Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1873, Page 1

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AA e 4 s south Claskest. | tinue, for the report was WASHINGTON. The Judiciary Report on the Impeachment of Mr. Colfax. It Decides that the House Has No Authority to Im- peach, No Senatorial Interference to An- noy Caldweil, Henry Clews Mentioned as Boutwell’s Successor. The President’s Message on the Fishery Clauses of the Washington Treaty. Colfax Robbed of $4,000--Nesbitt’s Free-Will 0fferings. Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, NO JURISDICTION. WasmrNazON, Feb. 24.—It does not often hap- pen that any largo portion of the membora]of the House of Reprosentatives are surprised at anything that occurs in that mercurial body, but there was such an unusual and nnexpected oc- currence to-day that gencral amazement ‘took possession of all. On Friday last, when the res- olution of Fernando Wood, instructing the Ju- diciary Committeo to prepare articles of im- peachment egainst Vice-President Colfax, was defeated, and one by Tyner passed as s mere pretense, ‘nobody expected that the Judiciary Committee would pay any attention to the subject. Events succeed each oth- er so rapidly here, especially during ths closing hours of Congress, that the subject had in two or three days been almost laid aside. Ik may well be imagined, then, that there wasa good bit of excitement on the floor of the Houso when it was snnounced that Butler had & report to make to the House on the impeach- -ment of Mr. Colfax, and the fact that Gen. But- leris known not to be very friendly toward the Vice-President rather added to the anxiety. The suspense of the members did not long con- sent to the Clerk's desk at abent 1 o'clock. The reading was listened to with marked attention, and occupied nearly an hour. The povwer of the document, its breadth of information, its famil- iarity with the precedents, its thorough concep- tion'of the facts elicited by the Poland Commit~ tee, and ite great power as s literary work, occasioned more astonishment and admiration than the subject on which it was based. Yet it in the work of one man, Den Butler,.and less than two days cnabled the writer to present such e documenf. The main features have been alroady sent in the regular proceedings. The _report is generally satisfactory to the Republicans, who think they are away out of the difficulties of the Credit Mobilier as applicable to Kelloy, Garfield, Sco- field, Dawes, and others. There is 8 general {aelini here that these men have suffered _enough, and if there is sag way in which they can be allowed to step sside withont danger to the party, there is a general disposition to allow themto doso. The position taken by the re- port is, that Congress has no right to impeach an officer or expel & member for acts committed before he e o member of the body. This view of the matter was substantially approved. by - the House to-day, by s vote of 134 to 10, aithough the reat vote &8 to Colfax will not be taken until ‘Wednesday next, when Batler will move that the subject be laid on the table, and the Com- mittes be discharged from its further consid- eration. The vote to-day was a test of the senti- mont of the members, and this sentiment will certainly é)l'svenl: the expulsion of Ames and o far a8 the report of the Committee has referred to Colfax, little objection to it is raised; but thereis s storm of indig- nation on tho Democratic side, and amongst the members of the Poland Committoe and the st porters of their rocommendations, against the udiciary Committeo and Gen. Butler, for the effrontery of making s reé)lort and considering questions not referred to them, and previously reported on by a special committes. The Ju- diciary Committee had no more to do with the subject acted upon by tho Poland Commiites than the Committee on Milesge had, and the E:xdlarll opinion all over the House was that they gone outside of their gm\‘inco todo & very discourteous act toward another commit- tee. Thero are many who believe that Batler's action in the Colfax matter was only for the purpose of dry-nursing the House for to-morrow, when the Poland res- olution will be voted on. The fact is, he took ldvlnta‘gha of his position as the nominal Chair- man of the Judiciary Committee to make an ar- gument for his client, Oakes Amos, in sn official report, an argument which he would not be al- lowed to make on the floor of the House. Cox hit the subject equarely in the face when he moved that the matter in the report irrelovans to the case of Colfax bb expunged. Poland _ wanted to . rocommit the ro port. Banks denounced it as_atro- trocions, and showed more tomper than he has shown for years. Poland, and all the other members of the Committes, also bocame very angry, but it was all the same to -Butler. Ho carried his point, and could afford to listen to the scolding. THE AMES-BROOKS CASE. As to the division of members on the subject of the expulsion of Ames and Brooks, to-mor- row, they are general, and not confined to ono arty. A point scoms to have been at ast reached when politics will not control the votes. Some Republicans will vote for the ex- pulsion of Ames and Brooks, and many will not, and so will the Democrats. Fromall indications no expulsions will be made, bat just what action will be taken is difficult to determine. Themost robable view is that, after a heated discussion, ting many hours, the whole subject will be 1aid on the tablo. CALDWELL'S OASE. The vote of the Benate to-dsy, which, by a majority of 10, refased to take up the case of Benator Caldwell, is generally accepted as prac- tically sottling his case favorably. HenatorMor- ton is in very bad humor at the nunceremonions manner in which the r;po&t olf.\ hh.is tCom:m_i](teo. althongh a question of the highest privilege, R od Sasge zor tho Agricatursl Land b, and also at the uncalled for remark dropped by Benator Logan in the course of the debate, to- wit. that there was an unusual h_ng:o displayed in roquiring s sacrifice of pc:ldwull to the popular demand for s victim. The Indiana Senator will, to-morrow, Ineist that his case be taken up and disposed of, but it is generally conceded that the Senste has elected to retain Caldwell as one of its meml TEE PACIFIO MAIL BCANDAL. The Ways and Means Committee to-day began an investigation into_the Pacific Mail scan From the testimony, taken, it i discovered that tho statement, which was the foundation of the original resolution, has no truth in it whatever. Subpenas lx“tm“gean ;ss:hed g)r‘u;fiu‘x‘_l): King, the Posi ter of e House, is ffleged to have been made the de- &:sikory of arge sum_ of money influence le; on in_this subsidy, and also for President Stockwell, Treasurer Johnson, and other officers of the Pacific Mail Company. © All those witnesses will probably b examined to- morrow. On his own behalf, Postmaster Eing asserts that he was never a Trustee of the lob- by; that he never had a cent of money {0 use &4 95, 1873. for this Company, and that he was never i way connected with the Company. aany In i s r&mox" b - n the delay of witnesses for the prosecution; Pomeroy to-g;y was Jmt on his defense. A& cording” to the evidence alroady submitted, it would appear that this dofenso in to consist in showing, first, negative -proof that Pomeroy did not use money to gccure his re- election, and, second, that the means by which Le was defeated was s carofully-planned con- spiracy, baving its origin over year ago. Even among his best friends, it is generally concoded that Pomeroy can make no headway against the evidenca already in, to ssy nothing of tha addi. tional testimony which it 18 proposed to submit on the part of the prosecution. OAKES ANES has prepared a long speech in his particular case, which he will have read by the ~ Clerk of the House . to-morrow. Ho will deny that he placed tho Credit Mobilier stock for any corrupt purposes, and will refer to the celebrated A’'Comb letters as communica- tons written Lastily on confidential business, which will not bear the construction that has been placed npon them in the newspapers. He will conclude with a pathetioappeal to the Honao to the offect thata man who, like himselr, has risked and spent £0 much in & great national en- terpriso, should not be mada the scapegoat of transactions which, however popularly con- demned, novertheloss were absolutoly essential to cure the corruption of the Pacific Railroad. W. L. 8 of Georgis, edit . L. Beruggs, of Georgis, editor of the At~ lanta Whig, hasbeen appafi:‘tzd!finiawrueident to the United States of Colombia, This place was vacatod by Gen. Hurlbut, of Illinois. TOW THEY 8IAND. A partial caucas of the Democratic side of the House to-day seems to indicate that the gontlo- men named below are in favor of the conrso sug- csted m each caso as regards the action of the ouse fo-morrow on tho expulsion of Brooks. Morgan, of Ohio, {8 understood to favor mot only the expulsion of Ames and Brooks, but also'tho other members implicated. Bherwodd, of Pennsylvania, favors the expulsion of Ames and Brooks, and severs censure of tho other implicatod members. Afe- Kinney, of Ohlo, favors the expulsion of all, and will “vote for @ einglo expulsion’ or sny other wWay to punish the mem- bers. Lamison, of ‘Ohio, the same 88 McEinney. McClelland, of Pennaylvania, will vote for expelling Ames and Brooks. Roso- velt, of New Yorly would expol all. ‘Bell, of New Humpshire, Griffith, of Pennaylvanis, and Eldridge, of Wisconsin, il oppose the expul- sion of Brooks and sftack tho report of the TPoland Committoo, Voorhees, of Indisas, the eame 28 Eldridge. Perry, of Now York, isagainst the oxpulsion of Brooks, but favors censure. Van Tmmgi‘of Ohio, fayors the expulsion of all ornone. Kandall is 8aid to favor the expulsion of Ames and Brooks, and tho severe censurs of the other members. Terry, of Virginis, Vaughan, of Tennessce, Hibbard, of Now f'i’nmpshim, Parker, of Now Hempehiro, Biater, of Oregon, Spear and Meyors, of Pennsylvania, will favor the same sotion as Randall A large numbor of members, both Democrats nad Hepublic: have not yet decided what they will do, but will bo guidod almost wholly by the argaments to b made. Therois & report, which has every appearance of accuracy, in clrculation, £0 tho eifect thet tho Vice-President-elect soon to renounce his single miseries, and take o wife. AMiss Edes, 2 woalthy n:ld culivated lndny” of thiscity, i ~very popular in society, is said to be the part; of tha aecond past. & . ik 4 BETTING ON CALDWELL. LeavENworTzH, Kan., Feb. 24.—The friends of Caldwell here are offering to wager large sums of money that tho Senator will retain his place in the Senate. This gudden clation is caused by the arrival from Washington to-day of Senators Smith, and James F. Legute, who, it ia asserted, have positive assurance that Logan and Carpen- ter will sustain Caldwell and oppose Morton's resolution. The Caldwell men feel good. (7o the Associated Press.} THE PRZSIDENT ON THE FIsSIRITS. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The President sent the frl- lowing message tc-day to the Senste and House of Rez resentatives: 2. ExstTive Mavsto,] ‘WasHINGTON, Feb, 24, In my annusl message to Congress at the opening of the second sesslonof the present Congress, in Decem- ber, 1871, I recommended the I ition necessary on the part of the United States to bring into o ition thearticles of the Treatyof Washington of May 8§, 1871, relative to the fisheries, and other matters touch- ing the relations of the United Btates toward the Brit- 18k North American possessions, to become ?ernura 83 soon 2 the proper leglalation should be had on tho part of Great Britain and its possessions. The legisls. tion on the part of Great Britain and its possessions had not then been had. Having, prior to the meeting of Con, in December last, received official in- formation of the consideration by Great Britain and its asessions of the legislation necessary on their part to ring these articles into operation, I communicated the facts to Cor in my annual me opening of the present sesajon, and ranewed the rec- ommendation for your early adoption of legislation in the same direction, n!eun‘:yhnn tne part of this Gov- ernment. The near approach of the end of the session :::dnfimSlm‘? fidyfl&m%fil&? to the portance of leg lon on the part of ngreas, It must be rembembored that To this ov the reply was made on the partof ibis Government that, while appreciating the fmport- nce of a friendlysd complete understanding be- tween the two Governmenta with raference to tho sub- Jects specially suggested by the British Government, it yras thonght ‘that the removal of differences grow- ing out of what were generally known as the “ Alabama clalms " waa essential to tho restoration of cordial and amicable relations between the two Govern- menta, and the assent of this Goverament to treat on tho subject of the flsheriea was made dependent on the sssent of Great Britain to allow the Jotnt n, which it had proposed on the questions suggested by that Government, o treat alsoand settla th differen- cea growing out of the Alsbama claims, Great Britain nssented to this, and the Treaty of Washington proposed a sottlement of both classes of questions. 080 relating to tho Alabams claims snd to tho North- mestern water boundary, commonly known 28 the “Ban Juan question,” had boen disposed of in pur- suance of the torms of the Treaty. tho fisheries were made by the torms of the treaty to epend upon the legislation which the conatitutions of the respoctive Governments made necessary o carry these provisions into effect, Great Britain and her posscssions have on their part enacted tho Decossary legislation, This Government is now enjoying tho advanisges of theso provisions of the troaty, which were the result of the condition of ita assent to’ treat npon tho questions which Grest Britain had submitted. Tho Tribunal at Geneva has made anaward in favor of the United States on the Alabaria claims, and His Majeaty, the Emperor of Ger- many, has decided in favor of tha contention of the TUnited States on the Northwestern bonndary-line. I ‘cannot urge too strongly the fmportance of your early consideration of the legialation that may bo necessary on the part of this Government. In addition to the claim that Grest Britain may have upon the good faith of this Government to consider the logislation neceasary in connection with the quostion which that Government proaented as the subject of_a negotiation, ‘which has resulted s favorably to this Government a3 upon other questions in which the United States felt 80 much int it 1s of importance that the rights of American fishermen, ns provided for under the treaty, should be determined before tha now ap- prosching fishary esson opens, and that zerious diffi- cultles ta the flshery interest and grave questions be- tween the two Governments thet may ariss therefrom a (Signed) U. 8. GnavT. LOUISIANA. ‘The President visited the Capitol to-1sy, accomps~ nied by Attorney-Gen. Williams, and speat half an hour conferring with members of' the Senate Commit~ tee on Elections regarding Louisiana matiers. New Your Beb.Shh ald Washivigton dispsteh Nizw YORK, Feb. M.—A Herald Waal sps says that on Saturday afternoon §4,000 worth of bonds and _coupons were stolen from the residence of Vice- ‘President Colfax. KING. that If Boutwell acu ' of WALL STREET GABDNET-] It was eaid on Wall atreet, fo-da goes out of the Treasury om the 4th, ———— POMEROY. WASTIXGTOS, Feb, 24.—At the sitting of the Pom- eroy Committee, this morning, Simpzon s=id his wit- Desses were not Teady. Two cf them, whom he might use, wers {a town, but not present. Thurman askedif the witnoss hsd come With the money. Fumpson £ald that Guerin had arrived, but that ho would send the money by expresa, which required two days longer (o make the trip—that 1 had not yet been seen., Thurman aid the sesslon of Congress ends’ this reck, and that the Committos could not and onght not tomake up its mind upon the cass until all the teati- mony was in and catefully canaidered; hence zo tima could be lost. Simpson sald he had six vaore witnezses whom ho ‘wished o examine, = | BDAPSON'S STATEMEST. Mr. W. Simpson was examined by Mr, Freling- huysen. Ts 8 member of the Kansas Senste. Saw Mr. uently during tho canvzes, On the night of the 28th of Jaauzry, Pomeroy made a proposition to Delp to sustain the délegate whom witneas was sustain- ing, and eaid if witaees wonld vote for him, he would take Loughlin, tho delezate, oif bis ands, ' Lal 'waa ept here, at Wi 10 Jook out for the in- teresta of tho l:tdnm Cherokeé neutral lands, Witness went to ses Pomeroy in relation to a bill pend- ing in Congress, for the relief of the Cherokes settlers, Thetmmx:mma%?: ll.ldm; nou:link of int except meroy did not send for witneas, and t] kis only offer of money was that related, . MATHENY - ‘was sworn. Is & member of the Kansas Senate, Knows Reynalds, who waa at Topeka working for Fomeroy, Had a conversation with him abont York’a vote, Reynolds said the thing was all fized, and wanted hizi to Yoto for Pomeroy, Witness said he should vots for Judge Low. Reymolds eald ho -could tell the wWitness gomething that would nke him believe that Pomeroy wonld bo elected. He then asld York ‘would vote for him. Witness asked if he bad becn bought by a promise of office. Reynolds said not by & Ezomile of office, but*“ he is ours, snd will vote for meroy.” On the same evening, D, T. Kelley came to him, and asked an interview ; witness went with him, and discussed the Senatorial question, Eelley asked the witncss what he thought of o plece of prop- erty in witness' town, owned by Kelley, was worth; ‘witness said §1,500, Kelley said * if you will vote for Pomeroy, you can have that pioce of property for $23.” Witneas laughed, and said ho thought Kelley kmew him better than to try to buy him., Eelley disowned any connection with Pomeroy in the matter. EDWARD LzADT, membor of the Lower House, was “sworn. He know nothing of the use of money by Pomeroy for the pur- pose of buying votes, Enew nothing of his own knowle edge about the use of money by others for Pomeroy. was sworn. s & meriber of the a sworn, & member o} e Kansas Senaf an Chatrman ‘of tho Pomeroy Investigating. Com%l{u:«. Lient.-Gov. Stover gave to him, aa . which was given Stover by York in joint convention, He described the moneyas it lias herstofore been described by York and others. Did not know of his own Inowledge that Horton or Pomeroy used or offered any money in the canvass, 2 examind by Sitapson, Tes st Topeks was sworn an ¥ Simpeon, Was a during the canvass ; told O'Driscoll that he could have 21,000 for his vote; was not suthorized by Pomeroy to raake the offer, ‘Thore being no other witnesses for the prosccution sent, Mr. Horton opened the case for tho defense, e first called 0’DRISCOLL for croas examination, who testified that Horton never attempted to use any improper influence to secure his | vote. C. 3. maxES w28 Bworn and exumined by Horlon, Has known W. E. Bond four or five years. On tho ovening befors the national election witness eont telegram to Atchi- son, asking assistance for Bond; did o at Bond's re- quest; never got $300, or any other gum, from Pomo. oy for Harry Fields' expenses; knows GeorgeC. Crowther, Sccietary of the State Senate. He sald on the morning of the convention to witness, that Pome- Toy would be defeated ; told him to mako some bets if Bo wanted to make money, . He said he had about 000, 3nd would let him Eave money to bet with. Ho d: " We have a Job put up on * Old Pom * and fts go- iaglowin.n “The dispaich mentionsd waa sent to J, Crowel, special Mafl Agent for Kansas; the dispatch read, Ansist Mr, Bond; he is o friend of ours.” Bond asked him in the morning to send the dispiteh, The object wus to got money for Bond to use in theelection. Was at Topeka working for Pome- ror duing the canvass ; doea ot Imow of the use of & dollar by Pomeroy or his friends (or tho purchase of voles, as4 TOW testifled that he had no_suthority from Pomeroy or his friends to use money, and bad no Inowledga of any used by them, Ina conversation with Pomeroy, Do (witness) sald he thought some member wanted money. Pomeroy said ho would rather mot be elected than give one dollar for n vote, Did not offer O'Dris- coll £2,000 for his vote, but merely fold him if any troublo oc ‘with 'his constituents, be would stand between him and his constituentsif Jt took & farm or $2,000. 3.7, BowEN testified that he was not authorized by Pomeroy or any of his friends to use money on tho Senatorial alection, Told 0'Driscoll he could get him $5,000. - 3.8 Hone testifled that he had no_authority from Pomeroy or i friends o use moncy, and bad mo knowledga of any money used. He {ntimated to 0'Driscoll that ho could get money for his vote to simply find out how he intended to Vote, OTHER WITNESSES. Col. John Mariin, Dantel Horne, and George O, An- flmnfi were then examined, and stated that they knew b of money bd;f used by Pomeroy or his friends. It was dlstinctly understood that no money ‘was to bo used. ®. 2, waionT, & reporter, testifled tliat Senator Johnson, one of the Plotters, aitd to wituoss on the morning of tho first iot that *Pameroy was a damned old rascal any way, and be was bound o defeat him by any means, cost'what it might.” ‘Recess. The Comumiitee reassmbled ot 3:15. s, gEARR w38 examined. Tfo platod thiat Lo had a couversation witlr B-F; Simpson immediately after the election. Bimpeon said they had to do aa they had doney because 1t was the only way they could_beat “the old man.” Simpeon stated that himsclf, Eldridge, and Senstor Johnson originated the plot. 'They determined to set 3 trap for Pomeroy. 80 as o beat him. They sent for Horton and he suggested the plan. Bacon said he had Just the man to go fo Pomeroy and named York, but said he wo need ~ momey. Ho ’said to rely on Eldridge for the means for carrying out the scheme, Af York faled. Simpson held no oficial position, but eaid if Caldwell was not expelled, ho could easily be appointed United States Attorney or United Btates Judge, Simpeon didn't ssy Yorks statemont was false. Witness understood him to belfeve it was true, W. B. LAUGHLIN testified that he was clected a delegate by the scttlers on the Cherokeo noutral lunds, After the Senatorial election, Pomeroy paid him $50 towards defraying his ‘expenses. ‘Ther being o more witnesses present, Investigation was adjourned tlll to-morrow, Frelinghuysen saying that the Committee was unanimously of the opinion that evidence ahould then close, and thst the counsel on either side might submit written arguments mot later than Thursday morning. All the witnesses for the defense testified that neither Pomeroy nor his riends used or authorized the use of ‘money, or other corrupt means to influence votes, and those who admitted that they had directly or indirectly effcred bribes said thay did so ou their own suthority. Daring tho investigation, Simpson submitted the fol- lowing telegram to the Committee, snd they wers lnid aside, until such timo ss they should becomo germane wiemmmtioa, - S uELBINA, Missourd, Feb, To A. M. York: Pomeroy’s agent has offered bribes here for evidence you, (Signe . W. SHAFTER. To this dlspatch York replied: ¢ Who have been offered bribes? I want them as witnceses,” Bhafter replied : “I have been offered §1,500.” Bhafter was summoned immediately. ——— CREDIT MOBILIER. ‘THE POLAND COMMITTEE. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The Poland Committee on Credit Mobilier will hold a special meeting to-morrow to determine what to recommend to the House with reference to the time for debate on the expulsion reso- lutions. The Committeois disposed to allow all the time that can be given, but, on account of the pressuro of business, will probably recommend that the matter be concluded. Tha Poland report relative to the Sioux City & Tows Falls Road, ander the resolution of Mr, Btevenson, will be submitted to the Committee to-day or to-morrow. Itis very short. It implicates mo member of Congress, The report rocommends that Mr. Stevenson’s resolution be laid on the table. THE SENATE COMMITTEE. Mr, Morrill’s special Credit Mobiller Committee has heard all the testimony in referemce to the charges against Senators, and proceed to_prepare & report immediately, to be presented this week. e CONGRESSIONAL. WASIINGTOY, Feb, 24. SENATE. BANKDUPT AND LAY STATISTICS. On motion of Mr. EDMUNDS, the Attorney-Gen- eral waa directed to obtaln certain information about the operations of the Bankrupt law. AN ORZGON RAILEOAD, A bill was passed granting the righ of way to the Wallawalla & Columbna River Raflroad Company. THE GLOMGIA SENATOR. Mr. HILL presented the credentials of Gen. Gordon, Benator-eloct from Georgis. On motign of . MORRILL (Vt.), the AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE DILL waa taken up. Hr. WINDOM moved to refer thio bill to the Com- mittee on Public Lands, with instructions fo inguire into the expediency of devoting the proceeds of the ‘sales of public lands to the equalization of soldiers’ ‘bounties, Thebill, 3s it came from tho House, pro- e said, to dispose of forever, one-half of the pubiic ands, 5 AMr, SHER! i—Threo-quarters. Alr. WINDOM said ho understood the Hill to dis- 6 of only onc-balf, but even on that basis} it wonld, Bl eirect, pledge the Government to theso colleges {0 the sum of £04,000,000, and he did not think the conn- could afford that, 4 he stigeation of Messrs. PERRY, CHANDLER, NG, Nr. WINDOSY modifed his motion torefer by striking out the fon as to equaliza- Hom ofb ounties, but aaid that, as one of the members of the Commttes on Public Lends, he would keep that bject {n view. OOJit HORRILL (VL) maid that Mr, Sherman was wrong a8 to tho quantity of public lands that the bill would take. It wasons-half, aud not tiree-quarfers, r. MORTON roso_to a question of prisilege, and moved tolay the pending bill on the table, for the pur- o of considering the report of the Committes on Brivtieges and Elections in tho caLD WELL GASE. - 3fr. LOGAN moved to postpone the Caldwell case un antil to-10ITOw. Mr. MORRILL, (Vt.) thought it better to go over un- 4l aftar tho 4th of March, ‘Mr, MORTON—It is in "dlacharge of my duty that T arge this matier, It is for the Senate todetermine What action they will take, If they pssa it over ¢ill to- Ul March 4, and then drop it, thate- maibility ahail not be mive, T e question was taken on 3r. HMoriow's motion to Pending bill on the table, for the purnoee of thoy 1sy the iaking up the Caldwell case, ana 1t was d inthe negativeby the following vote : e Yras. ord, Goldthwai, Ransom, gk g, Remm exas, YeRson, Sz T won Stockzon, Conlling, Mzchen. Tiown, ribune, NUMBER 190. Gooper, Bortor Trumball-22. Foaton, Norwood, Fory (Conm), Pratt, Blair, o co, Horeian, Hiteneack, Kobetteon, Brownion, Howe, Sawyer, Chandler,” Kelly, Bpencoz, Clayton, Logan, Sprague, G , Borrill (VE.) Stewart, Edmarde, Noe West: Fomy Gilin), Pitforson, Windom, Hamila, " Ram e e, : The Senate proceeded with the ‘consideration of tho biIL_After deimie, M. Wingome smotion to refe , Mz. Windom's mot the bill to the Commitice on Publio Lands was lost—yeas, 10} nagm 20, Atr, WEST moved to lay the bill on the able for the urpose of taking up the Army Appropriation bl t—yess, 7: nays, 39, In tho dobate, Messrs, CONE- LING, MORTON, BHERMAN, and CASSERLY strorg- 15 opposed tho bi Mr. MORTON said it was evident that the bill wasto pass, and predicted that ita pasasge, like the parsaga of tho Fugitive Sisve luw and the repéal of th Missourd Compromise, would leave behind it tho fecling that absolute infustice had been done,—an elsment that ‘mauat in its nature fester. Mr, SHERMAN offered an smendment providin that Congress may at any time alter, amend, or repes tho act, and that nothing contained in. it sball be con- strued to meaa that the disposition which it makes of publlc lands shall bo permanent. Lost. Tho Benate took o recesn till 7 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. 3z, WEST, from the Committee on Milltary Affairs, reported adverscly on the oo Lill for tha relief of Btates and Territories for the iseus of bonds to sid in preserving the Union. AGRICULTURAL, BILL. The Benato resumed consideration of the Agricul- tural bil, tho question being on Mr. Sherman's amend- ment Mesars. MORTON, WINDHAM, and other Senatora claimed that the billhad not been drawn to guard the rights of colored people. -, TIPTOX read o document signed by Fred Doug- lass, Gearge E. Downing, and otber colored men, com- plaibing that the Republican party had not carried ont the principles of the Philadelphia plstform. He said o colored peogle had boen given husks and stones Tho amendment of Mr. Morton, that no distinction shall be made in colleges on account of race, color, or provious coadition of servitude, was lost by & vots of 19 yeas, 3l naye, At11:20 p. 1. it was found that no quornm was present, and Mr. EDMUNDS moved that the absentees be sent for, but, after some ion, the motion was ot put, and the Benate, st 11:45, adjourned. HOUSE. WAR GLAIMS OF 1812, Somo bills were preseuted for reference, bnt thara is 10 possibility of thelr belng 2cied upor. . BOLMAN denied the chargs made by 3r. Sar- gent, that hie fayored the bill toreopen the old war claims of 1812, He strongly opposed the bill. BCOTT'S EXPENSES. On motion of Mr. McCRARY, & resolution was adopted to pay $1,500 o Scott for expenses in contest- ing the seat from 'the Fourth District of Lonisiana, THEZ SHAWNEE INDIANS, Mr. BOLES reported back the Senata bill o confirm the salo of the Shawnee Indian lands i Kansas, RERIEZ, Tho SPEAKER presentcd o message from the Prest- deat, urging legialation fo bring foto operation. tho articles of the Treaty of Washington, of Aay 8, 1871, relative to the fisheries, and otber matters touching the relations of the United States with the British North American Provinces. Mr. BANES, Chatrman of the Committes on Forelgn Affairs, asked fo havo the message considered now, and tho Ashery il taken up. 3r. SAWYER, who has charge of the river and har- bor sppropriation bill, declined to yicld, and insisted on going on with that bill. Tho House then procesded with the LIVER AND HARDOR appropristion WI. An fiem of $50,000 was inserted for the harbor of Washington and Georgetown, D. C. An 000 was inserted for the Great Kanawha Ruver, W. Va, Tho item for the Illinois River was in- creased from $50,000 to $100,000. Mr, BUTLER (Mass.) interrupted the considerstion of the bill, und, as s question of privilege, presented th report of the Judiciary Commitieo in thematter of im- ‘peachment arising out of the reports of the CREDIT MOBILIER Committee, The Clerk procoeded to read the report in full, The only two impeschable officers involved in the matter, the report says, are the Vice-President of tho United States, and James Brooks, in tho capacity of Government' Director of the Union Facific Raflyuy Company. to bo such an 3 rt then cites the facts and circumstances in the case of Colfaz. the fact ns slleged to be U proved, eoveral questions of law pre- santed thotuselyra to {he Commiltee, among them whether an officer can Deimpeached &xcept for acts done, or alleged to be done, while in office. The Committe’ had not been able to find any instance of impeachment, where the sccusstion -was not in rela- tion to an act'done or alleged to be dono whils the of- ficer vas in office. It had always been conaidered ma- terial that the articles should allege, in substance, that Deing such an officer, and while in the exercise of the duties of office, the accused committed the acts of al- leged inculpation. It appeared evident to the Com- mittes, that the proceedings of impeschment were in {ezudad by s Genaiifution 40 b wholly cxsedsl g not _preventive, exccpt 80 far as tho epri- Tatioh of - ofte. e Bemedial procesdiogs ofamne peachnient should ounly be applied to high crimes and ‘misdemesnors committed while in offics, and which sffect tho officer in dischargs of hisdutyas such. Whatever might be tho affoct of these acts on the offi- cer as aman, the proceeding of impeachment touched the oftice only, and the qualification for ofice, and not tho man himself. Tho roport criticises the views enuncisted by the Poland Committee, drawing an analogy between the procecding of impeschment and that of expulsion, and asserta that no authority can be found for smch a doctrine. An expelled member may Do re-slected, but an impeached officer can never ba restored to office, But even the power of expuision for an act committed before the eloction of the mem- Der was not within the constitutional power of the House; leas still could sn officer be fmpeached for something done by him beforo he was an officer. The glish caso of John Wilkes, cited by the Credit Mobiller Committeo as suthority for the proposition that & member could b e for acts dono before he was » member, could not prop- exly be cited for that purpose, for, if anything was set- tled in the Wilkes case, it was that such an act of ex- pulsion was contrary to the liberties of tha of Egland, sud the offensive record -waa afterwards oxpunged from the Journal of the House of Commons, Besides, the seversl acts for which Wilkes was ex- Pelled_twere done after his election to that samo ses- sion of Parliament. The case of O. B. Matteson, of New York, cited by the Credit Mobilter in the same . connection, furnished no precedent whatever, because the resolution of expulsion for acta done by him in the preceding Congress had been Iaid on the table. The Committes is of tho opinion, therefore, thst the right Of representation is the right of the constituency, Rot of the Representatives, and #0 long a8 hie &id nath- ing disorderly, or which rendered him unfit to be in the House, the House had no right, or legal Consti- tutional jurisdiction or power to expel. The Committeo. argues, therefore, that both the im the power of expul-ion are primitive, and comes to the conclusion thaf, 80 far aa Teceiving and holding an interest in the Credit Mobil- ier atock is concerncd, thera is nothing in the testi- mony submitted whioh wonld warrant the impeach- ment of the Vice-President, The Committce, thero- 1ore, 2aks to be gischarged from further consideration of tlle subject. The zcport ia signed by all the members of the Com- ‘mitteo except Mosers, Potter, Wilson (Indisns), and Goodrich, il of whom, however, concur in the recom- mendation that the Commiltes be dinch: i Mr. POTTEE presented & minority report, which ‘was also read. He does not admit the correctness of the Committes finding that a man cannot be {mpeach- ed or expelled for acts done before he was in office, e regards the question a8 unsettled and doubtful, but S R e whore m, ent could not be followed by 0 Tecimion Vot ine. in of ’the an impeachment could not be tried. He thought the matter could now only be left to public opinion. Mr. GOODRICH submitted his views why he dissent. ed from the roport of the majority. He denled the doctrine that an officer cannot be impeached or expelled for scts dan‘- bil‘.c'rre hauw-u Ln;g\':,t He be'lllmeved m‘; pruedcn:.u for fon cot even they could not {a ‘was prepared w“:fia one, and lant it broad and deep in the history of the country for ita purity and safety in the future. ‘Tho resding of the reports occupied an hour and a half, and was listened to with great attention by the House. r, BCTLER (Mass,) then moved that the resolu. umm x;l]'uflng the Iatter to the Committee be laid on e table, Afr. POLAND desired to move a recommittal fo the Judiciary Cor ittee. e o B B Te) to the exp1 n of mem! ould be It mirie b e Mr. BANES—That is s proper motfon. Mr. BUTLER replied to Mr. Cox in defensc of the report, claiming that that part of it was not irrelevant, ‘but was referred to in the report of the Poland Com- ‘mittce. 3fr, BANES—It is o most unworthyact to undertaks to commit the House to all the atrocious doctrines that the report brought before the House, unexpectedly and without an opportunity being given to discuss it {Applauzo on the Democratic side.] 3Mr. BUTLER—To that I answer— Mr, BANKS—1 object to debato unlees yoa withdraw your motion to lsy on table. Give us the Hight to dis- Cuse the motion to recommit and witldraw your motlon 1o 1ay on the table. . BUTLER—Perhaps I may. Mr. BANKS—If the gentleman withdraws his motion 1o1ay on the table, I am sure the Hous will hear him, atany length be may desire. Mr. BUTLEB—I am oniy looking st the public business. I should liks to discuss this report, and the report of the Credit Mobilier Comumittee, *That committeo basnothing to complatn of. It has had the first word, I should ke to discuss it for a week, and am prepared to discuss it 28 long as grass grows and water runs, [Laughter.] But the state of public business will not permit it. The Judiciary Commit- tee Las come to 3 conclusion on & certain’ resolution referred to it that, under the clrcumsiances, it i not expadient to recommend impesckment, and it ha given to tho House the reasons why i that conclusion. I do not know that sny man who votes to lsy the resolution on the table is bound ir, BANKS -The repors states that . the. Jhdiciar= Committea wants to treat this question aa an historices one, and {f the report bo accepted without au_oppor- tunity for discussion, ft will commit to ita 13;& es every member who doea not vol the e Tubion onih wble o Howe Eas. the Jabti complain that this Judiclary Committce has discussed " quostions which in no pessiblo way were referred fo it, and baa taken an opportunity, on the highest question of privilege, to impose an frrelevant and unjust argu- ‘ment of a question which does not belong to tho resc- lution referred to that Comumittee. 3r, Nor was the question of impesc! ment referrod to the Credit . Mobiller Committce, a: yet that Committee discussed that question at ver: great length, and nobody got into a farore about it, After n good deal of confasion and excitement wiiz: many leaders on both sides, making efforts to get the floor, Mr. BUTLER withdrew the motion to lay on th:c table, and moved 1o postpone considertion of the suhe Ject ill Wednesday next, after the reading [ Journal. Agreed to—yeas, 134 ; nays, 70. Before the vote was snnounced, Mr. SPEER macs the point of order that Mesars. Brooks and Ame-, wwho were interested in the question, had voted. Tho SPEAKER asked Mr. Speerto stato why thoss gentlemen shouid not vote. Mr. SPEER gavo as his reasan that the fact that thy repart of the Judiciary Committee was to the right and pover of the House to expel these members : and they ‘were voting to a postponement of the resalution tou day certain, Afr. HOAR remarked that the samo point would TIy 10 the gentleman fromr Pennsylvanta himself, au. 10 every member of the House. The SPEAKER took tho same view and overzuled ths ‘polat of order. 3, HOAR then desired, s a question of priviles: to offer o resolution on'the eubjuct of tha Cong: sional Printer having declined znd refused to obey order of the House, made last Satnrday, for of the testimany taken by the Wilson Committes, bu’ Mr. BANKS mado the point of order that that was not & question of privilege, which could take precedencs of otherdmportant questiona awaiting actlon, fike the President's meseage on the flshery quention, sud Tho SPEAKER ruled that, aithough it i i leged question, it was not a quiestion of priv House, therefore, resumed consideration of LIVER AND HARDOR BILL AET, r. HANKS moved to lnsert tho item of $50,000 fox the White and St. Francls Risers, Arkans:a, Agresi to—yeas, naye, 67 . FINGELNBURG moved to increase the appro- pristion for the Missiseippi River, boween the mouth 5f the Missouri and Uze mouth of the Ohlo, from £100,- 000 80 $200,000. Adopted—reas, 97 ; oy, 7. Mr. HAYS moved to increzas tho approrriation for 3chfls Harhor sn Bay feam $S000010 S000% . Bo- Mr. SAWYER, wko had charge of the bill, moved to suspend the rules, and pass the bill, except tho third section, which provides for surveys and examinations. Mr. MCINTYRE moved {0 increase the appropriation. for {he Savanmah Hfarbor and River from $30,000 to $100,000. Rejocted—b58 to 69, The queation was taken on Mr. Sawyer's motion to suspand the rules and pass the bill, withali ke amend- t omitting tho third Bection, and it was agreed to—yeas, 145 ; nays, 45. "Afr, BANKS moved to suspend tho rules and take up the President's message of to-day and the Fishery bill, to carry out the provisions of the Washington Treaty. Agreed to—105 yeas, 44 nays, Mr. Banks then yielded to Mr. GARFTELD, who ropatted tha DEFICIENCE DBILL, which was postponed il to-morzow. THE TARIFF. Mr, DAWES, from the Committes of Ways and eans, reported Lill muling the duty on macarosi or vermicelli 35 per cent ad valorem. Afr. BANKS thon moved to suspend the rules and takoup the Fishery bill, having Arst accopted the agresd to, and the previons question scconded. The House took & recess till half-past 7, EVESISNG SESSION—THE TISIERIES, AMr. BANKS opened the debate in favor af the Fisl. ery bill, and urged that England_and Canada, bavi: done & ing incunibent on_them, it was the duty of the Unlied Btates to carry out (heir part of ihe eement, gr M. CONGER opposed the bill in tho nterest of thy lake fisherjes and of the carrying tradcof the great lakes and the St. Lawrence River, which, he eaid, would be swept away by this law. Mr. WILLARD opposed the bill, ssying he did ot Delievotho treaty-making power 'had snv sutharity ovortha tarifl, and the treaty 1d undertake to regu- Iate the tariff on fish, The bill struck a death blow the American fisherics, ) Mr. BUTLER (Mass.) said the bill seemed to him the ‘mere mockery of leglsiation. There never was euch an sbandonment of American intercats. He knew the President and the Secretary of State hadl come to Con- gresa tourge tho paseage of this bill, but the tire would come when tha President would be sorry for that, Under thia bill, all the waters of tho. Unitca States would be open to tho British carrying trade for in bond, and the Government would .have to cep up a proventing service over 6,000 miles of Cus- tom-house lines to prevent amuggling. 3Ir. BANES closed the discussion, and replied to tha ents against the bill. S, CONGER moved to fable the bill. Negatived. ‘The bill was then passed—yeas, 145 ; nays 30. The bill provides: for carfying into effoct the Fro- visfons of the Treaty of Washington relative to:he fisherics, It authorizes the President to issue a procls- mation announcing that he has evidence that other parties concerned liave passod 1aws to enforce tho said provisions, and declares that all fish oil and feh of et inds, except those of the inland lakes, and rivers fall. ing into the lakes, and fish preserved in ofl, being the roduct of the Dominion of Canada or Prince Edward’s d, shall be sdmitted to the United States free of duty, dnd that upon the ratification of the provisions of the treaty by Newfoundland, the same facilicy shall be cxtended to her fisheries, 5o Io s the fishery provisions of tho treaty 'Temain in force. Al , wares, and merchandica arriving st New York, Boston, Poriland, and other of the United States which may be specially esignated by tho President, and deatined for the British may through tho United Btates without payment of duties under regulationa tobe prescribed by the Bacretary of the Treasury, Iike provision being made for goods, warez, and merchandiss of those Provinces Qestined for ¢xport from American ports. British vessels are sdmitted to the privilege of carrying goods, wares, aud merchan- dise in bond between our ports on the 8t. Lawrenca snd the great lakes without payment of duties, &0 long great 3 13 the Dominion of the uso of her cunals to our vessels on terms of equality with her own, fded no duty continues to bo levied after the 16th o une, 1873, on Iumber or timber cut on American torri- tory ‘watezed by the River St.John, and fioatod daws: that river to the e, when the 8ame ia shipped to th~ United Statca, The President is given the power tc suspend theso provisions for caure, Tho nct iakes effect July 1 next, and shall not_apply to_apy artich : of merchandise held in bond that day by the Customy officers of the United States. Tho Houso then took up the Senste amendments tc the FAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, the first one of importance being the on that ng officer on the retired list of the navy shall be employcd om active duty, except in time of war, and that officers on tho ret ier forty years' service, ot on at- faining the age of 62 years, etc., shall bo ontitled to T3 per cont of the ees pay of their grade. The amend. ment was concurred in. The next emendment of im. portance was one appropriating $150,000 for the rigat to manufacture and uso the best self-propelling tor- l0-boats, or the best submerged torpedo, eapabic of guided and operated from & vessel, Theamend- ment was, after discussion, rejected. The amendments striking out the items for clerks of pay-rolls and mustering clerks in the navy yards were, after discussion, concurred in, 3r. GARFIELD stated thaf there were ninetech of el amendmenin, appigiog to cleven vy yards, 1nd effecting a saving of . : The amendment sppropristing $3,200,000, for the construction of eight steam veasels of war was agroed to withoat fon. ‘The amendment providing for the extension of the term of classes in the Naval School, at Anaspolls, from four to six years, was, after discussion, sgreed to, The smendment providing that the Eettring act of Dec. 21 sball not hereafier be construed to retire any officar before 62 yearn of ags, was concurred in, This concluded the Amerdments, and the Conference Com- mitte was ordered on the disagreeing voted. Mr. BUTLER (Mass.) moved to wuspend the rulss and substitute the House bill distribating the GENEVA AWARD 10 tho Senate bill on the same subject. Agreod to. cneore wopmazm. - Ar, WILSON (Ind.) moved o suspen ! takean for consiasration tho. Il reported from his committee, in reference to the Unjon Pacific Railroad Company and Credit Mobilier. Not sgreed to. After various efforta to force an adjourament, the House, at 11315 p, m., went iato Committes of tae Whole, 3fr, Legialstive, Executive, and Jue g APPROPRIATION BILL. r. GARFIELD, Chairman of the Committes on Appropriations, Indiczted various importsnt amend- ‘ments in the bill. These were the provieions in re. gard to the interest paysble by the Pacitic Railroad Companies ; the Court of Claims suits growing oat of captured aad abandoned proparty; Uie increare of a in the Departments, and in the two Houzes, &c., there being in all ninety-four amendments. Tho Committee on 8 tions recommended a concur- Tence in the first Senate amendment, with the follow- ing sddition t7 it: “And thefo is bereby s mum sufMicient to make the aamual Balaries of such of the clerks of the Homss of tatives a8 receive £2,500 and upwards, in- clnding Petition Clark 331 Printing Clerk, and no - creased in this act, $3,000 exch; and such ea receizo $2,160, tho sum of $2,%0 each; and such as receive $17800, the sum of £2,160 each} and of clerks of tle followiug_commitéees, viz, : Claime, Judiciary, Public Military, and Elections, $2500 each: Doo:- keeper of the House, $3,000, and Chief Engineer of 300, 50 s to equalize his pay thst of the Chief Engineer of the Senste, £nd sdditi al pay to the foreman of the laborers of 120 per a:. num. AMr. BUTLER (Massachusetts) [moved a8 & subs'. [Continued on the Eighth Page B