Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-05
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
DATES To MARCH Sd
CouRrcssiouul.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Scnate.-The
Senate discussed the rules governing
the trial till IL o'clock P. N. Four
hours were spent in discussing the rulo
which limits oil debates on preliminary
motions and questions to one person
and one hour.
The motion to increase the time to
two hours was voted down.
In tho course Of o speech, Dixon said
It should be remembered that this would
be tho greatest trial in history, where
upon Howard and other impea chers
seated near him shouted, mot at ALL"
not at all;'' " not such Il big thing as
you think" Dixon attempted to have
the twenty-6rst rule changed so as to
allow the defense to close the case, but
was not successful.
Sherman raised the point whether the
Chief Justice, IS President of the Court,
would not have q vote in the verdict,
but BY general consent the discussion
of the question was left for the Court
when in session.
The rules were finally adopted, and
tho Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-House.-El-
bridge offered a protest, signed BY 40
members, against the injustice of a ma
iority of tho House in not giving o full
opportunity for debate, thereby passing
the articles through too hastily. The
protest was not received.
The House proceeded to vote on tho
articles Of impeachment. The ninth
article was stricken out as being almost
identical with the fifth. The remainder
wero then adopted one by one, by n
n strict party vote in most cases.
The House then elected managers to
conduct the impeachment before the
Senate, as agreed upon in caucus. The
names have already been tclegraphed.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March "a number of
bills were offered and referred; among
them was one to aid in the construction
Of an international Pacific Raiload from
Cairo to the Rio Grande.
Hooper introduced q bill to regulate
the public debt. Referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Wilson of Iowa offered a resolution
that the necessary obligations Of the
United States shall be kept within the
narrowest limits consistent with the re-
quirements of the Government, and de-
claring that it is not expedient Mt pres
ent to enlarge such obligations by
extending aid to the Union Pacific Rail-
road, or any other company, by going
beyond the terms Of existing laws, sub
sides, etc. 1t was tabled by 81 ma
jority.
The Judiciary Committee were in
strueted to inquire whether Congress has
the power under the Constitution to
regulate the rates to be charged Tor
freight BY railroads engaged in COM
merce between the different States.
A resolution was introduced instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to report in
reference to the political status Of Texas.
During its consideration the morning
hour expired and the resolution went
over until Monday.
On the consideration Of Eldridge's
motion to suspend the rules so that he
might have read and placed on the
Journal q protest Of the Democratic
members. The motion was rejected by
AZ majority, the Speaker voting among
the yeas.
A message from the Senate was re-
ceiyed, informing the House that the
Senate was ready to receive the mana
gers appointed by the House to carry to
the Senate the articles of impeachment
against the President. Tie message
was entered on the Journal.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Post Office Appropria-
ton bill. 1t is estimated that the de-
ficits for the coming year will foot up
$500, 900. After considerable discus
sion the Committee rose and the bill was
reported to the House and passed.
Schenck's bill for the relief Of certain
exporters Of distilled spirits, which was
reported last Friday, passed.
Butler reported from the managers of
impeachment the article offered BY him
Yesterday. He remarked that there was
only one dissenting vote on it in the
Committee.
Eldridge made q point of order that
the managers had no right to report
articles of impeachment, as the House
had appointed a Committee for that pur-
pose.
The Speaker overruled the point of
order on the ground that any member
had tho right, as a question of the high
est privilege, to present articles of i'm
parchment.
After debate, the previous question
was ordered and the articles adopted by
46 majority. The only Republicans
voting in the negative were Ashley of
Nevada, Coburn, Griswold, Latin, NAL
lory, Marvin, Pomeroy, Smith, Wilson
Of Iowa, Wilson Of Ohio, Window and
Woodbury..
Bingham offered IN additional article,
saying that it received the unanimous
vote Of the managers, and moved the
previous question. The article refers to
the speech by the President on the 18th
of August, 1866, in which he declared
In substance that the 39th Congress vas
not o Congress authorized by the Con-
stitution, but, on the contrary, was a
Congress of only q party ; thereby deny
ing and intending to deny that the legis-
lation of said Congress was binding on
him, except in 80 far IS he saw 6t to APP
prove the Same.
After some debate the article was
adopted by GO majority.
Estimated Republican. Majority In New
Hampshire.
CONCORD, N. H., March 1.-The Re
publican Committee publish the follow
ing as their canvass of the vote in New
Hampshire. Republican, 3s,437 DEM
o~cratic, 35,2o3 doubtful, 1891.
Republican Mayor Elected In Portland,
Maine.
PORTLAND, Maine, March 1.-The
charter election to-day resulted in the
choice of the Republican candidate for
Mayor by about 100 majority. The
Democratic gain is 800 over the Spring
elections and 2S5 over the Fall elections.
Destructive Fire In Now York-Barnum's
Museum Conaumed-ToGcther with q
Ambursh's MonnEcrie LOSS S5,OOO,-
900.
New YORK, March IA fro occurred
AFTER midnioht this morning, which