Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-03-18
WAsn1NorON, March IS, 1868.

= the capitol verdaut. Winter, which ha
i fingered long in the lap of spring, has a
J. last departed, and we have before us I'll,
s bright, sweet promises of spring, will
hopes of reformed administration of tn,
Executive Department of the Fedora
Government.
,, Impeachment is now regarded as .
sign of political power--m hoe signo rim
ces-and in that sign is the hope of the
loyal people of the land. Those who hes.
itated have been forced to accept it by
the defiant acts of the great criminal at
the White House, and the recent election
in New Hampshire shows that the people
accept and demand it,
At o'clock this morning Col. Brown,
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate posted
his force for the enforcement of the rules
and the preservation Of order. 1t consists
of the Capitol police, all war veterans
under Capt, John Corson, and fifty picked
men of the metropolitan police under
Capt. Reed. They are all uniformed and
veil acquainted with their duties. Any
person found inside the Senate wing who
is not an employe or who is not furnished
with ticket will be at once imprisoned.
The strctest order will be maintained in
the galleries, and any persons making
disturbance or manifestations of approval
or disapproval will be Immediately arres ed
and held in confinement subject to the
order of the Senate. A line Of telegraph
has been erected from the Office of the
Sergeant alarms to the headquarters Of
the metropolitan police force, so that an
additional police force may be summoned |
in case of an emergency.
At ! o'clock the doors were thrown
Jpen and the holders of tickets were aJ-
mitted. The coupons attached to the tic
kets emitting person to admission TO the
galleries for the day are taken at the out
err doors and the ticket will be retained
as evidence Ofthe right of the holder to
his seat. When person leaves his seat
in the gallery and leaves the building he
cannot again obtain admission to the
Senate wing on Bis ticket upon his return
owing to the absence of the coupon. and
persons SO leaving the building will be
reminded of this fact by The door keep
ers.
The Senate Chamber Icing small, the
rules excluding all persons except those
entitled to admission to the floor will be
rigidly enforced.
Great had been the demand for tickets.
Every Senator and Representative was be
sieged at all hours and places. 1t was
net uncommon to find fifty persons of both
sexes and all ages and conditions about
the house waiting for the Congressman to
cave his bed room. His meals we're not {
safe from interruption. and lie was impor.
tuned for tickets at every step. the pres.
sure not ceasing until the trial began.
No change is made as regards the reg.
liar seats of the Senators, but two or {
hree hundred new cane,bottomed chairs
,ave been placed for The House, in the
'oomy spaces in front of the Speaker, to !
he right and left Of the main aisle. Two s
arge tables covered with stationery, are
within the bar, each side of the aisle, q
with seven chairs each. Here
he managers on the part Of the House,
md the counsel. are to sit. =
The railing on the right Of the Report Q
RS gallery has been set back several feet, {
o make room for the additional newspa. t
Der correspondents, who have sprung.
ike Jove from the brain Of Minerva, sud. I
ienly into existence, pancplied and equip
BED for war. No other changes in the |
Hall have been made. I
The Senator'S occupy their usual desks. G
1t is understood that if there is any ques- ,
lion upon which they are to decide. they
will ietire into what is known as the
marble room" Each Senator will have {
The privilege of speaking once on each ,
question not more than ten minutes. /
The crowd continue to file i, as the {
heur Of noon approaches and the galleries.
aggressive and animated, are becoming .
full and crowded. A few Senator's are
upon the floor. Mr.. Cameron comes in ,
with bevy of Pennsylvania constituents
and'explains the positions, &c, Witty
remarks are made, merry laugh runs
through the Chamber and they are gone.
Mr.. Wilson, rosy-cheeked and rubicund
Just from the fields Of Connecticut, comes
in busting and good naturcd, takes
survey Of the Hall and frowns at the in
terloping chairs which detract from the
general symmetry, then quietly takes his
seat and overhauls the papers in his desk.
Then Howard, great coated. enters, his
red face beaming with good nature, and
tews to this aud that ono. Mrs. Gsy.