The New York herald., 1868-03-31
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IMPEACHMENT.

IMPEACHMENT.
The Chief Justice took his chair as presiding officer
of the High Court of impeachment In the Senate
chamber at haspast twelve O'Clock yesterday after
noon, and soon after the Managers the Presidents
counsel and the members of the House entered. The
galleries were filed from an early hour with the
same elegant and fashionable audience that occu-
pied them on the previous days OF impeachment.
Mr.. Butler on behalf OF the Managers. opened the
case for the prosecution in long speech, which he
read from printed slips, and which will he found in
itll elsewhere in our columns to-day. He discussed
the validity of the Senate acting high court, the
right of Senator wade to participate, former i'm
peaohment precedents, and reviewed generally the
testimony TO be brought forward 60 sustain the
charges.
At the conclusion of this speech the Managers pro-
ceeded through Mr.. Wilson, to offer documentary
testimony for the prosecution the oath Of Office OF
andrew johnson in succeeding TO the Presidency,
the certificate OF Chief Justice Chase to the OATH the
nomination of Mr.. Stanton as Secretary OF War by
Mr.. Lincoln and his confirmation by the Senate,
being presented and read. The message OF the Pres
dent to the Senate assigning for his suspen-
sion OF Mr. Stanton was tAen commenced, but in the
midst of the reading the court adjourned unit! to-
day.
CONGRESS.
In the senate yesterday the bill TO regulate appeals
80 the Court OF Claims amended ana postponed
until to-day. The bin TO relieve Representative r. X.
Butler. of Tennessee, from political disabilities
was taken up, but again laid aside to admit OF
consideration the report Of the Committee OF
Conference on the Tax Exemption bin. The report
was ordered to be printed and went for the
present, Mr.. Sherman giving notice that everything
in the bill Objectionable to the Senate had been
stricken out and that he would press ii to a vote
soon "a possible The Senate soon after resolved
itself into a Court of Impeachment and resuming
s functions Us Senate the report of the Conference
Committee again taken up aud agreed to-
In the House Mr.. Churchill introduced bill requir-
fng new election for President in case an interval
of eighteen months interyenes between the double
vacancies and the ordinary termination of the Pres
dental term, which reerred to the Committee
on the Judiciary The joint resolution Of the New
Jersey Legislature, Withdrawing It's ratification Of
the proposed constitutional amendment was pre-
sented by Mr.. Haight, and IFS reading was
interrupted by the departure Of the House for
the Senate chamber On returning Mr.. Washburne, OF
Illinois moved that the paper be returned 10 the New
Jersey Legislature dIsrespcctfu and scandalous.
This motion after lengthy argument. in which the
Speaker OF the House took a conspicuous part by
reason of answering points Of order, adopted
by vote OF so to L. Messrs Hii Halsey ana Moore,
D thc New Jersey uele2atlOu, NOtHR LOT "
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate was not i'm session yesterday.
In the Assembly q resolution introduced and
adopted requiring the treasurer Of the Bnghamton
inebratc Asylum to make answer TO charges against
him of having procured legislation by bribery and
corruption. and to state II such E the case the items
Of money expended for such purpose. Two more
Managers of Impeachment In Canal Commissioner
Dorn's case were announced.
EUROPE.
By special telegram dated In Naples yesterday, for
war,ied through the Atlantic cable, learn thai
Admiral farragut gives a grand ball on board tho
Franklin to-day and that the United States fleet
close of the week.
The news report by the cable, dated in Londor
yesterday evening" March 30 says the political new,
IL meagre and unimportant.
Consols o3 esn Fve-twenties slfs - IN Lon
don and "a ,j In Frankfort.
Cotton frm with mddling upands at l1i6d
l'sd. Brcads;urs quiet and steady. Provision,
quiet. Produce unchanged.
The steamship City Of Boston brings mail report
dated to the 10th of March, but lis points have beer
very fully anticipated by our cable dispatches.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our special dispatches from Havana state that III,
bishop who fell under the dispeasure Of captain Gen
rra Lusundi had departed for Cadiz, after making al
address to the clergy In the cathedral ut Havana
Canada Ii excited over another Fenan TIL
garrison at Montreal under arms, and the volun
eers all the country have received orders 10
ready. Aquantty Of Greek fire or PHOSPHORUS ha
been discovered In the Irish part Of Montreal, an
the government claims to have news Of Fenia
preparation at Buffalo and st. Adams. The Who'll
move, however Is said to be for the purpose Of press
ing a conscrlption bill through Parliament
In the Board Of Councilmen yesterday resolution
fixing the 1st Of september 1899, the day for com
nencing work on the opening Of Church street wcr
presented and laid over. resolution directing ths
steps he taken TO correct evils complained Of n
weehawken ferryboats or to confscate the ferr
lease was referred to the Committee on Ferries.
The street Cleaning Commission yesterday dirccte
that the monthly bill OF the street cleaning conract
lie paid. From January l to March 2s, Il was !
ported, twenty-five hundred loads Of snow and 4
were carted away from Broadway.
Before the Board Of Audit yesterday Police Jusi
Michael Connolly presented a claim for sl0,0
against the city for injuries received by beiI
dumped out Of his carriage by street obstructio
from the effects VI which he became 80 W lnat b