The New York herald., 1868-03-07
CONGRESS.


In the Senate yesterday Joint resolution was intro
duced and referred auihonze the Secretary of War to
take charge OF the Gettysburg and Antietam naona:
cemeteries The bill to facilitate payments o! pay mas
ters called up and debated but the
ing hour terminating the Senate proceeded with the
impeachment trial, President Wade vscating
the chair, which was occupied By the CHIEF
Justice. The question the objection Of
Mr.. Hendricks 10 Mr.. Wade being sworn In IS q mem
ber Of tho Impeachment, Court. After 0 long discus
son by Mess.s Howard Dixon Drake, Hendricks and
Others during which decision OF the Chair that rule
twenty OF the rules Of procedure did apply by
reason OF the Impeachment Court not yet being or.
ganized appealed from ard sustained by
yeas "a nays 20 Mr. Hendricks withdrew his
objection aud Mr.. Wade was sworn in. The
rules or procedure were then adopted by the court
and the Managers the par, OF the House admitted.
II ordered that the President be summoned 10 ap-
pear before The bar o. the Senate Friday. March Ia
until which time the cour, adjourned. The Senate
taen resumed It's regular business and after
into executive session, al the conclusion o. which
adjournment was had until TO- morrow.
In the House bill was introduced by unanimous con.
sent and referred authorizing contracts for foreign
mail service and aiding the construction and employ.
mont OF American built steamers and limiting the sub
sdy to $4,000 per annum for each steamer The
Impeach men Managers were authorzed to send
for persons and papers, administer oaths
and take testimony. resolution was adopted
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to fur
nsh estimates OF the Pos! once and Court House
building in New York city. bill was reported pro-
serblng modified oath OF ofce FOR those from whom
political disabilities have been removed and who may
hereafter DO elected or appointed to Office under
the general government The bill TO remove
political disabilities from Roderick r. Butler, OF
Tennessee then called-ur and debated BY members
on both sdes The bill enslly passed by yeas 81.
nays 70. bi was introduced anc referred TO remove
po!itca disabilities from John Young Brown. Of Ken
lucky. bill introduced aud Yeferrsd 10
the Committee on Banks and Banking amend
Aorv Of the National Banking law which restricts the
aggregate capital TO $500 O0o 600 and declaring thst
there be no restriction 10 the number and aggregate
capital Of the tanks TO be formed thus returning 70
prnciple q the New YORK freelbankins laws. The
House then adjourned
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate yesterday bills reported favornby
authorizing ihe laying Of telegraph from this State
France, and 10 make the amount insured by Gre nsu
rsrco companies evidence OF the value OF property
destroyed by FIRE Bills wero passed authorizing the
Supervisors OF Kings county $50 900 for tho
lei o. tho poor for the suppression Of The sale Of obscene
I'ehtufe abo 10 ao IN the construction OF nowsboys
lodging house 10 New York bill was introduced
requiring telegraph companies 10 adopt pro rata sys
ten IN Their charges for s messages committee from
the Assembly appeared al the bar Of the Senate and
hnnouaced hat the Assembly bad impeachsd Canal
Commissioner Dorm oi high crimes and msdem eanors
and asked that The senate .a Tor the appearance
Q. the accused 10 make 10 the charges after
which she Senate adjourned unM Monday evening
In the Assembly ol was passed abolishing the Gro
ion AquedUci Board and empowering the Comptroller Of
Rev York city TO appoint Tar Commissioner Bills
we're introduced repeating the Niagara Frontier Police
lii and tho charter OF the Soldiers Messenger Despatch
Conpans and 70 amend The act relative 70 the Indus
IRA, Co operative Union Bills were reported .avoraoy
iot ftaroad avenue and other streets in New
York or opening and extension Of Thompson stree,
ard FOR the better regulation Of the Brooklyn Fire De.
Iarimenl-
MISCELLANEOUS.
By the Cuba cable we have news from Cuba 81 Do.
mingc and Mexico via Havana General Baez will re.
man curaooa counter revolution had broken out
IN sayaa provinces Of ~ Domingo under Tie lead Of