Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-16

Gen. skinner, the first Assistant Post
master General is confined 10 his bed by
serious ind,spositicn.
1t is evident that all counts, hu, two
against the President, will fail. lie vii
he convicted for deliberate violation o.
law in issuing the order for the removal
OF stanton, and appointing Thomas, adj in
term, and for nothing else.
The tax bill, which will eventually b,
reported to the House by the WAYS and
Means Committee, will make nearly one
thousand pages, instead of one hundred,
iS the operator made me say. The com
mi'tec are hard at work upon it.
The managers, ON further considera-
ton, have concluded no, 10 risk the Senate
to repeal Its rule in relation TO the closing
arguments on impeachment, to open the
gate Tor unlimited arguments would re-
suit IN protracting the trial beyond the
patience Of the Senate.
1t is rumored that the President,
agents have approached certain RepubH-
can Senators upon impeachment, but
such rumors are untrustworthy. No
agent of the President, if so disposed,
would dare to seduce any honorable Sen
ator from his duty or discuss impeach-
ment
The trial is progressing SO slowly
that it is understood that Mr. Stanton
proposes TO offer u new rule in the Senate,
providing that the daily session shall COM
mence at 10 in the morning and end at G
in the afternoon. Should this rule be
adopted there will be an opportunity for
all of the managers 10 speak. which is de
sirablc
On Saturday the members of Mr..
Johnson cabinet are To be placed on the
stand, and II is understood that they will
all assert that the President acted in ac-
cordance with their advice. Mr. Welles
Is said TO have kept memoranda of all his
conversations with the President. ospe-
cially the one in which he advised him t.
consult with Gen. Emory.
Cabinet meetings are beginning to. be
rather doleful affairs at the White House
On Friday the members assembled al the
usual hour but there was not an item Of
business to submit, and the member,
speedily departed. The official functions
Of the Executive are virtually suspended,
and he deyotcs the time he has heretofore
given 10 otiicc-scckers and the preparation
OF vctoes Of acts of Congress to cousulta-
ton with his counsel
The Senate galleries were very thin at
noon on Friday but later in the day they
were full The rain and Curtiss arEu-
ment kept many OF the ticket holders at
home till after three o'clock; few ladies
are equal to hearing legal argument for
an entire afternoon. Mr.. Spraguc,was,
however promptly in one of the galleries
with J. 5. Pike; Gen, sherman took u seat
near Doolittle, and the venerable Thomas
Ewing occupied Doolittle's senatorial
chair. SO few senators were present after
the Journal was read, that nothing was
done for few moments About twenty
members of the House were present.
among them Starkwcathcr, Just returned
from Connecticut. Speaker Colfax at
tends every day. occupying seat in the
main aisle
Curtis concluded at about two O'Clock.
and after q recess of nearly half an hour,
the Presidents counsel called Gen. I.o-
reno Thomas upon the stand The gal
leries were instantly curious and eager.
Thomas is a garrulous old man, and told
his story in way which provoked laugh
t. When he began to give the 'Prcsi-
dents declarations after the order remoy-
ing stanton had been issued, the man
ayers objected. There was much amuse-
ment when sumner voted to let in the
testimony. 1t is generally believed that
tins vote of the Senate will break down
the articles which charge conspiracy ON
the President, as he has abundant wit
nesSes who will swear that his purpose
was to test the law in the courts Most
of his declarations were made aftsr ~
Senate had considered his conduct, and be
was alarmed but the decision of the Sen.
ate is that all such statements can be nut
in as evidence Of his intent. Gen. Thorn.
as sustained himself pretty well under