The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06

Senate and there impeach said Seward in the
name Of the House and the people Of the United
States, and for the appointment Of seven manag
ers to maintain and support the impeachment
proceedings In the Senate.
The views OG the minority were then read. They
reCite the difficulties of the Shanghai Consulate
In the early years Of Stewards administration OF
the Office, (when he was young and ineXperi'
enced) the inadequacy of clerical assistance fur
Dishet him and his appropriation of certain con
sular fees to pay for additional clerical work.
While he minority do not mean to approve that
method, they say II had been known to and re
ceived the unqualified approval of the Govern
ment. They recon mend that the whole subject
he referred to the Judiciary Committee.
REPORT On suNDRY CIVIL BILL AGREED To,
Mr., Atkins presented the Conference report on
the SundTy Civil appropriation bill He said the
total estimate for the Items on the bill was about
s32 500 OOO that the bill as It passed the House ap
prOpriated about Sl7 100000, and the Senate had
added about 81 100000, making the amount Of the
bill now about SIS 100000. The like bill last year
was about S26 O00O0
Mr. Hooker (Miss,) inquired whether the bill
contained any appropriation for paying Deputy
MarShals
Mr.. Atkins replied in the negative.
The House then voted on the adoption Of the
report, and 1t was agreed tO-yeas, 1i8 nays, l0I
The negative votes were mostly by Democrats.
Consideration of the Seward impeachment case
from the Judiciary Committee, which Mr., Butler
was prepared to make on Stewards Withholding
certain books of bis Consulate.
MrSpTinger insisted the matter before the House,
being a question Of privilege, should not be thus
set aside, and the Speaker sustained him in that
position,
Mr.. Reagan presented the conference report on
the River and Harbor bill, aud (after il was read
he proceeded TO make some explanation Of H.
The aggregate amount appropriated in the bill
yyQ oil nd
ordered az resulted in yeas, lO7; nays, 62, So
the report was agreed to.
The House then took recess till nine o'clock.
The House reassembled at the appointed hour.
The Senate amendments to the Post Route bill
were taken from the Speakers table and con-
CURED in.
Mr. BIount presented the Conference report on
the Deficiency bin The report was read and
without explanatory agreed to.
The Seward impeachment case was resumed
and Mr. Bundy concluded his argument and ad-
voca ed sending the whole case to the judiciary
Committee and letting that Cor mittee say Wheth-
er articles of impeachment can be maintained,
ard If so, letting it formulate thsm.
Debate ensued and finally Mr.. Conger moved
tn lay the articles of impeachment on the table.
Negatived-Yeas, Ill nays, 1888.
THE REPUBLICANS FuLIBUsTERING,
Mr.. Potter presented the report of his commit
Ite, luG NlSM VI VIC hlhOAlt1 tEhN VI VIZ AAN'iA
Der (Butler).
Mr. Blount presented the Conference report on
the PosIoflice Appropriation bill and 1t was adop'
ted without ex planation or debate
Mr.. Lynde, from the Judiciary Committee on
charges against John l. Davenport presented a
reporG. Ordered printed and n committed.
Mr.. Couger then insisted upon the reading OF
the reports presented by Mr.. Potter.
Mr.. Springer (amid cries Of order" from the
Republican side said that it might be as well to
40 ~, n 4 NbtV ole
intended to fllibuter until twelve o'clock to NOR
row for the purpose of preventing one OF Their
party friends from being brought to the lar Of the
House. it could do so and take the responsibility
for 1t.
The Potter report had to be Withdrawn because
Republicans insisted on having the report, with
the views Ct the minority, read.
The minority report on the Seward impeaGh-
ment case, referring the whole subject to the Ju,
dietary Committee, was voted down by vote OF
0S to 100.
sci arate vote was demanded Oh each Of the
seventeen articles Of impeachment.