The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-20

Impeachment. It il not true that the Presi
dent has indicated the precise party charac
ter Of the contemplated Cabinet appoint
: ments, further than that they shall be mel
, of eminent abilities, such as to challenge thu
confidence and respect of the entire country
/ report has been in circulation to-day
that General Grant has written a letter de
claring that he will not accept the nomina
ton for President on a platform of genera
negro suffrage, but after careful inquiry il
cannot be verified.
i Republican members say there is no truth
whatever in the rumor that the Impeachment
Managers will commence inquiry tomorrow
as to alleged improper and corrupt means
said to have been used to influence the de-
termination of the Senate upon the articles
of impeachment.
There is no truth whatever in the report
that Chief Justice Chase called yesterday on
the President to congratulate him on the re-
suit of the Senate's vote on the eleventh ar
ticle.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Senate has
voted on the eleventh article. The vote stood
50 for conviction to 10 for acquittal.
| During the debate, after the Court ad
! iourned, on a motion that the Senate concur
in House resolution to adjourn over until
Monday. 18th instant, Senator Henderson
took occasion to make an excited vindication
of his course. He admitted that he expected
to vote against the remaining articles. He
said he could not consider it party question
and thought the proceedings of the Court
should be let alone BY the Senate while sit
ting for legislative business. To have other
wise done than he did, would, he said, have
been violation of his oath.
Senator Drake wanted to know who had
assailed the honor of his colleague. He
Drake had been in the habit of defending
= a+ Of bor nd o1s ayhere
Henderson said no allusion to his colleague
was intended. He had been mistaken in his
Interpretation of the language used.
Sen ator Summer said he had not the Sena-
ter in mind when he alluded to the action of
the Court He was now reminded OF the old
maxim, that whose excuses accuses.
Finally on a motion to adjourn over till
the Chicago Convention, the ayes were "a
and noes p.
The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May l5.-In the House,
committee to investigate the facts relative to
the Missouri delegation sending message to
Henderson, but the Speaker held that it was
not question of privilege.
After some minutes the proceedings were
interrupted by Woodward, who asked what
Pile meant by making grimaces and gesticu-
lations at him.
Pile said he intended no insult, and the
matter dropped.
WAsHINGToN, May 16.-Bingham, from
Impeachment Committee. reported pream-
BILE that information had come to them that
improper means had been used to influence
the determ nation of the Senare on the arti- |
eles of impeachment, therefore,
Resolved, That the Managers be directed |
and instructed to summon and examine wit |
nesses and send for persons and paper and
take testimony on the subject.
Robinson made point that the Managers |
had discharged their duty and had nothing |
further to do.
The Spe aker overruled the point on the
ground that the Managers duty was not dis
charged, as the House reserved the RICH; to
present any further articles of impeachment.
The resolution was adopsed-SS to l3.
Adjourned.