The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08

THE ORESOENT'S DISPATCHES.
FROM WAsGINaT TON.
Ta.F IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
PROTEST FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
GEN. eILLEM ON THE ARKANSAS
ELECTION.
MESSAGE OF GOV. ENGLISH. Of CONNECTICUT.
RECoNsTRUCTIoN DEFICIENCY BILE
PROTECTION OF OUR FISHERMEN IN THE GULF
OF ST. LAWRENCE.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Motion to Expunge the Impeachment
Resolutions from the Journal
of the House.
BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF ARKANSAS
Resolution Of The Impeachment Court.
VOTES TO Be TAKEN ON THE ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT ON TUESDAY.

| WASHINGTON, May 6.-The vote on the motion
| tabing the resolution that the debates on retire
| ment be published stands 2S to 20. Nays-An.
thoDy. Baysrd, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon. Doolittle.
| Edmonds Fessenden, FoWler, Crimes Hendricks,
johnson, McCreevy, Morrill, Of Vermont. Patter-
| son Of Tennessee, salisbury, Sprague, Van Win
kle, Vickers and Wiley. The only doubtful sena.
tor voting with the majority is Trumbull. Ac.
/ quittal theorists take great comfort from this
| vote on the ground that Republican senator's who
intend voting for acquits desire their reasons for
their vote to go 10 the public In official shape
| Norton, who is regarded certain for acquttal
| voted with the majority.
The court opened, but Immediately closed its
| doors and went into secret session.
Massachusetts, member Of Congress to-day
remarked, in aluding TO the impeschers, that
their friends were mGch disturbed.
The Hsuse Is in session. but nothing is doing.
The message of Gov. English OF Connecticut,
was delivered TO the General Assembly to-day.
He alluded to the fact of there being not sem.
blsnce Of republican government in over one
third Of the settled territory of the United States
and reviewed the policy of the governing majority
in Congress.
The South Carolina committee, with the protest
against the Constitution, will appear before the
reconstruction committee. Their remonstrance
and personal representations regarding the stua.
ton attract the attention Of conservative Repub-
licans.
The complete registration foots up 10, ,254 whites
and 6037 blacks.
stating that the incomplete tables show a major.
ity OF votes, 1900 for the ratification of the Con-
stltuiion in Arkansas. If his order had been com.
piled with the result would have been indisputa-
bic but there are in the counties of Pulaski and
Jefferson 1900 votes which cannot be ascertained
TO be either for or against the Constitution.
Where there were Irregularities each party
charges the other with fraud.
WASHINGTON, May 7-House.-A bill providing
for the deficiency OF Ss7 900 for administering the
reconstruction acts in the third military district
was reported.
joint resolution was offered ordering the
president to send war vessels to the Gulf of St.
Lawrence TO protect the fishing interests, aud TO
demsad Tepsration for certain injuries. Ia the
course Of debate. Pike said: Who is afraid Of
wars. The resolution asks nothing but that your
laws shall be enforced.n
An amendment was proposed to send vessels to
the coast of Ireland to take care Of American in
teress there; but was rejected.
During the debate, Pike thought some one
called him coward. and he made some in audible
remarks for which he was called to order.
The tariff question was introduced. Pike
wanted free trade for ship-building materials.
Eldrdge asked il free trade was good for New Eng
land ship builders why it was not good for West
ern laborers. After long discussion somewhat
jocular in character, but showing considerable
sectional acrimony, the resolution psssed-92
to 80.
Robinson offered a resolution expungiug the
impeachment resolutions from the journal. The
speaker declared il was not privileged question.
Robinson said he would bring it up sgain-that it
was mere question of time; Is would ultimately
be expunged.
Stevens introduced bill for the admission of
Arkansas ordered to be printed.
Adjourned.
Stevens's bill admitting Arkansas is as follows:
WHEREAS, The people of Arkansas, in pursu.
ance Of the provisions OF an act entitled an act
To provide for the more efficient government OF
the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and the
acts supplemental thereto, have fra0ed and
sd pied Constitution Of State government which
IS republican in form. and the legislature Of said
State has duly ratified the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States proposed by the
thirty.ninth Congress- and known as article IA;
therefore,
"Be Il enacted, That the State of Arkansas is
entitled to be admitted TO representation in Con-
iress as one Of the States Of the Union upon the
following fundamental conditions, viz That the
Constitution Of Arkansas shall never be so
amended or changed as 70 deprive any citizen or
class Of citizens Of the United States Of the right
to vote who are now entitled TO vote by the Con-
stilution herein recogniz d, except punish
ment for such crimes as are now felones az com.
mon law, whereof the party shall have been
duly Convicted
A delegation with the North Carolina Constitu-
ton. and several members Of the congressional
delegation, have arrived.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $44S 900.
In the impeachment court prolOnged secret
session resulted in the adoption OF the following
That the court adjourn to Monday at III O'Clock,
when il will consider rules, and votes on the sew.
eral articles shall be taken at noon Tuesday with
out debate. Speeches shall be limited TO fifteen
minutes on the entire subject and not on each ar
ticle. Members may ile written opinions within
ten days after vote on articles, 10 be published
with the proceedings. Motion regarding the form
in which the chief justice shall Iput questions to
senators was tabled.
1t is stated that adjournment until Monday was
at the instance OF Chase. who desires time to re.
deet on the proper manner Of putting questions
and other details.
At present public feeling is not changed by to.
days proceedings.
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