Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-07
CONGRESS.
Continuation of the BeIknap I'm
peRchmeHt-QueIIiO by COnkIing
and MitcheII-HOar's Speech.
The QUCJIiOn of Free Delivery of
Mails Stiu Pending in House.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The consider
alton of the impeachment articles was
resumed.
Ex-senator COnkliDg submitted the
following questions to the Managers:
First-If two pelsons, guilty of a crime
in office, cease to be officers at some
time, one by removal and the other by
resignation, is one rather than the other
suhject to impeachment afterWard? II
distinction between the two cases
exist, please state.
Seconds q private citizen liable TO
impeachment under the constitution of
the United States, or il his having pre-
yiCusly held an office distinguishes him
in this respect from other scitiZsns,
please trace the distinction to the clause
of the constitution or TO the principal in
which it is found.
Senator Mitchell [Oregopl submitted
the following question:
THE constitution provides that when
the President OF the United States is
tried on impeachment, the chief-justice
shall preside. Suppose late President
were impeached for high crimC7 and
misdemesnors committed while Prc3i-
dent, and presented at the bar of the
senate for trial, who would pre- side, the
chief justice or the president of the sem
ate?n
Owing to the continued indisposition
of the managers, Mr.. Knott we7 granted
leave to conclude his argument on Mon
day.
Manager jerks then read a long ar
gument in favor of the juriediction of
the senate, when a recess was taken.
Upon re-assepnbling, Manager Hoar
began his argument, maintaining the
| jurisdiction of the senate. Mr.. Hoar
concluded his argument by F Ieoration
which ELECTED storms Of applause from
the galleries.
On motion of Senator Sherman, the
senate soon afterwaTd adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Hewitt introduced bill in rela-
| ton to savings banks. 1t provides for
amending the revised statutes so that
no stamp-tax shall be required on the
receipts OF savings banks or institutions
for savings having no capital stock, and
doing no other business than receiving
deposits to be loaned or iuve Jted for the
sole benefit Of parties making such de.
posits without profit or compensation TO
the association or company. Referred.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the Fostotfice appropris-
ton bill, with Mr.. Springer In the cnair,
and was addressed by Mr.. Holman on
hje motion. The item for compensation
TO po5tmasteI3 wSs increased ftom six
| million five hundred thousand dollars to
six million eight hundred thoUsand
dollars.
The oath Of Office wss Administered to
J. V. LamOyne as representative from
the third congressional district Of
Illinois.
Mr.. Mutchler made point Of order
on the paragraph spprOpTiatjng ono
million Six bundled and fifty thOUsand
dollGrs for let n. rgltiPrs, which con-
ta'rs a provision abSl'sbing 'he letter
carrier system in sil cities Of - than
folly fhor sui jHha0itsn' ;. He F-e led
that the au lion of :onomy as pre-.
senk / IN le pIoV SION W. one OF argu-
hlent udinferen ,.
A..er long O -crssion, NJ. Spingler,
chairmau, decided the point of order.
He said, although two ci es in his
own District would be affec ed by the
provision, he tICs' / that he would be
ale - div + himc9lf of all personal
lsidera on in CCcidiDg'a q question Of
so much inI l.,f ice to great many
citiZe %. 1t Z 3mC plain to him that
the abolition of an Office was prinlG
fdciG re, snch -nent of expenditure, and,
lerefore, he oveldlcd the point of order.
Mr.. Mu' 3hler then moved to strike
out the provision abOlishing the free de-
livery system in citic 9 Of leCs than forty
| thousand inhabitsn'".
W. out d'opC ling OF the question, the
committee rC3e and the house ad-
journed.