The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-07
MONDAY, March 2.

MONDAY, March 2.
.>,arI.-The senate spent the entire day in
discussing the few last rules for the government
OF the enato sitting a high court of impeach-
ment Four hours were spent in discussing the
Goth rlle, which limits all debate on prelimin-
airy motions and questions TO one person and one
hour.
A motion to strike out and TO increase the time
to two hours was voted down.
Dixon attempted to amend the 21st rule 10 as
to ALLOW the defence to close the case: but he
was net successful Sherman raised the point
whether :he chief justice. As president of tho
court would not have 4 vote in the verdict but,
by general consent, the discussion of this ques.
ton was left for the court when in session.
Senas-The House met at 10 o'clock A. NJ
and Sat until 7. NJ. There was an unusually
large attendance of MEMBERS though the CALLER
les were not half full during any portion Of the
day. The speeches for and against the articles
OF impeachment were limited to Is minutes each,
and, being substantially repetition of the de-
bate OF one week ago, were quito monotonous.
At 7. NJ. the house, acting under the rules ex.
pressly adop,ed for the occasion, proceeded to
vote on the articles
On the first article the vote proved 70 DO strict.
~ party one--l25 to Al, and it continued TO be
q party one to tho end.
Buffers amendment, in the shape Of new ar.
tlClc Vie presiu6ut Win Tlu1CulluG con-
gress in his public speeches. was lost by to l.
The articles having been agreed to. the house,
by ballot, elected Messrs. Stevens, Butler, BOht.
we'll, Bingham, Logan, Wilson OF Iowa, and
Williams Of Pennsylvania as managers on the
part Of the house to conduct the trial in the
senate. There was good deal Of dissatisfaction
expressed by the friends Of Stevens and Butler
at the result of the ballot for managers Bing.
ham received the highest number of votes, which
entities him to the lead in the prosecution. Stew.
ems received the lowest. Butler had been work.
ing assiduously for the position, and so had Bout
well. The matter is not positively determined
by the ballot, and the managers may meet and
determine for themselves who shall take the
lead but it is claimed by Bingham's friends that
the house has settled it,
Eldrdge, on behalf of the democrats, asked
leave to file protest against the action of the
honse bat, under the rule referred to, it was not
received nor even read for information.
TUESDAY, March 3.
Senate--A large crowd was attracted to the
senate galleries in the expectation Of the formal
presentation of the articles of impeachment by
the managers appointed by the house. They
were disappointed however; the only proceed.
ings on the subject being the notification Of tho
President by the clerk that the articles had been
agreed upon, and notification Of the house that
the senate was ready to receive the managers.
The proceedings Of the senate were unimpor-
tant Dir. Cole offered resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the finance committee to
inquire into the expediency of repeating all
taxes on incomes and manufactures.
The following bill was then taken up, and Mr.
Morrill, took up the rest of the day in speech
against the Sherman scheme.
40 Honse,Ihe house, by tn significant vote Of
az to 4o, laid on the table resolution declaring
that it is not expcd,cnt, at this time, to enlarge
obligations by extending aid to the Union Paci.
nc Railroad company, or any other company, by