The New York herald., 1868-04-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON. April 4, 1868.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1868.
The Senate met at eleven O'Clock.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MI. HOWARD moved to go into executive session.
on the ground that the Managers the impeachment
desired to obtain certain executive documents to be
used as evidence In the trial. and the question must
be there considered. The motion was agreed to- and
tne SENATE accordingly went into executive session.
THE HIGHT HOUR LABOR QUESTION.
After the executive session Mr.. HENDRICKS pre-
smiths and machnists Of Indiana praying that eight
hours be made days work in the government en-
ployment Referred to Committee on Naval Arairs.
THE CIGAR STAMP TAX.
Mr. THAYER presented circumstance Of the citi-
zens OF Omaha Nebraska against the passage Of the
providing that stamp be arixed to each cigar. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
APPEALS TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
Mr. EDhUNDs offered two amendments to the bill
regulating appeals to the Court OF Claims. 1t was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
n, THE IMPEACHMENT TICKET SYSTEM.
gard to the ticket system In the galleries.
Mr.. ANTHONY opposed the motion, and hoped that
admission Of the reporters OF the Associated Press to
the n0Or would be taken up.
Mr. CONFESS called for the yeas and nays and the
Mr.. CoNNsss then moved to amend by providing
that the experiment be only tried for one week. He
subsequently modified his motion to make it three
days. He argued that the present rule was necessary
preserve order In the gallery which would, II the
rule was rescinded be disturbed by people here and
from distance II an opportunity was given rebel
lion would be rife In the streets OF Washington
to-day. No harm would probably result from trying
the experiment for three days.
Mr. FRELINdHUYsEN belved that they had the
power to keep order whether in the Capitol the city
or the nation. The Capitol belonged to the nation,
and arrangements had been made to allow repreSen-
taives from all parts Of the nation to be here wit
nesses; he did not anticipate any disorder, but did
anticipate noise that would disturb the proceedings
II this rule were rescinded.
Mr.. MORRILL, Of Me. would object to the change.
The populace around the Capitol would exclude peo-
pie from abroad.
Mr.. DAVIS interrupted to offer an amendment as
follows, to come at the end Of the Order:-
That when there may white at the door
of the gallery and cOlOred have In the gal
lery shall be the duty Of the officer unseat and
from gallery assign their
laughter.)
Mr.. MORRILL,, OF Me. ito Mr.. Davis)-DO you mean
to offer that amendment nOwp
Mr.. DAvIS-I want you to offer it. Uaughter.)
MIR. MORRILL, proceeded to argue against the
change, saying that 1t was useless to attempt to
pOpularize this trial. when
Mr.. TRUMBULL remarked that II the Senator was
determined to occupy the whole hour before twelve
O'Clock there was no way to prevent 1t.
Mr.. MORRILL, said:-I do not know Of any way on
soul with patience; and he went on to praise the
present rule as reasonable and equitable.
Mr.. CONKLING asked which proposition the Sena-
tor was endeavOring to postpone; this or the one
that stands behind itp
Mr.. MORRILL, offered to give way for the other
proposition II II would be TAKEN
After further discussion, at twelve O'Clock the
chair was vacated for the Chief Justice, and the
Senate assumed the functions OF Court OF lmpeach-
ment for the trial of the Presidents