The New York herald., 1876-07-06
w WASHINGTON. A
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHiSGToy, July 5, 1876
THE BELKNAP TRIAL-EFFoRrs FOR AN ADJ

wAsHisGroy, July s, 1876
THE BELkNAP TRIAL-EFFoRrs FOR AN ADJ
JoURNNENT TO BE MADE.
The Bclknap trial begins to morrow Whether IL
will be completed at this session very uncertain All
the witnesses have been summoned and viii be in
readiness The Senate does not adjourn the trial unless
the House OF Representatives requests it to- and the
democrats in the House refuse at this TIM 10 make
such request But the Senate II is to day under
stood, means to demand tho presence of the whole
House at every days trial. has the invariabc
practice IN previous impeachment tria,s And
II 1t insists on this the House may get very tired
and move an adjournment. The managers of tho i'm
parchment believe that the trial cannot be made TO
last more than three weeks but The policy of the de-
fence will be TO much delay possible or as
shrcwd and determined lawyers know how cause,
and this again will tend toward determination to al.
journ the trial after it has runa few days. The fact
that the trial is OF the lcls public importance
answer no end of justice and longer the
public does not appear 10 TO anybody In either
House. General Beknap Is already criminally in
dictcd hero roder law which allows jury 10 dis
qualify him for holding Office in addition TO other
punshments. and thus the Senatcs verdict is not
necessary to disqualiiy him.
THE LOUISIANA GUBERNAToRIAL CANVASS
OLD TIME IMBRoGILo ANTICIPATED.
Tho nomination of Mr. Packard as republican cand-
date for Governor in Louisiana at first thought TO
be accordance with private arrangement talked
time ago, by which, If he was nominated, he was
TO resign IN favor OF another candidate, General Will
hanson or General 3ussey, either of whom would DO
acceptable to the best citizens Of New Orleans and
tho State regardless of party THIS plan, red
out would have compelled the democrats to nomi
also one of their best men, and tho result would have
been to hit the canvass and the State politics OF the
mrc. Unfortunately this plan is not to be carried
into effect as the Convention adopted resolution de-
carng that II any candidate abandons the contest the
nomination of another shall be made only by a new
State Convention, not by the State Committee Tho
effect and design Of this is to retain Mr. Packard but
he represents the most extreme element OF the repub
can party in the State his nomination WILL II is here
feared, lead to similar nomination by the democrats
of some cxrcmcst like wiltz McEncry and thus ,ho
old turmoil will begin again. Packard is United
States Marshal As such he has the command of troops
he has hitherto used these during the canvass
1t may be expected that he will try to them this fall
again unless he shall be deprived of his Office by the
President which is not expected he is favorite at
the White House.
SENATOR MORRILL, ACCEPTS THE TREASURY
sHIP-IMpoRTANT ECONOMIES TO BE M
TIATED
Secretary Morrill, will qualify and take charge of the
Treasury tomorrow morning He takes the place with
decided and unaffected reluctance, but his long expo
ricnce on important committees tho Senate and his
real ability will mako him excellent head for the
Treasury and safo adviser to the President If the
appropriation bills leave him the power to do SO he
will make important economies in the management of
tho Treasury Department.