The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-03-14

ton as President of the Senate in the event
of the conviction Of johnson. thereby Ieav.
ing the Cfice open either to a new election
by the Senate or to the Speaker of the
House, who would become President in the
absence OF any acting Vice President. All.
though this appears sensational. the source
from which the information is derived war.
rants its publication.
The Hevatds special saws the fo~rthcom;no
statement Of the public debt will show = -.
duction Of fye or six millions of gold in the
Treasury.
RICHMOND, March Tn the copveu.
ton to-day, the case Of Williams. the CON-.
servative member, who refused to vote
yesterday, on the DISTINGUISHING clause.
was taken up and referred TO q committee.
During its consideration Leggitt, conserv.
alive, refused TO vote on the ground Of
his complete disgust for the proposition.
Afterwards he added, 81 have a contempt
for such an establishment" lie was ex-
PEELED by a vote of 81 to Is.
A Republican member moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the disfrabchis-
ing clause was adopted yesterday. The
coiored members opposed it, saying they
heard that a telegram had been received
today from Washington, stating that the
vote must be reconsidered. This motion.
was the result. The whole question was,
postponed till next Thursday.
A train Of the Missouri Pacific Rail-.
road, near Jefferson City, ran into a aige,
boulder which had washed from the bank
on Saturday night. The locomotive was.
| fhPOtpn fP0n. tho fpanL A- -xn-F -
the Missouri river. bottom side up, carry.
ing with it the engineer and fireman.
The body of the former has not yet been
recovered, though his feet are sticking out
Of the water.
The TrtJnne's special says, Hancock
asks to be relieved from command of the
Fifth District, because Grant revoked his
order removing certain members of the
City Council also his order removing
the Street Commissioner. The request Is
made in the usual formal manner, through
army headquarters.
ANNAPOLIS, March 6.-George r.
Vickers, of Kent county, is elected q. s.
Senator. Philip Z. Thomas was next
highest candidate.
NEW York, March The TriJuue's
special says a summons for the appearance
of johnson will be served by the Sergeant
alarms os the Senate. It is signed by
the Chief Justice, and the Sergeant-at.
Arms is required TO serve it in four days
before it is made r~eturnable. It is en-
dorsed on the back in a manner similar
To writs and summons used in ordinary
courts. The President will respond ia
person, and then wait the action of the
Senate in his defence TO filing a demurrer
when the dismissal of the complaint and
quashing of the articles will be demand
ed.
The Times dispatches say the action Of
the House in the case Of Butler of Ten
nessec, is excitingly significant and i'm.
rortant, as it establishes the manner in
which persons who cannot take the oath
may hereafter be admitted to seats when
elected to Congress. The bill reported
by the Election Committee in Buffers
case was drawn with special reference to
the fact that it established a final prece.
dent and was passed BY a large majority,
many Republican members voting for It.
1t provides that all persons who have
been relieved from political disabilities
incurred by participation In the rebellion
shall not be required to take that portion
OF the oath which states that they have
not given aid aud comfort, etc.