New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-25

WASHINGTON May a. 1868
. The Board OF Managers have finished at least for
the present the taking of testimony relative TO the
suspected bribery and corruption brought to bear on
the Senate to influence its verdict on Impeachment,
and will make preliminary report to the House to-
morrow. One of the Managers is engaged in drawing
ND the report tonight. 1t is understood that
the Managers will present merely an exhibit of facts
as they appear from the testimony that has been
taken by them, and it given ont that this testimony
is so strong that it will compel the Senate to suspend
action on the trial until timelis afforded for
haustive investigation The Impeachment Court
having adjourned toaTuesday the lS6th inst, it Will
he necessary on that day either to take the
vote. or to make still further adjournment 1t
need not be denied that Senators and Representa-
tlves are disposed to close the finally and pro-
coed with legislative business. A number of tho
more extreme men, however, in favor of protract
ing the trial, so that the Managers may have all
the OPPORTUNITIES that they desire to investigate
the grave charges which are so free
ly talked about everywhere in official
and non-oficial circles. The Managers are said to
have ascertained beyond doubt that money has been
subscribed in large to defeat CONVECTION and to
paw the expenses Of the defense. IL is understood
that they have conclusive evidence that certain Sen
ators expressed opinions concerning Mr.. Johnson's
contradicted by their votes. The Managers
are, it is believed, in a position to show
that the intimate friends and admirers OF the Presi~
dent counted from the first day of the trial. on the
votes of three four Republican Senator'S as certain
for acquitta while the friends of the same Senator's
never doubted until the last week OF the trial that
they would vote for conviction. 1t is also sad
to be in evidence, on the record, that
one Senator wrote an opinion in favor of conviction
on the eleventh article, and voted for acquitaL 10
is further. said to be proved on the oaths OF moro
than two witnesses that another Senator expressed
the opinion that the President had been guilty Of q
violation of law in attempting to remove Secretary
Stanton aud within twenty-four hours changed his
mind and took q directly opposite yiew-s
Then comes the evidence of the collection of largo
sums of money amounting to hundreds of thousands
of dollars, subscribed by known johnson men, the
men who were, at the time, betting by the
thousand dollars on the detection of the suspected
Senator from the ranks of the impeaehers The Man.
ayers may not have been and may not
be able to supply the missing link In the
chain of circumstantal evidence 80 40 TO
charge the corruption home upon any enc
man but there is at least reasonable ground for the
suppOsiton that undue influence was employed 10
affect the result The Managers Of impeachment
have made another requisition upon the Western
tween certain persons named by them, but the Com
pany has declined to make any further exhibit Of
private kilograms unless it shall be compelled to do
so by due process oflaw.
One of the seven Republican Senators who vcted
for acqutta said, few days ago, when the acton OF
the Chicago Convention in not reading him out of
the party was alluded to. Il could have voted for
that resolution in the platform. believe john
son ought to be convicted and removed, but the Man.
Il Il
to do it' This Senator left the impression that he
held that the articles were bunglingly framed, and
that they might have been drawn up in form much
better calculated to effect the result intended
Among the witnesses examined yesterday wero
Mr.. Thurlow Weed and Mr. Smythe, Collector Of
New-York. learn that the Managers sought to con-
meet Mr.. Weed with certain pecuniary transactions
about which dispatches were sent from this city by
conspicuous johnson men, lobbyists, and anti
mpeachers many of whose names have
appeared in these dispatches, among the
list of witnesses examined by the Managers. 1t
is charged that Collector, Smyfhe brought to this
city large sum of money from New-York, one two
days before the vote was taken and that he deposited
it in the First National Bank. Conjecture and
rumor are heard everywhere in the city tonight.
as TO tho vote on Tuesday 1t may be re-
marked that it will all depend on the Managers.
and the report to be presented by them
tomorrow. Hthey can show any ground for continu-
ing the investigation, the Senate will not take the
vote on Tuesday. If they cannot the vote will be
taken on that day and the court will forever dispose
of the present impeachment articles No desse is
manifested anywhere even among the Managers 10
protract the trial unnecessarily.
The trains to-day brought from the Chicago Con.
vention number of Congressman. The officers Of
the Convention, who were appointed to wait on Gen
Grant and Speaker Cofax and inform each of his
nomination, will reach here on Tuesday. The nomi-
nations gave general satisfaction. A number OF New
York men, who were at Chicago opposing Fenton,
are here claiming to have nominated COlfax. The
fact is that the outside clique ofWeedites who
nj Chicago did more for Fenton by opposing hirs
than he could have done for himself. AS an exam
pie the Iowa delegation gave FentOn eight votes
merely because party of Weed men visited their
delegation and spoke against the New-York Cow
ernOr
The Senate and House meet tomorrow, pursuant
70 adjournment 1t is possible that the bill admit
ting Arkansas to representation in Congress may h
taken up Mr.. Trumbull is in pet about the bill,
the Senate refused to consider it few days ago
Since the adjournment of the House the Chamber hai
been cleaned and renovated. ..u.i
senator Sumner will file an elaborate opinion to
morrow in support of conviction of Andrew Johnson
f President has recognized Edwin &. b. Garcia
As 9nsul of Uruguay for the United states.
lABORERs' STRIKE AT WEST RUTLAND VT. I'D
RUTLAND May 24.-The Irish laborers at the
W Rutland Marble Quarres to the number OF several
red having struck for higher wages the owners Of