Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-03

ing that he hoped 10 get the sundry civil bill
Into the House by II o'clock.
The House met at 10 O'Clock in continuance or
saturday s session.
The river and harbor bill was re ,eivad from
the senate, the Senate amendments nOn-coa-
cured In. and a conference committee ap-
he'll, u nv d '''' nv nh' anu Ai"o-
The House then proceeded 10 the considera-
uon OF oillS on the Speakers table, aId disposed
Serate amendments 10 bill concerning stree.
railroaas in District OF Columbia, were non-con-
Senate bin extending thetin,e for :l,a comp,a-
tl0n OF Northern Pacific railroad was sent 10
&C tmmittte OF whole. on a point of order.
senate bill granting additional rights to home
Stead selt!ers on public lands Within railroad
Senate bill providing additional regulations
ior homestead ard pre- emption entries OF pIo-
lie lands. Passed.
To-day's Session.
TIE legislative day of Saturday last here
closed, ana That OF Monday began a. II am
\ motion 10 suspend the rules and tiispensa
viii the reading or the journals OF Friday and
saturday was opposed on the republican sid,.
apparently with the object Of delaying action
was rejected.
50 the reading WAS proceeded with.
lhe speaker appointed MeSsrS. Claflin. Black
Dufl- ana EenGee, conference committee on
the OIL concerning street railways in the Dis
tlict Of Columbia
Ire leadlng or Fridays journal having been
completed, Mr. Carried called for ne reading
Cl saturday journal, but Was informed by the
Hltaker That IL was not yet made uD
.; re question then came up Ifom SATURDAYS
SESSION. whether the House viii n0yy consider
tfe report On expenditures in the stale don ,rf
Aieht Oh Tie impeachment OF George ! SaV1rd
stEelai cfGitS In the way OF points of oTler
ana lhtei icstllon of other subjects were m sda
! on Tie republican side 10 preEeGt action hIt
| they were GGdValing, and the yeas and navS
Eeie taken on the question OF consideration,
Inc vote feSCited-yeaS. 1872: nays. lag n strict
idIlS NOtG}. so the House voted 10 nr0caefI
with the consideration CT the subject.
MI. Baker ind at I O'clock made a rrnort
nom the c0Bierenc" committee on the foriftfaa-
tun oil. lie explained Ihat The bill As agreed
upon III conference committee WAS rap SlDa y
had passed tue House, with the cXcnption OF n
slight verbal change striking out Tie words
"GatiiDg and other 50 as to make the clause
rtad machine guns The report WAS agreed
to.
Nr. Conecr tried to iuterpcsc a motion u
refer the Seward Impeachment case 20 the jg Il
ciaIy committee, bGt the Spea.cr refused II
recognize Him. ruling that Mr. Springer was
entitled TO tie tiGor
SEWARD IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES
Tie report OF the ma lOTity OF tie committee
on expenses IL the State department; was then
read. 1t presents Il articles OF inp2achne1t
against George F Seward. and concludes wita
resolutions directing that said Seward be fn-
peached for high crimes and mfSdenrlnorS while
IN o1ilce providing for the appointment of
seven members 10 proceed Immediately TO the
baf or the Senate and there imueach Seward
IN lhe name OF the House OF Representatives
ana the people OF The nlted states ana for the
appointment or seven managers to maintain
and support the Impeachment proceedings in
the Senate.