New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-09
XLIVrH CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
x,spv ,cHuryr IN TUE sENATE-ADDREss or MAN
lGFR KyOrT-PAsss9E OF THE HAWAIIAN
TREATY BIIL-ARTICLEs EXCEPTED BY 1T FROM
DUTY.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. May s. 1875.
At II o'clock, in the Senate, the CHAIR an
uounced that the Senate sitting in trial for tue peacb-
nent OF W. W. Belknap, would resume its session, in
accordance with the order of Saturday last
Proclamation having been made by the sergeantat-
Arms and but few Senators being present, MI MERRl
MON (Dern, N. c. moved call OF the Senate, when 80
Senators responded The proceedings OF Saturday
session read. The respondent. with his counsel
Messrs Carpenter Black and Blair, and the Board Of
Managers being present, Mr. Manager KNOTT resumed
10 woult be as brief as possible.
The argument Of Mr. Knott was inter- upted at 1l:5o
order that the legislative session vi the Senate
might be formally opened at noon, and, motion OF Mr.
HAMIN, tine senate sitting Court of Impeachment at
Hos a adjourned until iye minutes past II o'clock.
Mr. SARGENT C.ep, Call submitted resolution
setting forth the injury resulting from Chinese nngra-
tlon, and nsruetng the Committee on Commerce to CON
sder the subject and report bill placing adequate re-
sretops upon the emigration of Chinese to this country
The consideration of legislative business was sus-
pended and the impeachment uiai resumed
fence. He drew the distinction which existed De
tween this case, where tue accused was not IN
snice at the time the House VI representatives tooh
e0gdlzance OF Ii, and the case OF an Official
yesgDng after that point OF time The real point al
issue was whether man who had resigned his Office was
70 be still accounted public officer Tor all te purposes
Of Impeachment on that proposition lie neld the mega
tive, and would maintain II II he was able Ia
discussing the legal point. he alluded TO the speech
Of Manager Hosr on Saturday last as he most elaborate
and carefully prepared orauon that ne had ever haa
the good fortune 10 listen 70 and admire ~ haa,
hoSeye he sd been The eG Sn as ' %e az
ether persons absent and undefended. lie tblaeD
could not any objections 10 that gentleman playing
fho part of Cicero in this proceedine bu he protested
that he had no g1t 10 nshe an tnr Una mer
purpose OF having a subject for his phihpple
According to his account 1T would be more tolerable
for sodom and GomOTrah than for those cities OF the
plain whose wickedness he had been impeaehlng
Judge Black then commented at length upon me argu
man made from John Quincy Adams, and SAID
mr. Adams was tine Least reliable man WI" no
was AWAY ready personal controversy; that his
Inflammation, and tina he enjoyed nothing SO mueh rs
tbe rapture OF the strife" -. -.
tves could not throw its dragne over the whole nation
and draw IN every man whether pubic Oncer OF pr
Managers that a man oroe in Office always an
officer. He quoted from Rawe, Sargent ana story on
She Constitution in support of his views.
Referring TO the English preeedens, he said u was
acknowledged that III England tue power Oh Iarna
there was DO resemblance, except In name, OF
the thing between impeachment in that country ana IN
this Referring the alleged threat OF Mr. Cymer that
unless Mr. Belknap resigned lac would be lmpeached MI
Black said the Chairman OF the Committee on
War Expenditures gave notice, either directly
20 Gen. Belknap or mediately TO hnn through
his counsel that ii he did retire nom office before
peached and in consequence OF that to Old this threat
ened impeachment Gen. Belknap aid take ms resisha
ton 10 tine President at 1850 q. ~, anu got the
Presidents acceptance OF ii b. IL O'Clock. Tue time
when the House met the office had been declared
vacant and another person had been appointed and was
exercising the powers OF 1t as ills head The defense dd
claim that this compact with the Cha IMAM OF
the committee Mr. Cymer had right 10 speak for the
House. but Gen. Beiknap knew that be was ledGing
ember of the House. and that what he proposed 10 do
was very likely 10 be accomplished
Judge Black concluded his argument about oOclocK
when, on motion Of Mr.. EDMuNDs, the galleries were
and the Senate went INTO secret session. Al
O'clock the doors were reOpened and the CHAIR an
uounced that the Senate had agreed upon two ORDERS
which were read as follows:
Ordered that until further notice the attendance before
he senate of the Managers aud the respondent VIII not
be required. a., .,, -.
Ordered that when the Senate, sitting for rho trial OF
impeachment, adjourn, IL be TO Monday peAt al A-'oo
o'clock y. IN.
The Senate then adjourned