The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March %.
The President has ordered the assignment
OF Brevet Major General II. j Buchanan ne
cording to bis Brevet rank. This puts him
in temporary command of the Fifth Military
District, and undoubtedly settles thegnestion
Wiener General Hancock will return or not.
New YoKK. March q.
The Herald's Washington special says: A
portion Of the impeachment managers agreed
last night TO general replication viz: That
The said Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, is guilty Of high crimes and
snisdemeanors, in manner and form as charged
agains, him us aforesaid, anything it. his
swers TO the contrary notwithstanding, and
this House Of Representatives is ready to
make good when the Senate is ready to hear.
WASHINGTON, March a.
The replication of the impeachment man
ayers submitted I'd the House to-day, is a dif>
ferent paper from that published I'm some Of
the public prints this morning, as being the
enc agreed upon by them
The House Committee on Elections have
decided to give the seat, in the contested
case Of Delano against Morgan, to Morgan.
CHicAGo, March 81.
The Journals Washington special says:
The Board of Managers to conduct the i'm
morning at 10 clock, and after short con
sultation agreed upon the following replica
ton to the answers oil the President to the
impeachment articles; Replication by the
House Of Representatives OF the United
States 10 the answers Of Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States, to the arti
cles Of impeachment exhibited against him
BY the House OF Representatives.
The House Of Representatives Of the
United States have considered the several an
swers Of Andrew johnson 10 the several ar
tieles Of impeach tnept against him by them,
exhibited in the name of themselves, and OF
all the people oflthe United States, aud re-
serve to themselves ulI the advantages Of the
exception 10 the insufhcieney OF bis answers
to each and all of the several articles of i'm
peachment exhibited against said Andrew
johnson, President Of the United States,
do deny each and every averment in said
several answers, Or in either of them, which
deny or traverse TIE act or intent of
crime or misdeaieauor charged against the
said Andrew johnson, in said articles OF I'M
peachmept. or either Of them, Gnd for repli-
cation TO said answer, do say that the said
Andrew Johnson President Of the United
States. Il guilty Of The high crimes and mis-.
demeanors mentioned in said articles, and
that the House oi Representatives are ready
| to prove the same.
Dir. Boutwell, offered the following resoln-
ton Immediately after the reading of the re-
plication
Resoired, That the Honse of Representa-
lives hereby adopt the replication to The an
swer of the President, as now submitted by
the Board of Managers.
An animated debate is now going on upon
the adoption, at once, Of the resolution. The
previous question will be called IN time TO.
allow the managers to reach the Senate at one
o clock, with Interpolation.
The Presidents counsel have been in con-
snltation all the morning at The White House.
They are sald to be considerably troubled at
the prospect CT not getting the full time asked
for 10 prepare for the trial. Mr.. Evarts and
| majority OF the counsel have come 10 the
conclusion that in case the Senate finally re-
! fuses to grant the time, they viii announce
their readiness to proceed with the trial at