The Van Buren press., 1868-05-15
putable, but in Pulaski county. the total I,

lputable, but in Pulaski county, the total
vote exceeds the total number registered
By ll9J. This is explained by the regis.
trars, who admit that they permitted per-
sons who were registered in other cOun-
ties to vote, on the presentation or their
certificates of registration. There wcre
also other Irregularities OF the voting IN
that county, and 730 MAJORITY in Jci,cr-
son county, making l29j majority. There
they were cast for or against the Coust-
tuition, as each party charges the other
with fraud. LiFu. I'D. .4uUra
..r...-,.--... RIcnuoSD, May S,
The conservative convention nomina-
ted Mr. Robert f. Withers, of Lynch
burg, for governor, and Marmadnke
Johnson for congressman at large. 1t
also appointcd delegates the New York
convention. f|sE .F
WASHINGTON, Mays
Housc-Stcvcns, from reconstruction
committee, reported back the bill to ad
nit Arkansas to representation in Con
gress, and after some discussion between
Eldridgc, Stevens, Beck, Baker, Spald-
ing, Boutwell, and Robinson as to the
policy of delaying until the members
could examine the constitution adopted
by Arkansas, and the report of the com
mittee thereon, Stevens moved the prcvi
Gus question, but yielded part of his
hour to close the debate 10 Woodward,
Rice and Pile, who discussed tile general
subject; after which, he spoke briefly in
reply to the objections made by Wood
ward -1Ha Beck to the bill and as to the
questions from the gentlemen sn the
other side, that they were not prepared
to vote on the question, he said that if it
was postponed for an eternity, he would
still find them unprepared There had
been great clamor against his side of
the house for keeping out these unrecon-
structea States, and now objections were
made to taking them in. The bill then
passed, yeas ll0, nays 33. Baker, Loan,
Spalling, Williams, peace republicans,
voting, no. Robinson moved to amend
the title of the bill, SO as to make it read
"a bill to keep A Arkansas, an equal and IN.
dependent State. out Of the Union, unless
the people submit to despotism, which
was rejected. The bill, as passed, was
tclegraphed yesterday. Hawkes. intro
duced a joint resolution, to declare officers
elected in South Carolina TO be the pro
yisional government of that State. Re
terred to committee on reconstruction.
Paine, from reconstruction committee,r re
ported bill to admit South Carolina to
representation in Congress, which was or
dered printed and recommitted.
New YORK, May On.
Gold 40!. Cotton very dull, uplands
I31. ..N. ..r #...
RICHMOND, May 2.
jeff Davis bail bond has been renew
ed The accused is to appear ON such
| day of the next term as the Court may
hereafter fix The Judge saidsChief Just
ice Chase had told him he would be in
Richmond to preside at the trial within
two days after the Impeachment trial has
been concluded. The new bond given
has Horace Greeley, Cornelius Wander
bilt and Gerritt Smith ON it for S25, 900
each, and the remaining $4,000 is given
by citizens in Richmond This wus done
by instructions from the parties named.
Ex-senator Bright, of Indiana was in the
court, t,roOm. Gen. Lee and Ex-Secretary
of War Seddon were in the city to attend
as witnesses.
1t is thought the trial will take place
the last of May.
WASHINGTON, May 10.
What the result of the impeachment
trial will be is mere speculation. The
senator's still preserve studied silence as
to how they will vote upon the question.
1t is not known that they have given even
private intimaton to that effect. The
friends and opponents of conviction out
side of the senate are alternately dcpress-
ed and elated Impeachment is the gen.
eral theme
New YORK, May II.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
the friends of acquittal claim confidently
that they are sure of at least six republi-
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