The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-21


The two houses Of the Fortieth Congress
reassemble in the national Capitol to-day.
AS this session. legally considered, may be
set down, like that Of July, as but continu-
ance Of the 4th OF March session, fred by law,
II is understood that the Presidents annual
message will be withheld till the regular meet
ing on the first Monday in December.
Meantime the question recurs, What will
Congress do to al up the interval to the FIRST
Monday in December! 1t IL probable that the
two houses will, after a short session to-day,
adjourn over to Monday next and that the
intervening time will be mainly occupied in
caucuses and consultations, and In the count
ing Of noses upon the great issues Of the day
and the course to be pursued thereon by the
party in power On Monday, It Is given out,
two reports will be presented from the House
Judiciary Committee on impeachment-a
majority report against impeachment and
minority report in favor Of impeachment We
have some hints that this minority report from
. majority Of the republican members Of the
committee will astonish the country with its
heavy catalogue OF charges and specifications,
facts and testimony, Of "high crimes and mis-
demeanors" against Andrew johnson. It Is
said, too. that he IL somewhat apprehensive
that the impeachment faction will carry their
point, and that hence be has been calling con-
siderable achievements OF troops into the
defences Of Washington, In view OF the possible
contingency Of q resolution or bill to suspend
him In the functions Of his ONCE during biz
trial.
We guess, however, that Mr.. johnson may
dismiss all such apprehensions, that the reso-
luton indicting him and handing him over to
the Senate for trial will fail, and that the de-
bate upon II and the charges and specinca-
lions from the Judiciary Committee will hardly
amount to anything more than nine days
wonder. The whole Of the coming week in
The House may be devoted TO the discussion Of
this subject; but We shall not be surprised
put to the vote BY Saturday evening. the 10th
IL there will be definite settlement Of the
matter In the abandonment Of the prosecution.
The President perhaps, il waiting 70 shape bis
annual message IS the upshot Of this impeach-
ment movement may require. In any event.
We expect that this message will be exceed
ingly interesting, and not without some points
and recommendations Of great importance on
Southern reconstruction, on negro suffrage, on
the national finances, and on walrussia and
ST. Thomas, and probably some other real
estate speculations Of Mr.. Seward.
There Is one matter upon which any action
upon the impeachment question may be post
poned for . time. We refer to the case OF
Edwin N. Stanton, late Secretary Of War. The
Tenure Of On3ce law provides substantially
that no member OF the Cabinet shall bs re-
moved by the President unless With the advice
and consent Of the Senate, and that II In
tho absence Of Congress the President
shall suspend any Cabinet officer, he
shall within twenty days Of the reassembling
OF Congress submit bis reasons for such sus-
pension. Then, II the Senate concur in such
suspension, Il shall hold good but II they
shall BY vote declare the Presidents reasons
for such suspension insufficient, The suspended
ofioer shall be rsinstated
This Law covers the case Of Stanton the law
was made for Stanton, and there may be some
trouble about Il Mr.. Speaker Collar said, at
the Cooper Institute some two weeks ago, that
within twenty days amer the reasssmblins Of
Congress Mr.. Stanton would be restored 70 bis
post In the War Department How does Mr..
johnson intend 10 meet this di1lculU His