Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-15
8eotoro enquirer.
TIE NEWS.

terized By close and torcible reasoning. At
/ p NJ, when the Senate adjourned, Mr.
Bingham announced that he would occupy
an hour and a half of Wednesday in bring
/ ing his argument to close. Various ru-
mors were in circulation in Washington
affecting the position Of prominent Repub-
( lican Senators in relation to impeachment,
aud giving Mr. Johnson's S friends hopes of
his acquittal Examination into the author
! ity on which these statements were made
did not tend to establish their truth, and
the confidence in the result of the trial that
has existed all along was again revived
In the House cf Representatives on Tues
day the Speaker announced the committee
/ TO investigate the charges preferred by Mr.
/ Washburne against Mr. Donnelly, of Min
nesota. The committee is a very strong
! one comprising among its members Nessrs
/ Banks, Of Massachusetts, Governor Thorn
/ as, Of Maryland, Mr. Poland, Of Vermont,
and others who are recognized among the
most prominent men Of the House On
motion Of 3Er Dawes, at the request Of Mr.
/ Butler, the committee was also authorized
to investigate the charges brought against
Mr.. Butler by Mr. Brooks, Of New York,
in relation to the seizure of gold at New
| Orleans during the war. Mr. Brooks at
tempted to bring other matters into the IN
yestigation, but the House refused to enter
tain them.
The public debt statement for May has
been published Il shows BY comparison
with the statement issued on the Is stof April
that since that time the debt bearing coin
interest has increased SIS, ,9S7, ,4j0; the debt
bearing currency interest has decreased S2l.
200; the matured debt not presented
for payment has decreased $l,I3I 100; the
debt bearing no interest has increased ST.
47,G+o.06; making a decrease in the total
amount of debt Of s., l06,7l0. The amount
Of coin in the Treasury has increased 81
/ O,0l032 and the amount Of currency has
increased SS,94.l0Q, As; making decrease
| in the total amount Of debt less cash in the
I Treasury Of SIS, $50, $3.50
The New Hampshire Republican Con
yention met and selected delegates to the
/ Chicago Convention. A despatch was re-
caived from General Butler, dated at Wash
iugJon predicting the conviction Of the Pres
ident as certain, and that Wade arl pros
perity are sure to come with the apple bios
| SONS.
The New York delegation TO the National
Convention at Chicago met at Albany
General Sickles was chosen Chrirman. and
resolutions adopted in favor Of the nomina-
ton Of General Grant for President and
Governor Fentou for Vice President.
According to previous announcements on
Wednesday, Manager Bingham concluded
his argument before the Senate for the peo-
pie against President johnson. He closed
with a brilliant peroration demanding his
conviction upon the charges preferred. and
was greeted from the galleries by continued
demonstrations Of applause. Chief Justice
Chase tried TO quel the excitement but not
succeeding he ordered the galleries to be
cleared This only made matters worse.
aud considerable excitement ensued. Scna-
tor Cameron hoped that the galleries would
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