| Show special to the deseret evening news mews gy i 1 congressional SENATE washington 18 on oli motion botlo ii of t edmunds d an indefinite leave of absence was granted to grimes on account of illness buckalew rose to a question of privilege he spoke at considerable length bitterly bitcily commenting on the proceedings ro eddings of the house in reference to top the C senate saying the house had recently undertaken to protect not only the interests committed to them but also the dignity and honor of the senate he said the senate is competent to preserve pure and unsullied the streams of public justice so far as it is concerned therein sumner defended the conduct of the house doolittle moved that the senate respectfully decline to furnish the public its records and that it ask the house to furnish such facts as they may have touching the alleged improper influences etc disagreed to question was then taken on the motion to furnish the records asked for yeas log nays 6 senate adjourned to thursday HOUSE chicago chicago 19 the conclusion of the congressional proceedings was received at a late hour bou r this morning stevens offered a resolution requesting the senate to send the house an official copy of the last two days proceedings of the court of impeachment an exciting debate occurred during which stevens said that he had no accusation to make against any senator but that there had been a deed of damnation committed nobody could doubt an and aud d he wanted an opportunity to see who was guilty and who not ross boss asked whether senators would have been justified in perjuring themselves to secure the conviction of the president stevens replied he be did not think it would have hurt them much the resolution was finally adopted A resolution was offered amending the constitution so as to make foreigners who have resided in this country fourteen years eligible to the presidency banks from the committee on foreign affairs reported a bill appropriating to carry out the treaty for the purchase 0 of alaska wash burne of wisconsin presented a minority report signed by himself and morgan declaring ec laring that the country alluded to is of no value to the united states and it is inexpedient to appropriate money for its purchase the bill and the report were order ordered sprinted sprinted banks giving notice that he would not nob ask action before the second week injure injune in june J GENERAL washington it is understood that hon daniel W Vo voorhies perry i and fuller of kansas Kan and gen ewing have been summoned as witnesses by the impeachment peach ment managers san francisco 20 among the passengers by the new york from japan sipan are two natives of high rank refugee adherents of the tycoon they will study our our language and institutions until it is safe to return chicago Ch iliago the washington special states that recent developments give the strongest encouragement to the belief bellef that when another vote is taken the mec necessary essary number of senators will vote for conviction on the second and some seme of the other articles chicago grant has been nominated unanimously the nomination for vice president isnow is pow now being made colfax is nominated vice president on the ath ballot bailot |
