The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-03-21
60 At tha Natienal CapiE9l
special telegraph cor. Of the Louisville eoarisr1
WAsTTTNGroN March r.


Special telegraph coz. Of the Louisville Courisr.l
WAsHINGroN, March -.
The third act in the great national per
Torrance took place to-day,
Under the ticket system the galleries were
packed, but the crowd was By no means
select or diStiHgae. The females generally
were Of the boarding house order, and a
rougher crowd of men has rarely appeared
in the walls of the capitol; a fact not very
creditable to Senators and Representatives,,
as they gave tickets to their friends and
uequaintanees.
There was not Negro. presents Sumner
having neglected his sable friends. The
latter, ard hundreds of white persons, how
ever, filed the r0tunda and corridors.
The diplomatic body was largely repre-
sented
a message from the President being an
nOunced shortly before the hour for cOnyen-
ing the court it gave rise to a rumor that be
had resigned, and several Senators crowded
/ forward to the Secretary desk toiuquire as
to the truth Of the report
Tie message, however, proved to be only
some unimportant nominations, and in a few
mjnu es Chief Justice Chase tock the chair.
Howard, who, with Conkiing and Ed
Inunds, have thrust themselves forward as
I conductors of Impeachment on the part of
! the Senate, led of with a motion, but was
subdued by Alr. Chase, who directed the
reading of the journal
The managers on the part Of the House
and the Presidents counsel Curtis, STAN
berry and Nelson, came IN, and proceedings
| were commenced.
In the remarks which ensued en- tho ap-
plieation of the Presidents counsel f5T.fOrty
days time, Bingham and Wilson, on the
part of the managers, indicated the purpose
Of their fellowc IN pirators tOforce a trial
in violation of the practice of courts, prece
dent Of propriety.
Edmdnds manifested desire to make q
show of deceucy, and proposed to give Tho
accused until April 9th.
This brought up Morton, who moved tha
the court retire for deliberadon, which was
agreed to.
In their secret meetings (foF these Sena
tors are sworn to secrecY) Edmunds wa
choaked down, and rampant Radicalisn
ruled.
The result was, two hours stormy debate
in which Hendricks, Sumner, Howard
Davis, Sherman and others, by a formal ant
close vote the conspiratOrs carried thei
= point, ard fixed March 23d as the day fo
] the Presidents answer. They had proposed
to force him to plead to-day, but abandoned
the idea when it was intimated that the Presi
dents counsel would withdraw in conse
.quenee.
Subsequently Howard & Co. again sue
ceeded in fixing the time Of trial so tina
there is really but ten working days for tn
e President to prepare.
During the absence Of the Court, Thad
deus Stevens ate his lunch in the presenc
Of the vast crowd perhaps the first tim
such an event ever occurred in the Ameri
can Senate. Stevens seemed to enjoy hi
repast
There is certainly great interest in til
impeachment but no excitement, and tn
proceedings to-day have no bearing on To
results other than evincing the settled
logged purpose of the revolutionary caba
to convict the Executive without an hour
f delay, if it can be done
There is the danger under which MI
johnson rests; fo- if the trial is protracted
, it would fall through Serious appreheu
sions fill the minds Of his friends if the tria
should be speedily concluded.
The Radicals felicitate themselves on th
trick Of stealing march on the Democrats b
smuggling through an amendment to the bil
providing for appeals to the Supreme Cour
in revenue case, and prohibiting the iuris
diction of the Court substantially in recon
struction cases.
, 1t will not affect the decision in the No
Cardle case or any other. The Suprem
Court, if necessary, will decide this bill III
constitutional