The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-21
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Our Washington Dispatches.
PROGRESS OF THE IMPEACHMENT TRIA-THE
EVIDENCE CLOSED ON BOTH sDEs-THE COURT
ApJoURSs TO WEDNESDAY,, WHEN THE ARGU-
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poRTANT COTTON CASES DECIDED.
WASHINGTON, April 2o.-The House proceed
ed to the Court Of Impeachment. The man
ayers introduced documentary evidence. Blod-
gett's Indictment was offered. Butler offered
Blodgett's answer. Evarts objected, as Blod-
gett was not on trial here. Butler proceeded
to state orally that he intended to prove
Chase ordered it reduced to writing. Butler
protested, Chase persisted, and Butler is now
writing.
The Senate refused to admit Blodgett's pa
pers. Butler, appealing for Blodgett, said he
had never been ableto get his case before the
Senate Justice should be done him now.
Blodgett was only captain Of rebel militia
company, and an unwilling captain, Blodgett
would swear. Blodgett was known in Angus
ia; he was elected by his neighbors to make 6
constitution for Georgia. He was made Mayor
of Augusta by Pope. Butler did not doubt
that, when Georgia was admitted, Blodgett
would take his sent here with the proudest Of
us. Butler then offered the nomination Of
Sherman and Thomas for the brevet general
ship, claiming that it was admissible under the
tenth article. The Senate refused by q vote Of
fourteen to thirty-fve:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Cole, Fessenden,
Fowler, Crimes, Henderson, Morton, Ross,
Sumner, Upton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, VIII
ley and Yates-14
Both parties announced the evidence closed.
Chase ordered the prosecution to proceed with
the argument. Boutwell,, not being ready,
asked an adjournment to Tuesday. The de-
fence asked until Wednesday, in view Of STAN
bery's sickness. Boutwell, seconded the re-
quest, and after hearing and rejecting an ap-
peal from Logan to print his argument, the
court adjourned to Wednesday.
The close Of the Impeachment trial is not
expected before the middle Of next week.
Stanbery is much better.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The SENATE went into Executive session
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In THE HOUSE the senate's appropriation for
Impeachment was considered. Eldridge said
that it was evident that ten thousand dollars
would not defray the expenses Of the impeach-
ment trial, and he thought this was mere
blind. Why did not the committee come out
boldly ad say that this was G mere bagatelle
to operate on the public. minda Washburne
said that if another appropriation was required
he would vote for it, and he believed it would
be worth one hundred thousand to pay the e1-
pense Edridge asked If he understood that gen.
tleman would give one hundred thousand dollars
to make the impeachment trial success.
Washburne had not said that exactly, but what
he meant was that If impeachment was sue
cess, it would be worth not one hundred thou
sand but one hundred millions of dollars to
this country, in greater security to person and
property. (Applause in the galleries.) Ed
ridge said he suspected as much, that this
money was to be used to secure the success Of
impeachment; he would not vote dollar for
such purposes. Washburne said he would not
be misrepresented, but would reiterate that he
believed that the country would be benefited
to the amount of millions Of dollars by the re-
moval Of the usurper and tyrant from the
White House. The bill was passed.
The bill regarding the rights of foreign ciu-
zens abroad led to long discussion.
The Court of Claims have decided ffty-four
cotton cases under the seizure and abandon
ment law in favor Of the claimants, judgment
in forty Of which were rendered during the
present term. The amounts in each case vary
from $4,000 to s12s,OOO, Randolph L. Mott
securing the highest claim. The claims aggre
gate s623,000.
G. A. Townsend has been appointed agent of
the Freedmen Bureau for Virginia.