Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-09


tors reluctantly voted for Wilson'S
motion. II WAS not . party vots, Doolit-
tie and, Salisbury both voting asainsti II,
Mr.. Wade declining to vote and, Yates
being absent. On the call, Of the yeas
end nays the Senate was equally divided,
and Mr. Chase voted in the affirmative,
andst 3.l5 the Senate retired. siiuedl
irit loy THE SECRET SESSION. tI5da
The debate in Senate in secret session
lasted three hours and was in some re-
spect OF heated character. Mr.. Chase
defended his position in two speeches.
He was opposed by Conkllng, Thayer,
Howard, Drake, Cameron, and Conness,
and Upheld by Ednunds, Sherman,
Williams, Hendricks, Buckalew john
son, sBayard, Davis, and Henderson,
though the latter held he had no right to
vote under any nyeircumstances. Thevote
most directly bearing on the questionwas
on two points made, by Mr. Sumner
Fret, that Chase had no right to vote,
and second, he had no right to an
rounce any decisions except those Of the
Senate Upon these the vote stood yeas
22; nays 20. lii - Sls4h..hH 1..t .3HHfl
~ Mr.. Perry finally proposed TO amend
the rule covering the whole matter 20 as
Committee which first drafted the rules
to govern the trial and this was passed
by q 70 49, 1t allows the Chief Justice
TO decide Gil questions Of law, unless
Senstors decide, by vote Of the Senate,
and also allow the Chief Justice to put
questions at once to a vote. '--it aai ~
The House managers are inclined to
take The sense ofthe House in the matter,
and some further action regarding the
matter is expected In the Senate. n
vadi THE PRESIDENTS WITNESSES. T.
The Presidents counsel have thus far
had subp9nas issued for the following
witnesses: John McGinnis, Of New
York; Lewis ID. Campbell, Of Ohio !;
Bart Able; of ST. Louis; General w. T.
Sherman, w. w. Armstrong, Cleveland;
General J. b. Steadman; General Ros-
seau, of Portland, Oregon. '.h 3.5I
/ 'lHi - DURATION OF THE TRIAL, 'i
j, An important incident bearing on, the
Eopiaion of the Presidents counsel in re-
gard TO the duration Of the trial is the
following q Mr. Curtis had been retained
some time since ia q case in q Massachu-
setts Court for trial on the 18th of April.
One Of the parties to this suit arrived
here day or two ago, and went to Curtis
to inquire lift would not be necessary to
employ a lawyer in his place, !, Curtis
said no, for he felt certain the impeach-
ment trial would end 40 "a to allow him
to be present in Massachusetts on the
18th Of April. This 10 moro de Suite than
anything from the Presidents side.
ta WAsHINaToN, d. c., April 1, 1885,
BuRLEIeH's TESTIMONY ADMITTED.
The Republicans are well salts fed wi ith
the progress and character Of the day q
proceedings in the trial. The Legislation
in both branches is practically euspen.
ded. The House met at noon, and dis.
pensing with the reading, after few
sentences of the journal, went immedi-
ately over to the Senate. The attend.
ance Of members 10 daily decreasing
At the opening Of the trial Mr.. Summer
obtained the sense OF the Senate on this
question of the right Of the Chief Jus
! dcc TO vote when the Senate was equal.
ly divided, which was decided in favol
: of Mr.. Chase by % to q. The counsel
for the President labOred sternuously u
have the various conversations of YhoInal
; ruled out, but in all cases they were over
ruled either by the Chief Justice or tn,
Senate. 7.'-ip 81 si.' lsahi' lal3
| GENERAL THoMAs's DECLARATIONS.
Mr., BurIeigh, of DakOtah, finished hi
testimony begun yesterday by relatint
that Thomas had declared that he shoulS
use force to get into the Wxr Depart
ment if necessary, and afterwards tha
his arrest by civil authorities alone had
prevented him. Mr., Stsnbery's cross
examination Of this witness was, Of 4
higher order than that Of yesterday.
Samuel Wilkinson the well-knowI
journalist, gives very clear account o
,ments OF the latter OH two occasions this
lshe should call on Grant for troops, and
4 that he did not see how Grant could re
fuse. Evidence was attentively listened
to by all present, and the examination
: of the next witness gave rise to continu
Land violent laughter on all sides ri
f "A MIRTH-PRovOKING WITNESS.
, Mr.. Karsner, Of Delaware, is one O
, the large farmers of that State, "a Della
: ware boy ~ as he termed himself though
? some forty.five years old. He was per
r feetly uneoncerned and apparently ut
f terly ignorant that either his style o.
J words were in the least ludicrous, but
the account of his visit to the Whit
House, his meeting General Thomas IL
!, the East room, telling him the eyes o
, | Delaware were on him, and his relating
it all afterward to man named smith
, !. and whose first name was not John bu
William, was droll to the last degree
The Chief Justice laughed till he shook
: Counsel laughed. The managers pu
their heads down on the table and laugh
:. ed till the tumblers ratified on II. Sen
: ators held their sides and laughed, tn
= galleries responded heartily, and in fac
! the whole audience. official and unOf
! fetal, filling the inside of the chamber
: shook till the old comparison 10 bow
Of jelly was quite spplica6te toithe au
: ..1ldience as a whole. IN Is safe to say ther
= has never been such general snd lon
ilicontihued laughter In the Senate cham
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