The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-02
The MONTHLY Debt Statement
suRIIraAMz AT SAN FRANCISCO. CAL


WASHINGTON, April 1.-House, on assembling
went into committee of the whole and proceeded
! to the Senate without transactng any business.
The Supreme Court adjourned until Monday,
when this term will close.l~ ~
The Senate galleries are not crowded.
Two circusses in the city compete successfully
with the impeachment exhibition.
4 Summers melton that Chase had no right 10 give
the casting vote yesterday, was defeated by Il to
20.
interrupted by Summers Intellectual attempt to
declare Jhase's casting vote Illegal the question
OF evidence, which interrupted yesterdays open
proceedings. was resumed. Both the managers
and counsel consumed their hour. and Chase was
sustained by strict party vote. Pending the
discussion the managers declined answering what
use they intended making OF tine disputed evi-
dence, as it would expose their plan OF prosecu.
ton. The question at issue was whether what
Thomas said and did could be received under this
ruling. IL was proved that Thomas said he in.
tended using force and to break the door down,
end afterwards he said he was deferred from
using force by his arrest.
The next contest arose over the admissibility of
what Thomas said and did previous to receiving
orders to take the war Office.
Chase ruled it out. . - -
Drake appealed, and the appeal was sustained
The managers stated previous to the vote that
they intended proving by this evidence that
,
TO corrupt the employee OF the war office.
Butler violently assailed General Thomas during
this controversy as having been disgraced BY
Lincoln and Stanton, aud that aside from assisting
the president, in his conspiracy gratifed his re-
venge.
Under this ruling it was proved that shortly
after Tbomas's reinstatement as adjutant general,
be called up the heads of bureaus and chief EN-.
ployes and informed them that strict rules
would be relaxed. The cross examination elected
the fact that those speeches were confined to EN-.
ployes of the adjutant generals department, and
thai no alnsion was made TO Thomas probabl y
becoming secretary of var. This point created
quite q buz Further evidence showed that Gen.
Thomas said he intended applying to Gen. Grant
for force to put him 10 possession of the Office.
But three witnesses were examined to-day. Ad.
journed. :, 49,
Butler takes the lead almost entirely with the
managers. He is their emergency man. The
practice is very sharp--precisely after the manner
Of police courts, except that the thrusts more
keen.
The Senate, in executive session, rejected Johu
Hancock as Steedmans successor.
The debt statement will show an increase of
two millions iE the national debt.
Internal revenue receipts to-day. $97l 900.
Receipts OF customs for past month, SIS ,00O,.
000-unusually large.
General Hancock received his department
cfficers to-day.
Chinese Minister Burlingame has arrived at San
Francisco.
suong's 1.-THE Virginia fugitive) case was argued
Decision reserved. -f4 SO sI,T
The presidents counsel have summoned the
following witnesses: John McGinns, of New
York Louis d. Campbell, of Ohio Bart Able
Of st. Louis; General James B. Steedman, Gen
eral VIM. I. Sherman and General Lowell Rousseau
The case of Strong, fugitive from Virginia, ar
rested under reqnistion from Gen. Schofcld, il
progressing in the District Supreme Court.