Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-05

r ment Of the Atlantic, his attempt 10 ~
: duce Gen, Grant into violation II law,
. and his further attempt 10 induce Gen
. Emory 20 take his orievs directly from
! him, without the Intervention of Gen,
9 Grant a, tho law requires, win be re-
parted IT, additional y,-tiatl iaF imreach-
/ ment,
T., A grave question arises, aud is being
: privately discussed, as % whether Con-
grcs, should rccciye communications from
President johnson after he shall have
been formally summoned to appear be-
fore the Senate 10 answer 20 the articles
Il impeachment Tho House has already,
, by large majority virtually voted that
, he has been guilty II high crimes and
! mi,lcmcanor,, and the senate has taken
, order un thi, Indictment Now should
= the prosecutors and the cour, hold inter
, course with the man who j. TO be prose
cutcd and tried The question is an I'M
Ipertmt one,
Col, Brown, The S,rgcant-at-Arms Of
the Senate, h,, commenced making the
arrangement, Cor the session Of the High
I Court Of Impeachment |, is probable
that the spectators viii be admitted to the
galleries only by tickets The senators,
acting as Judges, will ,it on a raised plat
form along the north side of the Senate
chamber, leaving their usual seats, and
rfttig spaCC tchmt Jiirm Tor The accommo-
iatiou of the Representative and of those
entitled TO admission ON the iloor The
Senate is evidently clearing its desks for
action, and transacted large amount Of
business ON Wednesday,
Tho House Of Representatives put
through on Wednesday, under the lead OF
Gen, Butler, from the committee on ap.
preparations, a hill making partial appro-
priations for the Indian service, granting
certain sums To be expended under the
direction of the Indian Peace Commits
sioners The regular Indian appropria-
ton bill will be reported in few days,
After the Indian appropriation was dis
posed Of, the House went into committee
rof the whole ON the Indian appropriation
bill The whole sum included in the bill
is little short Of seven millions of dol.
lars.
- President Johnson, having been
foiled by the discharge OF Gen. Thomas
may now resume his previous purpose u
bring the question Of the constitutionality
Of the tenure of Office act before the
United States Supreme Court, by apply
ing Tor writ of qV0 irqrrdtO against
Mr.. Stanton in the District supreme
Court. This course, however, as involv.
ing the slow course of an appeal is ted,
ious one, hence the carnestness with which
the counsel for Gen. Thomas sought t.
, mike It a-oase Of habeas corpus, which, as
involving personal liberty, always take,
precedence, and would have afforded q
short cut to the end sought
hAtt POI ltiuA Gusts art ItlbIt INT
supreme Court, involving the power of a
State to tax government bonds held by
savings banks and corporations. The first
case, up on Wednesday, is from Connecti-
cut. Mr. Hubbard appeared for the SsSe,
and +. Chamberlain for the savings banks
Two eases are from Massachusetts,. One
that of the savings banks, Attorney-G en-
eral Allen for the State, and Messrs. Bon
ney and Bartlett for the savings banks.
was partially argued this afternoon The
third ease is that of certain manufacture
ing corporation in Boston Mr. Dawes
makes the argument, probably Thursday,
for the corporation.
THADDEUs STEVENS YET ALIv'E.-The
correspondent Of the New York Tribune
gives this graphic sketch of fhad Stevens
and his attempt to make the closing
: speech on the impeachment debate, Mon
: day:
Then up rose Thad Stevens, pale, feeble
thin, and he mounts to the Speaker desk
in profound silence, and takes chair a
the LETT OF Mr.. Collar and below Water
! is brought the old man; he rises to make
the closing speech Not yet lis hall
past four; al five the vote must be taken
Mr.. Bingham makes motion 10 extent
the time of debate, and his object is eyi
IDENTIFY not understood. Members ilocl
to the front OF the Speakers stand, ant
indicate by their actions and words tina
there must be no delay or violation Of tn,
agreement. \ division is had on Mr.
Bingham's motion, hut il is voted down
and he withdriws the motion 10 save
time. \ motion is made Tor unanimou,
consent to extend his time over the hour
The Democrats refuse to grant it, and
threaten to tilibuster to escape from the
punishm mt Of an hours speech from thu
dying, but awful old commoner He il
tied up 30 the unexpired so minutes. TX
his feet the old man rises. and Steadie
himself against the marble desk. Dowr
the alleys, between the seats, poured Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike to catch hi:
every word, for the veteran orators voice
is low and husky, and oft is lost in weak
ness. He begins-that old familiar tone
, thrilling to all Of us from its association
) with the triumphs the struggles, the wit
| the sarcasm, the goodness, the popularity
| the power of the ablest representative il
Congress since John Quincy Adams sanl
! down on its floor in death; but the vote,
/ ceases-the veteran is unequal to the eff