New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12
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Belts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
FREEDMEN'S BUREAU-TAXATIOS OF INDUS
TRIAL PURsUITs-TIIE BANCROFT TREATY
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BONDs-ROss BROWNE AND SIR. TUCKERMAN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday. March II. 1903
The proceedings in the High Court Of lmpeacl-
ment on Friday anxiously awaited by everybody
In this city, the President is then expected to give
some indication of his line Of defense from which an
estimate of the probable length OF the trial may be
formed. The managers Of the House are marshaling
their witnesses preparing their testimony, and
shaping their action 10 the end that the trial may
no as short as possible There is considerable specu
ation as 70 the result but it is generally conceded
that the New. Hampshire election has cut the
asst plank from under the Presidents feet. The
republicans generally entertain fears, and the
Democrats hopes, that the trial may drag It's slow
length along through the Spring and Summer
months; but we have the highest authority for
asserting that such will not be the case and that
the trial will be entirely oyer about the first of
May 1t is believed and confidently said that the
House of Representatives., in behalf of the people.
will require only three days TO present their
case. Mr.. Johnson is not 10 be allowed the time
which he expects. All patriots feel that he has held
possession of the Government TOO long, and are de-
tenined that he shall not continue to abuse his high
trust an hour longer than is absolutely demanded by
the interests Of Justice Notwithstanding the rumors
to the contrary, the Board of Managers have never
for moment thought Of Withdrawing the tenth arti-
Gle known as the Butler article, and it is not re-
garded rs opening the door to protracted nycstga-
ton The evidence on this point is almost the best
that can be offered and Mr.. Johnson cannot, by any
number of witnesses prove that he did not utter the
language attributed to him. The principal opponents
of impeachment here the ofiicc-seekers, whose
schemes have been entirely maTred the President not
having time TO attend to their demands or listen to
their petitions. They lounge around the hotels ana
bar-rooms loudly inveghing against Congress ana
the impeachers and many Of them have gone home
in despair host of New-Yo oiice-holders, among
them Collector Smythe, are in town looking AFTER
Impeachment and tho probable chances of convic-
ton. Some of the most influential are endeavoring
to hedge so as to retain their places under the new
administration.
Col James B. Sheridan and Daniel c. McEwen of
New-York were examined to-day before the Man
arers of Impeachment with reference to the PreSl-
dents speeches on the swinging ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tour Col Sheridan represented HE TRIBUNE, and
Mr. McEwen The WoyId. on that pilgrimage Col.
Sheridan was examined upon the speech which was
made by Mr. johnson. at the White House, on the
18th of August few days before starting upon the
tour Mr. McEwen's examination related specially
to the speech at Cleveland on the "a Of September
Nothing of interest was done in the Senate to-day
unless a long speech on finance by Mr.. Corbett OF
Oregon a still longer harangue on reconstruction
by Mr. Dixon of Connecticut can be regarded as IN
terestng The galleries deserted, and senators
who remained on the floor were altogether inatten'
tive Both speeches were read from manuscript.
Mr. Dixon's speech objected to Of first as not
germano 10 the subject under consideration, which
was the Funding bill but Mr. Fessenden pleaded in
his behalf the wide latitude Of debate always al
lowed in the Senate, and Mr.. Dixon proceeded lie
reviewed and denounced the reconstruction policy
of Congress and made what might be called first
rate Democratic speech. A bill was passed proyid-
ing that final judgments against Collectors of Inter
nal Revenue may be taken to the Supreme Court on
wrts of error without regard to the sum in contro-
versy Mr. j. Ross Browne and NJ. Tuckeman Of
New-York were confirmed to-day in Executive SEES
sion by the Senate the former as Minister TO China
and the latter as Minister to Greece There was
some opposition to Mr.. Browne, but he was finally
appointed by large majority. The Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs have determined to take no
action on any of the other nominations before them
until after the impeachment trial. ~
In the House to-day, during the morning hour, Mr.
Eliot of Massachusetts, introduced the bill continu
ing the Freedmen's Bureau twelve months from the
lst of next July. He made strong speech IN de-
Tense of the past operations of that department He
remarked that the new bill required no additional
appropriation of money as Gen. Hos ard, TO whom
he paid high compliment, had practiced commenda-
BILE economy. and had sufficient funds hand 10
Il IL, oil h vapfn
under the rules and has been made the special order
of the morning hour. until final action shall have
been taken on it, At the conclusion of
Mr.. Eliot's speech, Gen. Fsrnsworth called
up his bill for the admission of Alabama, which was
debated at some length. Messrs. Farnsworth, Beck
and Arnell made speeches. and by general consent
the bill went over TO tomorrow. The Democrats.
who make such howl about the misrepresentation
of the Southern States showed their usual nconSis-
tency and peryersty by opposing it ut every point
The exciting part of the days proceedings came next,
when Gen. Van Wyck moved the printing of the re-
port of the RetTenchment Committee, charged with
the investigation of the alleged frauds In the Treas
ury Department in the matter OF the destruction of
bonds. Gen. Logan objected to the presentation Of
the report without The testimony, being of the
opinion that the testimony sustans the allegations
made by him yesterday. This lei to an exciting dis
cussion, in which Messrs Logan Van Wyck and
Latin participated, aud the debate completely
arrested the attention of the House and galleries.
and was very amusing to all but the contestants.
Mr.. Logan again made a severe attack upon tho
Treasury Department reiterating his former charges
He even went so far to assert that the dies have
been lent out Of the Department to counterfeiters
that coupons have been twice paid, and that $4,000
worth of counterfeit bonds have recently been re-
deemed. The whole su6iact comes mp again to-mor.
row as unfinished business
The Senate Finance Committee had q long debate
to-day on the bill which was passed by the House
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