The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-13
The MANAGERS CLAIM MAJORITY OF ONE
FOR CONVICTION.
RESIGNATION OF FoRNEY.

WASHINGTON, May l2.-The Southern radicals
organized last night for concert of action. Judge
Humphrey, Of Alabama, was elected president,
and Col. Devices, of North Carolina, secretary.
1t is claimed certainly that Henderson, Grimes,
TrumbulI, FesseBden Van WiDkle and Fowler are
for acquittsl. Anthony, Ross, Wiley, Frelinghuy.
sen snd Sprague are still doubtful. Van Winkle
and Fowler are not fully committed for acquittal
The case of John SIrratt called up in the
Criminal Court. and at the suggestion Of the coun.
sci for the defense 1t was continued It'll next term
The motion to discharge him on bail will be ar
eued to morrow.
The court OF impeachment adjourned until Sat.
urday. on account of the Illness of Senator How.
erd. No vote was taken. Immediately after the
adjournment of the court, the Senate proceeded
TO legislative business, but adjourned without con-
summatiDg anything.
House.-Ths speaker laid before the House
communication from the general of the army,
submitting statement ef the votes cast for or
against the State Constitutions, as follows: North
Carolina - For Constitution, 1880; against,
Il $50. South CarOlina-FOr Constitution, 20 75S:
against, 272Ss. Georgia-For Constitution,
81 ,OO7; against, Il 300. Louisiana-For Oonsti.
tuition 66 1872: against, 40 739. Alabama-For
Constitution, 80. .S07; against, 1905. Referred to
committee on reconstruction.
Schenck reported an internal tax bill. Ordered
TO be printed. Schenck announced that he would
bring up the bill soon after the recess, and push
il to vote.
Pacific railroad matters were discussed, and
the House went into committee of the whole.
Munger, referring TO the resolution regarding
Southern pfisoners tabled yesterday, said that
he was prepared to prove that the Confederates
had offered three times the value OF medicines TO
be carried by federal surgeons to Union prisoners
at ADdersonyille and other points.
Adjourned.
Senate-After adjournment of the court the
Senate passed the bill extending the city charter.
On the motion 70 adjourn, Drake said he moved
TO adjourn over because be believed the senators
were not In condition to attend to business.
Conkling asked what was the matter. Drake said
il the senators could not see what was the N after
IL was useless for him to tell them. The whole
country was now trembling in agony of sus.
peDse. IL, In view of the throes in which the
country was now suffering. there were senators
here who were possessed of such composure as TO
be insensible to it, then he envied them.
After further unimpOrtant business the Senate
adjourned to the usual hour.
The postofice department to-day issued orders
TO restore the mails between New York aud
Philadelphia and Mobile and New Orleans to the
route via Knoxville. They have been going for
some months via Louisville.
The Court of Claims adjonrned to the first Monday
in June. Meantime Judge Chas. e. Mott Of the
court, is empowered to proceed to Charleston and
Savannah TO verify depositions 10 the cotton cases.
The court announced the determination in these
cases TO take every precaution to secure the gov
eminent against fraud.
The tax bill presented to the House TODAY
aboshes the Offices Of revenue agents and in
spectors of the revenue department, and pro.
Judicial district OF the country. The sole power
of appointment and removal Of assessors, col.
lectOrs, and all officers of the revenue department
is given TO the commissioner, independent of the
president or senate. Whisky is taxei two dol
lars the same as now. Tobacco tax is unchanged.
Cigars are taxed ten dollars per thousand. Special
taxes are considerably increased. Legacy taxes
and the distribution Of shares remsin unchanged.
Oils distilled IRON petroleum remain unchanged.
AT ports OF entry the commissioner designates
collector who has the whole charge OF export
warehouses. The tax on distilleries isvery slightly
increased.
The managers this morning claimed q majority
OF one, but Howard's delirium continued, aud a
radical caucus was held at III O'Clock, when II
was determined TO pOstpOnee Should Howard
recover, the managers express themselves stl
confident of conviction by Wade's vote.
No doubtful senator has given any public indi-
cation since yesterday -
Forney has resigned the secretaryship Of the
Senate.
ing Thomas.
fhe White House was crowded with visitors
to-day.
Senator Grimes concluded as follows: "What-
ever may be my opinion OF the incumbent, can
not triAe with the high office he holds. / can do
nothing which by implication may be construed
into an approval Of impeachment as part OF fu-
ture political machinery. However widely, there
fore, may differ from the president respecting
his political views aud measures, and however
deeply have regretted and do regret the differ
ences between himself and the Congress OF the
United States, am not able TO record my vote
---Aat he is guilty OF 'highi crimes and misdemean-
y by reason of these differences. / am act
in judicial capacity, under conditions
he binding obligations can hardly be exceed
Ind must act according to the best of my
tty and judgment, and as they require. II,
bfding TO their dictates, the president is
ity, must say so if, according to their die
IS, the president is not guilty, must say so.
my opinion the president has not been guilty
AN impesohable ofense by reason OF anything
.neged in either of ,he articles preferred against
him at the bar Of the Senate by the House Of
Represe natives" Edmunds's speech decreases
the chances of conviction on the eleventh article,
which hes been regarded as the Gibraltar Of iul'
peachment. Regarding the tenth and eleventh
articles, he expressed the opinion that they did
not come within the constitutional meaning of
avI