Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-29
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On the 10Th, the Senate insisted
upon its amendments to the Postoffice APP
preparation bill, and Conference Commit
tee was appointed. Sitting as a Court of
impeachment, an order was agreed to that
the paper presented by the defendant on
the 10th be filed, and defendant having
failed to answer to the merits within the ten
days allowed by the order Of the Senate of
the 9th, the trial will proceed on the 9th of
July as upon plea of not guilty; provided
that impeachment can only proceed while
Congress is in session. An order was also
agreed to relative to witnesses for the de-
Tense, a committee being named to designate
the witnesses to be summoned at the Gov
ernment's expense, all others to be at the
expense of the respondent. :. In the House
Mr.. Cox was again appointed speaker pro
tenn. in the absence of Mr.. Kerr. The Army
Appropriation bill was further amended in
Committee Of the Whole, reported to the
House and passed. A conference commit
tee was appointed on the Postoffice Appro-
priatiOn bill.
On the goth, in the Senate, the
House bill to repeal the Bankrupt law was
reported and ordered postponed until the
first day of the next session of Congress. A
favorable report was made on the House
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
coin, in exchange for legal tender notes. A
message was received from the President
relative to the EXtradition treaty with Great
Britain, and criticising the action of that
Government in the Winslow and Brent cases,
which action, if adhered to, the President
says, cannot but be regarded as the abroga-
ton and annulment of such treaty, and he
will in future neither make nor entertain
acquisitions for the surrender of criminals.
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
considered and amended, one of the amend
ments agreed to in committee being to strike
out the section proposing to transfer the
Indian Bureau to the War Department.; the
bill as amended was reported from Commit
tee of the Whole. Bills were passed in the
House-to prevent the sale and use of
adulterated and explosive Illuminating oils j;
providing that whenever party is lawfully
entitled to a patent, if he delay to take out
such patent it shall have the same
power when granted as though issued
at the time the party was first en-
titled to it; for the equalization of
bounties, allowing to all enlisted
men-soIdiers, sailors and marines-Cn-
third dollars per month between the 18th of
April, 1861, and the 9th of May, 1865, deduct
ing all bounties already paid under United
States or State laws-yeas, al; nays, 46 A
report was made from the Committee on the
Freedman's Bank, in which it is alleged that
of payment had been issued by ex-Commis-
sioner Howard and Disbursing Officer Bal
lock, by which they obtained, improperly,
credits for moneys alleged to have been paid
out by them to colored soldiers, sailors and
marines; the committee reported bill, as a
remedy for this evil, providing for the settle
ment of the claims for pay, bounty and
prize money, or other moneys, due to such
colored soldiers, sailors and marines, when
it is established, on proper investigation,
that they have failed to receive such paw
ment on settlements heretofore made: the
bill also directs proper legal proceedings to
be instituted against all persons who Shall
be shown to be implicated in the frauds con-
nected with the Freedmcns Bureau; the re-
port and bill were ordered printed and re-
committed.
On the 21st, the Presidents message
| in regard to the Winslow case was read and
referred in the Senate. The House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
! Treasury to issue Sl0,000,0O0 in silver coin,
in exchange for legal-tender notes, was
| passed, with an amendment that the trade
dollar be not hereafter. legal-tender, and au-