Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-23

night for concert OF action, Judge
Humphrey, OF Alabama. President,
aud Col, Devices, 0f North Carolina,
Secretary, II is claimed certain,
! that Henderson, Grimes, Trumbull,
Pcssehden, Nan Winkle, aud f0w-
ler aro not ially committed for ao,
quittal,
Tho Court Of Impeachment adj
journet without consumating any,
thing.
Senator Grimes concluded, as fol,
lows:
Whatever may be my opinion Of
the incumbent, ! cannot consent TO
triho with the high Office he holds,
] can do nothing which. by impliea-
ton, may be construed into an ap,
proyal OF Impeachment as part OF
future political machinery, How,
ever widely therefore may differ
with the President respecting his
political views and measures, and
however deeply | have regretted
and do regret the differences be,
tween himself and tho Congress of
the United States, am not able 10
record my vote that he is guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors by
reason OF those differences. | am
acting in judicial capacity, under
conditions whose binding obligations
can hardly be exceeded, and | must
act according to the best Of my abil-
ity and judgment, and rs they rc.
quire ii according TO their dictates
the President is guilty, | must say
so; if according to their dictates the
President is not guilty, | must say
so, In my opinion the President
has not been guilty of nm impcach.
able offence by reason of anything
alleged in either of the articles pre-.
ferrcd against him ut the bar of the
Senate by tho House Of Representa-,
tivcs.
Tho following from n synopsis of
Edmund,s. speech, decreases the
chances of conviction on the 1lth
article, which has been the Gibral.
tar Of the impcachcrs. Regarding
the tenth and eleventh articles he
expressed the opinion that they did
not come within the constitutional
meaning of high crimes and misdo-
mcanors.
The Speaker laid before the House
q communication from the command
ing General of the Army submitting
n statement of the votes cast for or
against the new State constitutions,
us follows:
North Carolina, for the constitu-
ton 92,590, against 1920; South
Care lima, for the constitution 20, O,75S,
against 1888; Georgia, for the con-
stitution S9,007, against II l,3O9;
Louisiana, 'tor" the 'e6rrstitution Co.
1872, against 1879; Alabama, for
the constitution 69,S97, against 1905.
Referred to Committee on Recon-
struction. ..
Schenck reported the Internal
Tax bill. Ordered to be printed.
Schenck announced that he would
bring up the bill soon after the re-
cess and push it to vote.
Pacific railroad matters were dis
cussed, and the House went into
committee of the whole.
Mungen said, referring to resolu-
ton regarding Southern prisoners,
tabled yesterday, that he was pre-
pared to prove that the Confederates
had offered three times the value of
medicines to be carried by Federal
surgeons to Union prisoners at An
dersonville. Other points were dis
cussed, when the House adjouncd.
After the adjournment Of the In
parchment Court, the Senate passed
bill extending Washington City
charter. On motion to adjourn,
Drake said he made the motion to
adjourn over because he believed
Senators were not in condition to
atted to business. Conkling asked,
what was the matter? Drake said if
Senators could not see what was the
matter, it was useless for him to
tell them. The whole country now
was trembling in an agony Of sus-
9pense, and if in view of the throes
in which the country was now suf
fering, there. were Senators here
who were possessed of such compo-
sure as to be insensiblc to it, then
envied them. After further unim-
portant businesssthe Senate adjourn
cd to the usual hour. t.
The managers this morning claim
n majority of one, but Howards de-
Irlirum continu A. radical caucus
was held at eleven o'clock, when it
was determined to postpone taking
the vote Should Howard recover,
the managers express themselves
still confident of conviction, by
Wade's vote.i No doubtful Senator
has given any public indication
since yesterday. n-rt aliii'a r
Forney has resigned the Secreta-
ryship of the Senate. a.ii a..
There was full cabinet meeting
TO day. including Thomas.
1.-The White House is crowded with
visitors.
ATLANTA, Ga, May r1.-Gen.
Meade issues an order declaring the
constitution ratified by seventeen
thousand six hundred and ninety
nine majority.
4 The Confederate memorial day
in Atlanta was celebrated on Sun
day.
From 2 to 6 T. NJ, the avenue
leading to the cemetery was occnpi-
ed by an immense throng. The
ceremonies were imposing. The
scene beggars description. Tens
ofthousands Of persons were pres
eht. Gen. Meade was among the
educators.
1t is not vet determined whether
the Georgia Legislature is radical
or democratic. -