Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-11

whisky penalties in the Tax bill Was
sltop
WA,ulNUg0g, March 2a-lm-
peachmruI rnm0rs are riie, Report
is genera. 0n tAo street that tho
Presidents counsel will move 10
dismiss, there being nothing i'm
peachablc 10 charges or replication,
and that Chase will sustain the mo-
l.0n, High radical auth lrily boots
AZ this, confidently asserting that
Chase will take take no extreme
ground though he may claim power
Of deciding jal.oial points as at
iachlng tn his position, but will put
the question l0 the Senate and sub
mit Ia their decision,
Evarts las been in New York
seeking authorities, there being no
arranged library here and no Time
inr loose search, Evarls will ar
rive In the morning, meantime,
counsel having been separated, will
20 int0 Court without full consulta-
ton, The Presidents counsel see
no Cauro why tho trial should DO
prolonged over two weeks.
Buffers specr'. iS prepared. llo
treats the matter in regular prose-
cutting attorney style, Amer But
lrr's speech they will, quoting ono
Of the managers, pile in the wit
ncSScs,
Meade writes Grant, that under
the law requiring half the register,
ch voters 1, vote that the constitu--
, tion or Alabama was not ratified,
aud says: Il cannot but look on
the result Of the recent election rs
expressive of the opinion that reg
islcrcd voters don't desire 10 DO
restored under the constitution sub
mit,cd TO them, aud in view of the
/ recent act OF Congress, allowing n
majority of votes cast TO ratify. ]
would prefer seeing the convention
, reasonable for revision Of the con-
stitutiJn, and have the revised CON
s,itution submitted to the people
under the law. am of opinion
that revised constitution, more
liberal in its terms. and confined TO
the requirements of the rcconstruc-
. ton laws would, in Alabama, as /
have reason to expect it will in
Georgia and Florida, meet the APP
prova! Of II majority Of registered
voters"
Two delegations from Florida,
each with constitutions are before
the reconstruction committee, ono
largely represented by Massachus-
setts, and the other by Wisconsin
element. The Wisconsin party
have Mcadc's endorsement and for
ty.fvc signers, but the Massachu.
sotts party claim that delegates
signed Meadc's constitution, bo.
cause, otherwise they would get no
pay.
WAsHIYGToN, March 30-HoUsE.
New Jersey resolutions with
drawing assent to II, article was
presented. Boutwell, objected to
their reception, as it was not re-
spcctful in charging the House with
usurpations,
Half past two arriving, the House
went into impeachment.
After return, on motion, New Jcr-
sey resolutions were returned to the
person who presented them as dis
respectful and scandalous, IIalsey,
Hill and Moore, of New Jersey vot-
ing aye Haight no; Sitgreaves abb
sent. Adjourned.
The final vote on Alabama bill,
after adoption Of substitutes, by II
to 81, was l02 to 59-a strict party
vote, except Williams, Of Pcnnsyl-
vania.
Tax committee reported. Whis-
key clause, modified Frauds arc
punishable by fine and imprison-
mcnt. Penalty covers distillers,
dealers and revenue officers, and
Imprisonment is mandatory. Suits
shall not be dismissed or compro-
missed without the consent of the
Secretary of the Treasury and At
torncy General. Lumber and flour
are excepted from wholesale tax,
otherwise no change. Report adop-
ted Adjourned.
SENATE.-The senate bill regard
ing appeals from Court of Claims.
discussed and laid over.
Tennessee Represent. tives But
lcr's Bill, resumed. His relief from
political disabilities meets earnest
opposition. Laid over
The Alabama bill as passed by
: tho House. read twice and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Chase entered and opened Court
with the usual tormalitios. The
T Journal was read Chase said the
managers will proceed in support of
the articles of impeachment.
Butler spoke until 4 o'clock, con-
cluding TO a comparatively thin
house. The seats provided for the
House were almost cmtpy, and the
galleries bv no means crowded.
) Wilson commenced the evidence,
which was entirely documentary,
and was interrupted in the middle
of the Presidents reasons for sus-
pending Stanton, hy a motion to
} adjourn, which was carried
WASHINGTON, March 30.-T h o
order relieving Hancock from com
mand ofthc Fifth Military District
and assig ment to command Divis-
ion of the Atlantic was promulgated
to day. Hancock is here and as
sumes cammondto morrow. Head
quarters willbc here. His orders,
assuming command will be issued
tomorrow.
Fred A Johnson, with petition
signed by three thousand citizens Of
New Orleans. called on Grant this
morning. Grant intends referring
, the petition to Gen. Buchanan.
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