The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-02-28

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out.
During the latter part of the day
the building was closed and no on,
allowed to enter it without orders
I from Secretary Stanton. Genera
Thomas made a third effort to enter
but was refused admission, and til,
officer OF the guard in answer to per
sons having communications address
ed to Gen. Thomas as Secretary o
War, told them there was no sucl
person recognized there as acting il
that capacity.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
! At the Capitol to-day, the crow,
began to gather at an early hour. an,
the galleries and corridors wer'
crowded. The Reconstruction Com
mitteee met at the house of Mr.
Stevens, near the Capitol, at half-af
ter ten. At IL it adjourned till or,
to obtain certified copies of the pa
pers issued by Lorenzo Thomas, il
which he assumed TO be Secretary o
War. lat two o'clock the Committe,
came in with report favoring im
tpcachment, only tue two Democratic
members dissenting. The characteI
of the report was known an hour be
fore its reading, aud the excitemen
increased with the knowledge. Mr.
Eldridgc made an attempt TO tillibus
ter On q motion 10 adjourn in homo
OF the day, and for a time it seemed
almost certain that the day would b,
thus taken up, but consultation
among the Democrats changed the
plan, and regular business was allow
ed to go on.
THE IMPEACHMENT REPORT.
The entrance of Mr. Stevens witt
the report caused great sensation
and the immense crowd present be
came so quiet that the feeble voic,
of the old man was heard distinctly
The reading of the report by Mr.
Mcpherson, the Clerk, was heard by
the House in profound quiet, and {
full sense of its Importance seemed
to have fallen on all.
THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE COURSE.
There is great disparity of opinion
as TO the future course the Presiden
will pursue in regard to the Wa
Office.
The fact that he has q bad set @
advisers in the strangers in the city
is an unpleasant feature Of the case
If all goes smooth till Monday nigh
for the Department part of the con
troversy will 60 to the courts. Th'
next crisis will be when he is notified
to appear at the bar of the Senate
Indications are that he has not as ye
decided upon any course.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE tt
THE SENATE.
After the Senate had adjourned
the Presidents Secretary REACHED th'
Capitol with a message, which wa
taken back to the White House. l
is said to contain an answer to th'
official notification of the Senate
action of last night, and also addi
tional reasons for removing Mr.
Stanton, founded upon his refusal t.
obey orders of the President.
DEMOCRATS DENoUNCINa THE FREsI
DENT.
1t is significant that many promi
nent Democrats TO- night have bitter
ly denounced Alr. johnson as stupit
blunderer, and some Of them 60 so IA
as to express the hope that he vii
soon be out of the way of the Demo
cratic party, through impeachment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22--l1:l5 p. m
RECESS OF THE HOUSE.
The House has Just taken q reces
till 10 o'clock Monday morning. Th
Capitol has not been so crowded sine
the delivery of Bancroft's oration ol
Lincoln. The rules were suspended
and ladies admitted to the lobby
clerks rooms, and outer row of seats
The speeches were generally hearc
with close attention. The scene wa
intensely interesting and exciting
and at some times an air of serious
ness was over all, not often witnessed
IN the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The situation at HAS this morn
| ing is unchanged. Stanton remained
in the War Department over night
and is still there. General Thoma:
has made no attempt to get possession
since yesterday afternoon. Genera
Grant was with Mr.. Stanton during
the evening. Nothing is known al
the War Office concerning the Pres
idents intentions.
WAsHIsGToN, Feb. %.
The city throughout the day has
been filled with the most sensational
reports, and stories of the same char
,acter, WITHOUT the slightest show ol
foundation, haye been sent over the
country for the purpose of lnfuenc
| ing the gold market to morrow. The
situation tonight 10 without change
so far as outward aspect is concerned,
and SO far as is known in official
circles, although extras are circula'
ting in the streets, with stories of the
arrest of Grant and Stanton, and 9th
ers as startling. They are all false.
Mr.. Stanton is still in the War Office
with his friends, and no movement OF
any kind on the part of The President
has transpired. Several members Of
the Cabinet have been at the White
House large part Qf the day.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FoRCIBLE AT
TEMPTs ON TIE WAR OFFICE.
AS to any force being used to gain
admission to the War Office, it is
proper to state that every precaution
has been taken by General Grant to
prevent trouble or surprise therein,
and in all the region around Wash
ington. The old infantry guard about
the War Department has been re-
moved, and General Grants own
body guard, made up of veterans,
placed there. No precautions pos
sible to be taken have been omitted
to secure full obedience to law.
WHAT GEN. LORENZO SAYS.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, at long
interview had with him this morning,
said it vas his intention to go to the
War Department tomorrow and de-
mand admission ss Secretary of War.
and So rafnaad enfranea Tn the hnil-