The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

/ to. After deciding to print all the testi-
| mony taken before the committee on naval
| affairs, the house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the legisla-
tive and executive appropriation bill. Mr.
| Whitehouse offered an amendment to sec
| ton two, prohibiting any employe of the
| government from giving to or receiving from
! any other persons, directly or indirectly, any
money or thing of value for political pur-
/ poses Adopted. Mr.. Hear moved an ad-
| ditional section providing that whenever, in
! the Judgment OF the head of any depart-
ment, the duties assigned 10 a clerk of one
class can be as well performed by clerk of
lower class or by female clerk, it shall
\ be lawful for him to dismiss the number of
| clerks of a higher to increase the number of
| clerks of a lower grade to the same extent
| Agreed TO. Mr.. Glover moved to insert an
| additional section, prohibiting executive Off
GERS of the government from employing any
| clerk, agent, ngineer, draughtsman, mes
| senger, watchman, laborer or other employees
| in any of the executive departments in the
| city of Washington or elsewhere, except
| those for whom specific appropriations are
| made in the bill. Agreed to. Committee then
rose and reported the bill 10 the house with
out voting on any of the amendments. The
house then adjourned.
In the senate, on the 2Sth, legislative
business was suspended at 1890 and the i'm
peachment trial resumed. Mr.. Carpenter, of
counsel for the accused, addressed the SEN
ate. He charged that the managers were
attempting to manage the case on both sides
1t was not the intention of counsel to cause
any unnecessary delay, but they had prior
professional engagements, and had not yet
had time to prepare themselves for arguing
the question OF jurisdiction. He asked that
the matter be delayed for two weeks from
to-day, and they would then ask no further
postponement." After further argument,
Mr.. COnkling submitted an order that the
senate proceed first to hear and determine
the question whether W. w. Belknap, the
respondent, is amenable to trial by in-
peachment for acts done as secretary of war,
Notwithstanding his resignation of said office.
The senate then retired to consider the
der as submitted by Mr.. Conkling. At 4:40
the senators returned to the chamber, and
the presiding officer. Mr.. Ferry, announced
that several orders had been agreed upon,
which were read by the clerk, as follows: 1.
Ordered that the senate proceed first to hear
and determine the question whether w. w.
Belknap is amendable to trial by impeach-
ment for acts done as secretary of war, not
withstanding his resignation of said Office,
and that the managers and counsel in such
arguments, discuss the question whether the
issues of the fact are material, and whether
the matters in support of the jurisdiction al
legged by the house of representatives, IN the
pleadings subsequent to the articles Of I'M
parchment can be those alleged, if the same
are not averred in said articles. 2. Ordered,
that the hearing proceed on the 4th of May;
that the opening aud close of the argument
be given to respondent; that three counsel
and three managers may be heard in such
order as may be agreed on between them
selves, and that such time be allowed for ar
gument as the managers and counsel may
desire. After argument by Messrs. Hoar
and Carpenter, the senate sitting as a court
of impeachment adjourned until Monday.
In the house, on the 28th, permission
was given the managers of the Belknap i'm
peachment to examine as witnesses on the
trial any members of the committee on eH-
penditures in the war department or any
members of the house whose testimony they
may deem requisite. The house then
voted on the amendments to the legis-
lative appropriation bill. All the amend
ments on which a separate vote was
not asked were agreed TO in bulk. The sec
ton transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department was struck out OF the bill, and
the bill was passed-yeas 20S, nays II. MIR.
Scales, chairman of the committee on Indian
affairs, reported bill appropriating $4,000
for the subsistence of the Apache Indians IN
Arizona. After discussion the bill passed.
The house then went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Holman in the chair, on the pri-
vate calendar. After passing a number of
bills of private character, the house ad-
jOurned.
In the house, on the Goth. Mr.. Norri-
son introduced bill in relation TO the stor-
age ef fermented liquors. Mr. Harris called
up the contested election case of Lemoine
VS.. Farwell, from the third congressional dis
trict of Illinois. Mr.. Brown (kau.) spoke In
support of the claims of Mr.. Farwell as sit
ting member. Mr.. Thompson followed, sup
porting the majority, and Mr.. Baker, OF In
diana, advocated the minority side, when
the matter went over without action, and the
house soon after adjourned.
In the house, on the 1st, under call
of states to-day bills were introduced and
referred relating to the punishment OF wit
nesses adjudged in contempt by either house
of congress, and to repeal the law which re-
quires the speaker to certify the case CT a re-
cusant witness to the district attorney for
criminal prosecution. Mr.. Clark mo- moved
TO suspend the rules and to make in order,
to offer an amendment to the postotlce ap-
preparation bill to repeal the legislation OF
last session in regard to third-class mail mat
ter. Agreed TO. Hr. Holman moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to repeal so
much of the resumption act as authorizes
the redemption and cancellation ot United
States notes and the sale of United States
ponds Tor the accompaniment OF tndI pur-
pose. Rejected-yeas lis, nays III, not two
thirds in the affirmative. The speaker an
nOunced the appointment of a select commit
tee to investigate federal officers in New Or
leans, as follows: Messrs. Gibson, Black
burn, New, Vance (Ohio), Stephenson, Jas.
B. Reilly tPa) Foster, Crapo and Darrell.
The speaker asked and obtained leave ofab-
sence on account of personal illness for not
exceeding 10 days, and appointed Mr.. Cox
speaker pro TEN. He then in an earnest
manner expressed his thanks TO the house
for its long continued kindness and indul-
gence toward him. The house adjourned.