The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-30

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the motion is carried by considerable ma
jority.
The Senate stayed out two hours, and the
galleries proceeded to chat, lund, improve
ment of their minds by reading, frta'ion, bet
ting on the time to be allowed, aid other ra-
tional and appropriate avocations, anl such as
anybody might be expected to indulge in under
similar circumstances between the ats ofa!fve
act drama. Members of the House rdapsed into
noisy talk, and thus disobeyed tie order to
keep silence.
The Senate is back, the historical attitudes
are resumed, and the decision announced. The
Presidents counsel, who day before yesterday
stated on their personal honor that;hey need
ed thirty days in order to prepare fe trial, that
they had been obliged to trench upn Sunday
in order to make ready their answr, are to be
limited to five working daysl On Monday Ito
day. they must be ready, and the trial go on
sswith all convenient dispatch" Th temper
and spirit of this order cannot 'be mistaken.
1t is obvious that majority of the Snate have
not only prejudged the case, but hTe become
careless and defiant even Of the form of justice.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE SECRET SESSION. OF TIE
HIGH COURT.
The we'll informed Washingtoncorrespond-
ent of the Baltimore Sun, writineon Tuesday
night, gives the following account of what the
High Court OF Impeachment said and did du-
,.;r r, SIC oaorot consultation.
From conversation and inquiry among SEN
ators tonight it is gathered that tn proceed
ings which took place in secret ssslon this
afternoon are about as follows: Aftr retiring
into the marble room, the Chief Justice, who
is very precise, and adheres to all he formall-
ties, stated that the first question or senators
to decide was upon the amendmet submitted
by Mr.. Sumner Ito proceed at oce with the
trial. to the motion made by MI johnson to
grant an extension of ten daysSime to the
respondent.
MIR. Johnson then spoke in fayr OF allowing
reasonable time to the counsel t. prepare
for the defence, and modified his orler 30 as
provide that the trial should commence on
bate on the matter was pretty generl, large
number of the senators participating, but no
one speaking moro than few minuss.
MIR. Sumner was very emphatic IL insisting
that no delay at all should be per,itted, not
even an hour, as did also Mr.. Howad, who, by
tacit consent, seems to have hcome the
mouth-piece OF the 2.40 members tho high
court.
Mr.. Williams submitted an ordr and advo-
Gated it as the most proper way tProceed, to
postpone the further consderatio or the ap-
plication for time until the managers should
open their case and submit their ridence, but
it was rejected by forty-two negsives to nine
alternatives; the yeas being Mesrs. Anthony,
Chandler, Dixon, Grimes, Harm, Howard,
Morgan, Patterson, of Tennessee, anC Will
liams.
There was great contrariety Of opinion as to
the probable effect Of this moti,n, ant many
of those voting on the same SIDE dill 80 for
directly opposite reasons. After prtty 1uH
interchange Of opinion the s.40 members Pc
came convinced that they could not drry the
day.
Mr.. Conklin, to lessen the evil, moved to
amend the motion of MIR. johnson b striking
out Thursday, April Q, and insertin Monday,
Mr.. Sumner called for the yeas and nays.
when the amendment was adopte6as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Chstte Chandler,
Cole, Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Fer
ry, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morga, Morrill, O.
Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont, Mortn, Nye, Pat
terson of New Hampshire, Pomioy, Ramsey,
Ross Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Will
lev, Williams and Wilson-28.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Baird, Buckalew,
Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolite, Edmunds.
Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghrsen, Grimes,
Henderson, Hendricks, Johnn, McCreery,
Norton, Patterson of Tennes@, Salisbury,
Sherman, Sprague, Trumbull, In Wrinkle and
Vickers-24.
Not Voving-Messrs. Wade ar Yates-2.i
Mr.. Sumner then withdrew be substitute
submitted by him in open sessis.
Mr.. Hendricks then offered , amendment
that the Senate proceed with th trial with all
convenient dispatch; which wasgreed to, and
the secrect consultation then end.
THE PLANS AND PREPARATIONS THE MANA
GERS AND OF THE PRESIDENT COUNSEL.
The same correspondent writg on Thurs
dsy night, two days later, says:
It is reported that the House anagers win
endeayor to close their case on 1ursday next.
They have arranged the record vidence, and
think they can get through witEhe Witnesses
in two or three days. The arguent for the
prosecution will be opened + Butler and
closed by Bingham.
The Presidents counsel will, ndoubt, intro
duce large number Of precedeB IN the his
tory OF the government to shothe power of
the Executive to remove subordate officers,
even during the session Of the mate. They
have divided the work accordlngp the special
heads of the defence, and will pr'are the lists
of the witnesses on Friday to lstain their
case. The witnesses for the dence will be
very numerous. Secretary Stanh will be call.
ed to the stand to exhibit his crentials, with
view of showing that he was 1t appointed
by President Johnson. The spe&es Of lead
ing Republican Senators will alsOe presented
and proved, to sustain the posi,n that the
Tenure of Office bill was not intcled to apply
to any of the members of tho prent Cabinet:
The Impeachment Managers saylaS they will
close the prosecution in four DIS, including
the examination of witnesses. nch of their
evidence will be documentary, weh is expec-
ted to be admitted by tho defencwithout re-
quiring formal proof.
The President has not selectean attorney
to fill the place OF Judge Black one OF his
counsel in the impeachment trial!nd it is un-
derstood Mr.. Johnson does not ppose to re-
tain any other counsel than tt gentlemen
who appeared for him on TucsdaHst.
There is report tonight, whio from
respectable source, that JadgChase, upon
reflection and full examination ofhe constitu-
ton and the discussion upon its tmation and
adoption, has concluded his funions as pre-
siding officer Of the Senate, win trying
President on impeachment, are i the nature
of those OF Judge presiding upl the bench;
that therefore it is his provinceo decide all
legal questions that may be raed by either
the prosecutors or the accused, irle progress
OF the trial. And it is further st;el that this
matter has been considered and icussed in
formally by the Supreme Court 'ulses, who
coincide with the Chief Justice 1the views
above set forth.