Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-20
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.


The InpKACRMKNr.-The House Impeach-
ment Managers held two meetings yesterday
and examined one witness, the Hon Horatio
King, who was Pos tmas ter General under Mr.
BucAanan. Mr.. King did not disclose anything
important, though the Managers had been led
to suppose that he was cognizant of some of the
Presidents designs in his recent proceedings
The Managers are preparing themselves on the
law points which may arise on the trial. They
nave yet made no assignment OF the parts
which they shall respectively take on the trial.
and will not decide that question until after
the President shall have developed his course
on Monday next. Mr.. Johnson holds daily
consultation with his counsel. 1t is stated
that he is decirous TO secure the services as ona
of his counsel of Mr.. T. p. Sweat, of Illinois,
zone Of the Lincoln electors of that State and
has teiegraphed to him to that effect. His coun.
sci now expect to be ready with his answer by
Monday. II is understood that he will appear
in person in the Senate on the opening day of
the trial, which will be after the replication of
the House is made to the answer Of the Presl.
dents counsel.
THE MILITARY COMMITTEE to- day decided
TO report Bounty bill embodying the points
contained in what is known as Schenck's bill,
excepting that it provides that these bounties
slall be paid in Government land scrip. Each
soldier and sailor is allowed bounty at the rate
OF eight and one-third dollars per month for
the time in actual service, after deducting State
and National bounty already paid 1t is not
known to the Committee how many millions of
acres of land it will require to pay these boun.
ties, no estimate having been as yet prepared,
but in view of the very large sum Of money it
would draw from the Treasury, and the
amount 1t would increase the public debt, the
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bounties should be paid in land. The bill
will be reported to the House to be printed and
recommitted to the committee and it is the in
tention Of General Garfield, chairman, to call
it up at an early day.
SENATOR WADE AND THE PREsIDRNcY.-It
has been telegraphed from here that in prospect
Of Senator Wade becoming President by the
Impeachment Of Mr. johnson, that he has been
in receipt Of many letters soliciting appoinh
ments. II is learned that this is not the fact
not single letter having been received by
him based upon the anticipation of his occupy
ing the Presidential chair He has received one
personal application only, and that was made
yesterday by a colored person, who was de-
sirous Of becoming chief cook of the kitchen
department at the White House. if Mr.. Wade
should relieve President johnson. It is need
less to add that no encouragement was given
Rumors are daily circulated to the effect that
MI. Wade's Cabinet has been decided upon in
tie same event. 1t is quite certain, however
that he has never intimated to any one not
even his personal friends whom he should
select if impea chmenI proves successful. and
those who have made recent inquiry say that
he has not even considered the subject in his
own mind.
We ARE REQUESTED to state that it is useless
a for tha
trial in the Reporters gallery Of the Senate.
The Senate provided seats for sixty. and that
number OF tickets were issued several DAYS
ago, AID until further provision is made those
representatives of the press sewhere, who
have not been provided with seats, will do well
to remain at home and sssmoke the pipe Of
peace"
CAPTAIN Cyrus S. RoBERTs, 18th U. S. In
fantry, has been assigned to duty as Aide-de-
camp to the Brevet Major General Command
ing Department of Texas.l
THE PRESIDENT has under advisement the
assignment of General Halleck to command
the fifth military district in place Of General
Hancock, but il will not probably be definitely
determined until after the consultation with
the latter.
THE ELECTION COMMITTEES this morning
heard the finishing argument of MI. Hogan,
who contests the seat held by Gen. Pile, from
St Louis, Mo. 1t was expected that the Com.
mittee would report to the House to-day all
election cases before them, but the Hogan-Pile
case occupying so much time Of the Committee
the present week that Committee postponed
reporting them until after next Monday, when
all the cases will be considered.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTIoN-We omitted
to mention in our issue of yesterday, among the
distinguished Republicans who will take part
in the canvass Of this State, the name of the
Hon. Mathew H. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin.
The great ability displayed by Mr.. Carpenter
in the Supreme Court and elsewhere recently,
has attracted much attention to him, and he is
generally recognized as one of the foremost of
'coming men, of the couLtry. He will prove
powerful auxiliary to the Connecticut Re-
publicans in their canvass.
PERsoNAL.-Horace Greeley arrived in town
to-day, and was quite busily engaged this fore
noon confabbing with prominent politicians ST
all parties. 90. Major General Hancock, who
was expected TO arrive in the city last vening,
was detained by railroad accident at Grand
Junction, Miss. He is expected TO reach the
city this evening. .'.Gov Thomas Carney,
Of Leavenworth, Kansas, is al the Metropolitan
Hotel. Gov. b. +. Flanders, Of Louisiana,
is at Wizards Hotel.
PRoMOTED.-Edward u. CaIlan, Of this city,
has been promoted from Sc cond to first Assist
ant Examiner in the Patent Office vice A. p.
Thayer. resigned.
THE FURTHER POsTPONEMENT OF tho trial of
Jefferson Davis will be officially announced
within a day or Two, from March 1ith to May
4th. This change, IL is stated, is rendered
necessary by the fact that the new term of the
court commences on May 4th, and the twenty
days inter rvening between March l4th and May
4th is not considered icient time in which
to try this case; hence the Government has
made further postponement of the trial.
TIE DEAF AND DUMB AsYLUM.-At the meet
ing Of the Committee on Appropriations this
morning, II was agreed to report bill making
the necessary appropriation for completing the
erection Of buildings, &c, for the Columbia
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and other charitable
ass ociations In the District Of Colum bia.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 16, just issued from
the War Department, and signed by order Of
the Secretary Of War: E. ID. Townsend, Assist
ant Adjutant General" promuigates the res
olution Of Congress authorizing the Light
house Board to place warnings over obstruc.
tions at the entrance Of harbors, in the fairway