Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-29
NEWS OF THE WEEk.
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NEW YORK. Nav 26th


A Washington special saws, it was grea
disanpointment to the crowds of listenert
that Butler did not give the names OF the
three Senators alluded to as being counted on
by the corruptionists as suitable material to
operate upon.
Another despatch rays no one here after
hearing to-day's report believes the President
was honestly acquitted. There is more tes-
timony than that which came out to-day and
some of the most damaging to the President
was not even alluded 10. Sunset Cox swore
that he was offered a fee to engage in this
Senator buying business, but although he de-
clined to enter into such negotiations he con-
tnued to act to a certain extent with them.
The committee on Senator Henderson S
,ase have taken some testimony damaging to
is honor. Four of the Missouri delegation
swear that he told them he knew the Presi-
dent would make Republican cabinet and
give all his patronage in Missouri to him for
his friends and for his party. The Commit
tee are now looking into some large Indian
contracts recently let out to friends and re-
latiyes of Henderson. Willis Gaylord, brother
in-law of Senator Pomeroy who Mr.. Cooper
Of the Treasury Department swore was the
rarity who tried to negotiate for Senator Po-
meroy's vote, is here and charges that the
whole thing is a base forgery without foun-
dalton. 1t is also ascertained that in the
conspiracy they used Pomeroy's name as
cipher for Senator Ross with the intention of
covering up their tracks as they went along.
SECOND DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May 26.
The Senate met at the appointed hour
Williams moved the Senate proceed to vote
on the % article which was agreed u, result
ing as follows Guilty 35: noJ guilty 10.
Senators Fcssenden, Fowler, Grimes, Hen
derson, Ross. Trumbull and Van Wrinkle
voted not guilty. The rest voted as before.
THIRD IIsrl1C.
WASHINGTON, May PC.
Tie vote on the third article of impeach-
ment was the same as On the second. Guilty
IS not guilty 10.
FOURTH DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May %.
After voting on the second and third arti-
cles the Senate adjourned SINE de-
WASHINGTON, May 25th
The report Of the investigating committee
Of the Impeachment Managers, made to-day
by Gen. Butler, gives details Of the evidence
taken by them A despatch from " W
Warden, the Presidents stenographer, TO
Woolley, telling him that those who were
most confident Of CONVICTION, were not those most
oonversant with the inner working of the
business, is given, as are extracts from various
dispatches to and from Woolley and Hugh
Hastings, who is STYLED the Albany party.
Mr.. 5. 5. Cox testified that various
schemes for the purchase of senator's votes
with money were preached to him but that
he refused to have anything to DO with them
He advised Collector Smythe not to have any
thing to do with a scheme to procure the
votes for acquittal of four senators with GER
tain amount of money. The names of these
four were not given in the report Mr. But
Ter explaining that as this was only an inter
locutory report, the names We're left blank
Mr.. COx's testimony is long, and shows be
yond doubt that there was an attempt made
to purchase votes, in which he was wanted
90 assist.
Thurlow Weed testified to the effect
that he was approached on the subject but
that ne did not think it feasible but he said
that funds could be easily obtained if it were
50.
The committee find evidence that the pur-
poses of the plotters were accomplished, in a
dispatch from one of the number saying that
the business was done. They trace the SUE
pcious routes which some of the money took
and dwelt upon the suppers at Welker's
restaurant, in which the plottere and some of
the Presidents counsel participated From
all the evidence taken together it seems that
10 in, 4ba
scheme. They say they only report 50 much
as shows the Importance of getting at what
he knows, but that they have other evidence
of great Importance going to show attempts
to obstruct the course of public justice.
The report concludes with a resolution
which orders that Woolley (who refused to
answer certain questions, and is feigning
sickness) be arrested by the sergeant-at-arms,
and be brought before the bar Of the House
and detained until he answer
One Of the witnesses yesterday admitted
under oath that he had raised money and sent
it here to Washington to be paid out to Sc
cure the acquIttal of the President He
claimed not to know to whom. it was paid,
but S25 600 was at one time transmitted to
parties who are known here, and one Of the
parties sent on the Friday night before the
vote was taken a cipher telegram to New
York which admitted they We're short one
man Another telegram was sent on Satur-
day morning 10 the effect that the man had
been secured.
There is a chain ofcircumstantial evidence,
showing when and where the money was
raised, and transferred into the hands Of men
who were negotiating with Senator Ross be-
tween 10 O'Clock p NJ and o'clock AN.
L. !. Il ,Io+ St
ing, at O'Clock the bargain was concluded.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.
Agreeable to his declared purpose, in case
Of acquittal, Secretary Stanton sent in his re-
signatiOn as Secretary of War