Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-06
WASHINGTON.
Radical Gossip trSnl the CapiIai-HOSY
the Inpeachers Garry their Projects
E-Exeitfng Scene between the Mama
Affair.

SorIcSpOa0ence OF tue Iincinnatti OaZette-
WAsHIEGToE. March S.--Generai inter
eat was manifested in all the proceedings
at the Capitol to-day. The Supreme Court
room was full at lie opening, at eleven
o'clock, to hear the MoCardle case The
appearance of the managers of impeach-
meat was expected al the bar of the Sen
ate, and all who could find room were At
tracted there. Many, anticipating further
action on the part of the House, were pres
ems in its galleries. The formal announce
ment Of the passage Of the articles made to
the Senate by the Clerk of the House, was
made 10 an audience as still as death, and
in spite Of the mere formal character, il
made deep epimpression.
AN ADDITIONAL ARTICLE REPORTED AND
ADOPTED.
II soon became known the managers
had met at half aftef ten, and after ses-
sion of two hours had agreed TO report two
additional articles. This turned the tide
of spectators toward the House. Here
about three o'clock Mr.. Butler obtained the
foor and sent TO the Clsrk's desk the ar
tieie he presented yesterday, saying that
the Committee of Managers had, with one
dissenting vote, agreed to the same. OF
course, there came with this the usual al
tempe n impede and fiibnstef from the
Democratic side, and the usual keen and
unanswerable parliamentary ruling of
Speaker Colfax.
STILL ANOTHER ARTICLE ADOPTED.
So soon as this vote was announced Mr..
Bingham presented an article, which he
said had the unanimous support Of the
managers, and called the previous question.
Mr.. Brooks and Eldridge got up general
laugh over inquiries as to whether it was
important enough to print. Mr.. Butler
went over and held little leyee with these
and other Democrats, in which there was an
immense amount of good humor visible,
and while the voting was in progress Mr..
Eldridge and some of the rest went down
TO Mr.. Bingham's seat and had laugh.
The feeling which prompts this conduct Of
the opposition creeps ont in all directions,
and is but part Of the total lack of real
sympathy the Democrats have with Mr..
johnson. As yet, not one on the floor,
since impeachment became the earnest
thing it now is, has impressed the House
with the idea that he was in reality friend
of the President
Upon a motion to give the managers a
papers, the Democrats, under the lead of
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, attempted TO
fiibuster. For the first time, Mr.. Cary, of
Ohio entered into full communion with
the Democrats, and helped them inaugu-
rate the dilatory movement 1t amounted
40 nothing, however, except to keep all en-
gagged from their dinners. The Committee
of Managers carried every point, and the
House adjourned.
MEETING OF The IMPEACHMENT MAN
AYERS.
Ii is understood that there was some
what exciting scene on the meeting of the
House board of managers for impeach
ment. The old antagonism between Bing
ham on the one hand, and Stevens and
Butler ON the other, broke ont afresh
partly on personal matters and partly on
the proposition to present additional ar
ticles of impeachment. 1t was finally ar
ranged that Mr.. Bingham, who had re-
ceiyed the highest number of votes in the
caucns, should be chairman of the board
of managers in place Of Boutwell,, who had
been urged by Stevens and Butler. This
success of the moderate Republicans was
more than offset by the triumph of the
original impeachers in forcing the COM
niittee to present new articles Of impeach-
ment, one reciting the Presidents speeches
in swinging round the circle, and the other
his declaration TO the spokesman of the
Philadelphia Convention that Congress
was an unconstitutional body, hanging on
the verge of government. Ashley, Butler
and the other original impeachers, are
greatly rejoiced at having thus brought the
House to the propositions which have been
thrice rejected The mOderates express
, fear that the introduction of the new ar
/ ticles will work great delays, but claim
/ that they can be withdrawa at any time il
/ necessary.
RECONSTRUCTION IN GEORGIA.
The papers sent to the Senate to-daN re-
lating TO reconstruction in Georgia, were
quite interesting. They show that Gov.
Jenkins address last April, in which he
| advised resistance TO the reconstruction
acts, was regarded at army headquarters
as cause for his removal, and Gen. Grant
was just upon the point of advising his
suspension and trial BY a military COM
mission, when he received papers and
letters containing Jenkins explanation
and promise of good behavior. Grant
thought it better, at that time, TO try by
commission, for obstructing reconstruction,
than TO remove arbitrarily. He called on
the Secretary of War about that time to
know If the commander had full power TO
remove any State officials, but the inquiry
was never answered. When the Attorney
Generals opinion was issued, in June,
Grant told Pope it did not have the
force of an order, and to enforce his own
construction of the Congressional policy.
In August last, Grant said it was the duty
of the commander TO execute the recon
struction laws in the spirit of those who
made them. In September, he objected to
the order that the polls should be opened
at only one point in each county, and said
it was advisable to have them open up at
as many points as possible, SO as to secure
full returns On the 9th of last Deem
Der he advised the removal of the Treasu-
rer aud Comptroller OF Georgia, because
tney refused 70 pay the expenses Of the
Reconstruction Convention. This was be
fore Pope's removal, and nearly three weeks
before Meade actually removed the Georgia
State officials. On the 18th of January
Grant approves Meades order for the ar
r,st and confinement of these derelict Of
fcers for malfeasanee in Office and con-
tempt Of military authority.
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