The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-02
The Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
WASUINGTOS. \

WASHINGTON, May /.
The senate in the morning hour discussed
the resolution submitted by Mr.. Hamlin
Friday last, to amend the rules in relation
to impeachment trials so as to provide that
the deliberations of the senate on questions
submitted shall be in public, but took no
action upon it.
Mr.. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, intro
duced a bill authorizing the secretary of
the treasury TO renew the Issue of fraction
al currency, providing that the total amount
outstanding at any one time shall not ex-
coed $50, 000,0 referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Mr.. Sargent called up his resolution in
regard to the Chinese immigration and ad-
dressed the senate in favor thereof.
Mr.. Hamlin then called up the resolution
submitted by him on Friday last, to amend
the rules relating to impeachment trials /;
also that the deliberations of the senate on
questions submitted be in public. He said
his purpose in offering the amendment was
that the public should have the reasons for
the senate reaching its conclusions as well
as the conclusions themselves he thought
the whole transaction under the present
rules had close connection with the star
chamber proceedings. He had been told
by one senator that this was the first at
tempt to make the deliberations of jury
open. He (llamlin) thought the senate
was court, aud the deliberations OF courts
were often times public.
Mr. Edmnnds said he would regret to
see the amendment adop|ed. ii such
practice prevailed in courts the whole ed
minislration OF justice would soon run
wild; if tie senate should have its deiiber-
atoms IN public, it would be patent before
the trial was half over what the result
would be. The newspapers and public
could tell from what the senators would
say in argument just how they would vote.
AS 10 himself, he almost felt as if he ought
lot to take part in the trial if he could not
consut with his brother judges without
hearing harangres for the edidcation of the
galleries and the amusement of counsel.
MIR. Conkling favored the amendment,
and said he saw very little reason for the
senate making mystery Of questions sub
mitted TO it.
Without action the matter was laid over
until tomorrow.
Adjourned
III HOUSE.
Under the call of the states, among the
bills introduced and referred were the fol.
lowing
By Mr.. Frost Of Massachusetts, joint
resolution for the issue of silver coin in ex-
change for greenbacks
BY Mr.. Hopkins of Pennsylvania, relat-
ing to the punishment of witnesses adjudg.
ed to be in contempt by either house OF
congress. r1
BY Mr.. Harris of vlrginis, to repeal the
law which requires the speaker to certify
the case of recusant witness 10 the district
attorney for criminal prosecution.
Nii' AAaic Va HAaihO uioNNo w oAnpSuN
the rules and adopt the resolution directing
the several committees Of thehouse charged
with Investigations TO conduct such inves-
tigation with open doors while testimony
is being taken rejected, yeas l2G, nays
105, not two-thlrds voting in the aiflrma-
tive. All the republicans and some of the
democrats voted in the affirmative all the
negative votes were given by tho demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Morrison moved TO suspend the rules
and adopt resolution directing the several
committees of the house charged with in
vestigations to conduct such Investigations
with open doors, except when, IN the opin-
ion Of such committee, tho public interest
will be prsjudlced thereby; but any per-
son accused before the committee shall
have the right to be heard in his own per.
son or by counsel, or by both.
The rules were suspended and the reso.
luton adopted without division.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri, moved to suspend
the rules and 10 make it in order to offer
an amendment to the postofllce appropri-
alton bill to repeal the legislation of last
session In regard to third.class mail natter
agreed.