The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-03-11

Senate's rules Of procedure are amended,
when johnson will appear and ask tim.
for preparation after the expiration OF
which the court will sit every day till the
trial closes, Sundays excepted.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has decl-
ded that iron cotton ties are subject to
duty Of one and half cents per pound.
Twenty officers of the reserve corps will
be detailed to relieve Civil Bureau func-
tionaries, thus reducing expenses.
The Election Committee will report
against Jones and Mckee, who are con-
testing for seat from Kentucky.
10 r. M.-Senate still in session.
Summers motion, in executive session,
that during the pending proceedings Con-
gress hold no official communication with
the President, was supported by his own
vote only.
HousE,-The House assembled at 10
o'clock, and impeachment articles were dis
cussed throughout the day. Several YER
bal amendments were made, the seventh ar
ticle was stricken out, and at 4 o'clock
they were adopted. The vote on the first
article was l26 to 40, and nearly the same
vote on all the others, except the last,
which was LOB to 48.
The protest signed by forty-five mem
bers was not received nor allowed printed.
Butler, Stevens and jerks failed getting in
new sections. t
The managers elected are the same as
those nominated in caucus. A Democrat
was chosen as teller, but declined to act,
wishing to have nothing to do withit.
| Stevens, alluded to bis articles, which he
claims were omitted by mistake and which
charge johnson with an attempt to seduce
Grant, says in conclusion /" What chance,
then, shas johnson, with that article, which
was left out to give him loop-hole ?
You see how fair we are. laughter
What chance has Andrew johnson IT that
article is insertedf Unfortunate man.
thus surrounded, hampered, caught, with
his own wickedness. Unfortunate, unhap.
by man, behold your DOOM"
i The above article was shut out by the
arrival, as per agreement, Of the hour when
amendments and speeches should cease.
| The Clerk of the House was directed tx
inform the Senate of these proceeding
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March At has hereto
{ fore been stated in these dispatches tina
the Radicals had experienced bitter dis
appointment in respect to the unplasti'
Chief Justice, who had shown, on recen
: occasionSa regard for the constitution, ].
connection with the impeachment trial
,, which developed an independence Of part,
: coercion that proclaimed him to be tn
last man in the Republican ranks to b
made tool by shallow fanatics.
I! To-day Mr.. Chase gave additional caus
! for rage and crashing of teeth to the Rad
! cal cabal. In q communication. addresse
to the Senate, the Chief Justice criticise
!, the action Of that body in prescribing rule
o of procedure in the impeachment trial, i
! advance of its organization as court
!. . This snap proceeding the Chief Justic
+ pronounces irregular and illegal. Nor
8 than this, Mr.. Chase, with scarcely veile
8 contempt, reminds the august Senate tia
!. the most undigni6ed feature Of its rules i
:. the restrictions which are imposed upo
the Chief Justice, in the matter Of legs
d decisions. In brief, Mr.. Chase declare
n that unless the proceedings are propefl
: taken he will not preside.
:. Here is q dilemma. If the Senate N
il fuses to recede from its action and insii
e upon the rules prescribed, under the opil
a ion Of the Chief Justice if it proceeds I
try the President, the body will sit in II
Senatorial capacity and not as high cou
} Of impeachment. This increases tt
le chances Of conviction, which, Of cours
70 will be an imperative reason with the Rad
: cal majority to adhere to the existing ord
" Of affairs.
IN WASHINGTON March Cat one P. N. Il
I'd Senate proceeded to the consideration
u the question of impeachment.
! The Chief Justice stated briefly the co
~ dition Of the question before the Senat
NJ and announced that Senator Dixon b
by the floor.
40 Senator Howard thereupon raised
: point Of order that the Constitution ga
W. Wade the right as matter Of course, a
the Senate rules on impeachment, provi
that he shall be sworn at once, and ask
he that the Chief Justice decide the poi
n, without debate.
ny The Chief Justice felt constrained
1e- account of its Importance to submit I
mt point to the Senate for its decisions. I
an point raised is that the point of order G:
- not now be Urged.
" Howard insists that Dixon shall I
ys proceed.
'ill The Chief Justice decides that the co.
res not being organized the rules adopted
inf impeachment do not apply at this time.
~ Drake appealed from the decision
sly the Chair. The yeas and nays we're tai
The and the decisions Of the Chief Justice '
all sustained by vote Of twenty to TWEEN
hat four.
'la' Applause in the gallery.
I've At 2:35 P. M, the Chief Justice ammo
ons ced that the Senate was now organized
md a Court to try the impeachment Of And
ar. johnson that he felt it his duty to
y, that it was now q distinct organiSat
olu from the Senate that it was Court. !,
'wn At 2:45 the House was notified that
,ul.. Senate was SO organized and at 2: 50
An NJ, the managers Of the House appear
:, They are now being seated.
IKE WASHINGTON. March 6.-Both branc
lo0l Of Congress assembled at the usual b
-oo to-day. But very little interest was m
o. tested in the proceedings in the Hol
o. the galleries there were completely DIES
has ed. A steady stream Of people comm'
h;o ed at an early hour moving towards
galleries of the Senate, and by the t
ing that body had assembled, all the gale
ppy were closely packed, except the diplor
-. ic gallery. No nara0n was admitted