New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-05

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from washington.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-Mr. Wade pre-.
sided today. during the entire session.
This probably settles the question as to
whether he will vote on the final issue.
Mr.. Farnsworth's telegraph bill contains
ntteen sections, mostly devoted to the pro-
lection of the public against fraud and in
justice from telegraph companies, agents,
and operators. Punishment ia made
severe.
The president has recognized Jean Bap-
tlste Lawson as consul of France at Rich
mond; Adolfus Bader consul of Austria At
New Orleans; Alexis Robert consul of the
Pontiical states at New Orleans. and Carlos
Hetnsius vice-consul of the Argentine re-
public and its dependencies, Darien, Bruins
wick, and st. Mary at Savannah, Georgia,
The supreme court is still engaged on the
MeGardle case. Mr.. Trumbull spoke to-day.
Dudley Field follows. The court allows
twelve hours to each side.
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 81. .O54..
900; gold in the treasury, $I06, ,250, 500.
Chief Justice Chase writes the senate ex.
pressing in mild and somewhat indirect
terms non-concurrence with some of their
preliminary proceedings, holding that when
the senate sits for impeachment trial it sits
unquestionably as a court. The senate
must necessarily receive notice of intention
TO impeach from the house; but the
organization of the senate into a court
should precede the actual announcement
of Impeachment on the part of the ho Sc :
and articles of impeachment should only
be presented to the court of impeachment.
No summons or other process should
issue except from the organized court, and
rules for the government of the court should
be formed only by the court itself. Mr..
Chase finds himself unable to come to any
other conclusions than those herein given.
but adds: am informed that the senate
has proceeded upon other views, and it is
not my purpose to contest what its superior
wisdom may have directed
Mr.. Chase, by implication, claims in his
communication the right to sit as part OF
the court and to govern it, from the follow.
ing paragraph: "Fhe Federdlist is regarded
as the highest cotemporary authority on
the construction of the constitution and in
the siXtyfourth number the functions of the
senate, sitting in their judicial capacity as
court for the trial of impeachments, are
examined In paragraph explaining the
reasons for not uniting the supreme court
with the senate in the formation of the
court of impeachment, it is observed: TO
a certain extent the benefits of that union
will be obtained by making the chief jus
tice of the supreme court the president OIL
the court of impeachments, as is proposed
in the plan of the convention, while the con
venience of an entire incorporation of the
| avoided ?" ssazSfsE sss24
MIR. Chase concludes "Al good citizens
will fervently pray that no occasion may
| ever arise when the grave proceedings now
| in progress will be cited as a precedent, butt
is not impossible that such an occasion may
come. Inasmuch, therefore, as the consti
| tuition has charged the chief Justice with
an important function in the trial Of al
| impeachment of the president, 1t has
seemed to me fitting and obligatory wher
he is unable to concur in the views of the
senate concerning matters essential to tht
trial that his respectful dissent shoult
appear" ....-
Congregational Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, March .-HOuSe-Immedi
ately after meeting, Mr.. Jencks proceeded
to urge his article declaring that impeach
ment would be incompatible without charg
| ing criminal intent. The previous question
failed of second, and the article was
| lost.
The house then went into committee Of
| the whole to proceed with the managers ts
| the senate to present articles of impeacli.
ment. The Democratic members remained
| in the house, the others formed q proccs
| sion and paraded to the senate chamber.
After their return the Tennessee contest
ed election case was taken up, but post
poned.
General Grant was directed to report the
| number of votes cast for and against thG
| Alabama constitution.
The Military committee reported bill tol
| the protection of soldiers and sailors sgains
claim agents. Adjourned.
Senate-The chair submitted a communi
| cation from Mr.. Chase, which was referred t
a special committee.
A resolution authorizing the erection of 8
warehouse at Fortress Monroe was referred
to the military committee.
The sergeantatarms announced the i'm
peachment managers. The managers ap
preached the bar, accompanying the mem
bers of the house. Bingham then read thu
| articles. Buffers, which quotes largely
| from the presidents most stinging speeches
caused q sensation. The chair said that tn,
senate would take action upon the matter
| and the managers retired.
The resolution admitting to the gallarie
| by tickets was postponed.
A committee of three senators was an
| pointed to notify the chief Justice and tt
conduct him to the yice-president's seat to
morrow at o'clock.
Several votes taken during the proceed
/ ings indicated the determination on the
part of the senate to adhere to its rules not
withstanding Mr.. Chase's letter.
| Adjourned.
From REShmona.
RIcHMoND, March 4.--In the convention
the resolution approving impeachment lies
The judiciary committee reported ad
| yersely to petition asking the removal o.
| all state officers at present, and the repudia
| tien of the state debt contracted prior tC
April, 1865.
The committee on the Judiciary depart
ment have reported, Their report makei
all Judges to be chosen by the legislature
and all the commonwealth attorneys and
clerks of courts are to be appointed by the
courts they belong to. The heattorney general
of the slate is to be appointed BY the 81
preme court. The present county court
system is to be abolished, and county judges
a resolution Wes adopted that the S600C
remaining OF the appropriation for conyen-
tion expenses be divided, giving $50 tc
each member, and the rest to be equitably
divided among the officers.
Hr. Hunnicutt in closing the suffrage
debate said that he had seen such deter
mined opposition to ree0nstrnetion that he
was now willing to disffanchise 20 600 more
persons than were disEranchised by tht
reconstruction acts.
From Raleigh.
RALEIoH, N, G., March 4--The convention
last night passed the article on corpora
tons. Hi s 4k5 fs58
The resolution Of Mr. Durhan1 prohi biting
the assembling Of white and black children
in the same sch0ol was voted dawn. I'll
The report OF the committee en- privilege
and elections exciuding Mr. Martin, con
sergatives Of Xadkln, from his seat ant
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