The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-20
AT,T THE NEWS.

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WASHINGTON, May 1l.-Court-The fol
Using is the form proposed by Chase ant
llJonted BIZ the Senate: Mr.. Senator, how
gut you is the President, Andrew John
sas President of the United States, guilty
So 20 high misdemeanor or crime, as charg
ID in this articlee The Senator shall res
% eond guilty or not guilty only.
pat ten o'clock the Senate proceeded tt
ns;dar articles, each Senator having fif
guns eean minutes, and will continue in session
U" Ths following is gathered from several
.roes and may be regarded as reliable
s S";mes and Fessenden went through the
~ # charges, arguing against conviction
MMoouumbull and Henderson were partly
.lhronob, when expiration of fifteen min.
us Stopped them, but argued in favor OF
uassOOJnittal. Howe and Sherman argued for
ssoddu;ttal on first, but conviction on second.
~ ppadieals acknowledge it will be very
.,'sa hut insist definitely they have thir-
ssp oah votes Only the six mentioned
sstbe above of the fourteen doubtful Sena-
tors have yet spoken.
W. p1o,se-Joint resolution of the Ohio Leg
stature, protesting against the RECONSTRUCT
.;on acts, and instructing Senator'S and re-
s S,, Representatives to vote against
sansb laws, was referred to the Reconstruc-
sa Committed A resolution directing
ss ,Un on treatment of Union soldiers
~ ;nouire into the proposition of Confeder-
stos for their relief. was tabled by rs to Al.
s pssolution to adjourn from 10Th to 25th
As o5 hv 68 to 81. This recess is for the
Eh;capo convention. Bill extending char
tsr If fbe city of Washington passed. Ste
IONS suN 81 introduced the following:
Whereas, The people Of North Carolina,
contb Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and AL
ALBANIA have. in pursuance OF the proyis-
ions of an act entitled "an act for the more
Efficient government Of the rebel States"
nassed March 2, 1867, and the acts supple
Ip"antarv thereto, framed constitutions of
state government which are republican in
sorm and have adopted said constitutions
Inv large maiorities of the votes cast at the
elections held for ratification or rejection
Of the same therefore,
Re Il enacted, That the States of North
Carolina. South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor-
o;a and Alabama shall be entitled and ad-
nmitted to representation in Congress as
states of the Union when the legislatures
Of said States respectively shall have duly
ratified the amendment to the Constitu-
t;op of the United States proposed by the
thirty.ninth Congress and known as arti-
ella fourteen, upon the following fundamen-
tail conditions: That the constitutions OF
said States shall never be so amended or
changed as to deprive any citizen or class
of citizens of the United States OF the
RIGHT to vote, who are now entitled to vote
by said constitutions respectively, except
for suea crimes as are now felonies at COM
mon law, whereof they shall have been dn-
" convicted, and no person shall ever be
held TO service or labor as punishment
for crime in said States except by public
officers charged with the custody OF con-
yicts by the laws thereof. Second, That
If the day fixed for the meeting of the leg
islatures of said States by the constitutions
thereof shall have passed before the pas
sage of this act, such legislature may be
convened within thirty days after the pas
sage Of this act by the president OF the
convention which framed the constitution
ofsuch State. Third, That the first sec
ton of this act shall take effect when the
President of the United States shall off
cially proclaim the due ratification by the
legislatures of said States respectively of
article IA, the amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States proposed by the
thirty.ninth Congress.
This bill is made the special order for
Wednesday, aud be continued from day to
day until disposed Of
Bill reported from same committee re- |
moving disabilities from some 200 citizens
ofNorth Carolina Bill passed by SO to
g. being over two-thirds, required for such |
legislation.
Stevens, with some, disgust, in reply to
remark of the Speaker that probably J
they would be called to the bar of the Sem !
ate tomorrow, moved to adjourn to We'd
nesday. Under remonstrances from those
near him. Stevens withdrew his motion,
and the House adjourned to ~ tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May II, evening.-Speak-
ing still confined to committed Senators.
Morton, whom some considered doubtful, !
favors conviction Senate adjourned.
Wilson, CONFESS and Harlan spoke for
conviction. Vote will be very close, with
the chances in favor of the President.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Court of i'm
parchment adjourned until Saturday on ac-
count of the illness OF Senator Howard.
No vote was taken.
Immediately after adjournment of court,
the Senate proceeded to Legislative bust
ness, but adjourned without concentrating
anything.
House-Speaker laid before the House
communication from the General Of the
Army, submitting statement OF voters
cast for and against the State constitutions,
as follows North Carolina-for constitu-
ton 92,590 against II 800; South Carroll
major 10, 758; ageinst 27,289; Georgia
for SeO07, against TO- 400; Louisiana
for 66,152 against 49,738; Alabama--for
$500 against 1905. Referred to Recon-
struction COMMITTEE.
Pacific railroad matters discussed, and |
House went into committee OF the whole.
One Of the managers said, referring to a
resolution regarding Southern prisoners,
tabled yesterday, that he was prepared to
prove the Confederates had offered three
times the value of medicines to be carried
by Federal surgeons to Union prisoners at
Andersonville and other points. Adjourn
ed.
Senate adjournment Of court,
Senate passed bill extending the city char
ter.
On motion to adjourn, Drake said he
made the motion to adjourn over, because
be believed Senators were not in condi-
tioo to attend to business. Conkiing
asked what was the matter? Drake said if
Senators could not see what was the mat
ter, it was useless for him to tell them
The whole country was now trembling in
an agony of suspense. IT, in view of the
throes in which the country was now suf-
ferlng, there were Senators here who were
possessed of such composrre as to be in
sensible to it, then he enyited them. At
ter further unimportant business, Senate
adjourned to usual hour.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Grimes
concluded as follows: Whatever may be
my opinion of the incumbent, cannot con-
sent to trihe with the high Office he holds.
l can do nothing which by implication may