Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-05

and in no wise partakes of the military. His pur,
pose, it is alleged, is simply to remove one officer
and appoint another ad interim, and if the first
fuses to obey the order then probably to test the
matter by regular legal proceedings in the civil
courts, or getting possession of the Office through
his ad interim appointed, to compel Mr.. Stanton
to seek his remedy by sor quo aoarranto, or other
procedure, to bring the matter before the courts.
aENERALTHoMAs ISSUES AN ORDER
About two o'clock on Friday afternoon, it is
stated, the Paymaster- General received an order
signed by General Thomas as Secretary Of War
ad interim, directing the closing of that Office on
Saturday, in honor of Washington's birth day.
The War Department being closed on Saturday,
no one was admitted but Senators and Members.
A sentinel kept guard at each of the doors, while
ieutenants and number of messengers were on
guard, and refused admission to all. A number
of persons called to see officers on duty in the build
ing and were admitted upon sending in their
cards. .- 49,
THE ARREST OF GENERAL THOMAS.
The Washington Star, of Saturday evening, says
Last night, warrant, under the Tenure of Office
bill, was issued by Chief Justice Cartier for the ar
rest of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, and it was placed in
the hands of Marshal Gooding this morning.
Marshal Gooding, with his deputy, Mr. Phillips,
and Mr.. Morgan Chandler, proceeded to the resi-
dence of General Thomas, and Judge Gooding in
formed the General oft object of his visit Gen.
Thomas Immediately prepared to accompany the
officers, not taking time to finish his breakfast, at
which he was engaged when the Marshal arrived.
he was at once taken to the Marshal's Office,
where Judge Cartier had arrived. The latter In
formed Gen. Thomas that he would require bail
for his appearance on Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock, in the sum of $5OOO. Gen. Thomas was
waiting bail at 10 o'clock The arrest was man
faged very quietly, and but very few persons knew
of the affair. .r...
Gen. Thomas was arrested upon the affidavit of
Stanton, on charge of violating the Tenure of Of
fee Bill. 1t Will be remembered that this Bill was
vetoed by the President, and was afterwards pass
ed over his veto. We quote the section upon
which the affidavit is based:
''SEc. S. And be it further enacted, That if any
person SHALL contrary to the provisions of this act
accept any appointment or employment in any Of
6ce or shall hold or exercise, or attempt to hold or
exercise any such Office or employment, he shall be
deemed, and is hereby declared to be guilty of a
high misdemeanor, and upon trial and conviction
thereof he shall be punished therefor by fine and
Imprisonment not exceeding FIVE years. or both !;
said punishments in the discretion of the court"
GENERAL THOMAS GIVES BAH. 10 ....
The Washington Star, in continuation of the
account of Gen. Thomas arrest says:
s'The bail of $4,000 was furnished by Messrs. G.
R. Hall, (coackmaker), of this city, and Elias A.
Eliason tanner, of Georgetown. tits understood
that NJ Carpenter, Esq, of Wisconsin, will appear
for Mr.. Stanton General Thomas, on leaving the
City Hall, proceeded to the law Office of Joseph Fl.
Bradley, ESD, and had consultation with him.
SCENES AT THE CAPITAL
The excitement about the capitol Saturday NOR
ming was very great, the House of Representatives
being the objective point in which every seat
in the galleries was crowded at an early hour,
while in-al the galleries and corridors the crowd
surged and pushed, anxious to get inside, where
they could witness the proceedings.
The democratic side of the chamber, by fillibus-
tering motions, managed to delay entering upon
regular business for a considerable time
At FIVE minutes past2, P. NJ, Mr.. Stevens rose
amid profound silence, and made the following re-
port from the Committee on Reconstruction:
THAT, in addition to the papers referred to the
committee, the committee find that the President
on the 2lst day of February, 1868, signed and or
dered commission or letter of authority to one
Lorenzo Thomas, directing and authorizing said
Thomas to act as Secretary of War al interim, and
to take possession of the books records papers and
other public property of the War Department.
Upon the evidence collected by the committee,
which is hereafter presented, and in virtue of the
powers with which they have been invested by the
House, they are of opinion that Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, should be impeach
ed of high crimes and misdemeanors. They, there
fore, recommend to the House the adoption of
the accompanying resolution:
"Resolred, That Andrew johnson, President Of
the United States, be impeached Of high crimes
and misdemeanors.
[Signed] Thaddeus Stevens, George s. Bout
well, John A. Bingham, c. T. Hurlburt, John
IT. Farnsworth, F. c. Beaman, a. E. Paine.
Mr.. Stevens said it was not his purpose to dis
cuss the question, and if no one on the other side
desired to discuss it, he would take the vote with
the knowledge they now had of the act Of the
President, in removing Mr.. Stanton from office
while the Senate was in session. He had no de-
sire to discuss the matter, and would give the other
side an opportunity for discussion if they desired
lit.
Mr. Brooks New York. had hoped he would
have been permitted to submit minority report,
but he had not been accorded time. He called at
tention to the fact that the Reconstruction Com
mittee had held its session to-day in violation of
the 72d rule of the House, which prohibited COM
mittees from sitting during the sessions Of the
House unless by consent of the House. He
thought this ghost of impeachment had been throt-
tied, but now the House had taken up the subject
again, and had reported this resolution He look
ed upon it as an act in revolutionary drama SIM
liar to that of Cromweian times or of the days Of
the French Revolution. 1t had been heretofore
asserted, not upon the floor of this House, but
elsewhere, that the President must be removed be-
cause he was an obstruction to the dominant party.
IF he could be impeached for that cause, then
each man of the opposition party could be impeach
ed because he was an obstructor to the party. He
did not make any threats to the House, but he
would say that if the President was impeached
and removed without authority of law, the people