The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-23
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ly 10 be raised in the Senate in the
event of the Presidents conviction.
The Constitution says two-thtrds vote
shall be necessary TO convict, but 1t is
silent as to the vote on judgment, and
the question is whether a majority or
two-thirds must agree as to the sem
tence. Some of the lawyers in the Sem
ate are looking up authorities on this
head. a majority are supposed to be
in favor of disqualifying Mr.. johnson
from ever holding office again in case
he is convicted, but it is not certain
that two thirds would agree TO this SEN
tence. 1t is expected that the Senate
after the close of the arguments
on impeachment will go into Sc
cret session for consultation. a
proposition will be offered by Judge
Edmunds to admit the official report
ers, so that the speeches of Senators
may be taken down and printed with
the report of the trial, and half dozen
members are already known to be in
favor of such procedure, while several
will oppose ii strongly. A vote on q
separate article of impeachment will be
taken in the open Senate on wednesday
or Thursday, probably, of next week.
When the question arises OF pronounce
ing judgment, in case one or more OF
the articles is sustained, the managers
will make the usual demand and the
SEudle BOSSAbAl ALGA AGNAA
for consultation.
The question is being discussed at
Washington whether Arkansas Sena-
tors should be admitted until impeach-
ment is ended. They cannot well
take their seats before tits disposed OF, as
it will req uire two weeks at least after
the first step is taken. To be received
under the reconstruction law, a joint
resolution must pass Congress declar-
have been complied with, Arkansas
is restored to her relations to the Union.
This must go to the President, and
either be signed or passed over veto.
1t will then become necessary either TO
wait until Congress declares the pro-
posed fourteenth amendment part OF
the Constitution, or something to that
effect must be incorporated in the de-
claratory joint resolution. When this
has passed, each House is then free TO
consider the credentials OF the mem
bers elect.
The argument delivered yesterday,
in the Senate, by Mr.. Boutwell,, was
read from printed slips and was quite
lengthy, being equal to so pages docu-
ment size or some Is columns of a large
newspaper. s-sr
The Amendatory Bankrupt bill.
passed by the House Tuesday, is in
tends the time mentioned in the second
clause, thirty-third section of the origi-
nal act, to the first OF next December
The second section makes numerous
verbal changes, and corrections In the
existing law as suggested by the jus
tees of the Supreme Court. The third
section provides for allowing registers
in bankruptcy to administer oaths, and
gives Commissioners :he right to take
proof of debts. The agreement of the
Senate with the first section extending
the time is regarded as doubtful, and
in general many leading Senators are
disinclined to act upon the measure at
all this session.
One day last week party of sports
men, fully equipped, started upon an
excursion into Indiana. One OF their
acduafntances amused himself by teIe-
graphing to the Mayor OF Vincennes to
look out for lot of bank robbers who
were making a raid into that region In
the disguise of hunters, and upon leay-
ing the train the Louisvillians were
carefully 'sscooped in" by the unsophis-
ticated police OF Yincennes. They We're
taken before the Mayor, explanations
were made, and number OF Smiles,
audible and liquid, ensued: AT iast M
accounts the party had killed q sniPe
and squirrel.