Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-02
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0f Claims has decided nnYriunr cot
ton eases under the seizure ans
abandonment law, Judgment in forty
of which were rendered during ia,
present term, The amounts in cncl
ease vary from $1,000 TO sl23,0 ,0OO
Randolph l. Mott securing the high
est claim. The claims in the aggro
gate amount 10 si23,0O0,
The impeachment was continued
Tho Senate refused to admit The
Blodgett papers, Butler, appealing
for Blodgett, said he had never been
able To get his ease before the Senate
aud that justice should be done him
now. Blodgctt was n Captain of 4
rebel military Company aud nm un'
willing Captain, Blodgctt would
swear that he, while in the town OF
Augusta, was elected by his neigh.
bors To make n constitution for GcOr,
gia. lie was made mayor Of Angus.
Ia by Pope. Butler didn't doubt
but that when Georgia was admit.
ted, Blodgett would take his seat
here among the proudest of III.
Butler then offered the nomina-
tions of Sherman aud Thomas TO
Brevet Gonealship, claiming admis.
sibility under the tenth article. The
Senate rciuscd-li to -. Both
parties announced the evidence clos
ed. Chase ordered the prosecution
TO proceed with their argument
Boutwell, not being ready, asked an
adjournment TO Tuesday. The de.
fence asked until Wednesday, in
view of Stanbcry's sickness. Bout
well seconded the request, and after
hearing and rejecting an appeal from
Logan to print his argument, the
Senate adjourned to Wednesday.
The Senate went into executive
session, and also adjourned to Wed,
ncsday.
In the House the Senate appro-
priation for impeachment was con
sidcred. Eldridgc said it was evi.
dent that $4,000 would not defray
the expense Of the impeachment
trial, and he thought this n mere
blind. Why did not the committee
come out boldly and say this was
mere bagatelle, to operate on the
public mind?
Washburn said if another appro-
priation was required he would vote
Tor it, and he believed it would be
worth 100000 to pay the expense.
Eldridgc asked if he understood
that the gentleman would give $780,
600 to make the impeachment trial
II success? Washburn had not said
that exactly, but what he ment was,
that if impeachment was success
it would be worth not one hundred
thousand but one hundred millions
Of dollars to this country, in guaran-
teeing greater security to person
and property. applause in the
galleries.) Eldridge said he suspec-
ted as much, that this money was
to. be used to secure the success of
impeachment. He would not vote
II dollar for such purpose. Wash
burn said he would not be misrep-
resented, but he would rciterate
that he believed the country would
be benefited to the amount of mil
liors of dollars by the removal Of
the usurper and tyrant from the
White House. The bill passed.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-In the
House Mr.. Robinson offered q reso-
luton recalling the managers and
abandoning impeachment.
The speaker declared 1t was
question of privilege.
The House refused to entertain
the resolution by strict party vote.
The Postoffice Committee were
directed toinqure into the expedien
cy Of the Government securing the
control of telegraph lines.
Bill abo ishing third assistant
naval engineers and reducing the
marines to 1900 passed.
An amendment to the bankrupt
law, extending the time to January,
1869, for such as cannot pay fifty
per cent, passed. Adjourned.
The Secretary of the Treasury
the amount realized from
Confederate property abroad as
to Sl44,000, at an ex-
pense of $4,000. The sources from
which this amount has been recov-
cred are The Shenandoah, Sum-
ter, Tallahassee, and the Confeder-
ate agent, r. p. Walker.
Stanbery is much better.
There was a full Cabinet meeting
o-day. The President sent several
messages to the House to-
day.
McCulloch's report states that the |
of the Confederate govern
ment show that many millions of |
dollars were received and disbursed /
by Collin McRae on Confederate |
losses in Europe. Suits are being
instituted to reach any balance |
which may be in his hands. Atthe |
of the Confederacy there |
was but one suit in France.
The new municipal officers of
Alexandra have been qualified. |
There are no negroes and no known
native Virginlans among the new |
officers.
Banks bill, protecting naturalized |
citizens abroad, was amended by 1
allowing the President TO withdraw /
relations from offending
and exempting ambassa-
1ors, .oRsuls and agents from per- 4
sons whom the President may in I
in retaliation. Passed, 80
TO 5.
The pressure on uncOmmitted SEN
atOrs is tremendous, and comes from