Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-05
ARKANSAS.
The New Managers of ImPeac h
ment Offer n Resolution 20 Drop
the Whole Matter.

The New Managers of ImPeach-
menI Offer a Resolution 70 Drop
the Whole Matter.
MEMPHIS, March Am Avalanche
Little Rock special tonight says political
affairs has assumed another phase. This
morning Immediately after the journal
was read, Mr.. Neal, chairman of the
board of impeachment managers, pre-
seated the following report:
MIR. Speaker: The committee appointed
by the House as board of managers to
prepare particular articles of impeach-
ment against his Excellency Powell Clay
ton, Governor of Arkansas, to exhibit and
make good the same, did, in obedience 70
the order of the House, Immediately pro-
coed to the bar of the Senate and did
there give notice that they would in due
time exhibit the particular articles OF i'm
peachment against him, and the commit
tee have made every effort within their
power to obtain information to enable
them to prepare such articles of impeach-
ment for the consideration of this House.
The committee have addressed to the
Board of Managers heretofore appointed
by this House in this behalf, letter and
delivered the same to the Chairman of
said Board the day it bears date, copy
of which is hereunto annexed, respect
fully requesting the said Board to furnish
this committee with the testimony and
names of all witnesses on behalf of the
State in the case, together with the resi-
dences of witnesses; and the committee
have not as yet received the desired in
formation.
The Committee have used their utmost
diligence to learn sucn facts as the Com
mittee are of opinion must be learned in
order to exhibit particular articles of i'm
poachment against his Excellency, the
Governor, with the dignity becoming the
honorable House, and have carefully
sought information of parties who the
Committee had reason to believe were in
possession of as conversant with the facts
- and evidence necessary to conduct the
trial of impeachment successfully; and
have failed in their efforts. The Com
mittee have also examined with care the
records of the office of the Secretary of
State, which have bearing upon the
issue of State bonds to railroads in con-
nection with the acts of the Legislature
relating thereto, and are of the opinion
that there is not sufficient evidence to
convict the Governor of misdemesnor in
Office.
The committee having made three IN
successful efforts to procure the necessary
evidence or information, have TO report
that they have failed to obtain any facts
as date that would warrant them in at
tempting TO prepare particular articles OF
impesS lament against the Governor. WheI
these grave questions were presented tc
the House some fifteen days ago, The
House was assured there was ample test
mony at hand TO sustain the CHARGE
therein set forth, which could be OBJ
tanned at any time and would be furnished
upon application with full and com
plete statement of facts that could b.
proven on the trial, which would hav
enabled the committee to prepare particu
lar articles of impeachment.
After reciting their attempts to Obtain
these facts, the report states that the com
I mittee are unwilling, in view of all tn
facts, to prosecute the case, as they be
lieve they cannot do so successfully, snC
offer q resolution TO the effect that fur
ther proceedings in the case be dispensed
with. Here the lines broke down.