The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-21
CON C R E S S.
HOUSE.
/. WASHINGTON, July 20.
Snndry Civil BiII-Randall'S Re.
y MORT. H.. DID,.
HOUSE.

and explained II. he said the estimate
submitted by the department amounte,
to over SS2,O00O00; that bill original
reported by the Committee on Appropria
tion amounted to Sl4,626,9sl; that as !
passed the House, 1t appropriated SIS,
S57 1925, with the unexpended balance Q
| S5, SOL 900; that the Senate Ind increased
1t by $5,07s, 800; that in the conference
the Senate yielded TO the amount Of 81,
l53, ,225, and the House 1921 ,l34, the bill
now appropriated Is $685., ,905, agains
$40, 6,B44,356; in like bill last year; tn
saving Of $10,2S6,445. He regret
ted the statement made in the Senate
that these large reductions were 10 hav'
TO be met by the deficiency bill next ses
sion. He warned the executive officer
from being induced by such statements Il
make expenditures and incur obligation
beyond the sums appropriated in the bill
He felt that under this bill no department
OF the Government would be crippled anC
he declared that the next House woul(
discountenauce any deficiency bill.
Mr.. Hale, q Republican member oil thi
conference committee, did not agree will
Mr.. Randall that there would be no de
ilciency bill requisite at the next session
even the incidental expenses OF, tht
House itself will result in deficiency.
After a long discussion the report was
adopted. The bill now goes to the Pres'
ident for his signature.
7 Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported u bill appro'
'priating $1,000 for the. expenses Of the
Joint select committee on Chinese immi.
grafton. Passed. Also bill extending
10 the Slst Of July the bill making TEN.
porary provision for the expenses Of the
government. Passed.
Mr.. Phillips made conference report
on the bill for the sale Of the reservation
Of the confederated otoe and Missouri
Indians, in Kansas and Nebraska.
Mr.. Bland opposed the report and the
bill as a part Of the policy to transfer all
the Indian tribes to the Indian Territory
"a policy which, he said, was a blow
aimed at the prosperity OF ST. Louis and
for the advantage Of Chicago.
The report was not agreed to-ayes GS,
nays 81.
Mr.. Simpson, from the Committee on
Patents, reported back the Senate bill to
punish the counteifeiting OF trade marks
Passed.
Adjourned. 't
Pending the discussion OF the House
bill providing for the sale OF the Osage
ceded lands in Kansas to actual settlers,
the morning hour expired.
. INFORMATION ASKED.
Mr.. Patterson submitted u resolution
requesting the President to communicate
10 the Senate, II not incompatible with
the public interest, any information he
mayhave In regard to the recent slaughter
Of American citizens in South Carolina,
Agreed 10.
THE DELKNAP IMPEACHMENT.
The consideration OF the articles Of i'm
peachment was then resumed.
Judge Black announced that Mr.. Car
penter was too sick to be present, and as
It was necessary for the counsel TO hear
the argument he was to answer, he asked
that m order be made that Blair be heard
as arranged with the managers, and that
after he had made his opening argument
the Court adjourn till tomorrow, when
the managers would be heard.
On motion OF Mr.. Anthony, the order
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Blair Of the counsel opened an ar
gument for the defence holding that the
impeachment should be dismissed on the
rronnd that more than one-third OF the
Senate voted against ii. He could not
account for the persistency Of this prose-
cution unless the managers expected the
Senators who voted against the iurisdic-
ton would stullify Themselves and vote
for the conviction.
Mr.. Robertson thought that such Ian.
guage towards Senators was very harsh,
Blair explained that he did not mean
to be personal towards the Senators. He
only spoke Of the action Of the managers
as having the appearance that they ex-
pected the Senators would stultify them
selves by voting for the conviction OF the
defendant. He then reviewed the artic les
OF impeachment eeriatim:
In conclusion Mr.. Blair again argued
that his client should be dismissed be-
cause there was not legal two.thirds
vote OF the Senate asserting Jurisdiction
Mr.. Merrimon submitted two ques-
tions, which lie said he would like 10 hear
discussed by the counsel: First, was a
Senator dissenting on the question oi
Jurisdiction not bound by the majority
inst as dissenting Judge Of the Supreme
Court bench was bound by the majority
and secondly, what was meant by the
term conviction in the Constitution
whether there could be n conviction with
out disqualification to hold office.
.Mr.BlaiFreplied that a Senator voting
in the minority was not bound by the ma
iority, and quoted from 12 Peters in sup
port OF his argument. lnregard to the
second question he expressed an opinion
that there could be conviction without
disqualification to hold Office, though he
had not examined into the matter.
After some discussion. as to whether
manager should go on with the argu-
ment on the side Of the prosecution to-
day in The absence OF Mr.. Carpenter who
was to reply, the Senate sitting as a court
on motion OF Mr.. Conkling, took a recess
for ten minutes.
Upon reassembling the impeachment
proceedings we're Suspended temporarily
and legislative business resumed.
Mr.. Window introduced 4 bill to con-
tinue for ten days from date the provis:
ions Of the act to provide temporarily tol
the expenses Of the government Passed
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill author
izing the Congressional Printer to con
tinue the public printing ten days in ad
vance Of the regular appropriation
Passed.
The impeachment trial was resumed
and il was announced that Manager Lap
ham, who had been assigned to open fol
the prosecution, was too sick to go on to-
day. His place was taken by Manager
Lynde, who commented on the ctiec
Of tho vote Of less than two.thirds Of thu
Senate in favor OF jurisdiction, and argued
that in the impeachment Of Judge Bar
nard various Senators who voted agains
the Jurisdiction voted in favor Of his con
yiction. The question Of Jurisdiction ii
this case had been decided according t
law and was binding on all Senators. HI
quoted from numerous legal authoritiei
In support ofhis views and when, he con
cluded tho Senate, sitting as court, ad