The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-02
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToS, August l.
SENATE,

~ upOH Lue Dcuhto Uceou w Noeo upou
the articles of impeachment sgsins,
William w. Belknap, late Secretary oi
War. Upon the first article Of impeach
ment thirty five Senators voted guilty
and twenty not guilty, Tor want OF juris.
dlction. Those who voted guilty were
Bsysrd, Booth, Cameron, Of Psnnsylva.
vanis; Cockerell, Cooper, Davis Dawes
Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon, Hamilton,
Harvey, Hitchcock, Kelly, Herman, Key
McCreary, Mcdonald, Msrrimou, Mitch.
ell, Merrill, Norwood, Oglesby, RAN
dolph. Ransom, Robertson, Sargent
Salisbury, Sherman, Stevenson, Thur
man, Wsdleigh, Wallace, Whyte and
Wbithers.
Those voting in the negative, were
Messrs. Anthony, Allison, Boutwell,,
Bruce, Cameron (of Wisconsin), Chris
tiancy, Conkling, Conover, Crsgin,
Dorsey, Eaton, Ferry, Freelinghuysep,
Hamlin, Howe. Iagalls, Jones (of Ne
vads), Logan, Mcmillan. Paddock, Pat
tsrson, Spencer, West, Window and
Wright.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, declined TO vote
on the ground that the Senate had nc
jurisdiction.
The presiding officer announced tina,
two thirds had not voted guilty, and
therefore the respondent was acquitted OF
the charge IN the first article.
On the second article 80 Senators voted
guilty and rs not guilty.
Marcy, who did not answer on the frs,
roll.call, voted guilty upon the second
article. Those Senators who voted not
guilty, reported their reasons for doing
so TO want of jurisdiction.
Upon the third and fourth articles
the vote stood as above, 36 voting guilty
and 25 not guilty.
Before the roll-call on the fifth article
was finished, Mr.. Morton, who had been
detained Oh account OF severe fall this
morning, came in and voted guilty,
making the vote on that article 81 guilty
and 25 not guilty. Two thirds Of the
Senate not having voted in favor of sus
tanning the articles of impeachment, l,
was ordered that judgment of acquittaI
be entered, and that the Senate sitting
as court of impeachment adjourn si"c
die.
The Chair laid before the Senate q
message from the President in answer
to Il resolution of July 10th, transmitting
copies of the correspondence between
himself and Gov. Chamberlain, and
other reports in regard to the recent
trouble nj Hamburg, .. &. The Presi,
dent ir concluding his message, nlludes
to the disturbances in the South, and
says he awaits the forthcoming report Of
the committee which recently inycsti
gated the Mississippi atiairs, feeling con.
tdent it will sustain all he has said about
the fraud and violence in that state
Ordered printed and laid on the table
Also letter from the Secretary OF Wa
in answer to the resolution of ia y 24th
10 transmitting report in regard L
the number OF emp, yes in that depsr
ment, from 1859 IL 1873, inclusive
Ordered printed and laid on the table
The Chair announced @ the nev
conference committee on the consular snC
diplomatic appropriation bill. Messrs
| Sergent, Boutwell, and Norwood.
The joint resolution providing TOR th'
restoration of the original Declaration o
Independence was passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the conferenc,
report on the military academy appro
priation bill, and in explanation thereof
stated that the bill rs agreed upon in th'
conference, appropriated s74,675 less thar
the bill of last year. As the bill cant
10 the Senate from the House OF Repre-
scntatives, 1t appropriated s253,23l, Il
which amendment the Senate added SAC
6l0. The conference comm ttee had Ire
| Cuced the bill TO the extent OF SIS, ,77G
The report was agreed 10.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the Committee OF
Indian Affairs, reported back the Senate
bill to authorize the Secretary OF the In
terror TO deposit certain Indian trus
| funds in the United States treasury, il
lieu OF investment, and moved that tn'
Senate non-concur H. the amendment %
the House 10 said bill, and ask for com
mIttee of conference. 80 ordered.
Mr. Paddock called up the House bill
| TO establish a new land district in Tn,
Territory OF Wyoming, 10 be known a
the Evanston district. Passed.
The Chair then announced Messrs
West and Cockrell M members Of thu
committee 70 consider the feasibility o
reorganizing the army, authorized by thu
army appropriation bill recently passed
Mr.. Kelly called up the House bill I,
create an additional land district IN th'
territory of Idaho. Passed.
The House bill providing for the sale
Of the Usage ceded lands in Kansas, VA
taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds moved MI amendment
providing that the act ,ball not take efiec
until the tribes of Indians Affected by J
GIe their assent thereto with the Secretsr,
Of the Interior. Agreed 70.
The bill WAS read the third time ant
passed.
The Senate then took up the River ant
Hsrbor appropriation bill, and the vsri
Gus amendments proposed by the Com
mittee on Appropriations were agree
70. ..l. -- e
Pending discussion, q message wss re
ceiyed from the HoWe announcing tn
sclion Of that body in regard " tb
death 0 Mr.. Parsons, member frou
| Kentucky. Appropriate addresses ver
made By Messrs. McCreery and Stevens
and a. a mark Of respect 10 the msmorI
of the deceased, the Sensts adjourned.
BOCsR.
Immediately after the reading Of tb
journal, the hill reported by Mr.. Bian'
f,orn The Committee on Mines and MIN