Evening star., 1868-05-07
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

The Impeachment Court was opened this
morning to nearly empty galleries; the expecta-
ton that it would 60 INTO secret session for de-
Liberation directly after the reading of tire Jour-
nal preventing the attendance of the usual au-
dience. The Journal having been read the
Chief Justice announced tkat as the Senate was
sitting for delibeIation the doors would be
closed. Mr.. Sumner rose to a point of order
saying that the Senate having ad ourned and
met again in open session, he held it required a
vote to close the doors again for deliberaten.
The Chief Justice refused to entertain any pro-
position until the galleries had been cleared
Mr.. Trumbull said he wished to raise a point
of order before the doors were closed; but the
reporters, who were holdingo on to the last mo-
ment, were Obliged to retire before he finished
what he had to say.
1t is understood that the Senate is occupied
with the orders and additional notes heretofore
offered by Mr.. Edmunds and Mr. Sumner.
Impeachment stock Is tolerably firm to-day
George Wilkes, of the New York SPIRIT of the
Times, bets General Van Ealkenburg Minister
TO Japan, $500 that the President will be con-
vicIed.
4P. k.-The Senate has been in secret session
all the afternoon, and there is every prospect
that there will be no adjournment until q late
hour tins evening
Up TO this hour, however, nothing has been
done but discuss the question of modifying
the rules to regulate debate while deliberatng
Two motions were made to fix the time for
taking a final vote. The first provides that the
vote shall be taken on Monday next, before
three O'Clock, and the other on Tuesday.
3 The last motion in the opinion of we'll IN
formed Senators will be adopted by the Senate.
P.S.-At half past o'clock the Senate, in
secret session, agreed to adjourn over until
Monday next.
II was also agreed to take the final vote o,
impeachment at twelve o'clock on Tuesday,
thus allowing but one day for debate.
The ARKANSAS CoNvENTIoN.-Major Gen.
eral Glllem has written a letter to General
Grant, enclosing the returns lin several res poets
incomplete) of the recent election IN Arkansas
on the Constitution. He mentions several ir-
1egularites, and says if his order concerning
the election had been complied with the ratif-
cation OF the Constitution would be indisputa-
bic. The majority for the ratification is report.
ed TO be about twelve hundred, but, as an Offset
10 this, he says the nineteen hundred votes in
Pulaski and Jefferson Counties cannot be as
certained to be for against the Constitution;
and that each party charges the other with
fraud.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-A large number of
visitors were at the Executive Mansion to. .day.
nearly all of whom were admitted to see the
President. Secretary Seward, Gen. Hancock
and several Representatives had interviews
with the President
ORDERED.-First Assistant Engineer VIM H.
King has been ordered to the navy-yard at
Washington, ID. c., as assistant to Chief Engi-
neer w. II. Shock.
PNrpprAr>upSr nj, go, ~,
gan last night TO the medical fraternity of the
country was a very brilliant and enjoyable af-
fair. HIS hospitable mansion OF 1 street was
crowded until a late hour.
ADMISSION OF ARKASsAs.-Mr Stevens,
from the Committee on Reconstruction to-day
reported the following oll, which was ordered
TO be printed and recommItted:
Whereas the people of Arkansas, IN pursu-
ance of the provisions of an act entitled An
act for the more efficient government of the
rebel States" passed March2, 1867, and the acts
supplementary thereto, have formed and
adopted constitution of State government
which is republican in form; and the Legisla-
ture OF said State mas duly ratified the amend
ment to the Cons Of the United States
proposed by the Thirty ninth Congress- and
known as article thirteen Therefore
Be ii enacted, de-, That the State of Arkansas
is entitled and admitted to representation in
Congress as one of the States Of the Union,
upon the following fundamental condition
i HAT the constitution OF Arkansas shall never
be so amended or changed to deprive any
citizen or class of citizens of the United States
Of the right TO vote by the constitution herein
recognized, except on punishment for such
crimes as are now felonies at common law.
whereof they shall have been duly convicted.
THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT Gov
RRNoE OF VIRGINIA.-James H. Clements, of
Portsmouth, who was nominated at Rich.
mond yesterday, as the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Of Virginia, is a ma.
tive OF this city, a son OF Mr.. John 7. Glenn.
ents, ST.. and learned his trade a machinist
here. He worked for many years in the Wash.
ington Navy Yard. He left this city several
years ago, and has since resided in Ports
mouth.
The NORTH CAROLINA CoNGREssMKN AND
DKLBeATEs.-Hons. w. ID. Jones, r. w. King
ID. Heaton, j. X. French, and John T. Deweese
the Congressional delegation from North Caro-.
lima, as also Byron Latin, e. J. Cowles, los
Z. G.. Reade, E. L. Stanly, G. II. Thomas j. r.
Amans, and J. ID. Cavarly, delegates TO present
the new constitution of North Carolina to Con-
gress are at the National Hotel.
RKsIGNRD.-Mr. Chas. Sherman, for a long
clerk in the War Department has rendered his
resignation, and goes to New York city as part
ner in W holesale commission house.
PoLITIcAL.-The Virginia Republican State
Convention met in Richmond yesterday There
was full attendance, all the counties being
present. The two races were about equally
divided on the floor. james B. Clements, Of
Portsmouth, presided. Governor Wells was
nominated for Governor by the following vote:
Wells, 1853; Hawxhurst, IS; Hunnicutt IL;
PierpOint, 6. James II. Clements was nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor.
About one hundred and fifty delegates to
the Virginia Conservative Convention, which
meets in Richmond to day, have arrived there
b. johnson Barbour has declined the Conserv-
alive nomination for Governor.
"A con vention Of those fayoring impar.