The San Francisco call., 1896-09-25

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in person. The only condition required is the
ability 10 fill positions that may be offered.
THE NEW AGE-P. E. W.. Kelsey, Cal. In the
list OF San Francisco newspapers given some
| time ago The New Age did not appear. This
| paper, the oldest fraternal paper, was hrst
published January 2, 1865, in this City
PROFESSOR POWERS SPECIFIC. W., City. The
speech by Professor Powers before the
Woman's Congress was delivered on May 70
last and was published in The CALL on the
following day.
ALrGEID-J. B., City. John P. Altgeld was
elected Governor of Illinois in the latter part of
| 1892, TO serve for four years. He succeeded
John w. Fifer, whose term expired January,
| 1898, ,and his term will expire January l1,1o9I
GIFT OF REAL EsTATE-E. K. G., City. Real
estate tnat was gwen as free gift to son or
daughter by a father is not liable for the debts
OF the father in of the failure of the tather
IN IN business, unless 1t should appear thet the
gllt nad Deen made with knowledge OF I'M
pending failure and for the purpose OF de-
1rauoing creditors.
| FREE CoINAGE-A. H., Ophir, Utah. The free
coinage of the silver dollar means the coinage
OF coin stamped dollar and worth only its
oulilon weight. Those who have made a study
OF the matter say that if free coinage OF silver
undertake to maintain the relative value OF
the silver dollar with gold, and that the mar
Aee So Yalue .! silver would be the stanaaro for
the payment OF debts, wages and the like.
| FOREIGN CONT. D. B., Gubserville, Santa
Clara County, Cal. That section of the con-
| stitutlon OF the United States which declares
that Congress shall have power to regulate the
! value OF foreign coin means that 1t shall have
power to pass law placing value on the
coins of foreign countries offered in the United
| States, as for instance, the value of the Mexi-
| can dollar has been fixed at 504. That means
that payments in that kind OF coin must be
made on that basis
PRESIDENT JoHNsoN-H. W.. Sonora, Cal. An
drew Johnson, President OF the United States,
was impeached, but he was not convicted.
Johnson had come in sharp conflict with
| Congr ess on the questions connected with the
| reconstruction measures, and the breach be-
tween the Executive and the National Leg1sla-
| ture widened till 1t grew into impeachment
| the only impeachment of q Pres ldent in the
| history of the United States and one of the
most noted in the world. March z, 1857, Con-
| gress passed the tenure of Office act, which was
vetoed by the President and passed over his
| veto. Edwin NJ. Stanton, then Secretary
Johnson's scheme of reconstruction, was
suspended on the 18th of August. 1867, by the
| President, who appoin ted General Grant secTe-
1 tary ad interim. In January following the
Senate received from the President his reasons
for the suspension of Stanton, but that Dody
refused to recognize them, ana stanton re-
| lowing the President again remoued stanton,
| but, supported by resolution OF the Senate,
Stanton refused TO surrender the once 10 Cen
] eral Lorenzo Thomas, who had been appointed
bv the President. The House OF Representa-
| tives or the Gath OF February passed resolu-
tion for the impeachment OF the Pres1-
dent by a vote of 126 ayes and AZ noes,
II not voting, George s. Boutwell, and
BENJAMIN F. Butler of Massachusetts, John
A. Bingham of Ohio, James +. Wilson
of Iowa, Thomas Williams and Thaddeus
stevens OF Pennsylvania and John A. Logan of
Illinois to conduct the prosecution. The Presi-
dent was represented by the following coun-
sell: Henry Stanbery and w. S. Groesbeck of
Ohio, William NJ. Evarts of New York, Thomas
A. r. Nelson OF Tennessee and Benjamin R.
Curtis of Massachusetts,. The articles of i'm
parchment, eleven in number, were presented
that the President, in the removal OF Stanton,
had violated the tenure OF office act; that he
had been guilty of intimidating Stanton and
had conspired with Thomas tC seize unlawfully
the property and money of the War Depart
ment, and that he had been guilty of contempt
in declaring that the thirty ninth Congress was
not legally constitu ted body, and that he had
failed to proper execute its acts. On the day
named the Senate as a court, Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase presiding, commenced trial.
Testimony was first taken on the Both of the
month and continued until April 20, and on
May arguments were closed. On the 10th of
May q vote was taken on the article charging
Johnson with contempt OF Congress and its
acts. The vote was 35 for conviction and 16
for acquittal, being one short of the two-thlrds
vote necessary to convict. Seven Republicans
voted with the twelve Democrats On the
acquitted of the charge of violating the tenure
OF office act. No vote was taken on the other
| articles, and by direction OF Chief Justice
| Chase verdict OF aequittal was entered.