The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-10

by grasshoppers, the year or years in which
such trees were destroyed shall not count
leae Mo conSerre ehy by ,0 he ACT, az and rt the time neS al lowed
s snsti proper re en'I p1sstin sV Of seeas o. cuttings MdilsD P shall be
act II eiso provides that II sbaIl net be neces.
sarv 10 plant the trees in one body. provided
that the tracts planted not exceeding four shall
apyregate the amount required and In the time
reauircd' Amer explanation nv Mr.. Sayjer. the
iJi passed, Mr.. Ciymer. from the on
Expenditures In the War Department, then laid
before the House the evidence regarding the case
Of w w BeiSnsp' secretarv of War and otier.
ed a resolution thathe be impeached of bigh crimes
and misdemeanors. After some discussion the
resolution was adopted unanimously and n com.
mittee appointed 10 notify The senate of The action
ofthe uouse.
g.. o, At
In the Senate, on the I'd, ut l p. m. the
committee OF the House of Representatives com.
nosed Of Messrs. CIvmer. Robbins. Rlactburn
I,oss and Dantorth annear.d at Tho door and
were announced by the Sergeant-at AIMS. Mr.
French. Upon being recognized hv dc Presi.
Ian, In nhodienco 10 ,he order n, ,ho iIo,so nt
representative we appear before you, and in
the name Of Che House Of representative and
OF az the people OF tne nni'eM States OF
late secretary Of War of the United States. Of
npS w., S t,p,ha ~ ,rtnr,n ,ha Snnaio ,hat Tho tdnno.,
of Representative will in due time exhibit arti.
S' 'nS 6ODa
sne same; anc IN thelr name we uemanu ma tne
| william ". WeiLpan tn ansMcr'n Mr. Forrv
President pro tom. Of the senate said. s.Ni,'
Chairman and gentlemen of the com.
mittee: The Senate will take order in
,,...In the IIouse. dining the call OF commit.
tees. the Speaker was interrupted Inv the nunnar.
ance Mt the mar of the House OF the committee mn.
| pointnd To notify the senate of the action of the
House in regard 70 the late Secretary of War.
MIR. Clymer, chairman Of the committee, made
the following report: ''In obedience To the order
of the House we proceeded to the bar Of
the senate, and in the name of thi, House
and Of ali the people OF the United States
Of America; We impeached. as we were
of Wal of the United states, of high crimes and
misdemeanors while in Office, and we demanded
appear before that body to answer for the same,
and announced that the House wouhl soon pre-.
sent articles OF Impeachment and make them
good, to which the response was made: 'Thc
order shall be taken The committee retired.
and tie routine business of the House BRO
coeded.
The Senate was not in session on the 4th.
10Th House met goF deps,, orly. The no.
waiinu ouestiop hoipo under co,siderstion IN
""in"H iues'on oU,ns un"ef oohs'"ei"ioh III
w ,ho cor,, -, .,o c,S ~. ,,,.
III ~ '.h%'o' "" o'"' +.i' HuhiuuuS,
from the select committee to which wa referred
the resolution and me ssage from The House of
Eonro.ania,;vos Il, ron..a 30 ,ho iu,.oa,,n.,.
~ III ieS"'o W e"e inPeacnihs''
OF ". w. Belknap. late Secretary of War, re.
ported a preamble aad resolutions d erlaring that
the -enate will take order in the premises accord.
ing to its standing rule, and directing the Sec.
rotary to notify the House of Representatives.
Agreed to. Mr.. Iiamlin submitted a resolution
requesting the Postmaster. General to furnish the
Senate with any information which he may have
touching the submission of ''straw bids. or
probably worthless or fraudulent bids for car.
rying the mails of the United States in the several
States in which advertisements for mRil pro.
posals appeared On October |, 1873, and that said
bids ans all evidences in his possession be fur.
nisled before awards shall be made on said bids.