The Portland daily press., 1868-04-21
WASHINGTON.
TIE IMPEACHMENT COURT.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The weather is
misty, moist and disagreeable, and the streets
are very muddy. The galleries at the opening
of the court were principally occupied Dy gen
tlemen, but few ladies being present. Not
more than three hundred persons, exclusive OF
the Senators and members were present al
eleven o'clock. There was not full attendance
of Senators when the court opened, but they
entered rapidly, and by the time the journa
was finished there was more than a quorum
present. There was an unusually small atten.
dance of members
MIR. sTANBERY STILL ABSENT.
Mr.. Stanbery being still very sick is not pre-.
sent at the counsePs table. but, to the surprise
of everybody, Thad. Stevens was among the
earliest of those in the CHAMBER. The Post
master General was also at the Chamber at an
early hour.
SOME OF THE NoTABLEs PRESENT.
Marshall Jewell. the defeated Republican
candidate for Governor of Connecticut, and j
Speed, Eek Attorney General, and Judge Shec-
man of the United States Court of Ohio.
brother of the General and Senator, were
among the noted spectators soon after the OPEN
ing OF the court Gen. Sherman was Unable
to cave the city Saturday night as be had ex
pected, and he was also upon the floor of the
Chamber, occupying seat beside the Senator.
GEN. BUTLER. trH
NEW YORK, April 20.-The Herald's Wash
ipgton dispatch contains letter from General
10, 1865, addressed to Lewis D. Campbell, urg-
ing the latter to advise President johnson 10
appoint General Butler either as Secretary OF
State or of War.
CONVICTION WITHOUT REMOVAL
The opinion seems to gain ground that the
President can be convicted by the Senate
without proceeding to the extremity of removal
from Office Only one witness is to be examn-
ed to-day by the managers. lis believed that
the final vote will be reached on Impeachment
on Saturday next.
RUMoRs. ss
Another dispatch says MIR. Boutwelps speech
will occupy five hours.
This week and next will be occupied by ar
gument, and the final result will not be reach
ed before Friday, May 1. FTe l
RESUMPTION OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
An effort will be made in the House to-day
to resume sessions for regular business. A
quorum is in the city, and when business be-
gins it will be put through with rush, as
there is great anxiety 10 get an adjournment
as early as the middle of June that is, ii Mr.
johnson goes out and Mr.. Wade goes in.
REGISTRATION IN WASHINGTON.
The registration of voters in Washington
continues. As many of the whites decline to
register, it is probable that the blacks will
carry the coming election by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Esssf<t fe
ANTICIPATED REPEAL OF THE TENURE OF
OFFICE ACT.
The Worlds dispatch says after Mr.. Wade
obtains the Presidency the tenure OF office act
will be repealed.
AGENTS OF THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU FORBID
DEN TO MEDDLE WITH POLITICS.
Brevet Maj. Gen. Buchanan, commander Of
the oh Military District, and Assistant Com
missioner Of the Freedmeu's Bureau for Louis
lana, has issued an order forbidding agents OF
the Bureau to take any action in politics.
He having received information that certain
agents were so engaged, has directed them to
cease meddling in any manner with politics, or
forward their resignation. An agaent failing
to comply with this order will be summarily
dismissed. - r- 9
Gen. Grant this morning received dispatch
from Gen. Candy, commanding the I'd Military
District, announcing that in twelve districts
registering $1,000 votes, partial returns from
the poll list give $4,000 votes polled. A partial
canvass of the returns, unofficial, from nine
districts, give 10 636 tor the Constitution and
5747 against it, The heavy rains have so much
imDeded travel that the returns are mainly
from points at or near the telegraph lines.