Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1868-04-04
JAMES BROOKS.
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News OF the Week.

Washington, March 80 Sen
ate galleries were crowded, mostly viii
:. ladies in full opera dress.
Butler opened at oEce. reading
thirty.eig page speech, He takes tn,
q ground that this tribunal has none o
! the attributes Of q judicial court. II,
I charges the President With epdeavor
ing, by violation ofthe Tenure. of, Of6c,
act, to overthrow Congress, aud by hi.
speeches to bring Congress into con
tempt.
The Presidents counsel will undoubt
eddy object to the ground that the Sen,
ate Is not now n Court, and further as.
sert that oficial'acts are not to be treats
cd as criminal, unless prompted by
malice or corruption.
Gen. Grant has issued an order
placing Gen. Hancock in command of
the Division of the Atlantic.
Washington, Mar. 3l.-Judge Black
yesterday, in the Supreme Court, de
sired to argue the effect Of the recent
legislation on the MeCardle case.
During the colloquy Judge Grier
SAID he felt called upon to yindica,e
himself from whatever of obIoquy or
censure that may be attached to any
y IN this matter ; that be thought the
failure to decide the McCardle case will
90 considered as . design on the cart
o. the Court to wait for legislation to
reileVe them IRON the Performance of nm
unpleasant duty. lie closed with
am ashamed that such an opprobri-
I'M should be cast upon the Court, and
that it cannot be refufed."
The Supreme Court postponed A..
snment IN the McCardle case until The
next term.
Gen. Hancock has issued an order
To-day assuming command Of the nj.
vision of the Atlantic, with Hcadouar
ters at Washington.
WINE Butler was examining a wit
ness Mr.. S'aDbery OBJECTED to a oues.
ton. Mr., Chase sustai. ed Mr., Stap>
berry Senator Drake protested against
Mr' Glasses exercising judicial author.
n.y. Mr.. Butler claimed the right to
speak on this question. which was grant.
ed by Mr.. Chase.
Indications are that the decision Of
the Senate on this point will settle the
result Of the trial. :
a motion was made to retire for con I
which was voted, enough Re- +,
Puoilcans voting with the Democrat. :
TO make a tie Chase gave the CASTING :
vote aye, and the Senate retired '
Washington, Mar. 30 !.
HorsE--The New Jersey resolutions .
Withdrawing assent to the 18th article Il
we're presented. IA
Nj. Boutwell, objected to the recep e,
ION as IT was not respectful in charp. Ii
ne the House with usurpation. tie
On motion, the New Jersey r~oso,u. pa
ions were returned to the person who pa
resented them, as d~isrsspectful and v,
a
The final vote on the Alabama bill To
lte' the adoption of tho substitute 81
! to 81, was 1O2 to ga stric,lv
ar'y vote except Mr.. William, If pa
pennsylvania. o.
SENATr--Tb Alabama bill, as pass. Fa
. oy the House, was read twice and
'ierred to the Judiciary Committee.
FRED A Johnston, with a petiti,D
gned BY three thousand citizens of hr
CIV Orleans, called on Gen. Giant Set
lS morning. Gen. Grant intend. Of
the petition to Gen. Bucha. Col
IN. the
Boston Mar sO.--DuriDg the SEES, Nj, ny
y OF the New England conference of add
9 Methodist Episcopal Church, the
mmlt'ee on the cOu'se Of the country.
rough the Rev. Gilbert Haven. 70 IL
resolutions endorsing impsach, snt
TO-, and Culogizing Gen. Grant and ,ssa
Stanton for their patriotic leav
The resolutions we're mani. be .
'usly adopted, and ID was voted i,
copies tO1ho Speaker Of the House.
s'ident Of The Senate. Stanton, Gfkal
] the Chief Justice. y. a
April Sumner mar. The
% strike out the record Of the vote the
y Chief Justice, lost BY 81 yeas ~ ~. !
y nays. It i evident ~. ,1a Eurs
nate "ill sustain Tho Chief Justice. ysrtI
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