The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-26
WASHINGTON.
RUMoR OF AN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION BY THE


RUMoR OF AN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION BY THE
PRESIDENT.
New YORK, May 25-A Pittsburg dispatch
says a Nashville paper says that it is now toll
cradle certain that a proclamation of universal
amnesty is in course of preparation at the
White House. and win be issued before the
meeting of the National Democratic Conven-
ton.
THE INVESTIGATION BY THE MANAGERs
A Washington special says the Impeacb-
ment Managers had meeting Saturday even
ing and debated the points of the evidence oh
tanned last week. Butler had been commits
stoned to put the testimony in shane. Mr..
Wilson thinks the matter will be dropped on
Tuesday. Mr.. Bingham persists in believing
the whisky ring helped acquit the President
and that the latter conniyed at the tampering
with Senator'S Butler is satisfied that he have
an overwhelming amount of internal, infer
entail and suppositious evidence to impicate
one or two Senators and make conviction sure.
Thad. Stevens is fully convinced that there has
been all kinds of frauds perpetrated to defeat
conviction. He is preparing an article of i'm
parchment and taking the subject of bribery
for his text. Logan has not returned to WASH
ington. If the report of the Managers is not
ready to be given to the House to-day A most
ponement will be asked for on Tuesday
Another dispatch says leading Radical SEN
ators urge the discharge of impeachment at
once in order that Congress may attend to
legitimate business.
An excited debate is expected in the Senata
to-day over the Pomeroy letter, a copy of which
Is SAID to be at the White House. in which
Pomefoy on certain conditions agreed to op-
pose Impeachment
Another says three of the Managers desire a
nnal disposition of impeachment tomorrow,
ana several Senators assert it will be for the
best interest of all concerned to finish it to-
morrow. Gen. Butler says the evidence taken
last week is highly important. Mr.. Stevens
w will hob xr la L.
day, is based on the Presidents abuse Of pub
lie patronage. Mr.. Williams states that he
and Mr.. Stevens will urge the Managers to
adopt three new articles, and if not adopted
6y them they will appeal to the House.
Messrs Boutwell, and Wilson regard impeach-
ment as dead. The Managers will hold a
meeting this morning. Radical Senators hold
caucus tonight to decide on what course to
pursue on Tuesday 1t is still believed that
Ross will vote for conviction on the ID
and 3D. articles. His colleague states that he
(Mr Ross) has sent letter to his constituents
asking them to suspend judgment until the
final vote is taken.
Mr.. Pomeroy's friends say that he will ask
the Senate to investigate the charges against
him.
Another dispatch says the Managers of In
parchment have finally got into the inside OF
the money conspiracy, by which the President
was acquitted. One of the witnesses yester-
day admitted to the Managers, while under
oath, that he had raised the money and sent it
here to Washington to be paid out to secure
the acquittal of the President He claimed
not to know to whom it was paid, but $4,000
was at one time transmitted to parties who
are known here, and one of the parties sent on
the Friday night before the vote was taken
clyher telegram to New York which admitted
they were short one man. Another telegram
was sent on Saturday morning to the effect
that the man had been secured. There is now
chain of circumstantial evidence that seems
to be almost overwhelming, showing where.
how and when the money was raised and
transferred into the hands of men who were
negotiating with Senator Ross between 10
o'clock p. M, and 1.30 o'clock A. M on Friday
night and that on Saturday morning at nine
o'clock the bargain was concluded and they
telegraphed that it was not sure. 1t is to gain
more time to show to whom Mr.. Woolley and
his partners disbursed this money that the
Managers will tomorrow take steps in the
House to try and compel Woolley to testify
where he paid out the money, and what his
negotiations We're. He is still here feigning
sickness, but Gen. Butler is not disposed to
let up on the matter until he gets the whole
truth out.
There is some talk of new articles being
prepared to try and reconcile the views of SEN
ators Van Wrinkle, Fowler and Henderson, but
nothing VIII be done in that line until this in
vestigation is completed.
A movement is on foot to POSTPONE further
voting on the impeachment articles for one
month This will probably succeed, but it will
be determined tomorrow.
1t is stated that Collector Smythe brought a
large sum of money to Washington two DAYS
before the vote on the 18th article was taken
and deposited it in the First National Bank.
sTANBERY TO BE REINsrATED.
Mr.. Stanbery will be reapponted Attorney
General if the President is acquitted.
Gen. Grant and Mr.. Colfax both favor the
speedy admission of those States complying
with the reconstruction acts. 1t is probable
that all the reconstructed States will be ad-
mitted before the first of July.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL.
Messrs. Schenck, Hooper and Allison arc
carefully examining the internal revenue bill
and several impairment amendments will be
made. The whisky tax will be left for the
House to settle. The bill will be reported on
"Wednesday, and it is thought three weeks will
be occupied in its consideration.