The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-12
THE CRESCENT'S DISPATCHES.
FROM WASH GTON.
THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION.
AN OMNIBUS ADMISSION BILL.
The Form Of Voting Adopted by the
Impeachment Court.
THE LATEST INDICATIONS.
The Radicals Claim 38 Votes.
PROTEST AGAINST THE RECON
sTRUCTIoN ACTS.
THE LATEST INDICATIONS
The Radicals Claim 90 Votes.
BILL REMOVING POLITICAL DISABILITIES PASSED,


WASHINGTON, Nav H. Several newspaper
men, of known impeachment proclivities, report
conversations pointing 10 acquittal, but there
grave doubts that they are decoys to bets in
which they have a commission.
The Senate went into secret session at half past
10, but previously, on motion Of Mr. Sherman,
made arrangements to prevent any demonsra-
tiOns tomorrow.
In the House the regular call for bills and reso-
lutions is progressing.
The reconstTuction COMMITTEES has prepared an
omnibus bill, admitting all the States on the basis
of Arkansas, which II is intended TO Introduce
this afternoon and push through.
The following is the form proposed by Chase
and adopted by the Senate:
"Mr Senator, how say you-is the president
Andrew johnson, president OF the United states,
guilty OF high misdemeanor or crime as charged
IN this article?"
The senator shall respond guilty" or not
guilty" only.
Atten o'clock the Senate viii proceed to con-
rider the articles. Each senator having fifteen
minutes will continue the session to late hour.
The following is gathered from several sources
and may be regarded as reliable:
Grimes and Fessenden went through the list
OF charges. arguing against cOnvction.
TTumbull and Henderson were partly through
when the expiration OF their fifteen minutes
stopped them. They argued in favor Of scqnit.al.
Howe and Sherman argued acquittal on the
first, but conviction on the second.
The radicals acknowledge that it will be very
close bat they insist definitely that they have 80
votes. Only the six mentioned above Of the four
teen doubtful senators have yet spoken.
HoUse.-A joint resolution Of the Ohio legisls-
tuTe protesting against the reconstruction acts,
and instrucung senators and requesting represeu-
taiives to vote against such laws, referred to
the reconstrnctlOn committee.
A resolution directing the committee on the
reatment Of Union soldiers to inqur' Into the
propositions Of the Confederates for their relief
was tabed-75 to Al.
A resolution 10 adjourn from the 10th to the
2lst, passed-6S to 6f. This recess is for the Chi.
cago convention.
A bill extending the charter of the city of Wash.
ingtoD, passed.
Stevens introduced the following:
"WHEREAs. The people of North Carolina South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama have, ia
pursuance of the provisions of an act entitled an
act for the more efficient government of the rebel
States, passed March I'd, 1861, and the acts sup
Elementary thereto, framed Constitutions Of State
governments and which are republican in form.
and have adopted said Constitutions by large ma
orities Of the votes cast at the elections held for
the ratification or rejection Of the same; there
fore.
abe IL enacted. l. that the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and
Alabama shall be entitled and admitted to repre-.
sentation IN Congress as States of the UniOn when
the legislatures OF said States respectively shall
have duly ratified the amendment TO the COnstitu-
tion Of the United States. proposed by the thirty
upon the following fundamental conditions
That the Constitutions OF said states shall never
be so amended OF changed as to deprive any
citizen class Of citizens OF the United States OF
the right 10 vote, who now entitled 70 vote by
said Constitutions respectively, except for such
crimes as are now felones az common law where
of they shall have been duly convicted and no
person shall ever be held to service or labor as
punishment for crime 10 said States, except by
public officers charged with the custody of con.
'Victs by the laws thereof.
"2. That II the day fixed for the meeting OF
the legislatures of said States by the Constitu-
tons thereof shall have passed before the passage
of this act, such legislatures may be convened
within thirty days after the passage Of this act by
the president of the convention which framed the
Constitution of such State.
80. That the first section of this act shall take
effect when the president of the United States
shall officially proclaim the due ratification by the
legislatures Of said States respectively of article
fourteen Of the Constitution OF the United States,
proposed by the Thirty-ninth Conge9s.n
This bill was made the special order for We'd
nesday, and TO be continued from day to day un-
til dkposed Of.
bill was reported by the reconstruction CON-
mitiee removing political disability from some
two hundred citizens of North Carolina, passed
50 to 2S-being over two-thirds, required for such
legislation.
Stevens, with some disgust. in reply to remarks
from the speaker that they would probably be
called to the bar Of the Senate tomorrow, moved
10 adjourn TO Wednesday. Under remonstrances
from those near him, Stevens withdrew the mo-
tion and the House adjourned to IL tomorrow.
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
arranged to transmit direct from its Office in the
Senate gallery to all points in the United States
and Canada reached by its lines and through the
Atlantic and Cuban cables 20 Europe and the
West Indies the verdict of the Senate on the ar
ticles of impeachment simultaneously with the an-
nouncement in the Senate chamber. These dis
patches are 10 be bulletined and furnished to the
papers free of charge.
The ways and means committee will report the
general tax bill tomorrow. II continues the two
dollar tax whisky.
Presidential circles are very confident. Fes-
senden's speech is stated 70 have been remark
ably fine. The Senate extended his time after
wards.
Tonight committed senators spoke. No further
doubtful senators committed themselves.
IL p N.-The speaking is still confined to com.
mitted senators. Morton, whom some considered
doubtful, favors convection.
Senate adjourned.
Wilson, Conness and Harlan spoke for convic-
ton. The vote will be very close, with the
chances in favor Of the president.
Itis reported that Gen. Howard has the brain
fever.