The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-28
Further Action in the Belknap
Matter Postponed TIL next
December.
Political Excitement Against tho Ac-
cused Assigned rs a Reason for
POstponemenL
The Court Addressed by Carpenter,
Hair aud nIack--PostpoaeDieAt
Granted ny u vste Of Forty
eight 10 Thirteen,

WASHINGTON, April 27.--rhe Sem
ate galleries were again crowded to-
day, two,tmrds OF the audience being
ladies. At 1890 legislative business
was suspended, and the impeachment
trial begun. Manager Lord submitted
n motion that the evidence relating to
the question Of jurisdiction OF the Sen.
ate be given, before argument relating
thereto; aud In case such plea'is over
ruled, the defendant be required to an
swer articles of impeachment within
two days and that the House reply, II
they deem II necessary, Within two
days; and the trial to proceed the next
day after the joining ofissues.
Ex-senator Carpenter, for the nc
cused, moved that the trial be post.
poned until the 4th day of December
next, AMI asked that the time for dis
cussing this motion be fixed at two
hours for each side.
The request was granted by vote Of
forty-eight to thirteen, aud Mr.. Blair
addressed the Senate in favor of the
motion. He argued that It was impos-
slble for the Senate to do justice to so
great and important question as is
involved, on account OF the advanced
stage o: the session, and that the coun-
sci had not had time to make suitable
preparation before presenting them
selves to argue this great question.
Again, the House was even now maxi
ing Investigations, with view Of pre-
senting additional articles OF inpeach-
ment, and II any additional charges
were to be made, the. counsel for the
accused invited the closest scrutiny
into the official acts OF their
client. He referred to his
life, and stated he had
won his way into the councils of the
nation IN the heat of battle. Another
reason why the Senate should post
pone the trial was that 1t connected
itself directly with the political issues
of the day, and both parties were al
most committed TO his destruction.
Judge Black followed on the same
side. He dwelt at some length upon
the political excitement against the
accused, contending that 1t was in
tense; that each party was committed
to his ruin, and that 1t was impossible
for him to have fair trial, though h,
might have an honest one.
This is all we could get, owing t,
storms north of here.-OPERAToR. |
WASHINGTON, April 27.-John Q
Davenport resumed his testimony thi
morning before the Committee ON Ex
pendltures in the Department OF Jus
tice. The witness claimed that II
l87l-'72-'72 and IA he received In al
1874, 600 from the Attorney General TO
the expenditure of which he receipts
for carrying into execution his PLAN
for detecting and preventing frauds q
elections, and stated that he expended
of his own money five thousand dol
lars prior to August, 1871, for which h,
had vouchers, and that the moneys re
ceived were to reimburse him and I,
pay future expenses. The money wa
to pay for work actually done, and no
for information. Whatever was pal,
for information was paid for out o
witness pocket. Witness said tn
President was at Long Branch, and h,
exhibited his books and papers to shoy
what work he was doing. The none
was therefore given him.