New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-04
WASHINGTON.

~ TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Monday, June 3, 1867.
The Judiciary Committee temporarily ceased its
1abors this afternoon. resolution to adjOurd until
the Goth inst. having been adopted without Opposi
ton Before adiournng the question came up
whether or not the evidence received by the Com
mittee justified the impeachment of President john
son. and it was decided in the negative. Those
who voted in the affirmative were MeSsrS-
Boutwell,, Massachusetts; Williams Pennsylvania;
Lawrence, Ohio, and Thomas, Maryland; IN the
negative Messrs. Wilson. Iowa, Chairman Wood
bridge. Vermont, Churchill, New-Iork Eldloge'
Wisconsin and Marshall Illinois-the two latter the
Democratic members of the Committee Immediately
afterward one of the Republicans who voted against
the impeachment offered q resolution to the effect
that President Johnson was worthy the censnre of
the House of Representatives, and unworthy the
confidence of the people of the country At first the
gentlemen who voted in favor of inn
peaching were opposed to this resolution
because they thought they would be stultifying
themselves in view of the previous resolve of the
Committee, but after little conversation they with
drew their objections and the resolution adopted
Yeas T. Nays 9 strict party vote 1t is q singular
fact that the new Republican members of the Com
mittee Churchill, voted against the impeachment
Ie was put the Committee by Mr.. ColfaX in place
of Cook, Republican, who was in the Committee in
the last Congress and who is said to favor impeach-
ment- Cook was put on the Committee on Elections
80 that Marshall from the same State, one
of the ablest Democrats i'll the House,
could be put ON p. the Judiciary Committee. The
Committee it is reported did not take all the evi-
dence that was offered by those who were under the
impression they could prove the completely of Mr..
Johnson with the assassns of Mr.. Lincoln, the Com
mittee taking the ground that by the resolutions of
the House they were not authorized to investigate
fully that charge. Most of Remembers of the Com
mittee have gone home. Messrs Butler and Ashley
tho two leaders for impeachment feel badly over the
result of the deliberations of the Committee, but
they assert they will bring the question up in Con-
eress and have square vote on it, Majority and
minority reports will be presented, together with the
testimony and after the members have had time To
examine both, these gentlemen will endeavor to have
every man in the House recorded on the question as
to which is right, the majority minority report of
the Judiciary Committee.
The action of the Judiciary Committee shows con-
clusively that we will not have July session of
Coagess unless some extraordinary event transpres
between now and the 4th of next month. Those
members of Congress who were most Jealous in their
endeavOrs to have Summer session have become
dshearened and do not think there is the slightest
chance for it. The Judiciary Committee will merely
meet formally, and adjourn until the latter part OF
November when they will make up their report
1t is generally believed that the President will take
no action whatever in the different cases now in dis
pute in the South, such as the removal by Sheridan
of Monroe, Heron and Abel, the removal of Mayor
Withers by Pope, the suppression The National Re
publican newspaper of that city, the order of Cen
Griffin. commanding in Texas defining the qualihca-
tons of jurors and similar other until the At
tOrney General Stanbery prepares his supplementary
opinion on the duties of Military commanders under
the reconstruction act. The Attomey-General will
return tomorrow and will probably have the opinion
ready by the time the President returns In the
meantime Mayor Withers who came on 10 see the
President can do nothing The decision of the SUI
preIne Court in the Mississippi injunction case Is
wet blanket to al hopes Of getting relief from the
Courts and the only chance is in the interposton Of
the President.
In spite of the predictions of a set of Democrats
with whom the wish was father to the thought, the
people Of this city never saw queter election than
that of to-day. The best of order prevailed around
the polls and the police made but few arrests and
these merely for triling offences. The vote poed
will be nearly as large as the number of registered
and would have been fully up 10 that mark if the
cOlored men had as many chances as their White cit
liens Of attending the polls. Many of the employers
of oolored men either refused to give their employees
ample time to cast their ballots or else gave them
leave of absence at such a late time of day to
petely foil the intentions Of the newly enfranchised
the latter, especially those who could not
read labored also under the additional disadvantage
of having counterfeit tickets placed in their hands
The Republicans had printed tickets in red ink, with
designs of shield and the portrait Of Lincoln at the
top over which were the words Republican ticket"
The Democrats printed tickets exactly like these,
stamps head lines and all, bat in the body they sub
stituted the names Of the Democratic nominees For
funately the trick was discovered III time by the
Vigilance Committees Of the colOred men who were
stationed at every precinct The JOY OF the enfIan-
sed race this evening their victory is intense,
vet they keep within the bounds of good order up to
midnight only two full Wards and scattering returns
from Precincts in other Wards have been collected.
Enough has been received however to show that the
Radical Republican General ticket is elected by about
1000 majority The Republicans have secured clear
majority in the Board Of Council and would have
done so in that of Aldermen, if half OF the latter
Board had not held over.
There has been no authentic publication Of the
text of the resolutions passed by the judiciary Com
mittee They are in effect that the President has
not been guilty Of high crimes and misdemeanors
sibiecting him to impeachment but that he has
committed acts meriting eensue. The first clause
failing by four TO five, and the last prevailing by
vote of seven TO two.
Gen Schofeld arrived here this morning and after
having an interview with Gen. Grant and Secretary
Stanton left on the ? O'Clock train for Baltimore
where he takes the boat for Fortress Monroe in the
vicinity of which his family is residing Major John
A. Tardy of the Engineer Corps died in this city to-
day.
He Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Fauagut Com