Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-06
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
T TO MARCH 9TH
Conversational.

WASHINGTON, March
Chair submitted o communication from
Chief Justice Chase, giving his views
In regard to the n in which tue
impeachment trial should proceed. he
said he thought it unqpestionaole that
The Senate should act al n Court OF In
peachment, and thought the Court
should be organized before the House
presented articles Of impeachment; that
tho Court, and not the Senate, should
FIX its own rules to govern the trial, and
should issue summons aud process. He
ouotes from the Rderalist to show why
the Constitution made the Chief Justice.
the presiding officer Of the Court, and
thought that, Immediately after notice
from the House that articles would be
presented, tho Senate should nave or.
canized itself into q Court and taken all
the necessary steps for proceeding with
the trial. He had been informed that
the Senate had acted upon other princi-
ples. As this case might be taken rs a
precedent no thought it his duty to pre-
sent his W views on the subject. Re-
ferred to q Committee Of seven.
The bill for the extension OF the
Capitol grounds was amended and
passed.
Al five minutes past one o'clock, the
managers from tho House appeared,
followed by tho members Of the House,
tho latter ranging themselves outside
the bar Of the Senate. The Speaker Of
the House was invited to a seat beside
tho President pro tenn, and was escorted
to the seat by Grimes.
Silence having been restored, the
Chairman Of the Committee, Bingham,
said: Mr.. President-The managers on
the part of the House Of Representatives,
BY order Of the House, arc ready at the
bar of the Senate to present articles OF
| impeachment and for the maintenance
| of the impeachment preferred against
Andrew johnson, President Of the Uni
| ted States.
The President pro tsm.-The Sergeant
alarms will make proclamation.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Hear ye! Hear
We! All persons are ordered to keep
silent on pain Of imprisonment while
tho House Of Representatives exhibit to
the Senate articles Of Impeachment
against Andrew johnson, President OF
the United States.
Bingham then rose and read the arti-
cles Of impeachment, the managers also
standing with tho exception Of Stevens.
At q quarter Of two o'clock the reading
of the articles was concluded, and the
managers and other members OF the
House retired.
Anthony offered IN order that during
the pending trial no person be admitted
to the galleries except on tickets issued
daily by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and that
the number issued shall not exceed what
can be accommodated with seats, lcav'
ing the passage entirely free. Tickets
shall be issued to the Foreign Legation
and each Senator to be entitled to four
tickets, each member Of the House two,
the Chief Justice and each Of the Judges
of the Supreme Court two each.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-House.-The
House proceeded to consider the add,
tional article Of impeachment offered
yesterday by Jencks, charging the Pres
ident with unlawful intent aud design
to exercise, control and command the
army of the United States without being
bound by the laws establishing rule:
for the government and regulation o.
the land and naval forces.
Lawrence desired to offer a resolution,
desiring the managers Of Impeachment
to present the first four articles agreed
upon by the House and proceed to ask
the Judgment of the Senate thereon, ant
if they find it necessary afterwards, tc
present the remaining articles.
Bingham opposed the resolution.
The House refused to receive it.
Jeneks' additional article was referred
to the managers Of impeachment.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole and proceeded
to the Senate Chamber to present the
articles of impeachment.
Upon their return the Chairman o.
the Committee reported to the House
that he presented the articles and had
been informed by the presiding Officer
Of tho Senate that action would be taker
thereon.
The House then proceeded to tho con.
sideration Of other business unimpor'
tant in nature.
The case Of R. R. Butler, member
elect from Tennessee, came up on O re-
port from the Committee on Elections
to omit tho usual test oath in his case
After considerable debate and the Offer
of several amendments the matter was
allowed to 90 over for the present.
Briggs offered a resolution directing
the Committee on Ways and Means tc
inquire into the propriety Of amending
the tariff law so as to impose n duty on
imported copper. Adopted.
Ward offered a resolution looking to
the better protection Of soldiers anC
sailors from imposition by claim agents
which raj adopted and the House
adjourned.
Shock,ug Railroad Accident
C~AsASDIAaUA, New York, March A.
When near Hopewell Station, yerter
day, the baggage q Of o train from
Elmira jumped from tho track aud over
turned, throwing all the passengers into
one end of the car, iuficting serious in
juries on twelve. The o stove Was
broken, and, with q mass OF living COAL
of FIRE, was thrown with great force
upon the already suffering passengers
burning several in the most shocking
manner.
Cattle Disease.
BALTIMORE, MARCH 4.-Pleuro-pneu'
monia is committing great havoc among
the cattle of this vicinity.
Ohio Republican Convention.
CoLUNBus, March 4.-The Republican
State Convention have nominated dele
gates to the National Convention ant
Presidential electors. They nominated
VIM. White for Judge Of the Supreme
Court; Isaac r. Sherwood, Secretary o
State; and also candidates for the Boart
Of Public Works. Tho resolutions de
clare that the Republican party car
alone properly finish the work Of re-
construction; declare in favor Of GRAM
for President, B. F. Wade for Vice
President; approve the action Of the
House in presenting articles Of impeach'
meut; express confidence in the judg'
ment of the Senate; condemn the &C