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Dates to April 21.

4 w ASHINGTON, April 2l.--ln the Court o
impeachment yesterday, Secretary Welles ant
his son Edgar, In the Navy Department. wer,
among the witnesses examined. a aH
Postmaster General Randall testified tha
Foster Biodgett, postmaster at Augusta, wal
removed IN consequence of complaints of off
clal misconduct. He produced the papers
which caused his removal. .ssfs6h
i The most OF the session was consumed in ar
guments relative to the admissibility of evi
dence. ...,g 81. - 4a.,4 ssa39 s...t. - 5.
Evarts stated that the continued illness o.
Stanbery prevented the counsel from saying
positively, but as far as they knew, their evi
dence was all IN. h The Court then adjourned
"A Io-day, the Chief Justice stated the question
pending, to be as follows: The counsel for the
Presldent offered to prove that at Cabinet
meeting all the members, including Stanton
and Seward, declared the Tenure of Office bill
to be unconstitutional, and that the duty oil
preparing veto message devolyed upon Sew
ard and StaHtOn, to be followed by proof OF
what was done by the President and Cabinet
to the sending in the veto. 8asd 81
Il The Chief Justice ruled that. the evidence
was admissible, but the Senate overruled the
decision by 20 against 20. M M
In response to an enquiry from the Chief
President considered their evldeuce closed.
Bingham said the Managers might desire to
place on the stand some of the witnesses who
had been subpenaed early in the trial, but who
had not appeared hitherto.
Postmaster General Randall, being called,
produced copy of the indictment against
Foster Blodgett
The Managers offered to show that the in
dictment was procured by desperate enemies
of Blodgett.
Evarts objected, saying it was not in the re-
buttal of any of the evidence that had been
Butler offered Blodgett's answer Evarts
objected, saying that Blodgett was not on trial
Eyarts maintained that it was not relevant,
but ii it was wished to put Bodgett on the
stand, he was prepared To prove that the
charges were true.
The Senate, without division, refused the
Evidence.
Butler offered. in evidence, portions of the
Journal of Congress, relating to drafting
commission for Washington, as General in
Chief, its form as issued; also letter from
the Secretary OF the Treasury relating to the
practice OF that Department making ad in
ierim appointments.
Butler offered the order placing Gen. Sher-
man in command ot the Department of the
Atlantic. .e5aE
The Senate. BY vote of IA to 35, refused
10 receive il. 5ttttss f#E
Butler then announced that the case for the
Managers YVES closed. "a. 5aa
The Court adjourned till Wednesday, and
he Senate went into Executive session.
The Senate rejected the nomination of j. III.
Farley, for Surveyor General of California.
In the House the bill was taken up proyid-
ng for the expenses of the impeachment trial.
A spicy debate cnsued between Eldrege,
If Wisconsin, and +. Il. Washburne. The
0rmer declared the amount asked for was not
and was inere dodge to make the
country believe the trial would not cost largs
um. .I..s atr 49, II fas IS s4fs.e
Washburne said he was willing, not only to
'ote this amount, but ten times that il the i'm.
,eachment was q success as that would be
worth hundred million dollars to the country
The galleries applauded these sentiments. 1t
eqiired some minutes to get order restored
he bill then passed without division.
Mo0rehead offered n resolution, which was |
dopted, directing the Committee on CON-
nerce to inquire into the power of Congress
o regulate the manner of building railroads, |
md heating the cars ~
The bin to protect American citizens abroad
nd the rights of naturalizcd citizens, passed
y vote Of 80 to 5.
A resolution was adopted directing the Conn
nittee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the
'ropriety Of providing by law that no claim ef
British subjects for the proceeds of captured
md abandoned property be allowed by the
,eurt Of Claims, or by, any of the Executive
departments, until the claims of citizens of
he United States for spolation by rebel cruis-
rs fitted out in British ports are allowed.
NEW YORK. April 21.--l'hc press banquet
iyen to Dickens at Delmonico's. last evening,
gas very pleasant affair Horace Greeley
resided. Dickens, lin speech, expressed his
attention not to.write another book ON Amer.
"a, but would give his Impressions and expe-
iences In his Magazine. He said that all fn-l
ure editions Of Martin Chuxzlewit and Amer
.an Notes should contain an appendix, retract-t
ag his aspersions on the American people.
Lis remarks we're highly eulogistic Of the peo-
ID and the country iid ,aa6ls 8tlN sttT
It il understood that the steamers City Of
'aris and Cuba, which sailed to-day, are ON a
nee 10 Liverpool n Cunard Is said to have wa
cred ten thousand on tho Cuba. n i9usssah 81
The trial Of Gen. Cole,I for the murder of
Iiscock, commenced at Albany to-day.
Vanderbilt and Drew have ended the great
,fie railrpad war byan amicable compromise,
luch, 70 the chagrm of many who expected to
lake fortunes Or large stakes out Of it. Erie
lock rose fise per cent. '4' .s..s,..
Dispatches from the South show the election
D be progressing quietly in Louisiana, Geor-
iat and South Carolina The Constitution
ill be successful in allthree.heas srh sea,lsE
A Sherman meeting at Clinton, Mass., assault.