The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-28
CON G R E S S.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 81.

mittee OF the Whole (Mr. Cox in the
chair) on the legislative and executive
appropriation bill, resuming the consid.
GRAFTON OF page 81, where the appropria.
lions are made for Surveyors-General
and their clerks.
All Of theitems for the Surveyors-Gen-
eral were, on motion Of Randall, struck
out on the suggestion that the Committee
on Public Lands was investigating the
subject, and that provision could be made
for them in the .civil appropriation bill.
FAST MAILS.
The items for the Postoilice Depart
ment brought up the question of fast
mails, Mr.. Foster charging thatthe Com
mittee was going back to the old stage
coach system, and Mr.. Randall insisting
that the recommendation OF the Commits
tee were fully approved by the Postmas-
ter General, and that the mail service was
not 10 be in the slightest degree dimin-
ished by the economy in expedition pro-
v:ded in the bill.
A PROHIBITION.
Mr.. Whi,ehouse offered an amendment
to section two prohibiting any employe
OF the Government from giving TO OF re-
ceiying from any persons, directly or In
directly, any money or thingyof valuetor
political purposes. Adopted.
IN RELATION TO APPROXIMATION. -
Mr.. Frye offered an. amendment pro.
yiding that the members OF Congress shall
not recommend the appointment to,or the
continuance in office, or the removal
therefrom OF any clerk In any OF the De.
partments unless the head thereof shall
iirst apply for his advice in writing:
The amendment was rejected by a vote Of
81 10 81.
THE PAYMENT OF MONIES.
Mr.. White moved to amend by insert
ing provision that no money appropri-
a,ed by the act should be paid to spies or
inforners. Rejected.
Mr.. Dcnnison moved TO insert n pro-
vision that all moneys paid under this
bill should be paid in lawful coin OF the
United States.
Mr.. Holman moved TO amend. the
amendment by striking out "lawful coin"
and inserting "lawiul money" Holmans
amendment was adopted, and then the
whole proposition was rejected.
CLERICAL DUTIES.
Mr.. Hoar moved that an additional
section providing that whenever
in the judgment Of the head OF
any Department the duties assigned 10
clerk OF one class can be as
we'll performed by clerk Of lower
class or by female clerk, it shall be
lawful for him to diminish the number OF
clerks OF the higher class and to increase
the number OF clerks Of the lower grade
to the same extent. Agreed TO.
| Mr.. Jenks submitted an amendment
transferring after the lst ofJnly 1871, the
Pension Beureau from the Interior De
partmcnt to the War Department.
RENEWED AND REJECTED.
Mr.. Vance, Of n. c., renewed the
amendment offered by Mr.. White, that no
money appropriated by this bill shall be
paid 10 spies or informers, Rejected
ayes 25 nays IS.
EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. Glover moved to insert an addi.
tional section prohibiting executive Off
GERS OF the government from employing
any clerk, agent, egiueer, draughtsman
messenger, watchman, laborer or other
employees in any OF the Executive De-
parlments in the city OF Washington or
elsewhere. except those for whom specific
appropriations are made in the bill
Agreed to.
The committee then rose and reported
thu. bill to the House without voting on
any Of the amendments.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
The galleries were again crowded TO-
day, two.thirds OF the audience being
ladies.
Al 1890 the legislative business was
suspended and the impeachment trial
begun. =.
Mr., Lord submitted q motion that the
evidence relating TO tho question Of the
iurisdiction Of the Senate be given before
The arguments relating thereto, and il
such plea is overruled that the defendant
be required 10 answer to the articles oI
limpeachment within two days, and the
House reply II they deem Il necessary
within three days, and that the trial pro-
ceed the next day after the joining OF the
issue.
Mr.. Carpenter, OF the counsel for the
accused, moved that the trial DO post
poned until the first Monday Of Dec. next
and asked that the time for discussing
this motion be fixed at two hours iOI
each side. The request was granted, and
Blair addressed the Senate in favor oI
the motion.
Mr.. Blair argued that it was impossi
bic for the Senate to do justice to the
great and important question involved,
on account OF the advanced stage Of the
session, and counsel had not had time tC
make a suitable investigation before pre-
Senting themselves TO argue this great
question. Again, the House was even now
making Investigations with the view OF
presenting additional articles Of impeach'
ment, and II any additional charges were
to be made counsel for the accused want,
them here. They invited the closest
scrutiny into the official conduct Of The
accused. He referred to his life, and
stated that he had won his way into the
counsel Of the nation on the field OF bat
tie. Another reason why the Senate
should postpone the trial was that It
connected itself directly with the politi
cal Issues Of the day, and both partie,
were almost committed to his destruc
tion.
Judge Black followed on the same side
Judge Black spoke for an hour anC
dwelt at some length on the political ex
ci.ement against the accused, contendinl
that II was so intense that each party wai
committed to his ruin. It was impossi
bio for him to have fair trial, though HI
might have an honest one. He also init
mated that this would be 80 painful
that nothing but fear Of the absolute losl
Of his reputation could move him to it.
At the conclusion Of Judge Black''
speech Mr.. Edmunds moved that the
Senate withdraw for consultation,
The motion was agreed TO-.
Before the Senate retired Mr. Hoar
one Of the managers, called It's attention
Ito rule Of parliamentary law, which re-