Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03

MORE OF BEN. BUTLER'S REVELATIONS.
WAsnINGroN, Friday Night, March 27.
Ben. Butler startled the House in the debate
upon Mr. Clarkes Impeachment resolution, by
charging hc President with parloring one hun
dred and ninety deseters on the condition that
they would return home to close congressional
district aud vote the democratic ticket. He
charged that Tom. Florence Of this city conducted
the negotiation, receiving for it the sum of $1,000.
1t is understood that the judiciary committee has
had evidence to this effect presented to them
through Tom. Marshall Of Illinois. A member Of
the committee minated that there was another
side TO Buffers story.
BY the rules OF the House, no member of com
mittee eau dyulge what transpires in a committee
room and Mr. Marshall was not at liberty 10 deny
Buffers allegations,
The impeachment question got into the House
again this afternoon, and was ieebly discussed in
rambling manner for about an hour and half
Mr. Woodbridge Of Vermont, who is on the Judi
ciary committee, made brief speech, without
communicating anything more than was conveyed
in the assertion that the committee would report
in favor OF impeachment when they had evidence
of the Presidents guilt. Mr.. Wood undertook to
twist this into direct admission that Snch eyi-
dence has yet been taken. Mr.. Woodbridge de-
MED that his words would bear such a construction
and some sharp oss-questioning followed. The
general impression seemed to he that Mr.. Wood
bridge substantially admitted what Mr.. Wood
drew from his first remark, though he denied it to
the last Mr. Butler urged immediate action in
his usual manner, and sustained by Messrs
Stevens, Farnswor,h, and Clarke of Kansas while
Messrs Garfield and Bingham wanted that the
matter should be allowed 10 stand till the commit
tee makes report. Mr.. Clarke's resolution for
meeting in june to hear that report, and to take
action thereon, was put through by yeas g. nays
80. The Senate of course will not act on il, and
IL will therefore come TO nothing.
The adjournment of Congress has finally bean
fixed for tomorrow at noon. The conference
committee, ordered last evening, were in session
for an hour early this afternoon, but failed to
reach AN agreement. The Senate then took up
the question again resolution passed by the
House Yesterday and the House also took Il up
again on new resolution Each branch after a
struggle Of an hour came to conclusion. The
Senate agreed by % to Is to adjourn from TO-
morrow noon till the first Wednesday in July,
when, If quorum is not present in both bodies,
an adjournment shall take place till December
A sharp struggle ensued when this came to the
House. but il was carried through late in the eve
ming by yeas So, nays as 1t is not believed that
quorum OF the Senate will be present in July,
unless the emergency is very great.
The Booth diary, of which 30 much has recently
been said, is an ordinary morocco-covered book
for the coat pocket mostly filled with matter usu-
ally put into such books, There is also something
in il concerning his flight and his condition on
Judge Holt says the pages now missing were mis-
sing when II came into the control Of his bureau.
They might have been cut out by Booth himself,
as some persons believe, or by soldiers through
whose hands the book passed, or as Mr.. Butler
believes, by some one high in executive circles.
Mr.. Riddle Senator from Delaware who has
been in very poor health all winter died this eve
ming at his residence in Washington after about
three weeks sickness. His term would expire in
1869
The Senate had spicy debate, this afternoon,
on Senator Summers bill to require every State "a
declare for universal suffrage under the consttu.
tional amendment abolishing slavery. Mr. Sum
ner maintained that Congress could exact il Of
every State and his colleague, Mr., Wilson, took
the same position, No vote was reached on the
bill.
! Ex-senator Cowan Of Pennsylvania will open
law office at Washington, The last and wors
! fate Of a rejected Congressman.
A resolution by Mr.. Boutwell,, asking informa
ton of the President as TO the number OF deserter
pardoned is intended 20 bring out the fact that
considerable number of such persons were restoros
10 citizenship on condition that they shodld yot,
for the johnson candidates last fall.
Secretary McCulloch has invited several leading
! fnancers 10 advise with him during the coming
summer, in the preparation Of plan for consoli
dating the various public securities and establish
ing sinking fund to be presented to Congress il
| December.
The house Of Mr.. Aickel. with five of his chill
dren' was burned "Wednesday night, at sufliel