Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-23
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WASHINGTON, March 7.-Nothing
definite regarding the adjournment,
1t is probable that it will occur on
Monday.
The Judiciary Committee of both
| Houses is instructed to report bill
declaring who shall call the Con.
veption Of Southern States. Ashley
was very bitter; he SAID enough
had been discovered to give cher
ful hope that the President might
be impcachcd. He characterized
the Executive Mansion as a den of
thieves and pardon brokers, and
complained that the President had
failed to protect loyal men in tho
South.
Spalding, his Republican colleague,
was against this whole business,
saying that the President had beon
guilty of no crime, and that i'm
parchment would result in a farce.
The resolution nstructing the Jn-
dietary committee to continue tho
impeachment investigation calls for
the strongest debate.
Gen. Butler maintained that the
report of the last Judiciary Commit
tee made it obligatory on this Con-
grcss to push the Investigation
He has no doubt that when the re.
port comes up majority ofthe full
house will vote for impeachment
The great usurpation of tho Presi,
dent was pardoning and replacing
rebels in power. He concluded II
say that if any man stands in tho
way of the great march ofthis conn
try to honor, to glory, to peace, to
unity, to happiness, to liberty, and
to law, he must be taken out of the
way by a constitutional method"
Brooks replied to Ashley, deny
ing his statements that five thou-
sand Union men had been murdered
in the South, and challenged de-
NAL of the fact, that no more crime
had been committed in ten Statos
South, than in equal number North
of equal population. He forcibly
showed that the effect of the contri,
ual impeachment question would be
to effect further unsettle the coun-
try, and that the Ashly movement
had already protitcd the bears Of
Wall street, to the extent of ono
hundred million dollars. The Re-
pubicans were bent on revolution
like that in France. led by Robes.
picrrs. If the President is 10 be
put out and Wade elevated to tho
place, the sooner the Radicals cons
mcnccd that work the better.
Fernando Wood thought they
ought to have left themselves tho
dignity of statesmcn in stead Of de-
batting themselves into panic and
revolutionary agitation, which has
already proved detrimental to tho
country, and threatened financial
ruin, while there was impending
reconstruction of tho South.
WASHINGTON, March S.-OnIy dis.
charged Federal soldiers arc eligible
on the Metropolitan Police.
The Senatorial caucus yesterday
opposed the meeting in May to con-
slider the impeachment question -
The caucus favored remaining in
session for necessary business, and
then adiourning to November. Im,
parchment was rather deprecated.
Chandler alone announced himself
unequivocally in favor Of the move
mcnt.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March s.-Gov.
Jenkins las gone to Washington to
consult the President and Congress
in regard TO the status Of Georgia
under the Sherman bill.
The House ordered the appoint
ment of the Committee on Foreign
Relations to take into immediate
consideration the Canadian consnliz
dation, and a resolution ofsympathy
with Ireland.
Stevens moved for the resuscita-
tion of the Reconstruction Commit
tee by suspension ofthe rules. The
House refused to suspend the rules,
the vote being so nays against Sc
yeas-nOt two-thirds.
Howard's official report estimates
that 81, 900 whites and 24,000blacks
will need food before the next crop,
and that it viii require over two
millions of dollars 20 feed them.
WAsHfSsT0N, March S.-HoUsE-
A motion % suspend the rules for
the purpose OF Introducing a joiEt
authorizing the secretary
to invest tre~s9Ty funds to Al a
mount over seventy millions to pur--
chase compound Interest notes at
par, failed
A joint resolution arTJnpriating
$50. 600 for the Paris exposition.
passed.
On motion the members weresu-
thOrized to draw the stationery al
lowed fora short term.
A resolution appointing = com
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