Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

ADMlSSlON Ot ALABAMA.
The House spent Saturday upon the bill
for the admission of Alabama, and after
general discussion, and an eloquent speech |
from Hon. Thad. Stevens, who, from the
Clerks desk, spoke for twenty minutes,
loudly and clearly, so as to be heard in the
galleries, and with nearly as much vigor as
he did ten years ago, it was passed. The
closing speech of General Farnsworth in
favor of granting immediate relief to the
loyal people of that State by releasing them
from their present Rebel State Governments,
was very strong, and had there been any
doubt as to the policy of admitting the
State he removed it, and the only question
was how best to do it, which was finally
settled by taking Senator Stewards bill as
substitute, and adopting it 10y party vote;
but as the Senate has not yet acted on it,
and the question of impeachment comes up
tomorrow, further progress up the bill is
for the present arrested.
CHIEF JUsTrCE CHASE AND THE TRIAI.
There is authority for stating that when
| the Justices of the Supreme Court were in
council upon Friday last, no allusion was
made to the question of Mr.. Chases power
or duties as the presiding officer of the Sen
ate during the impeachment trial. Nor has
| Mr. Chase consulted with his associates in.
| dividually upon that point. Mr.. Chase did,
however, ask them on Friday what was the
order on motion in the court. There was a
unanimous opinion that the counsel who
made the motion had a right to open and
close the argument. On this Judge Nelson
pointeClly said that this was the rule in q
court, but he did not know anything as to
the rule in an Impeachment trial. This is
the sum and substance of all that has really
occurred, and about which there has been
so much rumor and talk within the last few
days.
THE PRESSURE FOR SEATS
To hear the Impeachment trial tomorrow is
unprecedented. One Senator has had over
two thousand applications, and there are
probably two thousand people from abroad
who have come here to witness tue trial
who will not get into the Senate Chamber.
General Butler will open the case in five
hour speech, which is being put in type to-
day. 1t is an exhaustive review of the law
of Impeachment and Johnson's adminstra-
tion Of the government.
WAsHINGToS, March 80.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
A long stride was made to-day in the i'm
parchment trial, and to night no one esti-
mates that it will last over fifteen days
Many had feared dilatory motions and points
would be raised by Mr.. Johnson's counsel
in order to gain time, and the managers
had prepared themselves to meet all the
possible subterfuges that might be resorted
to, but to their surprise the case went on
without delay, and promptly upon the arri-
val of the managers of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, Mr.. Batter WAS given the floor,
and made an opening speech, holding, for
a al, n,,l &C.
wrapt in the closest attention to his argu-
ment, which were replete with sharp thrusts
at his opponents, and while he spoke direct
ly to the Senate, he was at the same time
reaching beyond them to the people. How
successful he was with those who heard him
may be judged from the fact that, imme-
diately upon the adjournment of the Senate
the House suspended their rules, by vote oi
over four to one, to get in resolution
offered by General Schenk, to print forty
thousand copies of Mr.. Buffers speech fol
home circulation.
There was no Senator, save Reverdy John
son, who did not listen as though he want
ed to hear every word, though General But
ler's delivery is not equal to that of many
other members. He read from a printed
copy, and when he came to that part o.
his speech in which be alluded to Mr.. Rever
dy Johnson's having written the letter
committing himself against Impeachment
all eyes we're promptly turned upon the lat
ter, who took his hand from his head ant
returned the universal gaze.
While Mr.. Butler was narrating the par
that "Ad interim" Thomas had played il
the affairs which led to Impeachment, tn,
latter was sitting on the opposite side o
the Senate Chamber, and prominent on nc
count of his bright uniform, but, under tn,
gaze of the galleries and of the Senate, soor
slipped out and walked up and down thu
corridors until the adjonrnment