The Osceola times., 1876-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

In the senate on the 9th, Mr.. Morton
submitted the following: Ordered that the
senate proceed Friday next at l o'clock, to
vote, without further debate, upon the pend.
ing and cognate questions. Mr.. Edmunds
moved tn amend the order so rs to read,
Ordered that the senate proceed Monday
next, after consideration, to vote upon the
pending and cognate questions" Agreed to
yeas 2s, nays 81. Adjourned.
On the Goth, the senate met and imme.
diately resumed consideration of the articles
of impeachment, with closed doors. The
senate this evening by a vote Of 81 nays to
20 yeas, rejected the resolution of Mr.. Pad.
dock, that VIM. W. Belknap having ceased
to bear civil Office Of the United States by
reason of his resignation before proceedings
in impeachment were commenced against
him by the house Of representatives, the sen-
ate cannot take Jurisdiction in this case. Ii
was then decided by the same vote that said
Belknap is amenable to trial by impeach.
meut for acts done as secretary Of war, not
withstandipg his resignation, and 1t was or
dered that respondent, and managers on the
part of the house Of representatives, appear
on Thursday next at o'clock to hear judg.
ment OF senate,
In the senate, on the 9lst, after the
conclusion of the morning hour the oonsid-
Grafton of unfinished business, being the bill
in relation to the japanese indemnity fund,
was resumed. Mr. Frel:nghuyson moved to
amend money after dsducting all the pay.
ments properly charged TO said fund.
Agreed to, Mr.. Sherman moved to amend
by striking out the clause authorizing the
return of the fund, with all accumulations of
interest, and insert in lieu thereof clause
authorizing the return Of the principal only.
Agreed to-ycas %, nays 81. Mr.. Sherman
moved to amend so as to provide that the
residue of said fund, after returning the
principal, so far an the same is in bonds, shall
be delivered to the secretary of the treasury
to be cancelled, and that portion of it IN
money shall be converted into the treasury
OF the United States. Agreed to. The biz
was then read the third time and passed
yeas "a nays 20. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on June lst, legislative
business was suspended at one o'clock and
the consideration of the articles OF impeach.
men against the late secretary of war was re-.
sumed in the senate. President pre- tempore
announced the judgment of the senate over.
ruling the plea of defendant ms to iurisdic-
tion. After some debate Mr.. Wright moved
that the senate sitting as a court Of impeach.
ment adjourn until Tuesday next, n. M,
which wns agreed to, and the senate sitting
ss n court adjourned. After executive ses-
sion the doors reopeued, and number Of
private bills on the calendar passed. Ad-
journed.
In the senate on the I'd, bill to close
the channel Of the Ohio river on the south
of Neville island, by the construction of an
embankment or causeway from the head Of
the island to the southern shore of the river,
was passed. A bill for the relief of +. NJ.
Blount, of Chicago, and a bill to exempt all
vessels engaged in the navigation of the Mis-.
sissippi river and its tributaries above New
Orleans from entries and clearances, were
passed. The morning hour having expired
the chair laid before the senate unfinished
business. The bill making appropriations for
legislative, executive and judicial expenses
of the government for the year ending June
80 1877, and for other purposes. The amend.
ment rs proposed by the committee, restor.
ing the salary to FIVE thousand dollars per
annum was then agreed to without division.
Other amendments proposed by the commit.
tee on appropriations, restoring salaries OF
officers and clerks of the senate and house,
capitol police, and employees in the library
to the amounts received by them under the
existing law, were agreed to, as was also the
amendment appropriating ten thousand dol
lars for the congressional printer and EN-.
ployes of his office, and twenty-five hundred
dollars for contingent expenses of that office
When the amendment to strike out the
clause reducing the salary Of the president
to twenty-five thousand dollars per annur
from and after March 4, 1877, was reached
senator MCreery moved to non-concur in
that amendment. A debate ensued and
pending the discussion the senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourned
HOUSE.
In the house on the 9th, Mr.. Single.
ton, from the committee on conference on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, reported that the conference had been
unable TO agree. Report agreed to. On mo
ton of Mr.. Banning the house proceeded tc
consider the bill to promote the efficiency oI
the army, TO provide for its gradual rsdue