The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.
The House Committee of seven were in
lsesipu all tho morning., but viii not report
nftisSs or impeachmsnt until to-morroSs
The y. s. Marshal for this District called
at the War Department this morning and
formally handed Secretary Stanton writ no
ufying him Of suls eutered gesass hYn
General IN 0mas Was at the Waf Depart
ment during the forenoon, but bad no inter.
view with Secretary Stanton. Eis not probas
BILE that he will make any further demands
for the oliice. General Thomas has in his
possession document, executed in the form
of a comnn nicstion, signed by the President,
appointing him Secretary Of War I'D interim.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Howard, from the
Select Committee, submitted rules 10 govern
the Senate shen sitting a. a hieh court OF
impeachment There are twenty five articles
in all, ard tie COMMITTEES deem them ample
to cover tbs whole case. Articles one, two
and three regulate tha formalities for
opening of the trial article four
proyides iha. the Chief Justice shall preside
article i've defines the roYsrs Of The presid-
ing officer; article six provides for compeil-
ing the attendance Of Witnesses, preservation
Of order, &c; article seven defines the rules
for the government OF the court, astlcle eight
provides for the attendance Of the prisener in
person or by attorney, and also provides tha.
If the accused fail to appear, or, appearing.
fail to file his answer, the trial shall proceed
never sheless article nine provides for the
suspension Of the regular business Of the Sen
ate article ten provides for calling the pris.
oner before the bar article eiesea prosiles
for giving notice TO the 1fouse or tie readi-
ness of the Senate to proceed With the trial
ARTICLE Twelve fixes II o'clock p. as the hour
OF the day OF which the Senate snail Sit as !,
high court Of impeachment, although the sit
ting of engrt shall opeTste as an adjournment
of tne 6eHats, article thirteen provides for
the record of the proceedings, articles four
teen, fifteen. sixteen. seventeen aud eighteen
provide for the admission Of counsel to the
party upen impeachment. 10 regulate making
no.ions and fJr the examination OF Witnesses,
article nineieen provides thai the doors OF
the Senate shall be kept open articles TWEEN
iy and tventyrobe regulate argument ARTICLE
twenty-five requires two thirds vote for con-
yiction article twenty. three provides that all
orders and decisions shall be made by yeas
and nays article twentY-four provides the
oath for witnesses aud regulates the form for
subpmna, simmons, &c; article tgpntYrfve
makes proyision In case the Senate shall at
any time fail to sit ~ such court on the dag
or hour fixed therefor.
At an informal meeting Of Illinoians last
night it was determined to present General
1. G, Harding, Republican, from the fourth
DISTRICT OF that Stale, before the Republican
Convention Of Illinois, in May, for the Office
of Governor.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
will, on Monday, take mp the subject Of APP
preparation to fulfill the treaty s,ipulations
for the purchase Of Alaska.
There is little, if any doubt, that Congress
will repeal the Law establishing the Bureau Of
Statistics, as recommended by the Commit
tee on Retrenchment.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination
of Colonel W. S. Wisewell, to be Commis-
soner of Internal Revenue, in place Of Mr..
Rollins; also, Richard r. S. Bader, of Ohio,
Pension agent at Columbus.
Under the lsw relative to the summons
served upon Secretary SANTOS he IL allowed
twenty days to respond before the next term
Of the District Court; the case, therefore,
cannot come up till April
The 0eorgia case came up in the Supreme
Court to-day. David Dudley fled for the
petionets a0tion fdr slesss % &is \ Nil for
q ieiaiaiae & aIon Cess aras's 4,sde, Ra-
\ Mr. Carpeltes, Who, vas for the defense,
said the whole question Of legality Of the re-
construction laxs wo1ld come up on the mo-
tion, asked that the argument be set for next
Friday. The Court 80 ordered. and Mr.
Field Hled his briefs
Mr.. Carpenter moved for six hours extra.
time for making argument in the AcAardls
case, which comes up Monday, on which mo
tion the Court will then decide.