed in this
c,use and defendant HAVING failed To an.
sur 70 in merits within the ten DAYS
allowed bv the order of the Senate of the
9th inst, the trial shall proceed on the 9th
OF July next, as upon plea oil Not Guilty.
The House demanded division OF the
order, and the question being on the hrS'
clause thereof, VIZ Ordered that the paper
presented by defendant on the 10th inst. be
filed IN this cause 1t was decided IN the
aiilrmatIve.yeas, % nays, n.
The question recurring on The last clause
OF the order oil MIR. Sherman, as
follows: And defendant having faiied
TO answer % the merits within
the ten days allowed by the order OF the
oth INST, the triai snail pfoceed on the DIN
oil July mex, as upon plea OF Not Guiity.
Mr.. FkELlNuhU lSEN moved to
amend by inserting at the end thereof the
following: provided, That the lmpeach-
ment can only proceed whiIe congress Is In
session.. Agreed to.
The second clause oil the order, as amend,
ed by Mr.. freilnghuysen, was then agreed
to-yeas, Il nays, 70.
The doors were then reopened, and The
Senate, sitting as court oil Impeachment,
adjourned until July 9th.
Legislative business was resumed, and
the Senate took up the Indian appropria-
ton bill, but before 1t was read, adjourned
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 20.
The Chair laid before the Sena:e. to day.
, con,mrn;c,t;on from the Secretary al
W. .noIos;,, rann,, ,nd mans ~ The
las, survey made bv Ma; q r Comstock,.
60, ~ .n,,;roo-s of ,hs ;mnrovsrsnt al
,hs South P,s, - the N,ss;ssinn; river
U-J.,od ,,,;n,eJ .nd r.f.,r.J
tn Ct.;r a. Laid hafore tho Ss,.,. .
.o,nm,n;c.,;on from tho Sacre,,rv ot ,bs
T-a.,,,.,, anoIos;n,s -, 800, sbou;no
the names OF all the persons now, or here
tofore in the public service, from whom
balances are due to the Government, the
amounts due from such persons, the num-
Der of unsettled accounts, the amount Of
stocks held by the United States in trust,
&c, and list OF such stock when default
has been made.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee on
finance, reported favorably on the House
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to issue SlO,OO0,OO0 in sill
yer coin in exchange for legal tender notes,
and asked for its present consideration.
Objection was made by Mr.. MORTON,
and II was laid over.
Mr.. SHERMAN gave notice that he
would call 1t tomorrow.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill providing for the
appointment OF commissioners to investigate
the operations Of several statutes as 10 bank
ruptcy, and TO recommend legislation there
on. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. WRIGHT also reported back from
the same committee the House bill TO repeal
the bankrupt law, and recommended that it
be postponed until the first day Of the next
session. So ordered.
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tn San.,a r,-,,n,.d IN. consideration, os
rrt;nisbsJ hns;ness heinz the Indian annro-
n;a.;o,, I'm
A. WiTnnu ,l.;,sd III, s.r.r,I
amendments to the bill, and the reason for
increasing appropristions for the various
tribes.
The amendments proposed by the COM
mittee on appropriations were then agreed
to.
When the amendment o. the committee
proyi-ipg that the money appropriated for
the Sioux Indians shall not be paid to any
tribe thereof whilst said tribe is engaged in
bostilities against white people. and allow
ing only $500 600, appropriated for their
subsistence, to be used, unless they shall
first agree To relinouish all right and claim
to the Black Hills. was read, debate en-
sueJ. and the amendment was agreed to.
The committee reported in favor of strik-
ing out the third section OF the House bill,
which abolishes the office of Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, az well as the offices of
superintendents, agents, interpreters, and
inspectors, and provides for the government
of the Indians bv the War ID. partment.
Mr.. LOGAN spoke against the transfer of
the Indians to the War Department.
At the close. the Senate went into execu-
tive session. and afterwards took a recess
until 7:3O.
EVENING SESSION.
Ir,o, ro,ss.,,bI;,o III. ,,.s,;or hs;ra
q, m. .mendmsn, 10 s,r;Ls ON, The ,h;rj
ssc.;nn 81 the hull nronos;ns ~ .hol;sh The
ment OF the Indians to the War Depart