Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Nession-44th COnxress
SENATE,

The resolution prohibiting the sup-
ply of special metallic cartridges to
hostile Indians passed.
The chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of
War transmitting dispatch from
Lieut.. General Sheridan recommend
ing an increase in the cavalry, and
recommending all appropriation to
defray the additional expense. The
dispatch. was accompand by a bill
authorizing the increase and making
an appropriation of $1,634,70O. The
bill passed. 1t provides for the enlist
ment of not over $500 men under the |
act.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of
the Journal consideration was re-
snmed of the report of the Committee
on Naval Affairs, and Whitthornc ad.
vocated the majority report.
The resolutions reported by the
majority of the Naval Committee re-
ferring the case of the Secretary of
the Navy to the Judiciary Committee
was adopted.
. SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.
At noon the Senate began to vote
upon the articles of impeachment OF
!, w. w. Belknap. Upon the first arti-
!, !. Gle of impeachment IS Senators voted
i guilty and 25 not guilty for want oil
y Jurisdiction. Those who voted guilty
;, were Bayard, Booth, Cameron of Pa.
!. Cockerill, Cooper, Davis, Dawes, Den
l.~ss Hn,,Hs1tnpn
i Harvey, Hitchcock, Kelly. Herman
= Key, McCrery, McDonal, Merrimon
Mitchell, Morrill,, Norwood, Oglesby
= Randolph, Ransom, Robertson, Sar
y gent, Salisbury, Sherman, Stevenson
Thurman, Wadleigh, Wallace, Whit
,' and Withers.
=; Those voting in the negative wer
y; !. Anthony, Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron
~, ~ of Wis, Allison, Christiancy, Conk
-, ling, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey, Eatol
=" Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, How
Ingalls,, Jones, of New, Logan, Nj
MILAN, Paddock, Patterson, Spencer
Nc West, Window and Wright.
Jones, of Fla, declined to vote O
the ground that the Senate had no ju
he isdiction.
The presiding officer announce
that two thirds had not voted "gui
ty," and therefore the respondent W
'ie- acquitted of the charge on the fir
article.
ON On the second article 36 Senate
,u voted guilty and Is not guilty.
,hs Mercy, who did not answer on I
, n"' first call, voted guilty upon the secol
"a article. Those Senator'S who yot
= en- ~ not guilty repealed their reason I
o. doing so,-want of jurisdiction.
,ds Upon the third and fourth articl
. .s,s the vote stood as above, 36 voti
MIN guilty and Is not guilty.
aow Before roll cali on the 9Th arti
1 ! q. was finished Morton, who had be
Is detained on account of a severe I
.ue this morning, came in and vol
oa guilty, making the vote on that arti
o .ha 81 guilty and rs not guilty.
'"o Two-thirds of the Senate not hav1
voted in favor of sustaining the al
'lp.s cles of impeachment, 1t was order
IT, that Judgment of acquittal be enter
s.s'. and the Senate sitting as court
oiee impeachment adjourned SINE die.
VI The Chair presented the Preside1
message answering a resolution
Us :" July Goth, transmitting copies of c
l. respondence between himself {
evry. Gov. Chamberlain, and other rept
airy in regard to the recent trouble
nsas, Hamburg, s. G.
have Inc ffesldehi, IN conciuqihs
' or message, alluded TO the disturban'
lesti. in the South, ana says no awaits
forthcoming report of the commi
which recently Investigated the NJ
issippi affairs. feeling confidentit
sustain all he has said about fl
and violence in that State. Orde
nun printed and laid on the table.
re to unrcT
lkota
.rrv's Glover, chairman of the commi
on real estate pool, submitted a
mt IN jority report with the following
neral olution, which he asked adopted.
rease Resolvsd: That this report and
4tb. accompanying testimony, toge,
,drai with letters Of Geo. M. Robe son
nents dressed to the committee, be pril
n as and referred to the judiciary com
n adj tee, and said committee be instru
I'D nv to inquire into said alleged viOlat
n the Of law and ascertain the liabilit
,ntler Geo.M M. Robson for such alleged
$500, the facts and law may justify, an
neral compliance with these instruct
|. en- said committee shall have autho
to take additional testimony.
Com. The majority report is signed
' this Glover, Lewis, and Culberson.
vote Pratt submitted the views OF
/ the minority, signed by Pratt and Sn
y. the committee accompanied with
Ion to following resolution:
nr;n~ Resolved, That the House finds
sinh. cause of complaint or ceusure att
ntion ing to Geo. M. Robson growing
with of his official relations and traI
n in. tions with tho firm of Jay Cooke,
I. Cuilongh 4 Co., of London, and
porary special agents of the \
Presi- DGpar.'heht'
ion of The majority report resolution
the real estate pool committee ad
n the ed by the House.