New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-17

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WAsHINGToN May l6- The Judi
ciary Committee reported l9ut amend
ment the House bill admitSgg Arkansas.
1t lies over.
The omnibus admission bill from the
House was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Court opened at twelve. All the Senators
were present.
The Republican Senators voting against
calling the eleventh article first were Messrs.
FesseDden Fowler, Henderson, Ross, Trum-
bull Van Winckle, and Wiley. On this
question Dir. Wade voted for the first time
during the trial.
Chief Justice Chase, after admonishing
the people to quietness, ordered the clerk
to read the eleventh article, after which the
questions were propounded in terms as
agreed upon,
Those voting not guilty were Messrs.
Bayard, BuCkslew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle,
Fessenden, Fowler, Crimes Henderson,
Hendricks, johnson, McUreery, Norton,
Patterson, of Tennessee, Ross, Salisbury,
Trumbull, Van Winckle, and Yickers-19.
Senator Williams moved for a recess of
fifteen minutes, which was negatived. He
then moved adjournment to the twenty
sixth.
Senator johnson suggested the announce
ment of the vote.
Chief Justice Chase said lie would not an
nounce the vote until taken on all the ar
| tiCles unless the Senate ordered otherwise.
Mr.. Drake raised the point that nothing
| was in order pending motion to adjourn.
| Mr.. Henderson said the motion to adjourn
was not in order while the roll was pending.
| Judge Chase sustained the last point, and
| directed the Secretary to read the roll,
which being read the Chief Justice stated
| tnat there were thirty-tve votes for guilty
and nineteen for not guilty and that the
! President was acquitted on the eleventh
article.
| Judge Chase then said that the Senate was
now in process of carrying out the order to
proceed to vote upon the articles of i'm
| peachment, and that no motion was now in
| order while that was pending. Mr.. Con
| ness appealed, and the appeal was sustained
| by 80 to a. Then by vote Of 80 TO q the
court adjourned to the twenty.sixth.
Mr.. Wade resumed the chair, and after a
long debate the Joint resolution TO adjourn
to the twenty.ffth was negatiyed, and the
Senate adjourned as usual
HouSe.-The House refused to entertain q
resolution appointing an inquiry committee
on the conduct of the Missouri delegation
| by Is to 80.
| Private bills were resumed.
| A resolution that for the future and more
| efficient prosecution of the impeachment of
/ the President the managers be directed and
| instructed to summon and examine wit
nesses under oath, and to send for persons
| and papers, to employ a stenographer, and
| to appoint subcommittee TO take testimony,
the expenses thereof to be paid from the
contingent fund of the House, was adopted.
Adjourned to Monday.
Internal revenue receipts tor the week,
50, S59 600. For the year, SOC, 6,000009.
The excitement to-day has been too great
| for wild demonstrations, but the feeling is
intense. The President was surrounded by
his Cabinet officers when the vote was an
nounced by telegraph.
The congratulations were hearty but
| quiet, and on the announcement of the
postponement of further action to the 26th,
the party ct the White House dispersed
An unusually large crowd gathered at the
| White House grounds to hear the band
which plays there every saturday.
The President occupied his usual position
on such occasions. There was no demon
stration.
The Republican Senators who voted for
scquittal have been subjected to no an
noyance. .-..
Much money changed hands on the elev-
enth article, and an immense amount re-
mains in the hands of Stockholders on the
final result.
From Southwest Pass. aar
SOUTHWEST PASS, May l6, P. NJ
Barometer 29. 80. Wind south and light.
Arrived = Steamship Crescent City,
Holmes, from New York, with merchandise
and passengers, TO Wood, Low d Ludwigsen.
Sailed-Steamship w. G. Hewes. q
From Georgia.
| SAvANNAH. NAV 16.-Sailed, steamship
Gulf CITY, for New Orleans.
ATLANTA. May 16.-The soldiers on guard
at the barracks killed negro this evening,
the servant of the sutler. ,..s
financial Matters in New York.
New YORK, May l6, Evening.-The bank
statement shows an increase of loans Of
81, 96s, 0CO; of deposits, So, 2,OS6,000; Of legal
! tenders 81, 900. Decrease OF specie, $751;
4 900; of circulation 1000. Money steady
and easy; call loans 5G6.
Illness Of Governor BrOwnIovv.
LOUISVILLE, May l6.-A special from
Nashville says:
Brownlow is in a dying condition at
Knoxville"
River InteIIigence.
LOUISVILLE, May l6.-River falling, with
fifteen and a-half feet of water in the canal,
Weather clear ana warm.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, May ls,-Cotton 3c, better.
Sales to-day $500 bales; middilngs Szc'
| Flour dull and dropping. Wheat lc. lower.
corn dull and heavy; mixed western 81 IA
al II. Mess pork S2s OF. Lard lower
lT261Slc, Sterling dHl. Gold l5S4'g lSys.
Governments stronger and aetlVe. tur-
pentine 59l60e. Rosin S3-250i. groceries
firm. krelghts quiet
TOINcINN7TI May 16.-Flour unchanged.
wheat 81 4O02 SO. Corn csc. Oats soc.
PorE SIS and firm. Bulk meats held
sbonlders I2ic. sides 144e. Bacon dnlI--a
sbo,1l5ers sac; clear rib sides l6lc I; clear
sides I7ic. Lard dull, 1slc. Butter $50 40c.
Eggs Isc. Groceries firm, Sugar lc. higher.
The last sensation is the accidental dis
covery OF a whisky spring, near N0daWay,
Missouri. The liquid flows from between
two rocks, and looks like highly colored
brandy, but it tastes and smells like pure
whisky, and has the same Intoxicating
effect. The man on whose farm It has been
the we'll.
The New YORK Sun says thet Senator
Grimes Is q censorious, tough -hsaded, heavy
heeled sort Of fellow, with brains enough for
three ordinary mortals, and love Of tight and
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