The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-17
LARGE GATHERING AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
THE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED.

WASHINGTON, May 16-Sendte-The judiciary
committee reported without amendment the House
bill admitting Arkansas; it lies over.
The omnibus admission bill from the House was
referred to the judiciary committee. :.
Court opened at IL. All the senators were
present. -
The Republican senators voting against calling
the eleventh article first, were Messrs. Fessen-
Wrinkle and Wiley. On this question Wade voted
for the first time during the trial.
Chase, after admonishing the people to quiet
ness, ordered the clerk to read the 1lth article,
after which the questions were propounded in
Those voting ''not guiltyn were Messrs. Bayard, !,
Buckalew, Davis. Dixon, Doolittle, Fessender
Fowler, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, johnson,
McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tenn, Ross,
Salisbury, Trumbull, Van Winkle and Vickers-l9.
Williams moved for o recess Of fifteen minutes,
which was negatived. He then moved adjourn.
ment to the 26th.
johnson suggested the announcement Of the
vote. Chase said he.would not announce the vote
until taken on all the articles unless the Senate
ordered otherwise.
Drake raised the point that nothing was in or.
der pending motion to adjourn. Henderson said
the motion 70 adioprI was not in order while the
roll was pending. Chase sustained the last point
and directed the secretary to read the roll, which
being read, the chief justice stated that there
were thirty votes for guilty and nineteen for
not guilty, and that the president was therefore
acquitted on the llth article.
Chase then stated that the Senate was now In
process Of carrying out the order to proceed to
vote upon the articles Of impeachment, and that
no motion was now in order while that was pend
ing. Conness appealed, and the appeal was sus-
tsined by 80 to "a. Then by vote Of 80 to Fl the
Senate adjourned to the 10th.
Wade resumed the chair, and after a long de-
bate the joint resolution to adjourn to the 25th
was negatiyed and the Senate adjourned as usual.
HouSe.-The House refused to entertain reso-
luton appointing an inquiry committee on the
conduct Of the Missouri delegation BY 29 to 50.
Private bills were resumed.
A resolution that for the future and more-efi-
cient prosecution Of the impeachment Of the
president the managers be directed and In.
structed 10 summon and examine witnesses under
oath, and 10 send for persons and papers, to EN-.
ploy o Etenographer and TO appoint sub-com.
mittees to take testimony, Lthe expenses thereof
70 be paid from the contingent fund OF the House,
was adopted.
Adjourned TO Monday.
Internal revenue receipts for the week 81, ,889, :
600. For the year S66 100000.
The excitement has been too great for wild de.
monstration, but the excitement Is intense. The
president was surrounded by his cabinet oth-
GERS when the vote was announced by telegraph.
The congratulations were hearty, but quiet, and
on the announcement Of the postponement OF
further action to the 26th, the party st the White
House dispersed.
An unusually large crowd gathered at the White
House grounds to hear the band which plays there
every Saturday.
| such occasions. There was no demonstration.
The Republican senators who voted for scquit
| tai | ave been subjected to no annoyance.
Much money changed hands on the llth article
and an immense amount remains In the hands o
Stockholders on the final result.