Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-19
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, June 70.

sENATE-Mr. Sargent presented a me-
mortal from citizens of both politics IN CAL
ifornia asking the prohibition OF Chinese
immigration. Referred TO Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Wright, from Committee on Claims
reported adversely House bilI for the relief
OF Albert Grant, and IL was indefinitely post.
poned.
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill prescribing
the devices aud Inscriptions on the coins OF
the United States. Referred to the Finance
Committee. Also, joint resolution auth
oTiZing the appoin tnlent of three commits
sioneTs 10 attend an International conven-
ton 10 take into consideration the suo beet ol
the relative changes In value between gold
and silver, and 10 adopt measures 10 remove
the embarrassments theTefrom. Rsfsrrei ID
Finance Committee.
THE DISTRICT POLICE.
Mr.. Wedleigh submitted a resolution Ia
sirUcting the District Com miSsiOners 10 far
nish list or persons Serving Oh the police
force OF the District, how many OF them
served In the army or navy, ana whether the
provisions OF the act OF March 81. lS61, have
been complied with, and IL not, why not.
Adopted.
THE p. o APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. West, "A Committee of
Conferer &C was appoiuted on the Post Oiiise
appropriation bill, consisting of MessrS
West, Hamlin, and Davis.
Legislative and executive business was
then suspended, and proceedings
IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
were resumed.
reading of the minutes OF last DAYS inn
parchment proceedings,
The Chair said the question was on the
motion 10 postpone TO November.
Mr.. Manager Lord stated that the mana
gers had referred this matter to the House
OF Representatives and the House had
taken no action, and the Managers now left
the matter to the discretion OF the Court.
Senator Ingalls, said he would like 10 hear
from the managers on the power of the SEN
ate 10 sit during the recess.
not fully discussed this question among
themselves, and were not now unanimous
on it, but he thought there would be no diff
Guilty in their reaching harmonious con-
clusion. He had no doubt OF the power OF
the Senate TO sit as a court OF Impeachment
during the recess. He based this on the
action of both Houses in consenting TO the
appearance OF the managers before the court
OF Impeachment without the presence OF the
House being required. He also alluded 10
the fact that in New York the Impeachment
case of Barnard had been tried after the adj
joutnment OF the legislature, aud the House
of Lords had also tried Impeachment cases
afer the adjournment Of Parliament.
On motion OF Senator Sherman, tue gale
Ties were then cleared for the Senate TO con-
suit.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House was called to order this moraIng
by the Clerk, the leave OF absence OF Spea ker
Kerr having expired.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, I'M } Mr.. Cox
was hCSldlCL sopSaAtE pro Jcfll.
the temporary absence or the Speaker.
The call of the states was omitted, and the
House Immediately went into Committee OF
the Whole on the army appropriation bill,
Mr.. Blackburn in the chair.
The text OF the bill, as reported by the
committee, was very generally adhered 10,
although few amendments were IN abe.
The bin as amended was then reported TO
the House.
All the amendments made by the Commit
tee of the Whole were agreed TO without a
division, except one TO appropriate 500 900
for the construction OF additional military
posts in the Indian country, upon which the
yeas and nays were dem anded.
The amendment was rejected-yeas, 20;
nays, 80.
The hill, as amen ded, was then passed.
Mr.. Lord IN. ", on behalf OF the i'm
peachment managers Of W. w. Belknap,
said they had reported to the high court OF
Impeachment this morning that the House
declined 10 take action on the resolution re
ported on Saturday la st. The matter was
therefore left with the court, and he asked
leave to withdraw the resolution. Leave
was granted.
The House then proceeded TO the coDsid-
Grafton of busin ess reported from the Com
mittee on the District Of Columbia