The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-21
Decisions in Favor Of Claimants Of
Abandoned Property.
DISCUSSION OF an IMPEACHMENT APPROPRIATION
BILL IN The HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, April OuSe.-Information
was called for regarding the detention OF the
steamer Sabine at New London it ia alleged for
| political purposes. Adjourned Ind proceeded to
! the impeachment court.
The managers are introducing documentary evil.
dence. BlOdgetts indictment was offered. But.
Ter offered Blodgett's answer. Evarts objected
that BlOdgett was not on trial here. Butler pro-
ceeded TO state orally what be intended to prove.
Chase ordered it reduced to writing. Butler pro.
tested, but Chase insisted, and Butler is now
writing.
The ourt of Claims has decided ffty.four cases
unoer the seizure and abandonment law in favor
OF the claimants, Judgment in fOrty-One of which
were rendered during the present term. The
amounts in each case vary from $1,000 to sl23 OO0
Randolph Mott securing the highest claim. The
claims aggregate 1923 900.
r. G. Townsend has been appointed agent OF
the freedmen's bureau for Virginia.
The close of the Impeachment trial is not ex-
pected before the middle of next week.
Mr. Stanbery is much better.
Impeachment continued The Senate refused
10 admit The BlOdgett papers. Butler appealing
for BlOdgett, said he had never been able TO get
his case before the Senate, and justice should be
done him now. BlOdgett was only captain of
rebel militia company, and was unwilling cap
tain, Bodgett would swear. BlOdg tt, while down
IN Augusta, was elected by his neighbors to
make Constitution for Georgia. he was made
mayor of Augusta by Pope. Butler didn't doubt,
that when Georgia was admitted, BlOdgett would
Buuer then offered the nominations of sherman
and Thomas to brevet generaship, claiming ad-
missibility under the tenth article. The Senate
refused by IL to 30 yeas, Messrs. Anthony. Cole,
Fessenden, Fow er, Grimes, Henderson, Morton,
Ross Sumner, Upton, TTumbull, Van Wrinkle,
Willie and Yates-l4.
Both parties announced evidence closed Chase
ordered the prosecution to proceed with argument.
Boutwell, not being ready asked adjournment TO
Tuesday. Defense asked until Wednesday in view
pf fUaU da1
the request, and after hearing and rejecting an
appeal from Logan 10 print his argument, the
court adjourned TO Wednesday.
The Senate then went into executive session
and also adjourned to Wednesday.
HouSe.-rAs Senate appropriation forimpeach-
ment was considered. Eldridge said it was evi-
dent that SO 600 would not pay the expenses of
the Impeachment trial, and he thought this was
mere blind. Why did not the committee come
out boldly and say this was mere bagatelle to
operate on the public mind
Washburn said il another appropriation was re-
quired he would vote for il, and be believed it
would be worth 100000 to pay the expense.
Eldridge asked il he understood that the gen.
tlemen would give sl00, 600 TO make the impesch-
ment trial a success.
Washburn replied that he had not exactly said
that; but what he meant was that If the impeach-
ment was a success il would be worth not
greater security 70 person and property. APP
plause in the gallery
Eldridge said that be suspected as much; that
this money was to be used TO secure the success
OF impeachment He would not vote dollar
for such purpose.
Washburn said he would not be misrepresented
but he would reiterate that he believed the cOun
try would be benefited 10 the amount of millions
OF dollars by the removal of the usurper and
tyrant from the White House.
The bill passed
Banks's bill regarding the rights of foreign
born citizens abroad came up and long discus
sion ensued.
Adjourned.