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

! the object nor full details OF their proceed
ings have transpired. Warden, the pres
9 dents phonographer, and Evarts, the pres
dents counsel, were before them.
The court of claims has awarded owe
half million of dollars for abandoned an
captured cotton, including one case Q
Senators Henderson has addressed
letter to the Missouri delegation declinin,
to resign or remain quiet unless he votes t,
convict. He is in doubt as to one of tn
last three articles, but does not state tina
he will vote guilty on it.
! WASHINGTON, May l5.-Tt is this morn
ing generally conceded by Radical member
OF the House that the verdict of the Sen
ate will acquit the President.
They have discovered that there are Ger
tainly eight Radical Senators in favor o
acquttal, namely, Fessenden, Trumbull
Grimes, Henderson, Fowler, Van Wrinkle
Ross and Wiley, with almost certainty
that Anthony will vote with these Sena
tors.
| And this is now freely admitted by thu
Radicals themselves.
The only question with them now is
whether to postpone the case tomorrow OF
let it go to verdict.
1t is conceded by all parties tonight tina,
|if the. vote be taken in the impeachment
trial tomorrow, the President will be &C
quilted.
] The only question about which there ap.
pears to be difference Of opinion is wheth.
err the Senate will tomorrow take the final
vote, or postpone further action until an.
other day.
The general belief is that final vote will
be had tomorrow, as most of the leading
Radicals say it would be injurious to the
Republican party to postpone verdict, no
matter whether it be for acquittal or con-
viction.
A caucus of Radical Senators who favor
impeachment, (ncludng Mr.. Wade) con-
sidered the matter this afternoon and again
this evening, and, it is reported, determin-
ed that vote must be taken tomorrow.
Senator Howard, who is yet quite i'll, is
to be brought to the Senate on litter
horne by four men. Senators Grimes and
Conkin are sufficiently recovered to war
rant their presence in the Senate chamber ;
so that it is probable there will be full
Senate when the vote is taken.
UNhn f;poo%o bo,o4n co.n - ll.na
dispatches as to the number that will vote
for acquittal is now generally adopted.
Some of the Radicals say tonight that
there will be but thirty-four votes for con-
ylction upon any one article; Others admit
there will only be thirty-two votes of that
character. .s.:.
No serious injury was sustained by Hon.
Saml. j. Randall in the collision yesterday
with ex-Gov. Jack Hamilton. Each of
these gentlemen has black eye as the on
ly marks of the ARRAY.
Hon. James Brook, NJ. G. from New
York, is lie receipt Of numerous letters from
persons in various parts of the country,
proffering to go with proof before the In
vestigating Committee, when needed, of the
alleged corrupt practices of Gen. Butler.
The State of Alabama has paid her in
terest on her bonds up to the 1st of No
vember next.
Gov Patton, of that state, arrived here
to-day.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The most pain
fal anxiety is manifested by the entire
public here as to the verdict that is ex-
pected to-day in the impeachment trial.
Both parties appear confident, but the
Radicals say the whole thing depends on
the vote of some one of two Senators, there
being already conceded six Republicans for
acquttal.
The doubtful Senators named are Ross
and Wiley.
The motion of Williams, that article
eleventh be first called and voted upon was
adopted.
The vote was nineteen nays without
Grimes, Nessrs. Ross and Wiley voting
with Fessenden and his supporters.
Article llth-Gailty, 35; not guilty, 49,
Fowler, Fesseuden, Grimes, Henderson,
Van Wrinkle, Trnmbull and Ross voting
not guilty.
The vote on the 18th article stands: IS,
guilty; 10, not guilty.
The Republican Senators voting not
guilty are Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes,
Henderson, Ross, T'rumbull, Van Wrinkle.
Williams moved to adjourn to the 26th
Of May.
The Chief Justice overruled the motion
as out of order.
Mr.. CONFESS appealed from that decis-
ion, and the Senate overruled the ruling of
the Chief Justice.
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend by adj
iourning to the LIST of July.
Henderson's amendment was lost.
MeCreery moved to amend by substitut-
ing adjournment, without day. The amend
ment was lost.
The vote taken on Williams motion to
adjourn to May &c, was carried.