Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
CONGRESS-.

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WASHINGTON, D. g., April II, lS76.-At
the opening OF the Senate he Chaplain, Sun
derlin, prayed that the Senae might be guild
ed in Justice and incline to the defence in the
coming trial.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
The Senate, after tn; ,uorulug hour bus-
ness, at 1890 resolved itself into court of i'm
parchment.
The Chief Justice entered, escorted by two
Senators, aud took his seat beside the Presi :
dent Of the Senate.
The Sergeaut-at-Arms made the usual
opening proclamation.
The Senators not present at tn, last session
Of the Court OF Impeachment advanced and
were sworn by the Chief Justice.
On the motion of Mr. E .monds, the House
OF Representatives was uutIied of the session
Of tho Senate as High Court Of Impeachment
for the trial OF w. ". B.lkuap.
10 short time the counsel Of the accused
entered, MIR. Belknap coming 10 arm-n- arm
with Mr. Carpenter.
The managers 90 the part Of the House came
in at | o clock and shortly afterwards the en-
tire House clme in, and We're seated at the
bar of the Senate, the Speak sitting in the
aisle.
The Sergeant Arms then summoned the
defendant to plca1 as follows: wv. W. Bel
KNAPP, hear aud answer the articles Of impeach
ment exhibited against you by the House Of
RepreSen; ativea of the United States
Mr.. Carpenter. VIM. w. BcIkuap, a pri-
vate citizen OF the Uuited States and citizen
of the State Of Iowa, appears at the bar of III
Senate 10 obcdieu 'e to its SUNNI )ns, and he
presents the following plea, which | ask the
Clerk 10 read:
The Clerk then read plea, setting forth
that the defendant, at the time OF his lD' each
lucnt, was q private citizen OF the United
States, and not subject to the jurisdiction OF
the Court OF Impeachment.
The managers on the part Of the House
hen consulted, and MIR. Lord, on their part,
demanded copy OF the plea, aud time IN til
"Wednesday next, at | O'Clock, to consid or
wha, replication shall be maize to the ple:
This was agreed to, and the Court OF lm-
parchment adjourned until Wednesday, at
u. 81 u ClOck.
twi,hsiandiug an ardent determination to
keep "a stiff upper iip" Mr.. Balknap showed
no little tremulJuSuess during the trial.
III, Senate then took up he Pennsylvania
avenue paving bill, which VS. discussed at
length
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House, at its opening, after postponing
he District of Columbia bu,iuess urtl! next
Monday, took up the kibouru case.
Mr.. McCreary, Of Iowa, obtained the or,
bat yielded to Mr.. Lord Of New York, who
spoke at length.
I recess was then taken.
| The House proceeded to the Senate, and on
| its return, the debate was resumed.
ALEXANDRIA IS IN VIRGINIA.
| Justice Swayne, to-day, delivered the opn.
ion of the Supreme Court in the case iDvov-
Ing the retroocsslon Of Alexandria in a suit,
brought 10 recover taxes collected by the Sher-
| iff of the county from uan living ID Wash
ington, upon the ground that the Sheriff had
| no right 10 collect taxes 90 it under the Virgu
ia laws. The Court decides 10 favor OF the
defendant, thereby establishing the legality Of
the tax, because Alexandria is a part Of Viz
GINA
EGG ROLLING AT THE CAPITOL.
The Capitol grounds were filled with thronps
of public school children enjoying their Easter
holiday. 1t is estimated that there were ten
thousand little folks on the grounds.