New-York tribune., 1876-06-17
XLIVM CONGRESS-F1RST SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
IMPEACHMENT IN THE GESATg-pLEA OF THE DF-
FFHsE FOR THE DISCHARGE CF BiLKNAP-ruE
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL DEBAIED IN THE
HOUSE
SENATE. WASHINGTON. June 1G. 1876.
Mr.. WINDOW (Rep., Minns from the Com
mittce on Appropriations, reported back the Indian
Appropriation bill, with sundry ndmeuts, an1 gave
notice that he would cali IL up for consideration to-
morrow on Monday. 1t placed on the calendar.
The CHAIR laid oefore the Senate message from the
President Transmitting in answer the senate resou-
on OF April 20. copies of all correspondence wieL the
tbe clns upou wnich Il.,m"u!s have bceu entered
that may now be pcIdng. before the Court of Commits
rebel cruiser ~uenaudOah dercd to he printed and
ferred to the Committee on the judiciary.
Legislative bus Dcss was then suspended aud the Sou
ate RESUMED the consideration Oi the artc OF upeacn
ment against W. w Bcknap late Secretary OF War, tnis
DcnS the day ilxed nier the recent order Oi the Senate
to receive any further answer 10 tue articles OF peac
ment the respondent mgdt desire To MAKE. The accuse
Managers the part Of the House OF K prcscntaves
hInE prsent proclamation made by the Sergeant
alarms in the usual form.
JUICE Black reerie the recent order of the Senate
that tue defendant shouLi plead nytner h. to-day, and
sad Tor certain reasons counsel for The defense dccmei
in ploa uOt because they did not expect to go
which tcy mi II put In under the order would ia Ub IL
be rlicd admission that defendant ha not
The dcicnsc expected he snat to put in the plea oi
guilty lor them aud they would aid the Senat to the ut
thcu argdcd that TIE decision OF tue Senate had already
been in OF the defendant, t1e orier assei ting
jurisdiction the not passed by twO-,Ir :
vote lie n II real tle following pLer;
p,achue,t lie Unl,ed states of Am rea Mm. ". Bel
anu ~ @, n % ne V rt & = ID d ,Sin cIi mon 40
plead 70 sai article. mp a;nmen. most
Court Tia day Of Ap last past
sad r Plea id ge ,hai al ihs e %s e oas; Relre
ntayss OF ne United slat orde % % sad @ aIa
tied at the b-r OF the senate against him, the said
p 'Dic Uuited states private eLen OF Tia,
things therein contained were b. im.
"a Sna ay 'sys Ss PS Gse Sas & S and
the s@id BkISp farther presents and so"s 10 Hs C"it
as aorSsd Sss trtSP debated by Ian4gerso
s & aoa'f a ,Ss Si aS ana 10 t s Se Court @ %s
n1oS nS iHS1 % A.@ coa a 'SS" SS La ssa si
IN uis cause; that afterwards, to VII on the
cS 5S Sy w.t. o. the ns ssnalor iS s ts sitting
several Judgments opnio, g.
% hei nS % ~ Law :" e M & try ~s ye G sena r. e
prvnounc1g "a pa IN, uiesi or untrue "nerta' twenty
vOtes adl1nea aeclre their opipI io t!at sid
80 hat the sai snap saith inai aqd
IN ha the .sid iselSSap having Ceased 10 pubic
United staes by reason OF i Iaon OF - te "n1. 81
we1e ssains, a. hn b, the ioiIe o.
ursG o OF The cause and that seven stna'os M not vote
sa % a 10 e ,af S 81 sa coS S s sEe 'U.s % as
Hd aitsf& 81 sepitos sitiBg Ia sail
"a
opinion Of tne Scnat VIM w 'clsnlp sirnale ="
tri for seer OF War; rot
Nlt1slaldIhs u W e-u .A. a., .la
declared OlI ON 10 De The contrary tieo, ail al
tcrgars day ar last sioreSa IL was proposed
Ia Out that tir P1Slri pro ei OF tht san Se ht
sOu dec judgment Of TIE said senate sitting az Aolt
s SAID Ioa oi aii respondent should be bead Of
ntuCh taken raid prtl"Siti IN, ana
showed Oti of thc said Scnaiors Present ud
ueren but ON the contrary thereof only 80 Srna
Ios therein and "a ~rn1lors uirn and There
utsrt and voting proposition triT
ant hOn and vote against said pfuIOs.uOl, all OF
which appears fllly and at latzo upon the
a Of fIlf- an tI.c "
lknap pray leave 40 rier terre The said a. lkna
reerrLg utuD oi UIte States Article j,
~.c,iou g Claus 6, wiic Ir' vNs That no irrs sd ur
convicted without ihc Concurrence Oi Two iiir o lc "
tncsniuR riai on tmlSaehm MI avrs tai
overrui or held of pAight oy Lac
Judgment been ooacurred IN by two thirds
of the said Court aud Noing ieicJn b"t
ou the cOhtIdy tlit1el ss e vote aOfeno iy s""" 'y
a said respondent sustained an Its Lui ~
act suficen,y law duly affirmed by the sail senate.
4 than o tlir SciAl IN O ssud
having by Their voisss declared,
I ad, and ~ y 5 natoTs having by lhcf
yos DECLARED and alu their olioa that plea
sting Aforesaid ttuIH taxing iuftirf
of M articles Of iupoAchn at ~ercirs toe re-
sitting a'Oresi anu tiai nc lht
nOi b0Ind fdTtht u answer san "iucIesoi
lss having been nade with tie concurrence 90
OF the SAID senators, sitihg a. AOicsai ana
voting upon the question OF tbe pAssaFs "i sal
| concurrence oul, of than tnOtmds ~ ti. th
sruatcfs sitting afTcsa and voting uh the que uOL oi
said order the sail ordc OICl lot '"haVr
oiief oi sad Court OF Jmiea a.
IL tai, and siid ORDER dlpearnr upon lr "bule
respondent the Court here,
lie has formally said Corr Ia vacate sal r.
Respondent hereby pfays sd Court tlat e may
be hence dismissed. h'hi, ~ NAi- -''h''
MONIGUAKY BLAIR,
dln am HNlk