The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, April %, the inpeachment
proceedings occupied the whole day, with
the exception of short executive session.
......In the House permission was given to
managers of the Belknap impeachment to ex,
anime, as witnesses on trial, any members OIL
the Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department, or any members of the House,
whose testimony they may deem requisite.
The House then voted on the amendments
to the Legislative Appropriation bill. All
amendments on which a separate vote was
asked were agreed to in bulk. The hrst
amendment on which vote was taken was
the one offered by Mr.. Hubbard, Of
Illinois, increasing the compensation
of Territorial Judges from $1,000 to $4,000
Il was rejected.-yeas, 80; nays, 1l9.
Abill appropriating $4,000 for the sub.
sistence Of the Apache Indians in Arizona
was introduced. After q discussion, the bill
was passed. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the private
calendar, and after passing number OF
bills of a private character, adjourned.
In the Senate, May 1, the impeachment
trial was resumed, and motion was made
to rescind the vote by which the opening
and close of the arguments on the jurlsdic-
ton of the Senate were given to the defend
ant. The motion was defeated and the
Court ad journed until Tuesday. A bill au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
renew the issue of fractional currency, pro-
vided that the total amount outstanding at
any one time shall not exceed 500, 10000
was introduced. Referred. Mr.. Sargent, OF
CAL. made speech on Chinese immigration,
at the close of which the Senate went into
executive session, and soon adjourned......
In the House, under the call of the States, q
number OF bills were introduced and re.
ferred. 1t was moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution directing the sew
eral committees of the House charged with
the investigations to conduct such investiga-
tons with open doors while testimony is be.
ing taken. Rejected-yeas, 1876; nays, los,
not two-thirds in the affirmative. All the
Republicans and some OF the Democrats
voted in the affirmative. All the negative
votes were given by the Democrats. Another
motion, similar to the above, with the excep-
ton that the committees may close the door
whenever they deem that the public interest
demand 1t, was then passed without a
division. Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to re.
peal so much of the Resumption Act as
authorizes the redemption and cancellation
of United States notes, and the sale Of United
States bonds for the accomplishment OF that
purpose. Rejected-yeas, 1l5; nays, Ill
not two.thirds in the affirmative. The House
then refused to order the present investiga.
ton committees to report as early as posi-
bic. Mr.. Blaine then made q personal ex.
PLANTATION in regard to the charges that he
was interested in the Kansas Pacific rail.
road. Speaker Kerr was granted leave OF
absence for ten days on account OF personal
illness, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, May 2, petition OF the
Society Of Friends, protesting against the
transfer OF the Indian Bureau to the war
Department, was introduced and referred.
Mr.. Conkling explained that the delay In
reporting the steamboat bill recently passed
by the House was to enable persons inter
ested 10 be heard, and to present such facts
as they desired. The petition OF citizens
OF New York, demonstrating against the
passage OF any law granting an American
register TO foreign built vessels, was pre-
sented. The Japan indemnity fund bill
was then taken up and amended so IL
should read that "the President be, and
hereby In authorized 10 reserve from the
Japanese indemnity fund the sum of $685..
600, 10 be used in the manner heretofore
provided, and Is further authorized to pay
over TO the Government of Japan the residue
of said fund.-" etc. After a debate the
amendment was agreed TO. The Chair then