New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-19
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FROM NNAAhAhEgNha
WASHINGTON. April Is. S.-Impeachment con-
tinued. The announcement of the vote
telegraphed at noon was followed by a gen
eral rising in the Senate. After ten minutes
counsel announced that they were ready to
resume when sufficient quiet was restored.
Chief Justice Chase raped probably five
times before he succeeded in restoring
order. This is the first time during the
trial that these irregularities have occurred,
and the Importance of the vote may be in
ferred therefrom. There was no applause
or wild emonstration-simply rising
from seats. Every one seemed inclined to
ask his neighbor what he thought now
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, BuCka-
lew, Davis, Dixon, Doohttle, Fessenden,
Fowler, Grimes, Henderson, Henricks,
Johnson, Patterson Of Tennessee, Ross,
Salisbury, Trumbul, Van Winckle, Yick-
ers, and Willey-2O.
Nays-Messrs. Cameron, Conness, Chand-
Ter, Cole, Conkling, Cottell, Corbett
Crogin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Freling-
huysen, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan,
Morrill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Pat
terson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ram
say, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Thayer,
| Tipton, Williams Wilson, and Yates-29
| This question involved the support of the
| President by the Cabinet in ew of the Vio-
lation of the Constitution in removing Mr..
Stanton, and appointing Mr.. Thomas.
| The next question was stated as follows :
| We offer to prove that st the meeting of the
| Cabinet Mr.. Stanton being present when
| the tenure of office bill came up for consult
alton, the question was asked and the opin-
| ion expressed that Mr.. Stanton and the
other Cabinet officers appointed by Mr..
| Lincoln did not come under its restrictions.
Mr.. Chase again decided the evidence ad,
| missible. Mr.. Drake appealed. Appeal
] sustained-22 to 26. On this vote MessTs.
| Sprague and Sherman voted with the MI
| Next question: Whether the Cabinet ar
| gued injury to the service by Mr.. Stanton;
continuance. The Senate refused to heal
the evidenee-l9 to 81. Eas@ss FeR s
This time Mr.. Wiley voted with the ma
iority. Mr.. Welles was then subjected to !
severe cross examination, but nothing new
was elected.
Postmaster. General Randall was theI
called. Blodgett was suspended from thu
Augusta postOffice without the knOwledgt
of or consultation with the President. Ran
dali knew of no appointments of persons il
his department who could not take the ties
oath and Blodgett was suspended becaus
of his Indictment for getting office by per
Jury. The defense here closed, reserYint
the right to call other witnesses, in case Mr.
| StanberrY, who knew most of the matter
but was sick, thought best.
Court adjourned.
| House.-Members returned, but done nj
business.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, S469 900
for the week, So, 500, 0OOi for the year $780,
O00 600.
Impeachment to-day intensely Interesting
and is regarded as indicative OF the results
The evidence declared admissible by hrT
Chase but ruled out by the Senate, involved
First-The constitutionality of the Presl
| i IN, this ounefiOD the 1aVOrA
BILE votes were twenty, with Norton aOseht
The second part related to the exclusion
of Mr.. Stanton and other Cabinet officers ap
pointed by Mr. Lincoln, from the operauon'
of the tenure of office bill. The favorable
votes on this branch OF the quesllon Wer'
TWENTY-FIVE, Sprague and sherman voting
6or admission and Norton still absent.
The third question on which Chief Justiel
Chase did not rule was to elicit the opinion
ofthe Cabinet on the mischief to the serVic
resulting from Mr.. Stanton's presence il
the war office. On this the favorable vote
were 10. Norton absent. Wiley votini
with the majority. Here defense rested.
An immense mass of evidence wa
ruled out.
All the heads of departments, except Sec
rotary Stanton, were present in expectation
Of being called to the stand. F....s,
The popular estimation of the situation 6
the case Is, the evidence having closed, ths
the Presidents speeches amount TO nothing
that there was no conspiracy with Thomas
that there was no attempt to corrupt Ger
eral Emory; that the President never COZ
tsAgYAated using force; that his first Objec
FsS1inR General Sherman, was for the goo
4 o. che Service and the benefit Of all the pei
pie to break his relations with Secretar
! Stanton; and, second, to bring the tenur
OF office bill, through the Stanton complies
: tions, before the court.
The prosecution seem to rest on the bal
violation Of the tenure of Office act-th
fact Of violation involving the criminal Il
tent charged in the articles Of impeact
ment, 1l