The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-18
Things In Washington
TAXING THE VOTE IN COMMITTEE ON 1MpEAoH-
ING THE PRESIDENT.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune, describing the proceedings
Of the Judiciary Committee when impeach-
,nent WAS under consideration, says:
MIR. Stevens wished to have vote, and,
after some discussion, Judge Bingham moved
- tahle tho resolution, which was carried by
tbe Following vote: Yeas-Messrs. Bingham,
po;na Beaman, Hubbard, Brooks, Buck-6.
Nora"Messrs. Stevens, Boutwell,, and Farms
Vorth-8. Before the vote was taken, MIR.
Paine. who voted for impeachment last year
attempted to dodge the qnesnon IN commlttee'
M. Stevens, observing his movements, sald:
shaking his finger at him, "Paine, come Dack;
von have got to face the music. Go on elther
{ba one side or the other" Paine hesltated,
and then Stevens said, CLERK. put hlm down
AGAINST Impeachment" and MIR. Pane was 50
registered. When the vote hpd cou o9eh au'lr nary
has been Killed to-day by the acton OF TINS
Committee 1 at the instance Of Gen. Grant ana MS
Sr;anda | have found that for the last two or
thrae davs. the men who shout the loudest ana
throw their hats the highest for U. ). Glant,
have been using every exertlon 70 oenloral1o MI
Rinpham and the other members OF TINS COIL
mitfee who were supposed 10 iaYol inRom in,oMoa
ment. that Grant has been using his lnhuence
everywhere defeat the scheme, ana tnat All
49, Johnson has to thank him that he re-
n,o;ms nndisturbed in the White House. have
heen in public life for forty years, and tn0ugn
do not pretend to any gift OF prophecy, nave
seldom beeu mistaken N my prdlv poln.ran pact;on
Iii cost ma New York, Pennsylvania, ONO, and
mrsbably three or four more OF the Northern
States.n It was all to no purpose. Inc Kllnne
~ ;mnsp chment had been determined on Pc
fore the committee met, and the words Oh MI;
Stavens could not alter the hxed Opinions OF
the comml tee. After the vote the members
dropped out, and after d 5ney yntwelf aue held meet
inc and talked over tie course which they mao
hast nnrsue. In answer to propositions 10 re-
D;Ss i1nneachment in another shape, and bring
= heSore the House, MIR. Stevens SAID, I'VE
had better stop just where We are; IheIe ls
M nse in making ourselves RIDICULOUS Deiole
The country, and trying to get up an eaci.e- ac
Tnent and when We come to the point nyine
AZ tr,acIr ), This was the conclusion which
ths COMMITTEES arrived at, to let impeachment
rest at least for the present.
WHAT OLD THAD THINKS ABOUT IT ALL.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York World reports long conversation had
with Thad. Stevens, on Thursday, after the de-
feat of impeachment in the Reconstruction
Committee, part of which We extract in the fol-
lowing:
The correspondent asked Mr.. Stevens the
question, Were you disappointed in the vote
thia morning by the committee I" mot DIT,
air: know all the towards in this Congress.
Long experience has enabled me to black marx
avery one of them, d-n them!"
"Nhat, then, is at last your opinion on the
question, whether Mr' oonnsoi'n WILL e'oi W
impeached 2" ,..,,.
ssSir " said Mr.. Stevens, with bitter smile,
"T shail never br1ng up this question OF i'm
peaohment again. am not gong TO dauy WIN
That or any other committee in regard to it any
longer"
VIEW MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF THE ATLANTIC
OFFICIAL ORDER.
The following is the official order, just is
sned. creating new military department:
Hesdouarters Of the Army, Adiutant-G Gen
orol,a Office. Washington, February IL, 1861
General Orders No. 10.-The following orders
ere published for the information and guld-
ance OF all concerned:
EYecutiye Mansion, Washington, D. O., Feb
ruary Ia. .1868-General-You will please issue
an order creating military division, to be
called the Military Division Oh tns s Ata1!G, tS e.. TO
the Department OF the East, and the Depart,
ment Of Washington, and to be commanded
hv Iieutenant-G General W. L. Sherman, with
his headquarters at Washington.
IJntil further orders from the President, you
will assign no officer to the permanent COM
mand of the Military Division of the Missouri.
Respectfully yours, ,o
General U. S. Grant, commanding Armies OF
the United States, Washington, D. G.
Major General P. q. Sheridan, the senior
officer IN the Military Division OF the Missouri,
Will temporarily perform the duties of COM
mander Of the Military Division OF the Mis-,
souri,, in addition to his duties OF department
By command of General Grant.
~ E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington dispatch, Of the 18th instant,
says: