Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-08

opening will be by Representative Lyndc.
On the preparation for trial Of 'act and
examination Of witnesses, Representa-
tiyes M'MahOn. Lynde and Lapham; on
questions of Law on trial of fact, Repre-
sentatives Lynde, jerks and NJ 'Mahoh,
on the final submission saRepreseHlatiFes
Lord. Knott and Lapham.. Each mana
ger i to sum M the case II permitted, or
each may hand in and have printed WIN
the proceedings his argument.
From an A ppesI Corre-pondens-l
WASHINGTON. April 3.-It i understood
that General Belknap will be defended by
Ex-senator Carpenter and General But
Ter, each of whom, il win be remembered,
bore prominent parts, on opposite sides,
in the impeachment Of President john
son.
Washing'on Special TO The Chicago Tr.buue.l
The great legal contest will first begin
in the senate. That body has signified
70 the house that it will take order in the
matter As soon as the articles shall be
presented From that time until the
close of the trial, by a verdict or by dis
missal of the case, the senate will sit as a
high court Of impeachment. No other
business will be transacted by the senate,
and unless the house shall violate all the
presidents Of former impeachment trials,
no business will be done by the house
pending the trial. The house are the
prosecutors, and the members are pre-
sumptively in constant attendance upon
the senate trial During the Andrew
johnson impeachment trial the house at
twelve o'clock each day assempled and
marched over in body tT the senate. Ii
the house should now follow this prece-
dent, and tile trial be prO.TScted, the fis-
cal year will be likely to end before the
appropriation bills le passsi Belkusp's
counsel, IL Is understood, now intends 10
| file a general demurrer to the jurisdic-
ton Of the senate before pleading to the
merits of the Impeachment. The jurisdic-
tionaI plea will be that the senate cannot
| try an impeachment of General Belknap,
| in that he is no longer civil officer; that
/ his resignation is bar to the impeach-
ment proceedings. The debate upon this
| iurlsdictiOnal question will naturally be
prOtracted, and will scarcely fail to be
/ sharp, brilliant, and able. The Demo-
/ Gratis in their caucus selection of impeach-
ment managers, have chosen their strong
| est and most learned managers from the
/ Republicans. Mr.. Wheeler is one whose
/ extended learning and personal expert
/ ence in parliamentary Law and precedent
/ is surpassed by no one in congress, while
! his logical and fOrcible method of state
ment is always convincing. George
/ HOar is among the most thOroushly-re
/ and scholarly men in the house, and has
/ great powers as a speaker. He is espe-
cially noted for conciseness of Isgic, thor
Oughness and brillianey. The Demo
/ cratic managers are mostly new men
here, and have their parliamentary lau-
rels yet to win. Proctor Knott alone has
been in q previous congress, and has
| some reputation as a lawyer, orator and
I humOrist, but there would seem to be
/ seanty scope for the Duluth humOrist in
the gravity of an impeachment trial. He
has, however, entirely abandoned his hu-
mOrist tendencies. Scott Lord is a sub
stantial lawyer of the old school, appa-
r9ntly pOnderous and slow moulded
M'MahOn is a lawyer with good local
reputation in Ohio, who has left no i'm
press yet upon the house. jerks, Ol
Pennsylvania, used to be a carpenter, has
been an active local lawyer, is bitterly
partisan, and likely to stick in the bark