Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.


the same hum, the same opera glasses. The
Chaplain made the usual opening prayer, aud
the God of the morning light aud OF the fuW'
ers was bcsought to renew the spring time 10
our hearts.
The Educational Fnud bill and routine bust
ness occupied the eatlicr portion OF the morn
ing.
Mr.. Davis presented the memorial OF the
town authorities Of Piedmont, W. Va, Tor
compensation for injuries done to the property
of that towD during the late war. Referred.
THE IMPEACHMENT.
The Senate as u Court OF Impeachment for
the trial Of w. W. Blkpap, was opened at
I2t o clock The Sergeant at-Arms made his
usual proclamation, aud the House VAS lniorm-
cd of the Opening of the Court
MIR. Withrrs Of Virginia, said that he was
Instructed By Mr. johnson, his colleague, to
say that he was detained from his seat BY the
serious illuess OF a member Of his family.
The rejoinder aud other formal pIeadugs,
already published, We're read, the substance be
ing that Mr.. Belknap denied jurisdiction, be.
cause he was not Secretary of War at the time
the impeachment was begun.
The Managers III reply declared that he was
Secretary of War at the time, AID tina; he re-
signed while the investigation proceedings were
being initiated, aud issue was jolued On these
facts.
The Chair announced that the Senate was
ready to bear argument
The Managers moved that the Senate pro-
coed to take the testimony 10 relation TO the
facts involved, before hearing argument upon
the law Of the case.
Mr.. Carpenter congratulated himself that the
Managers had accepted his view Of proceeding
in criminal Gases. The jury vas the JUICE Of
both the law and the evidauc3-! view he had
often sought to establish in trials at law, but
always without success. lie was, however To-
stlucted to submit i counter motion. that the
Senate make 40 order postponing the whole
case until the first Monday in D eember next
The Managers opposed the motion.
Mr.. Carpenter asked IN extension Of time
for argument on the motion to post pone, giving
two hours for argument oil each i ie instead OF
one, as dxed by the rules.
Mr.. Thurman call d for the yeas and nays
The motion was agreed to-yeas, 49, nays. Is.
The Managers demanded that the motion to
postpone should he suppor,e by atii lavlts stat
ing the reasons which made it necessary.
Mr.. Blair opened the argument for the post
ponrm.nt. He urged that it was too ate 10
the session to b giu 81 grave trial, aud 1t
would not give time for the COUNSEL to prepare
themselves L. W = known that other charges
" IT still incui'atIng, and The whole case ought
t., come gu; before any purtirn OF the case Is
tried Their" should be no lmpeachm mt 10
broken doses. Then, too, the couutry WIS on
the eve Of a great police! contest, in wtlch 1t
was known that this trIat " to be an important
element. This Senate, 10, Was coup 'scd OF
leading par! zauS liable to be iatlutnccd like
other men. Under these circumstances the
season OF hot political contest was not the
time Tor calm lispassionato trial.
Mir. Blair was followed by Messrs. Black and
Carpenter in favor of continuing, when the Sen
ate went OUT to consult, and upon returning de-
clarcd the motion denied, and pending the mo-
ton to proceed with the trial the Court ad-
j ,urucd until to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House of r representatives. the report
Of the conference, committee on the bill fixing
the tax on malt liquors was agreed to.
A resolution authorizing sub committee on
naval affairs to visit and examine into the at.
fairs of the Brooklyn navy yard Was agreed to.
The report of the conference committee on
the bill excluding Missouri from the benefits
OF the act for the development Of mineral re-
sources was agreed t..
The Postct1c, Appropriation bill was report
ed and made the order Of the day for Tuesday
next.
The majority of the election committee re-
ported in favor oil seating W. b. Spencer, the
contestant of the seat of the sitting memboI,
F,aak Morey, of til, 9Th l. usiana district.
minority report was also submitted, aud both
ordered to be prlOted a0d Iau 90 the taolc.
Mr. Goode, Of Va, Introduced bill tor the
removal Of the political disabilities Of G. FL.
Kennedy, which was at once passed.
The reports of the sub committees on the
Gosport and other navy yards were ordered to
be printed
A resolution calling Oh the Secretary of War
for Information as to the number OF engineers
of the U. s. army aud other employees of the
government now engaged upon duly for others
than the government, was passed.
The House then resolved itself into the
committee of the whole on the Civil Appro
priaton bill, MIR. Cox in the chair, and that
bill was further considered aud varlousy
amended.
The New York Democratic owen