New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

Senate.

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WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Senate re-
sumed the Belknap impeachment trial.
Judge Black, of council for the accuss d.
after q consultation with his colleagues and
client, was satisfied that it was outside the
limitao of physical possibility for this
cause to be tried in this weather;
besides . large number Of witnesses
for the defense were so far away
that it was almost impossible to get them
reasons which must bel obvious to the mem
bers of the Senate and were understood by
the managers on the part of the House why
trial should be postponed until about the
middle of November. He appealed to the
managers to say whether they had any de-
sire to press the trial on the sixth of July.
If they would agree to Q postpOnement hn
to the request. He therefore moved that
further trial of the case be continued until
some convenient time in November next.
Manager Lord said the day should be
named out that could be done hereafter.
the managers had concluded to ask leave
to confer with the House Of Representatives.
in regard to the postT onement of the trial.
As to fling the paper offered by the de-
fense yesterday, he submitted that could be
disposed of whenever . quorum should b
present.
The request Of the managers for leave TO
confer with the House was granted, and the
Ser ate sitting rs Q court of impeac achment
adjourned until Monday next.
A memorial was presented asking Con-
gress to take measures to prevent ires
from the careless use Of fireworks on tha
fourth OF July. Referred to the Committee
on District of Columbia.
There was considerable debate on tat
message from the President, asking ths
the present appropriation laws be continued
in force until the adoption Of the appro
priation bills for the next fiscal year, afts,
which the message was referred TO the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Lord, of New York, in behalf of ne
impeachment managers. informed the
House that counsel Of Bell1nap has made
application to the Senate for an adjourn
ment until November, alleging, among other
reasons, the great difficulty of procuring
and retaining witnesses here in the month
of July, and that the reasons presented wore
such that. on reflection, the managers had
asked leave to confer with the House. The
points which he desired to present were
first, that the question Of jurisdiction i id
been settled, and that the question as to The
twO-thirds vote would be settled before tho
adjournment OF the seseion; and, seecnd.
that the Senate. as q court, would not sit
after Congress adjourned. The plan of the
managers had been to induce the Senate, as
q court Of impeachment, to lei Congress
adjourn and then 60 ON and try the case
but tho Senate would not do that, and
therefore that plan had been given up. The
managers had therefore instIu noted him to
submit resolution authorizing the man
ayers to consent to q continuance OF tn
trial to the fifteenth or twentieth of N
vember.
Opposition was made to this on II
ground that If postponed until Novemus
the trial would eDcrOach upon the next ses
sion. Without disp0sing of motion t.
refer the subject to the Judiciary Commit.
tee, the House went into discussion on ths
army appropriation bill.