The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-25

shc committee como out boldly and say that
this was q mers bagatelle to operate ON the
public mind. Washhnrna aaia tk.. e 81,
eppro oprioation was required, he would vote for
il, and He behaved It would be- worth 100 900
TO pay the xpense. Eidridge asked If ho un-
defst6od that the gentleman would give
800, 600 toI make the impeaoh hment trial sue.
cess. Washburne had not said that exactly,
but what he meant was that If tho impeach.
Ement was . success, II would worth not $780,
600, but sl00, 900 900 10 this country, ii
greater sss5rity 20 persons and property. Ap.
plause ID the galleries. Eldridge said that he
expected as much, that his money was 20 be
used to success. He would not vote dollar
for sucha q purpose. Washburne said that he
would not be misYepresented, but he would re-
iterate that he believes the country would be
benefited, to the amount of millions of dollars,
by the removal Of the usurper and tyrant from
the White House: The bill was passed.
APRIL 2l.-In the House, Mr. Banks Bill,
protecting naturalixed citizens abroad, was
amended by . provision allowing Tho President
20 withdraw the commercial relations OF the
United States from offending nations, and ex.
empting ambassadors, consuis and agents from
the list Of persons whom the President is per-
mitted to incarcerate in retaliation. Il was
passed by . vote Of 80 to 8.
Tho pressure upon the Senator'S who are un-
committed on the subject of impeachment, is
tremendous and comes from all quarters The
apprehension; of the Presidents friends is in.
creasing.
The new municipal officers Of Alexandra,
Virginia, qualified to-day. None of them are
negroes neither are any of them native Virgin.
ians.
~ In the House, to-day, Mr.. Robinson offered
q resolution recalling the Managers of Impcach-
ment and abandoning it.
81 The Speaker declared that this was ques.
tionsof privilege, but that, under the ruling of
the Speaker, or Of majority of the House,
the House could refuse to consider it even us a
question Of privilege.
The House, by strict party vote, refused to
corridor the resolution.
The PostofEce Committee was instructed to
enquire into the cxpediency of the Govcrn-
ment securing the control of the telegraph
lines of the country;
An amendment TO the Bankrupt Law, cx-.
tending the time for such as could not pay fifty
cents on the dollar to the first day Of January,
1853, was adopted
81 APnIL 20. In the Impeachment trial mo-
ton was finally passed allowing unlimited
speeches, oral or written by the managers and
defence. The galleries are crammed.
( Curtis has announced that it is doubtful
whether Stanbery will be able to take any
further part in tile trial, aud Groa beck win
follow Boutwell,
The Senate, after half dozen propositions
had beon voted down, adopted the following
that MS many of the managers, and counsel
for the President, as desire to do 30, be permit.
ted to flc arguments, or address the Senate
orally. Chase ordered Boutwell, to proceed.
Boutwell, said that the Chief Magistrate of the
principal Republic in the world was on trial,
and the object of the proceeding was not the
punishment for offences, but the safety Of the
State. The issues between the President and
the House Of Representatives are technical and
limited, namely, whether johnson violated che
constitution and laws in removing Stanton and
Thomas. Boutwell, sets forth the
owls, probably, following the acknowledgement
of the Presidents power 70 remove officers at
mis- pleasure. He mentioned that sovereignty
rested with the people, who vested it in Con-
gress, whereas the Executive and Judicial are
denied all discretionary or implied power.
Congress can adopt and administer to the con-
dition Of national life, whereas the President is
governed by the principles which govern the
Judge Of che court. The President must ad-
minister the law as he finds it, without ques-
tioning legislative wisdom, The President can
make no inquiry regarding constitutionality.
A public officer can neither plead nor prove
good motives for nullifying the law. The
President violated the law, and the Senate can
enter into no inquiry regarding the violation Of
the laws or the constitution. Boutwell, denies
the Presidents desire to bring the question be-
fore .he court. His pretext fully exposed that
this object was to seize officers Of the govern
,ment, and, by their influence reconstruct the
Union in the interests of tho rebellous States