, 1876-04-02
The Most Remarkable Case Of
Ignorance Yet En-
countered.
Gen. Rice Tells How He Waxed Rich
as a Post-Tradership
Broker.
Reduction of the Public Debt During
the Month Of March
$4,240, 1866.
IMPEACHMENT. 7.
THE HRoERANHF

Epecfdt Dapatch TO Tx Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-The new i'm
peachmont will bo brought up in the Ilouee
Monday, when the debate will begin. It is noi
anticipated that there will be any opposition in
the House to the adoption Of the articles, al
though it is possible that there may be renewed
recri1nipatlons on account OF the Marsh escar
paae. The great legal contest will first begin il
the Senate. That body has signifed to the
House that it will take order in the matter so
goon Is &he articles shall Ee presented.
Prom that time until tho close Of tls
t-ial, By verdict or By tho dismissal
Of tho case, the Senate will sit Us High Cou1t Of
Impeachment. No other business will be trans!
acted BY the Senate, and, unless the House shall
violate al tho precedents Of former i71peach-
ment trials, no business will be done by the
House pending the trial. Tho House are the
prosecutors, and the members are
!. rnEsc>tr1srE1Y II CONSTANT A7TESoAscE
upon the Senate trial. During the Andre.
johnson impeachment trial tho Housa at II
o'clock each day assembled and marched over in
4 body TO the Seuate. II the House should
now foilom this precedent, and the trial
BE- proiracteo, the fiscal year will be likely to
end before the appropriation bills be passed.
Belknap's counsel, it is understood, uow intend
to file general demurrer to the Jurisdiction OF
the Senate before pleading to the merits OF the
Impeachment Indictment. The ju1isdicsional
plea will be that the Senate cannot try m i'm
peaehment OF Gen. Belkaap. in that hs ls no
longer civil officer; that
HIS RESIGNATION IS BAR
TO the impeachment proceedings. The dabate
upon this i,lrisGictional question will naturally
be protracted, and will scarcely fail to bo sharp.
brilliant. and ab.o. The Democrats IN thei-
caucus selection Of impeachment managers.
have chosen their strongest aud most learned
managers from ito Republicans. Mr. Wheeler
IL one whose extended learning and personal e1-
pa1ience 10 parliamentary law and precedent is
surpassed By no Cha in CnugTsss, while his
logical and forcible method OF statement is al
ways convincing. George Hoar is among tho
most thoroughbred and scholarly men III The
House, and hes great powers as speaker. He
Is especially noted for conciseness Of logic, thor
pashness, and briIliancy.
Tho Democra1lc managers are mostly new
men here, and have their parliamentary laurels
rot to win. Proctor Knott alone haa baen in O
previous Congress. and las come reputation as
lawyer, orator, and humor1st. but there would
eeeaa to be scanty scope for the Duluth huuor-
ut in The gravity Of m impeachment trial. He
his, however, entirely abandoned his humorous
tendencies. Scott Lord is 3 substantial lawyer
Of the old school, apparently ponderouB
Ind slow nodded. McMahon Ii q
lawyer with good local reputation in Ohio. who
his left uo impress yet upon the House. Jonks,
nf Pennsylvania, used to bo a carpenter, has
been an active local lawyer, is bitterly partisan,
which HieBter C!ymer ia held By his Own party
Is shown by the fac: that be- IVES mol oven promi-
nently named as au impeachment manager. His
part WAS ended when, n8 a mEster Of Da1hoa, he
t1emb,iuEly told from the dask the ecilr Of the
bocretn{Y.