The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-03-05
FROM WlSHIXGT0X.

fli<)M WASHINGTON.
the arfieles of iaIp eachment against
the Rresident were Exported II Satur-
day hfternoon, and Ia compli4aTe with
.tl,6 csder previously tsade IRE House
vas in.madiately resolved into commit.
tee Of the whole, and aftcra speech by
sAIrF BeutweIl ckpIa8at6iy ii TIE report.
the debate was regularly commenced
tho speeches being limited TO fifteen
ninuleseach at hslfp ut Eve o'clock
d recess whsNtakeh uatif 10 O'clock on
Monday. ,The-eaaeuss selected the fol.
lowing seven managers.to conduct the
Impeachment trial before the Senate on
tie part oithe House: Stevens. Of Penn
sylvania; Bu;ler, of Massachusetts /;
Bingham, of Ohio; Boutwell,. of aIassa-
chusetts, Wilson, Of Iowa; Williams, Of
Pennsylvania, and Logan, Of Illinois. =
There were about seventy meRsbersp pre-
sent.
SO anxious are tho impeachers Of the
Senate to keep pace with their brethren
Of the House that the rules reported by
the special committee we're taken up
before even the morning hour business
was concluded, and Mr. Howard, 10 bis
great anxiety, kept urging on the clerk
in the reading The Senate sat six
hours and IN that time passed upon
twelve ofthe rules, though as they were
considered in committee Of the whole,
this cannot be regarded as the FINAL ac.
tion on them, ThcirefIect viii be, when
adopted, 10 reduce the trial TO the short,
est possible time, and BY limiting the
arguments to one hour, utterly preclude
any fair or impartial hearing Of the
case. IL is hslleyed, hoFeEer, that the
partisan feeling pow raging against the
President willbe safIiciently strong 10
secure the adoption Of the rules.
The officials Of the Senate are ma
king preparations for the Impeachment
trial, aud il is probable that tickets will
BIO issued 10 spectators to prevent the
usual crowding Of the galleries. The
Senators will not occupy their seats
but will be located 10 double rows, on !
raised platform on each side of the pre-.
siding officer, similar to the position
usually occupied by a jury 10 court
The managers who conduct the case on
the part Of the House win occupy the
semi.circle space 10 fron, Of the clerk I,
| desk.
The rules 70 regulate the impoacll.
nicnt trial we're again called up ia the
Senate al on early hour on MONDAY.
The most experienced members Of the
bar do not hesitate 10 assert that at
tcmpts 20 limit ths trial TO suit partisan
views and offsets will be entirely futile
II the defense have any disposition "a
make them so. The time occupied IN
tho proceedings relative 10 the case Of
Associate Justice Chase, Of MARYLAND
was one year and two months. and yet
the radical party wish 70 hurry lhrouEh
the trial Of the President Of the United
States In fow dsys.
In addition 20 doubts which hang
around the status Of Mf Wsds as a
Senator, should be saccecd 20 the Pfes.
idCpey, !, may be stated thatthcrc 10 nc
doubt that exception viii be taken 10
his sitting ~ \ juror on the trial OF the
President by reason ofhis bciog per
sonally concerned IN the prospective re-.
suit. IL - also said that obi election will
be raised on the part Of The prosecution
10 Dir. Patterson, Of Tennessee, sitting
on .be case, BY ioaeoo Of his being tbs
son IN Law Of the President.
The House on Monday perfected its
legislative action upon the subject Of
impeaehmcn, by the adoption Of the az.
iiclcs reported b. the ccmmittee Of scv.
en-, and by the election Of managers to
conduct the trial before the Senate.
An election wss entered into by bal
I lOt Tor selection Of seven managers "a
conduct the trial before the Senate. $50
The names of.hoae agreed npoa in eau,
Gus we're presented by Mr.. Polaud
the chairman Of the caucus, aud elected
the democrats standing aloof and fefu
sing to participate ia the election.
Before tho vote was taken upon the
articles, aud at subsequent stage Of
,hu proceedings, Mr. Eldriase endcav
orcd 10 get 40 protest Of TIE forty,
Ave democratic members against the &C
ton Of The majority, but objection was
made, end the House positively refused
even to allow the protest 10 be pubIishcd
~ lhe Globe as 4 part Of the House