The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-13

The status of Senators after the session OF
this afternoon does not appearito be differ
ent from that which was indicated ia those
dispatches last night.
In secret session there was protracted
debate upon the order of precedence for
next Monday and nSxt Tuesday, and espe-
cially as to the form of question to be put
to the Senator and the answer thereto.
At the suggestion of Chief Justice Chase
the Senate meets at 10 o'clock Monday to
deliberate upon these questions, which arc
to be prepared by the chief Justice.
The lobby or pet-baggers continue
their pressure. and have been in anxious
waiting around the doors of the Senate
To-day they report to Senators that unless
Johnson Is removed Grant will decline the
nomination for President. What influence
this intimidation has had upon the doubt
full Senators is not observable.
Tt is reported that Secretary Seward is
negotiating for the purchase Of Ireland and
Greenland
The debate on motions and resolutions
touching impeachment routine in the Sen
ate to-day, in secret session, is regarded as
evincing favorable inclination towards the
President.
Mr.. Fessenden asked for "a postponemen1
Of final action in the Presidents case, il
order that he and Others might read them
selves up in the record of evidence, etc
Mr. Drake sprang to his feet, and took
Fessenden sharply to task for making sucl
a suggestion, aud fatty accused him O
being in favor Of acquitted. Senators ele
waited their eyebrows at this exhibition O
temper, and lips curled with contempt.
The delay until Tuesday, which was Fl
naly agreed to, istooked upon as triumph
for the President.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-No important
event has occurred in tbe-impeachment
matter since my last dispatch worthy o
mention.
The excitement and speculation upor
the street continues, but upon close inves
| tigation of the ontgiyings, it does not APP
pear that any of the pretended wiseacre!
are possessed of anything tangible to base
an opinion upon.
The so-called doubtful Senators remain
doubtful, and the bets so confidently made
upon the result by those who advocat,
conviction of the President do not appear
| to be based upon any information not al
ready patent to the public.
| Many Misrepresentation having fonnt
their way into the public press, respectins
the late hostile meeting between Barol
Kiserow and Gen. Lawrence, it is deemed
proper to state that the affair originated
on the misconception by the latter of a re
markof the Baron to a gentleman casual.
overheard by the General, which provoked
such comments as to induce the Baron t.
require a written retraction, which, beins
refused, led to the challenge on the part o
the Baron As to the manner in which
the difficulty was settled on the ground
no explanations are needed by the supper
tiers of the duello code, both the gentlemen
being sufficiently known. :. !,
The Conservative delegates from Soutl
Carolina were before the Reconstruction
Committee today to present their argl1
ments against the new constitution OF tina
State The delegates were respectful,
heard.
HousE-A number of private bills wer
considered, after which Stevens reporte
his bill admitting Arkansas. He consider
ed the constitution unexceptionable, an
did not desire to debate the bill. Severa
members complained that they had neve
seen the constitution. Baker. though fl
voring the provision, doubted the power {
Congress to enforce the stipulation regart
ing suffrage. He said business of this kin
should not be done hurriedly, nor shonl
the bill pass until the constitution was e.
amined
Stevens said there was not q clause
the constitution Objectionable to a ma
who favored freedom Stevens demande
the previous question, which was seccnt
ed, aud the main question was orlere'
Stevens having the floor, yielded it for II
teen minutes to Woodward. who, nevt
having seen the constitution, decline
; speaking. Beck stated that if time WI
allowed him, he would demonstrate tn;
the constitution never received the vote
of the majority of the people of Arkansa
Z; A few days would show this; therefor
3 they rushed the bill through.
Beck said the franchise and education
f clauses were particularly obnoxious. I'll
, bin finally passed-1l0 to 34-Baker. LOa
Spaulding and Williams of Pennsylvani
voted nay.
Shanks introduced resolution dec1arin
1.-the officers recently electedln South Car
lima to be the provisional government
/, that State. Referred to the Reconstru
ton Committee.
: Paine reported bill admitting sont
Carolina, which was ordered to be printe
/ New York, May 9.-The following
} from the Herald's Abyssinian news Evel
] building in Magdala was burned. II
!, kings widow and son were protected to tt
Tigre country. The young Prince The
. dore goes to England for education.
E When the English approached the en-
nv was in grand array The fight opene
! with mortars, Soon four thousand ably
t sinians with shouts and triumphal son;
! charged the British batteries, and were r
pulsed, leaving seven hundred killed, incl
ding two chiefs. Abyssinian tactics al
i, courage were good. -
Theodorus then senta flag demandir
: peace. Napier demanded an uncondltio
al surrender. Theodorus replied that
3 would never accept arbitrary terms,
e would rather fight, but asked Napier
3 take the English prisoners and 60 ava
+ All the prisoners were released but the XII
Q refused to surrender himself. The stoll
r ing Of Magdala followed.
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