Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-12
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SECOND EDITION.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
INTENSE GKCITEMENT
PRESSURE FOR ADMISSION.
SCENES At THE CAPITOL.
Illness Of Senator Howard.
40 VOTE TO-DAY.
The senate AdjOurns till
Saturday.
disappointment Of the Spec
tatOrs.
The Managers said to be still
Confident of the Removal
Of the President.
The senate AdjOurns till
Saturday.
disappointment Of the Spec.
tatOrs.
The Managers said to be still
Confident Of the Removal
OF the President.

This, tae closing day of the impeachment
trIal, has been one of intense excitement. The
street cars going Capito I-ward Were crowded
from early morning, and it see med as if all
the hacks and private carriages in the city
were headed in the same direction The pres
sure for tickets vas fierce, and many of the
Senator'S and Representatives were so be-
sieg-d last night and this morning for the
precious pieces of pasteboard that they were
compelled TO give the notification, Not at
home" to callers. At the Capitol there was a
crowd at the Senate passages, sending in notes
TO Senators beseeching tickets.
The galleries of the Senate were throngea
before the court commenced. The aisles and
passages were filled with extra policemen for
the preservation of orde T. A good many Sen
atOTs and Members of the House were on the
floor in earnest conversation during the half
hour before the Senate was called to order.
A great deal of canvassing as to the probable
result has been done since yesterday. Full
State dele CATIONS, including all the Congress
men. and prominent members from their re-
speetive States have waited upon several OF the
doubtful Senators. In one or two ins tances they
have received assurances that one or more OF
the articles generally, the eleventh, would be
voted ioI by them.
The Managers this morning still express the
belief that there Will be one majority for re-
moyal certain, but the illness brain fever) of
Senator Howard continues. His physicians
have declared that his life would be endangered
should he be brought 10 the Capitol 20 cast his
yese. 1t has been determined, therefore, TO
postpone the final vote for some days, proba-
bly, until Saturday or Monday. Should Mr..
Howard recover. the Managers express them.
selves as Yet confident The Presidents removal
viii be eECcled.
MIR. Stanbery appeared on the floor before
the Court was called 10 order, and engaged in
conversation with some Of the Senators.
i1.S0 P. N.-A caucus of Republican Sena-
tors has JHst hcen held. IL was decided TO
postpone the firal vote until Saturday next.
This Will undoubtedly pass the Senate.
The Court reassembled al 113O a. IN. As soon
as the Journal was read, Mr.. Chandler arose
and said the condition of his colleague, Mr..
Howard, was such 10 prevent his beng
present, and ne therefore moved that when the
Court sdiOuIned il be until Saturday next
Mr.. EomUnds motiOn-ts reseind the resOla-
tIOn adopted TO vote to-day was then adop,ed.
Mr.. Hendricks moved that Mr.. Chambers
motion be amended so as to read ThurSday
Disagreed to without calling for the yeas ard
nays.
Mr.. Upton moved that the Court adjourn
until Friday. Lost.
Mr.. Chambers motion TO adjourn until Sat-
urday was then adopted.
Ihe scene that followed upon the announce
ment Of adjournment Of The Court until Satur-
gay was an excited one. There was a rush of
reporters with dispatches, TO be flashed over
the wires through the country, and any person
incautious enough 10 stand in the way of the
newspaper men in their rush for precedence on
the WaTos tsd rough time OF IL. A look of
blank surprise and disappointment was ex-
AIbiied on the faces OF spectators, who had Just
gained seats with so much trouble to witness
the last act in the drama. Many present, how
ever, had inIlirg Of the adjournment, and
were not disappointed.
Speculation was instantly afioat how the
adjournment would affect impeachment Ths
general conviction i that delay will be TO the
advantage of the President. The impeaeher.
seem 10 think that during the interval, home
public sentiment can be brought 20 bear upon
Senator'S. The general belief Is, however, that
the Senator's who have taken this stand have
done 50 deliberately, counting the cost, and
that they are not men likely to be moved by
any pressure.
Among the absurd rumOrs telegTaphed from
here to-day, il one TO the effect that Messrs
TrumOull, Fessenden, Grimes, and Henderson
had private interview with the President
about three weeks ago, and pledged themselves
IN writing 10 vote for his acquittal. If he would
nominate Gen. SehOfeld Secretary Of War
Another Statement telegraphed away is that
member. of the "Whiskey Ring claim that
they have spent two millions of dollars with
in the last ten days for uncomfortable pur-
puses. No candid sensible person gives a mo-
ments eredence 10 such stuff, but the fact that
such repOrts and insIn nuations are afoat and
get any sort OF belief serves 10 show the wild
excitement of the hour
The debate Of yesterday in the Senate served
70 show thar there was great diversity of
opinion amongst Senators on the various
articles Of impeachment; consequently there
has been an active canvass since then " those
who have impeachment at heart 10 effect a ION.
centration that should induce conviction on
some one article.
The result of last night and to-day,s work
by these canvss=.Ts is said TO be- that il conxie-
ton reached az Sil II will b. on the lIth arti-
Gle; NOR Senators having been found inclined
TO vote guilty on that article, or some of its va
nous specifications, than ON any other Ii il
reported to-day that Senator Henderson has
given the Missouri delegation 10 understand
that he will vote for conviction on this article
Any straw that will give an indication con-
cerning the greatresult is eagerly snatched at
This morning a well-inf formed Senator whose
name is high up in the alphabet, was seen for
half an hour in earnest conversation with
his colleague. whose name is rather low
down in the alphabet and subseq ueutly
this Senator expressed the opinion with great
positivsness that If a vote had been taken
to-day with Senator Howard present the
President would have been convicted. As
both these Senators have been included in the
fourteen doubtful, this opinion was jumped at
as a straw, showing that they both will vote
for orv1etion on some OF the articles.
On the whole, and despite all the figuring of
the bulls, impeachment stock is unquestion-
ably shaky this afternoon The fact that SEN
ators Of the legal weight Of Fessenden and
TrumbuIl have taken unequivocal ground
against the whole impeachment Indictment has
had Q very depressing effect upon the i'm