The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-10
WASHINGTON.
MARYLAND SENATOR,


WASHINGTON, March 9.-Reverdy johnson
introduced Mr.. Vickers to the Senate to-day,
but as he was going forward to take the oath
Mr. Sumner arrested proceedings by present
ing resolution referring his credentials to the
Judiciary Committee, on the ground that
Maryland has not, under her present Constitu-
ton Republican form of Government.
1t is said that Gen. Shenck, who was in COM
mand at Baltimore during the war, has some
interesting facts bearing upon the case of Mr.
Vickers, the new Maryland Senator, which
will be duly investigated. 1t seems Schenck
had reason to arrest Vickers on account of his
actions. The charges alleged are that he had
two sons in the rebel army, maintained cor
respondence of a disloyal character with them,
and did all he could to discourage enlistments
while the was was in progress One of his sons
was for a while living az his fathers house,
and was one of the perpetrators.of the outrage
last year on man who was selling books on
the eastern shore of Maryland. the cause of
the attack being that he was Republican.
THE PRESIDENTS COUNSEL AND OFFENCE.
NEW YORK. Msrch 9:-washington specials
say that Jeremiah l.. Black, Attorney Gene
raj Stanbery and Benjamin r. Curtis, of Mas
sachusetts, have been positively determined
upon as counsel for President johnson in the
impending trial. The President will submit
his whole case to his counsel. They will act
for him and their acts will be considered his
acts. The counsel have had several consulta-
tons with the President and among them
selves, but no conclusion has been arrived at
as to the details of the defence. 1t is stated
on good authority that the President, previous
to appointing General Thomas Secretary of
War dd interim, rendered that position to Gen.
Schofeld, who, however, declined it in a re-
specttul manner.
THE APPRoPRIATIN BILLS.
The Finance Committee and Committee on
Appropriations will press the measures before
them to the exclusion of all other legislation in
the view of getting as many as possible disposed
of before the impeachment trial begins, which
will probably be about the 10th Of March.
Nearly all the appropriation bills have passed
the House, and are on file in the Senate Com
mittee rooms.
GEN. HANCOCK.
In renewing his request to be relieved Gen.
Hancock reiterates the statement that the
overruling of his orders by Gen. Grant COM
pels him SO to do out OF a sense of proper-self
respect. His request will be denied, as no Off
Ger of proper rank can be found to succeed
him. Gen. Hancock expresses the hope that
no representations of parties in New Orleans
will prevent the Executive from relieving him,
as his usefulness as Commander of the 9th
District has been impaired and his action par
alyzed.
ADMISSION OF ALABAMA.
The Reconstruction Committee have held a
meeting and resolved to report bill declaring
that as majority of the actual voters in Ala
bama were in favor of the ratification of the
Constitution, the State shall be at once admit
ted to representation in Congress. The bill will
be reported to-day, and an effort will be made
to enact it into law before the impeachment
trial begins
HEALTH OF MIR. STEVENS.
A special Washington dispatch to-day re-
ports that Hon. Thaddeus Stevens is very low,
and what little strength he has is fast leaving
him.