Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-12
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wages. Half million spindles are idle
and five thousand people unemployed.
NEW ORLEANS, March Ga motion
by NAPLES, of New Orleans, that the
Convention adjourn sine die on Saturday
was tabled.
A resolution by Reagan, of Baton
Rouge, approving the proposed i'm
parchment of President johnson, was
laid over.
Cromwell offered resolution declar-
ing whereas the presence of Jefferson
Davis is detrimental to peace and order
he be notified to leave Louisiana within
twenty four hours.
To the credit of the convention. be it
said, this proposition met with an empha-
tic and almost unanimous condemna-
ton.
Mr.. Blackburn denounced it as piece
of barbarism, and Mr.. Bertonneau
(colored), Indignantly suggested that the
convention was not vigilance commit
tee
The resolution was returned to its
author by vote of Sc to 5; Cromwell,
Murrell and NAPLES voting for it, and
Messrs. Crawford and McLeran also
voted the same way, but because, they
said they thought such a resolution
should never have been received.
A resolution ordering the New Orleans
Republican to print 10000 copies OF
the Constitution, at the official rates.
and authorizing the warrants to be issued
in payment therefor, was adopted, but
subsequently RECONSTRUCTED, and the
whole matter was laid on the table.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 6.-Dudley
Field, arguing the McCardle case, took
the ground that the preambles to the
reconstruction acts were false; hence
extreme measures were unnecessary as
well as unconstitutional. His speech
was much praised.
Reverdy johnson alone took the oath
upon the Bible, for which he called. The
other senators simply held up their
hands.
1t is stated that the president said last
night that Hancock would not be
relieved.
The following is the vote on the i'm
parchment resolutions:
The first article was adopted-yeas
126, nays -; second, yeas 122, nays Al:
third, yeas 121, nays AZ; fourth, yeas
IA, nays 80; the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth, yeas 126, nays Al; ninth
changed from number 10-yeas los,
nays 46.
Messrs. Clay and Stewart voted no.
They were the only Republicans who
did so. The Democrats voted no. Mr..
Cox stated that his colleague, Mr..
Morrissey, was absent necessarily. If
present he would have voted for all the
articles.
Mr.. Ecllley announced that he was
paired off with Mccullough.
Senate-Inquiry was made of the Sc
cretary of the treasury relative to the
disposition of 100000, in the hands
of Col. Halabird, chief quartermaster of
the department of the gulf, accruing
from captured and abandoned property.
At 1 O'Clock Chase entered and called
the Senate to order.
The journal of yesterdays impeach-
ment proceedings was read.
Chase then announced that the bust
ness was the motion to postpone Wade's
swearing until the others were sworn.
Dixon commenced speaking.
Drake called him to order under pro-
cedure rules.
Chase decided that procedure rules
could only apply after the court was
organized.
Drake opposed, when Chase was sus-
tanned by vote of "a to 20.
Applause followed, which was prompt
ly suppressed.
The debated proceeded, when Hen
bricks withdrew his objection, and
Wade was sworn in and the organiza-
ton of the court completed.
Howard moved to inform the mana
gers.
Chase said: Before putting that
question to the Senate, the chief justice
thinks it his duty to submit to the
Senate the rules of procedure. In the
judgment of the chief justice the Senate
is now organized as distinct body from
the Senate sitting in it's legislative capa-
city; it performs distinct function: the
members are under a different oath, and
the presiding officer is not the president
tempore, but the chiefjustice of the Uni
ted States. Under these circumstances,
the chair concurs that the rules adopted
by the Senate in its leg islative capacity
are not rules for the government of the
Senate sitting for the trial of an impeach-
ment, unless they be also adopted by
that body. In this judgment of the
chair, if it beerroneous he desires to be
corrected by the judgment of the court.
Therefore, if permitted, he will take
the sense of the House on this question,
whether the rules adopted on the second
of March shall be considered as the rules
for the proceedings of this body"
The Senate responded 'taye," and
Chase said: "Then those rules will be
considered the rules of this BODY