The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-03
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fORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 2-The bill appro
priating $1,000 to convey the remains Of E
Rumsey Wing from Quito to Kentucky passet
and goes to the President.
Pinchback resumed. Mr.. Edmunds, mo-
being we'll, hoped the Senate would allow thu
matter to 60 over.
Mr.. Morton understood several Sena
tors would be absent tomorrow. If SO, ht
would ask the matter go over until their re-
turn. Laid over.
The bill pensioning the widow Of Gen.
Lorenzo Thomas passed.
Tho bill reducing the number and increas.
ing the efficiency Of the medical corps of the
army passed.
The committee reported adversely on the
bill making Chattanooga port Of delivery.
The bill allowing New Mexico to form q
State constitution, was made the special order
for Wednesday.
A number Of private bills were passed and
the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Appropriation
Committee agreed to recommend that the
Secretary Of the Treasury be directed to issue
$l2.000.OO0 OF silver and redeem the frao-
.tonal currency.
The COMMITTEE on Appropriations reported
bill appropriating $163, 600 for the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving, and directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue silver coin
in exchange for fractional currency, whether
now in the Treasury or presented for redemp-
ton.
The Committee Of Ways and Means will
have permission to Offer an amendment OK
tending the amount Of silver a. q legal tender.
Mr.. Randall gave notice he would call up
the bill rs soon rs practicable, and moved its
recommitfal. Carried.
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Hawaiian treaty, and without action
the committee rose.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, presented
resolutions of impeachment against VIM. w.
Belknap, late Secretary Of War, for high
grimes and misdemeanors in Office. In the
MIDST Of great excitement ard with an unu-
sual stiffness in the House, Mr.. Clymer rose
and said: ~ ask permission of the House to
make . report from the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the War. Department Of 50
grave importance that am quite certain that
When it Is heard the House will agree that
am justified in asking that permission ct this
time" Permission was given.
Mr.. Clymer. taking his position at the
clerks desk. read the following report:
The committee found at the very threshold
of its Investigations such unquestioned evil
dence of tho malfeasance of Gen. VIM. w.
Belknap, then Secretary of War, that they
found It their duty to lay the Same before the
House. They further report that this day ct
IL O'Clock letter OF the President of the
United States was presented to the commit
tee accepting the resignation of the Secretary
of War, together with copy of his letter Of
resignation, which the President informed
the committee was accepted about 1920 this
morning.
They, therefore, unanimously report and
demand that the said VIM. w. Belknap, late
Secretary of War; be dealt with according to
the law Of the land, and to that end submit
herewith the testimony in the case. taken
together with the several statements and OK
hibits thereto attached. and also . rescript Of
the proceedings Of the committee had during
the investigation of this subject, and submit
the following resolution:
Resolved, That VIM. W. Belknap, late Sec
Rotary Of War, be impeached of high crimes
and misdemeanors in Office.
RESOLVED, That the testimony in the case of
VIM. w. Belknap, late Secretary OF War, be
referred TO the Judiciary Committee with
instructions to prepare and report without
unnecessary delay suitable articles of I'M
parchment Of said VIM. W. Belknsp, late
Secretary of War.
Resolved, That committee of Ave members
of the House be appointed and instructed to
proceed Immediately to the bar Of the Senate
and there impeach VIM. w. Belknsp in the
name Of the people of the United States Of
high crimes and misdemeanors when in office,
and to inform that body that formal articles
of iApeachment will ia due time be pre-
scented, and to request the Senate to take such
order in the premises as they may deem APP
spropriate.
Mr. Cymer then proceeded to read the tes-
timony Of Caleb II. Manshe, taksn yesterday
before the committee. showing that he had
paid Secretary Belknap about $40, 900 in con-
sideration of his apr1intment - post treas
urer at Fort Sill, dian Territory. The
reading was listeuo 10 With intense interest
by the members Of he House and BY large
audience in the galleries In the mors p
thetic portions Of the narrative Mr.. Clyner
WAS frequently forced BY his feeiings 70 pause
until his voice recovered from it tremulous- |
mess and himself from lis agitation.