The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Proceedings In the Impeachment Trial
heagre aud Unlmportant.
Continuation OF the Examinaiion OF
MISUNDERSTANDING .Rrisiow's
Character Completely Vim.
dirated,

current resolution that CONGRESS nd
Journ from Tuesday to Friday Of next
week, 10 attend the opening OF the
Centennial Exhibition ut Philadelphia.
Amendments were offered by Ed
munds aud Conkllng. After discussion
the matter was laid over and tho Inn
peachment trial resumed.
Mr. Carpenter, OF counsel for respond
ent, said II the court was 10 adjourn next
week, AZ proposed, It would be In the
middle OF the argument aud no had no
doubt but what II would DO more con-
venient for both sides TO have the ar
guments postponed until the re-assem-
bling OF the Senate. ,..ssI.a4 m
Manager Lord said the managers
would prefer to have n consecutive
hearing OF the arguments, II the ar
guments were broken by adjournment
tho managers would prefer to have
them postponed until the 10th. lp
After discussion the Senate refused
to postpone--yeas %, nays Ss. p
Mr.. Blair, for respondent, read the
argument on the question OF jurisdic.
ton, quoting ut length from the Blount
case. He denied the power OF the
Senate 10 try on articles OF impeach-
ment private citizens, He contendod
that several United States Judges had
resigned, and Impeachment proceed
Jugs against them had been stopped.
WASHINGTON, May 4.--The Com,
mittee on Expenditures In tho De-
partment OF Justice to-day continued
the examination OF John j. Dav-
export. The witness was person.
ally acquainted with every person
who signed the vouchers, aud knew
all TO be genuine. Every paper pro-
duced was bona tide voucher, cover
lug sums actually expended, and they
vouched for all the money he had re-
oeived and expended except some very
small sums Of no considerable amount.
In reply to n question asked by Mr..
Conger the witness said the result of
this expenditure had been to suppress
anu prevent fraudulent voting, aud
that fraudulent voting was decidedly
greater In the Democratic party than
la the Republican party, The work
was 10 compactly done II could not be
prevented at small expense.
BY Mr.. Conger--Wns your expendl-
lures of this sum the accomplishment
OF the object which you supposed II
would md which the President had
reason to believe II would when he au-
thorized the money to be paid over to
you for this purpose2 Answer--It was.
Several questions Of littleimportancc
were asked by Mr.. Conger, which Mr.
Caulheld strenuously objected to. Mr.
Conger insisted 1t was to show whether
the President was justified IN ordering
the expenditure Of this sum OF money
After some time was spent In dis
cussion, Mr.. Caulfield objected to ques
lions being answered unless the Com
mittee decided II. A vote taken
showed four In the affirmative to three
In the negative. s.oSl4aa 8ap e
Mr.. Caulheld--Well, you will see
where this thing will lead to now. q
In answer to questions by Mr..
Chandler, the witness said the entire
cost of his work had peen $85,000, fol
which vouchers were in the Treasury
Department.; that he charged thu
government for the loan on books aud
for books themselves; that the gov
eminent owned some Of the books, bu
he himself owned Others which ht
had copyrighted. Adjourned. %
The Committee Oh Expenditures II
the Treasury Department this morning
closed the Investigation of charges
against Secretary Bristow In oonnec
ton with the release Of the bark Mary
Merritt, by the examination Of Messrs
Feelon and Trice, Of counsel for the
owners of the vessel. They corrobo
rate the witness testifying that Genera
Bristow'a connection with the cas-
was a mere matter of friendship, an,
that he never received any fee or com
pensation of any kind, and that hi
entire record throughout the affair wa
In no manner impeachable.
General Schenck, before the Fol-
eign Affairs Committee to-day, char
acterized as an unmitigated falsehoo
false In length, breadth and circum
ference-the statement made by III. A
Johnson, that he (Schenck) was IN
London brokers office during the OK
9 IRENE excitement In the Emma Min
j shares. In regard to the statement
made yesterday by Mr.. Park, he pre-
8 nouuced them made out Of Who'll
cloth.
President Grants unwilllngness :
y make open avowal Of his preference
: for Conkling as the Presidential cand
date of the Republican party is doin
much to obstruct his efforts to hel
+ the New York Senator's canvass |
/ the aid Of executive favors.. Such p
tronage as he accords Conkling out
n his district causes an immediate OF
e cry from the friends Of the other ca
3 dIdates, and In more than one ca
Grant has been compelled to fore