The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-29

eTs, "but While Ross is voting right we Will
give him chance on the second article. :"
to postpone until the 2Sd of June, and NOV
ed to go into a vote on the second ar
ticlo OF impeachment. The impeachers
we're now all smiles. They had by
adroitness ascertained exactly how Ross
would vote, as they supposed, and now they
would convict johnson certain. They
little suspected that there were two parties to
modest, uasophsticated senator from Kansas
OF intending to entrap thirty-6ve impeachers
at single haul. The roll was called amid
breathless silence, and the interest leighten-
ed as the votes of the doubtful senators were
reached-culmnated when the lame Of Sen
ator Ross was called. Now came the tug Of
war. The impeachers had hazarded every
thing upon this vote-could it be possible that
tlirty-fve politicians had been over-reached
by one man? It was true! Ross had set his
trap and caught the whole party, and when he
answered in clear, ringing voice, "not
guilty" there were countenances on the Radl-
cal side OF the chamber which would have fur
nished subjects worthy of Hogarth. 1mpeach-
ment had been long dead, and now it was bu-
ried. Bingham and Boutwell, hurried from the
chamber. Butler retained his seat until the
third article was voted down and the others
abandoned. On the opposite side of the cham
Der sat Evarts, Stanbery and Nelson, OF the
Presidents counsel, apparently unmoved by
the great. events transpirlnS around them.
THE ARKANSAS BILL.
The following is the amendment offered On
Monday by Mr.. Drake to the Arkansas bill:
Strikes out all after the enacting clause, and
prescribes as fundamental condition OF ad-
mission of that State to representation in Con-
kress the passage by its Legislature of an act
Declaring that tsls constitution adopted in con-.
vention February II. 1868, and subsequently
ratified ehall never be 80 changed as to de-
priye any one Of the right to vote at all its
elections who by its terms is now, or may be-
come, entitled 10 vote. except as punishment
for crimes which are now ,felohies at common
law, whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted under laws equally applicable to all
inhabitants of said State; also declaring that
the third section, first article, in the words fol-
lowing to wit: '.rhe equality Of all persons be-
fore the lawis recognized, and shall remain in.
violate; nor shall any citizen ever be deprived
of any right, privilege, or INN unity, nor ex:
empted from any burden or duty on account
of race, color, or previous condition"-shall
never be repealed or changed. The act must
also declare that any vlolationb by said State Of,
these conditions shall authorize it's exclusion
from representation in Congress 80 long as
such violation continues; and that all laws en-
acted in contravention thereof shall be wholly
imperative. ..-.-..
Upon the passage Of such an act by the Lesisss
lature Of Arkansas, and receipt by Congress OF
authenticated copies of it, concurrent vote
declaring that the provisions OF this bill have
beer complied with shall entitle the State tore
presentation in Congress.
ooNs1scATED PROPERTY.
The President transmitted to the Senate on
Thursday, in conformity with resolution
passed December II, 1867, o statement OF all
moneys received into the treasury on account
Of property seized, condemned and confscated
under the act Of July IT,. 1852, for the suppress
sion Of the rebellion, including the title Of each
case, the name of the original owner, OF the
purchaser under decree Of sale, and Of the mar
tiyely the proceeds of the sale in each case may
have been paid into the treasury, and the
amount Of money actually paid, in; each and
every case into the treasury of the United
States" so far as shown by The records OF the
Solicitors Office. Total amount paid into the
United States treasury, SIPS. $50 67; amount
paid to the Assistant United States treasurer,
subject to the order of court, for property
seized and confscated in the District Of Column
bia, $33265 48. 70