The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-28
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY April 19.-Sendte.- was
large and brilliant audience present to witness the
second days proceedings of the impeachment trial.
Belknap accompanied by his COUNSEL appeared at
half-past IL O'Clock, and took their seats. Five
minutes before / o'clock, the House managers
came in, and the proceedings we're at once be-
gun. After reading the minutes, the replication
read by the Secretary. After the reading was
concluded, Carpenter said that Belknap de-
sired copy of the replication, and time
until Monday, the oath, to consider the same.
Manager Lord said that the House managers
desired to have the trial fastened much as
possible, for reasons not necessary to be stated,
and therefore he asked that time be given I'M
til Friday, the 2lst. Edmunds submitted an
order giving the defense until next Monday,
and that the House managers file their an
swer thereto by Tuesday, the 25th. and that the
trial proceed on Thursday, the 9th. This was
sgreed to, and the court then adjourned until the
9th. After the impeachment proceedings, the
liquors was passed On motion OF Thurman, the
vote by which the bill in regard to the counting Of
the votes for President and Vioe-President was
passed was reconsidered, and the bill placed on the
calendar.
Rouse.-The sergeant-at-arms reported that he
had obeyed the writ of habeas corpus in the Hallett
Kilbourn case and that Kilbourn was ordered by the
Indiana. offered a resolution fnstructng the select
committee the real estate pool to wheh
er any members of the former Congress were con-
nected with that pool while such members. Adopted
go. Whitthorne introduced bill for refundng tho
interestbearng debt Of the United States in United
States consos bearing four per cent gold interest
and having forty years to run. O'Brien intro
duced bill to provide for the coinage Of Centen-
NAL COINS II provides for silver dollars and half
dollars, side of the coins to give a correspond
ing value in coins of other principal commercial
natl ThA nAntAQ Id ala oil
Florida, Walls vs Finlay, was decided in favor of
the latter. The Speaker laid before the House
various executive documents, including an i'm
mense mass of paper done up in half dozen huge
PACKAGES containing responses to calls for Informs
ton az to shareholders in National banks :. The
evening session was devoted to the discussion Of
the bill TO transfer the Indian bureau TO the War
department.
THURSDAY, April 20.-Senate. bill was
passed to admit the Egyptian wedding present of
diamonds to Mrs. Sherman-Fitch free of duty =.
Sargent submitted the following resolution: 90 That
the Senate recon mend to tho President that he
cause negotiations TO be entered upon with the
Chinese Government to effect such change in the
existing treaty between the United States and China
az will lawfully permit the application of restrio-
tons upon the great influx CT Chinese subjects to
this country" ordered printed and to lie on the
table. The bill to amend the law relating TO the
legal tender Of silver coin was discussed without
action.
House.-The House INDUCED in another long de-
bate on the bill to transfer the Indian bureau to
the War department. Z. Lawrence introduced bill
tr limit the power of courts TO punish for contempt
also TO enlarge the privileges Of the writ Of habeas
corpus Singleton, from tine Committee on APP
preparations, reported back the Senate amendments
to the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill,
aud moved that they be non-concurred in. Agreed
to. Young offered resolution requesting the
President to order a military force to the Rio
Grande for the protection of the frontier. and
also requesting that he order the General of
the Army to proceed IN person to the scene of the
threatened outbreak. Referred. Cox, from the
Committee on Rules, made report on the case Of
Charles ii. Smith, tho journal clerk who issued a
circular seeking business in the collection of adj
ditional bounty claims The report reprehends
severely the action Of Smith, but, he had
sighed, no action was recommended. Cate Of
fered resolution directing an investigation into
the charges affecting the official conduct of Secre
tary Bristow, In regard to the remission of for
fixture in the Of the bark Mary Merritt which
seized in Milwaukee, Wis In June, 1859, for
violation of the customs laws. Adopted.
FRIDAY, April 21.-Sendte. in session.
House.-Knott introduced bill TO regulate the
privilege of writ of habeas corpus in certain
cases. Referred. 1t provides that the Supreme
court shall have the original and exclusive jrris-
diction TO issue writ OF habeas corpus in all
cases where the party shall be detained
strained of his liberty by the authority or under
the orders of either house of Congress. The bill
transferring the Indian bureau from Interior to
the War department was passed by 139 yeas to Ga
nays "A motion offered by Kasson that the
investigation of the charges against Secretary Bris
tow, called for by the resolution Of Cate, be con-
Quoted openly. Adopted-170 70 SO.
SATURDAY, April 22.-lSnate. in SEES
sion.
House-No business transacted In the House,
the day being devoted 10 the discussion Of Faux
ner's bill to define the rights Of American citizens
IN foreign countries.
MONDAY, April A.-Sendte. bill to
abolish the Office Of Supervisor Of Internal Rove
was discussed until the expiration Of the morn
ing hour, when consideration of tho bill to amend
the laws relating 10 the legal tender OF silver coin
was resumed. and Jones, o Nevada, male a very
long argument IN favor of the double standard OF
gold and silver money. When about half through
his speech the Senate adjourned.
House, Several bills we're introduced including
the following: BY Campbell, 10 increase the crcu-
lation of National bank notes; 10 relieve the Ma
tional banks from the tax their circulation: TO
hquidate the national debt, and to strengthen the
public credit; by OBrien, to reorganiZe the navy;
by hayward, TO permit National banks TO issue CIR
cuatng notes equal in amount 10 U0 per cent of the
current market value OF the bonds deposited by them
o.. Faulkner, from the Committee Foreign AZ
fairs ported joint resolution, requesting the Pres
ident to take such steps Us may result in the early