Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-05-23
The Scene in the Senate on Satul
day--DiHerent Theories of I'll
Chase Detection.

Chase Detection.
WAsmNeToN, May II, 1s6s.-At eleven
O'Clock, on Saturday, nearly two thousand
spectators looked down on the Senate floor,
nervously, impatiently awaiting the hour
when the final vote on the articles of i'm
parchment was to be taken. At half.past
eleven the Senate met. Nearly every bench
was occupied, and when Mr.. Conkling ap.
peared, the Republicans took hope and con
ISOLATION. Senator Howard was absent, but
then Mr.. Grimes was away too. Between
! half past eleven and twelve there was some
dull, dry routine legislation, if the introduc.
tion of resolutions and land bills may be
termed as such.
Attwelve o'clock, Benjamin +. Wade left
the chair, and the Chief Justice took the
vacated seat. He called the Senate to order
as court, and the sergeant at arms made
the usual proclamation. Then the galleries
were warned that if there were the slightest
interruption they would be cleared. Senator
Williams moved that the court proceed to
vote on the eleventh article first. Mr.. How
ard entered the chamber at this time in evi-
dently very feeble condition, and the Re
publican impeachment ranks were full
Grimes was absent, but nobody missed him
except the Presidents friends. The galleries
were now hushed into breathless silence
The Secretary began to call the roll it was
the opening of the battle, the exchange of
shots between the picket lines. Anthony
(doubtfuD at once put an end to all uncer-
tainty as to his position by voting ave. it
regarded generally as measure of strength,
though it in no way involved the question of
guilt or innocence.
The Chief Justice then rose and directed
the Secretary to read tho eleventh article.
At the conclusion, Mr. Chase again rose and
read from piece of paper, "Mr. Senator
Anthony, how say you, is the respondent,
Andrew Johnson, President of the United
States, guilty or not gnilty of high misde.
meanor as charged in this article?" Mr..
Anthonys voice faltered and his head tren-
blea. Mr.. Grimes was brought into the
chamber at this time, and took seat near
the side door; here was another vote against
conviction. Mr.. Anthony stood while the
question was being pronounced. All eyes
were centered on him, and every neck was
stretched to catch the first syllable upon
which so much depended. Firmly and de-
cidedly he answered "Guilty," and the first
doubtful Senator was no longer doubtful.
Then came the question again to Bayard,
and the President got one ballot in his
favor. 1t counted two, however, under the
two-thirds rule. Buckalew followed on the
same side. When the Chief Justice said
"Mr. Senator Cameron" the venerable Sena-
tor rose promptly, but not so calm as he
usually :s 1t was evident that now his
earnestness had passed into excitement.
Before Mr. Chase had completed the qnes.
tion Mr.. Cameron was ready with his an
swer-"Guilty," he said, with an emphasis
which showed that his heart was for CON
viction, and soon through the list to Fow-
Ter; here was the next doubtful man. He
had a crnging, skulking kind ofa manner.
The Chief Justice put the question. He
nervously rubbed his lips with his black
glovcd hand and answered in totally in.
distinct voice. Sumner, two or three benches
away, looked scornfully at him and said,
eve cannot hear the gentleman" He
spoke little more loudly, mot Guilty -
1t may be that at that moment he fcmem-
bered his own words, ''if we refuse TO de-
pose Andrew Johnson the blood of the
loyal men slain in the South will be on our
souls" When Ross was called on the ex-
citemeut was intense He had appeared ex.
ccssively nervous and frightened all the
morning, and vas constantly busy in tearing
white paper into small fragments, till the
floor around him was like snow. mot
guilty." said Mr.. Ross, and it was felt that
impeachment was dead on the eleventh ar
ticle, for no one depended upon the honesty
OF Van Wrinkle. Mr. Ross had reason for
MS iears, Tor have it from the highest au.
thority that on Friday night, at the con
ference at Senator Pomeroy's, the renegade
| Senator from Kansas placed his name on
the list and promised to vote for the second,
third, fourth and eleventh articles. He had
| been brought over to the President on
Saturday morning, and no man in the Sen.
ate was. guilty of a more deliberate and
cowardly treachery-he concealed bis inten-
tions up to tue last moment. He says that
he does not care to go back to Kansas
That impeachment is not abandoned the
| adjournment OF the court to the 26th proves.
| After the defeat of the eleventh article,
considered the strongest, the impeachers
wanted time to consider, but it is probable
row that the whole thing is dead, A vote
will probably be taken on each article and
the men put on record, but the President
is not likely to be removed.
The Board of Managers held consulta-
tion last night and were again this evening
deliberating upon the course to be pursued
in the investigation of the alleged bribery
aud corruption of Senators. A brother OF
Senator Ross was before them last evening
I 49, ~ - NS0S' WV sh"s WY oiS Ou thS ~ avn
of some very important and startling trans
actions. They will have q meeting, to, NOR
row, for the examination of certain parties
who made themselves particularly conspi.
cuous during the trial in upholding the Presi
dents side OF the case. Senator Fowler
who lived in the same house with Colonel
Forney, has changed his residence and gone
over to Copperhead hotel in Georgetown,
where Senator McCreery, of Kentucky
rooms. Mr. Henderson has also engaged
rooms at the same hotel.
The defeat of the eleventh article has
ceased to be the excitement OF Washington.
The talk to day is of the new party, of which
1t is said Chief. Justice Chase is to be the
leader and the candidate These rumors
are complicated with Others, which suggest
that Mr.. Chase and his friends are in treaty
Tor the Demooratic nomination. give you
these rumors simply as report of what is
going on in the Capital, not as facts for
which can youch. This is what ia said by
the TroWinent Republicans. Pirst tbs cor