, 1876-04-12

Special Dispatch to 4he Ch,eaau Tribune.
WARRINGTON. d. G., April 11.-Iho managers
Of tho impeachment tr!al Of Geu. Bolknap nro
Lastly engaged In preparing tho case, which las
boon divided anoug aubcornmittees already
p,nblalaa0 Tho Subj Committee On tho question
Of Jur!sdsction is consulting all tAo available
anthositlc8. and arranging Ill tho eyidence and
questions Of law, and 1t is understood that they
have great confidence that they will bo atla to
convince the Senate OF Its juriadictlou. The
hub-commttoea on tho questions OF tact and Of
tho la1 bearing on the case, arc already for
tbs trial. md say that II tho
Senate eutostatns Jurisdiction, theso
can b. no possible esoApo from verdict Of
ta9lssh thcir caas and will substantiato the Ar
ticloa. Gen. Dslknap'b counsel, Montgomery
Blair, Jercy Black, aud Matt Carpenter, arc also
they Will first lilo demurrer to tho Jurisdiction
Of the Court OF Impeachment over ono who 1ss
not an officer Of ths Government when In.
poaehea.
SERIOUS n1unDEn.
Ono Of tho results Of the Dolknap impeach-
nent In tho House wRs tho pa1eags Of = bill In
the heat Of passion, without elaboration, With
out dobato. under tho spur Of tho previous ques-
ton, entitled IA bill Tor tue protection Of wit
nesses." lis real purpose Was to screen tho
Democrats from what then appeared to bo the
fatal blunder Of having permitted Marsh 10 q.
eapo. Its practical offecta would have heon to
ultimately defest tue ends Of Justice, l. was
sion could obtain tho spproysl OF
tho mora dsllboratve sepste. sonator Ed
mundB, Chairman Of the Judiciary Comuittse,
report IN AnAiJals Of which follows. ia IN In
postAnt political aud legal paper. The report
takea the ground that upon tho principles Of
constitutional confederation and expedcney tn-
f-1-r - III Atx T.
opsn to mauy fatal obtectlona. It provides, In
substancs, thai
EyERf CRIMINAL,
from Tho traitor down to tho baokWoodsmhn
rho Va. .ells H. = elaa. Of eleohol!e liquor r!th.
nis protest bcfoFo Congressional Commit.
~, shall b. relieved ipso fdcto from ali
punishment for btu crime IN respect OF sny fact
e5 tct concerning which hs shall testify. The
,H vhoe hody, OF offenders sgk!nst the y. arc
thas enabled to escspsH Il tbeJ comply NTH tbs
sondltion named.
Tbs report then shows that thsrs arc 125 CON-
natsesa Or snb.committees Of Congssss, and
Has ONLY To GET suMhoxkp
.s1n entore one Of them to testify To anything. no
@atteF what, touch!ug hfs own guilt, Vi tho
sasiost possible means Of, Atonemens or
th,s tho testimony Of criminals sssIi b.
Ip1asetlAl 10 eauy inquiry ordered by either
fM9aso, or eycn that they shail tell tho truth.
isa not sseo provided That IT thoy commit per-
!nlY thoy shsll not aval themselves Of thIs very
nstusa 10 escape its just punishment. Passion,
pseladiee, private alimosisy, political intrigue,
corruption, everything that IL hurtful to good
Eoserument, may eutsr the open door with I 1T
ssa ass!stancs and secure abaolaton under ths
protection Of law. It IL proposed 70 declare b.
permanent law that any person who, refusing
testify befora oishes uouHs OF Congress-
sa ths glonnd that his anawss might ssnd to
snnlnata himself, shall$ BY either Hoasa b. 70,
Raitsd 10 teasIfy, and shall accordingly tsssify
tt.ely touching any charge Of malfcaasnce, mus
e bribs, any officer, clerk. OF empioye Of t6o
United btatss, or OF any memher Of Copgrssa,
.osa sesa persoa 70 tasutylnE shall b thstshI dis
y1oM ALE CRIMINAL xIA1urs11e
S"sosa u any sat q &sal aousatalae vhlah