Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1868, Page 1

a _F=e=e eC "=" EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY SUNDAY EXCEPTED AT THE STAR BUILDING, 5. W. Corner Pa. avenue and 11th street, ar NOYES, BAKER & 00. ——_—_—_ ‘The STAR is served by the carriers to their wabecribers in the eae et ai TS PER WEEK. at the count Oxrrts Fr) a Parics FoR ILrNe@:—Three months, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dollars; The =e Vek, XXXII. Postal Convention Betw: ee State ernment of Hong-Keng, China. ashingto 5 paseenisas Aannenreomrwmt aa vere | Te nm News and Gossip. ‘OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF TUE UNITED QTATES —_e__ AND THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AT HONG- ‘THE OnveR AssiGnine GeneRat HAwcoce. — ‘The following order assigning General Han- For the purpose of establiching and regula- ning the inuFchange of mails ‘betwees™ the | cock to the command of the Department of the L pited States =< won pr, &; And Cependent | Atlantic was promulgated from the War De- Qinese ports by mesans of Lae direct Ime of : United States Mail Packets plying between San | P®Ft#rent this morning : = Francisco snd Hatge-Kong via Yokohama in HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Adjutant Gen- Japan, it is agreed ‘beCwe a the Post Office De- | erai’s Office, WASHINGTON, March 28, 1868.— artment of the Wnited States and the Post Of i ge ee ' fice Department-of Hong-Kong General Orders No. 17.—By direction of the Art. 1 President of the United States, Major General The Post Offices of New York and San Fran- | W.S. Hancock is relieved from command of © shall he « ‘United States offices of ex- | the Fifth Military Districtand assigned to com- change, amd"Pe General Post Office at Hong- f the Aulantic, hong the office of exchange of the Colony of | ™&2d of the Military Division o: a Hong-Kong for all mail-fransmitted under this | ¢Teated by General Orders No. 10 of February arrangement. T2th, 1868, Arr. 2. By command of General Grant. Slee tana ommmen iene E. D. Townsexp, Ass’t Ady't Gen’. ween tl ) mite Ss 0! merica an Colony of Hong-Konz, by means of United | General Hancock, who returned to the city Sites Mail Packets plying between San Fran- | this morning, will, to-morrow, assume com- cisco Keo e Sapers, and priccectrent wigiassogenl pe. | mend of the Department of the Atlantic with #4 im the United States, and addressed toand | pis Headquarters in this city. deliverable in Hong-Kong, and those Chinese ay the Kk est ice mpd) relations, inoluding the ports ofCan- | Ir was RUMORED TO-pay that the first Uni- ton, Amoy, Swatow, and Foochow. and vice | ted States infantry, for some time past sta- Je Hone Rone and time Chines tine amd posted | tioned in Louisiana, had been ordered to this im Hong-Kong and the Chi: joris above de- | tignated, and sddreseed to and deliyeraple in | ‘itY, but the report is contradicted at the War } States. Department. The first intantry has been under — ART. 3. Gen. Hancock in the Fifth Military District. The postage to be levied and collected at the —— office of mailing in the United States a THe Wnts Hovsz.—General Hancock visit- letters, newspapers, and prices current des- | eq the Executive Mansion this morning, and tuned for Hong and the above desiguated 3 ; | had a long interview with the President. A Chinese ports with which Heng Kong has . tal coumections, shall be 10 cemts per single | number of visitors were in attendance to-day, Tate of half an ounce or under on leiters, and | but few were admitted to see the President, as z= ——— ch oh pee ee poctiornnpe he was engaged during the forenoon with his Homg Kong and tependent Uhinese ports on | counsel. pia correspondence Cao im those ports and PERSONAL.—Major General Hancock and Ti dewwned to the ted States, shall be § cents i _ G. Mi 11 a: ‘single rate of half an ounce or under on and Lieutenant Colonel W. G. Mitcheil are : aS Gente h newspaper or price | 8Mong the arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel. poems nee postal scoomnts shall be fone be- | ***-General Carl Schurz, of St. Louis, 1s at the txorn the respective Postal Departments upon | National Hotel. ee pata onpemsonlin bal ence Depat oat Guyver Tos. P. ABLE, U. S. N,, of shall deliver the correspondence which it re- | this city, has been detached trom ordnance geives from the other, free of all postal charge, | duty at the New York Navy-yard, and placed that is to say, the Hong Kong Post Department | on waiting orders. agrees to deliver without charge letters, newspapers, and prices current brought by the | Rxsicxzp.—Hon. Joesph H. Barrett, Com- | ited States Mail Packets, addressed to Hong | missioner of Pensions, on Saturday evening Rene cea siecee Sereed wera era oe | tet need bas gestion of ts emion to the Chinese Ports above named, south of | take effect on the Ist of May next. Judge Bar- Shanghae, and the United States Postal De- | Fett retires from the office to assume the edito- partment, on its cide, agrees to deliver without | Trial charge of the Evening Chronicle, @ new charge all letters, newspapers, &c., originating | daily paper of Cincinnati. Sonmed ie nk pocmaramienen ce cme. Guyerat Bucuaxay AsstmEs COMMAND.— erable in the United States. All letters, news- | Brevet Major General R. C. Buchanan has is- papers, &.. despatched by either office to the | sued the following order, assuming command other, under this arrangement, shall be plainly | Orie Pith Military District: stamped with the words “paidall” in red ink, on | . ict, heright hand upper corner ofthe faceofthead. | Headquarters Fifth Military Distrit, New or- dreet, and -sball alco bear the stamp of tne | leans, 2, March 25, 180.--CGeneral Orders No. mailing exchange office on their face, and | 1i—The undersigned having been assigned to that of the receiving exchange office on their | uty, with his breyet rank of Major General, back. by ihe President of the United States, becomes Ant. 4. the senior officer, and therefore assumes com- mand of the Fifth Military District. Rovert ©. BUCHANAN, Brevet Major General U. S. Army. | Cox. Tuomas B. Fiomeyce is named in the The Postal Departments of the United Stat: and of Hong Kong, shall each return to t other, monthly, or as frequently as their regu- Jations will aliow, all leviers, newspapers, & Without claim, which cannot tor any cause delivered. | Philadelphia papers asa prominent Democratic | ART. 5. candidate for the First Congressional District An exchange of muils shall also take place vani between ihe ‘United States Poral Agent cr | Of Pennsylvania, now represented by Hon. Yokohama, Japan, and the Hong Kong Post | S@muel J. Randall. pn Som pen oll eaptagpicn toes packets) | Tu WONDERFUL Alexander Delmar, Stat. comprising correspondence originating in = = pam and addressed to Hong Koug and the Cui. , BY * n New York, prospecting. — virial sion nooner ly cugand | WALT Wnrrwaw isto have an article in the dependent Chinese Ports Col gph a) ne mr a oon at a a an, Subject to the same terms and condition: " ar =e Es those tstabiished by Article 3 of this Con, | _IMPEACHMENT.—The impeachment trial com Yention, with respect to the correspondence «x. | ences in form to-day. The opening sp-ech ebanged between the United States and Hong | of Gen. Butler on the part of the Managers Kong and depradent Chinese Ports. ‘will probably occupy most of the session. On the conclusion of the speech the Managers All letters, newspapers and Prices Current | winot * P intended to be forwarded from Hong Kong te | paceoa caaeey ene ape Mie trial walt [he United States by the direct line of United | "Ty js rumored that the defense will make a States M: Packets running between San strenuous effert to make a further extension of Francisco and Hong Korg must be specially | time, putting in affidavits in support of the addressed to be sesihare ae ta that route. | lags on which they will base their demand. The two Postal Departments may by mutual | 4(jj}'sS2ly Amprobable, however, that they will succeed in their design. comsent make such detailed regulations as shall | "As the case now stands, tie prosecution ex- be found necessary to carry out the objects of t'o be able to close within a week at the this arrangement, such regulations to be term- Forest andithas been stated that four days inable at any time on a reasonable notice by | wonlibe amply sufficient. It is understood either office. = tha: the majority of the evidence will be docu- Art. s. , mentary, and willbe in charge of Messrs. Bot This Convention shall come operation | welland Williams, Messrs. Butler and Bing- the first day of November, 1-67, and shall be | ham, and perbaps Wilson, will condaer aes Pamipaple at any time on @ notice by either of- | croes-exeminations. The closing atgam-nt fice of six months. will be made by Mr. Bingham. In witness whereof, I have liereto setmyhand | ‘Ihe line of defence will be substantially the and the seal of the Post Office Department, this | s»me a: heretofore marked out. It is reported twelfth day of November, 1867. that the main reliance of the defence will be [.8) ALEX W. Rawpatt, upon the opinion of promment constitutional Postmaster General. | lawyers that the tenure-of-office act is uncon- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my | Stitational; and it is said they will subpoena band and the seal of the Colony of Hong-Kong | Secretary ‘Stanton, with a view to obtaining at Victoria herein this tenth day of August, | from biin an admission of the unconstitution: i" RicwaRD Gsavus MacDoxyaute ality of the act, and also that he held his office, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Sample hy i* ue tae by = oe I hereby approve the foregoing Convention, | ce Of the President, They also will proba- and tn” Sectimany thereat bane ani biy subparna General Roussean,who is uow in {%*.] the seal of the United States to pe a. | Alaska, and may ask an extension of time, to ” fixed. ANDREW JouNsoN. permit him to reach this city. About forty days would be gained should the course at- By the President. Witttam H. Sewap, Secretary of State. | &I™Pted be successful in this movement. The Wasuixetox, November 2. “| message might be sent to San Francisco by telegraph, thence by steamer to Sitka, where Generai Rousseau would embark for San Fran- cagers cisco. At this point he would take the usual STOP! ais Toute, via Panama, for Washington. The 4 court will, however, undoubtedly insist upon AND BUY YOUR TRUNKS the examination of the other witnesses for the At the Manufactory of defense after Roussean shall have been sub- JAMES S_TOPHAM & CO., Parpard, and upon the conclusion of their ex. B75 00s amination. in the event of the non-arrival of SEVENTH STREET. Rousseau by that ime, the prosecution might Ke extra charge for McMurray’s Patent Stay, | yitld all that the defense expected to prove by which is put in all Trunks fourown manufacture, | ibis witness. Among the witnesses for the AN IMMENSE STOCK OF —-- Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Gen. FINE SOLE _ LEATHER TRUNK Emory, Col. Wallace, Hon. Burt Van Horn, LADIES’ DRESS TRUNKS Samuel Wilkinson, and Horatio King. These and BONNET BOXES, will be examined with reference to the War TRAVELING SACKS and SATCHELS of all | Department affair, and things related thereto. inde. and at the lowest cash prices. Messrs. J. A. Deer, James b. Sheridan, James _Bepatring promptly don mh 20st | ©. Clephane, F. H Smith, D. R. Murphy, and D. B. McEwen, will be examined in regard to Fo? MOUNT VERNON: tbe President's’ speeches—that of the sth Au. ‘The Steamer WAWASET will hart | cust, +65, delivered in Washington, and those of the Potomac Ferry Company, foot delivered at Cleveland, St. Louis, and other ef Seventh street, points pyEny ‘The admission to the Senate wing and galle- MORPAY Aue THURSDAY MOSRING, Ties will be regulated to-day by the same rules For MOUNT SEENON the Tomb of Washington as have heretofore been in force. Rev ornii ‘ashington —— Pe de. Tue Tax Rerzar Birt.—tIn the Senate Mr. = Procitent Potonse You7 Ce | srirman to-day presented the report of the F™® Famicy caocenizs. | Comerence Comanitise on the tex repeal bill. selection | 1! is =ustantially the same as before, retaining of Vine FAMILY GHOCEMIES, coueatiog ot | the section allowing no drawback’ after the Teas, Wines, Liquors, Dried and Canned Fruits, | first of June; also the two mill taxon manu- fast | facturers sales over five thousand dollars. It ail other articles | changes the whiskey section so as to be subject a | to forfeiture of distille: and materials, and He bment, be solicits a share of the public patron- | ‘ssnured that satisfaction to a fine not over five thousand dollars, and iSpriv'e aud quality SHARPE’ | imprisonment not over three years. It’ pun- ‘219m “Gor. 4th andG streets north, | ishes revenue officers guilty or conniving at — , = fraud the same way. An additional section is Di OVERLY Sov ene re eG AN WA: | added forbidding compromises except on writ furnished to Subscribers for $10.00 at the Hudson | ‘2 permission of the Secretary of the Treas- Teyler Boo! ury and Attorney General. Considerable dis- cussion ensued and it become evident that no vote could te reached to-day, from the opposi- tion manifested, therefore Mr. Sherman gave reer =< notice that he should move an early adjourn- ederick and Washington County Flour,al) | ment of the impeachment Court to-day in or- wice Virginie Flonreall gaice. Mit" fase. | Ger to take up this Dill with a view to getting Evrn. Oats, Baled Hey, Straw. be wots. ‘Ou: receipts are from the producers to ue, hence a ap pn ee Rowxty Ciams.—A circular just issued Sabere wane pon ited from the Paymaster General's Office says; “It Grocers end dealers supplied on liberal margins. | \. entirely impracticable for this office to reply For sale in quant tee ae GALT & CO. to the immense number of inquiries from Indiana avenue and Ist strect, claimants, or their friends, and attorneys, as to ny near the Depot. | the condition or cause of delay in the adj een ment of their bounty claims, without serious Ss.’ BOYD, B. M. HILLMAN, ALEX. BOYD. | jy :erruption to the public business, especially of settling these particular BOYD. BILLMAN & CO., Slstnen. eaPbas printed ctrouies ine coe es PRODUCE, ¥ isetoS MEnORA TG OY sponse that canbe ven. All the Bounty | Coat el now on file are being as as Sprnte ler sale oe eee tet Olt, | CS genona Anditor-of tha Toenenty r furn- AND DEAL! VY FERTILIZERS, BONE ‘bust, OUDBETTE,&c. | ish, from the muster rolls now ds in his e se Na AVENUE, office, the evidence necessary ne the and 10th ats, @. idity ofeach claim. It is expected Retorences Bask of Washington; Lewis John- ole number of claims Bled, or likely, to be gon & Co, Bankers; W. 8 HB 5 filed, will be acted on and finally in the Fetienal Gaus beak; Fitshagh te, ‘When a claim is allowed, Hatiqnel Beak of Republic; Sayles J. Bowen, Eog-, | ihe cneck is drawn to the order of the claimant, Agents, Bobert + Eee WL. . harge, to his attorney, or ah at, Hon #3. Dietrick: BO. here been appoint & sig | Sore SEU “AND spol 3 Sevam Wo. 497 uihstrest, hove Pa ave.) attoreey.” Che Henin Wasa s WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1863. IMPEACHMENT! THE COURT TU-DAY. tae —mate GENERAL BUTLER DELIVERS THE ING ARGUMENT OF THE PE OUSE MANAGERS, —-—— The fourth day of the impeachment crial, opemed similar to the preceeding ones. The Semate gallaries were densely crowded, the majority of those present being Indies. The Senate assembled at eleven o’clock. The Con- ference Committee on tax repeal made a report, and this consumed time until half-past twelve o'clock, when Mr. Wade vacated the chair, and the Ubief Justice called the Lmpeach- ment Ovurt to order. The Board of Managers and the House of Representative then entered. ‘The journal was then read. Atten minutes to one o'clock, Gen. Butler commenced reading bis speech. He will occu- py the attention of the Court for three hours at least in delivery, and it would fill about fifteen ¢olumas of this paper. His speech commenced by referring back to old English law which governs impeachment, and quoting authorities to sustain his views. Up to the moment that General Butler com- menced his speech, all eyes had been directed to Uhief Justice Chase, in the expectation that he would make some announcement to the effeet that he should feel himself authorized to make all legal rulings; it having been given out that he would do so, but public rumor in this case proved to have been badly advised, for he said not a word. Disappointed in this expectation, the audience settled down to give close attention to the speech of General Butler, pretty sure that, dry legal document as it might be, it was sure to contain some Butierian touches; as it did. ‘The opposing counsel gave the reading care- ful attention. Mr. Nelson occupied himself in taking copious notes throughout. Messrs. Groesback and Curtis took occasional notes. Mr. Evarts sat for the most part with his head drooped upon his thin chest, now and then dropping his pen upon the paper before him. Mr. Stanbery, at the head of the table, sat twisting a bit of red tape, listening smilingly, and occasionally whispered a word to Mr. Curtis. Mr. Stevens, during the reading, sat with his face resting on his long, wasted fingers; Mr. Bingnam comoed his thin locks impatiently with his fingers until every special hair stood on end; Mr. Williams occupied himself in writing, Messrs. Wilson and Boutwell stnb- bled their chin whiskers in an abstracted fash- ion, and Mr. Logan sat with his arms folded, giving good sttention to the speech. ‘The Senators sat up quite primly at the com- Mencement of the reading, but after two or three hours began to collapse. Senators Con- ness, Ramsey, Sumner, Fessenden, Morrill ot Vt., Morgan, Cragin, Conkling, Howe, Fre- linghuysen and Norton leaned their heads on their left hands. Senators Morton, Patterson of Tenn., Buckalew, Dixon, Doovlittle, Ed- munds, Anthony and Stewart ditto on their right mauleys. Senator Wilson suspended him- self over his chair by his left arm. Senator McCreery turned a prodigious jack-knifé end for end with great perseverance. Senator Fow- ler peeled an orange. and afterwards absorbed its juices with apparent relish, Messrs. Trum.- bull, Sherman, Grimes, Sprague, Hendricks, Buckalew, Garrett Davis, and Henderson slid forward in their chairs and sat on the small of their backs; and other Senators disposed them- selves in various “gin cout” attitudes and po- sitions. The brat of the crowded chamber caused general discomfort and lassitade, and General Butler, at the end of three hours reading in a key which rendered every word audible, ap- peared the freshest man in the room. His speech was concededly ja vigorous, clearly stated argument, At3% p.m. he had not concluded. PoLtticaL.—The New York Herald eays the Democratic party is most lamentably deficient in Presidential umber in acceptable statesmen, popular heroes, er available politicians, anc thinks they will have to fall back on the oid ticket of McClellan and Pendleton. — The Democracy seem inclined to give the President the cold shoulder in his ampeach- menttroubles, The Baltimore Gazette for in- stance says “The issues involved are so serious that, to superficial observers, it seems surprising that the ular feeling in regard to the result should be that of Ianguid curiosity rather than of intense excitement. That the test act known to the Constitution—the trial of a Prest- dent of the United States—should awaken less interest in the public mind than the repart of a prize tight, indicates either that the audacity of the conspirators has paralyzed opposition, or that there is wut little real sympathy for the Victim of their malice. It is most probable that whilst the former is trae to some extent, the latter is the chief cause of the prevailing apathy. The course of Mr. Johnson since his succession to the Presidency has been one which has em- bittered his enemies whilst it has alienated those who might have been his friends—so that he stands before the country in the jomalous position of a President without a party.” — Democratic clubs are being formed in every district of South Carolina, and a Demo- cratic State Cenyention is called to meet at Co- jumbia April 2. —— A Washington dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette says :—“The statement has had general ¢lcrulation, through the Democratic press, that Hon. Jobn A. Logan had written a letter toa friend in Indianapolis, since the trial of An- drew Johnson, saying that he had little fauh in the impeachment business, and did not be- eve the President wonld be convicted. His attention having been called to this statement by the editor of the Quincy Whir. Gen. Logan has written a letter to that ‘paper, in which he says that he has written no letter to Indianapo- lis since the trial commenced, and that in none of his correspondence has he expressed a doubt of the conviction of the President. He has the fullest confidence of the impeacliment of the President at an early day.” ——The Democratic convention of Cook county, Illinois, has elected forty-eight dele- gates to the State Convention, and unanimously passed resolutions for Pendleton as first choice tor President, —— The Conservative Convention in North Carolina has nomiated Thomas C. Fuller, of Cumberland, for Congress in 3d district. — The Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee having considered the impending election on the proposed new constitution and for beconrit eater subunit that all citizens mm) ig with the ocratic party, are entitled and registered to doso, vote against the adoption of the constitution, and recom- mend that the present incumbents of all State, Congressional, judicial, parochial and muni. cipal offices, so far as they are known, who act in harmony, with the special Purpose of de- feating the constitution, be placed in nomina- tion and voted for as candidates for their re- spective offices, GevERAL Onpers, No. 14, just issued from the War Department, and signed “By order of the Secretary of War,’ promulgates the act of Congress amendat. of the act to vide for the more efficient Government of the rebel States, “providing that hereafter any election authorized by the act of March 23d, 1e57. hal) be deeided by a bm lag the votes actual] to the order is the fol 'y Secretary Seward: «The fore- going act having been presented to the Presi- dent of the United States tor his approval, and of Congress in. which it oriemsted within tne of in Ww! ribed by the ae eee the ‘United States, has a law his “pproval.”” Iwrerwat Revexve.—The receipt from this source to-day were $983,230.60. —————-0e- —__ nd] Ciena has conght » “female highway- 7" An Engiisn bas been fined 870 FORTIETH CONGRESS. This Afternoon’s Proceedings, ——_-—_—_. Monpar, March 30. Senate.—The Chaplain this morning asked the Executive, the Senutors, the State, the offleers and privates of the army, and all to whom public ‘trusts are committ d, and all who baye »<sumed respon. sibilities im reference to the nation, especially in regard to this great trial. > A number of unimportant petitions were pre- sented und appropriately reterred, Mr. Edmunds calied up the bill to appeals from the Court of wes discussed and laid over, On mction of Mr. Tram! move the political disabilities from Roderick nessee, was taken w teon being on the amendment of Mr. to strike out the word + constitution” from the clanse proposing to renove the disabilities im- pored by the reconstruction laws of Congress. Mr. Buckalew took the floor in general Position to the bill, and gave* resume of career of Mr. Butler during the war.to prove hig guvarying digloyulty. Mr. Sherman maie a report from the Com- Mittee on Conference on the bill to exempt cer- tain manufactures from Internal tax, which Provides that no drawback shall be allowed on exported article which does not pay inter- tax, and provides for the forteitnre of dis- which commit irand, and imposing fines and imprisonment on the distillers. moved that the bill be print- ed, and the subject be postponed until to-mor- , the bill to re- RSButler, of Tes ‘Mr. Sherman hoped the Senator would not presshis motion. The obnoxious features of the bill had been left out. It was important that it should be acted on to-day, as it was to go into operation on Wednesday. Mr. Hendricks was unable to tell what changes had been made, and thonght the bill had better go over until an opportamity was was afforded to know Several Senators ho} as it was an important bill. Mr. Grimes said it was more important that should know what it was. , Sherman gaye notice that he would en- ata later hour. it would not go over, deavor to call itu ‘The Alabama bill was read once and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. At 12:30 the Chair announced the suspension of legislative business, THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. ntered and took the chair of the presiding officer and rapped the Court of achment to order. Sergeant-at-Arms made the usual proc- lamation, commanding silence. The counsel of the President entered and took The Chiet Justi The Managers of Impeachmem were an- nounced,and came torward and took their The House of Representatives were an- The journal of t of the Court of Imps Secrete:y, Mr. J. W. The Chir f Justic of the House of Rep: last two days proceedings chmeut were tead by the Managers on the part entatives, will now pro- ceed in support of the articles of Impeachment. Mr. Butler said the onerous auty had des Yolved upon him of presenting the fiets of law ee Mpen whieh the Ho t) sustain the articles of impe: the first time in the history o: yition bronght to trial its ruler assassination wits by which au faithless and ineora» had provided a safe removing from office those who were guilty of bigh crimes and misdemvanors. ton provided amply for all cmorgencies theory of impeschinent as borrowed ir land Was then disconrsed of by Mr. B., 1 quoted as authorities all the preesdents relati v. to impeachment, both im this country and in England. He quoted trom English anthorities to prove that the Execat: ouly remedy ‘The Constitu- s clearly subordi- cer was a sufficient caus ‘The Managers claim and insist that this trib- unal bas not the chaiacter or attributes of a court. and that only m this particular case is the Chief Justice of the United States called in for impeachment, to preside over it, He contended that in all other trials the Senate sits as theSenat+, and just because the Chiet Justice is presiding now, that it becomes a court. are required to take an additional oath or at- firmation does not change it, z drawn yetween the Senate and the House of Lords will not hold, because until very lately the House of Lord The fact that Senators The analogy issued to exercise 11 crimes committed in the United Kingdor. This Senate, as sitting now, is a con- stitutional tribunal for the trial of Andrew Jobnson, President of th hich crunes and misdemeanors, He uliuded to the case of Senator Smith, of Muryland, who, asa member of the House, Yoted to imprach Judge Pickering, and who asserted his rightto sit as a member of the Senate on the trial, and after a lengthy discus- sion the Senate decided that he was entitled to sit, that a State should not be deprived of its anagers now main- tained that no right is held in any one tochal- lenge any Senator on this trial. He further uoted from the cases ot Judge Chase and eck, to prove that Senators bad sat in the trial who had, as members of the House, voted for the articles of impeachment. In the trial of Ann Mullen, her father, Lord Roch! her wncle, not only sat om her trial, but’ had yoted her guilty. Mr. K. further cited numerous precedents to Prove that in trisls not only interes‘ed persons, but blocd relations sat on the trials of accused He would not trouble the Senate with these minute details but for the fact that par- tin] and improper statements had been pub- liskea in the press 4s to the right of a Senator de) to sit on this trial. These objec- tions hid been raised b; understand the merits 0: Managers considered it the bounden duty of this Senator two sit ou this trial, he had no choice in this matter, it was the rightof his State. Mr, B. thea read from k Johnson, in reply to an invitation to address a and that be (Mr. J.) supported President in the difference which had sprung up between him and Congress. He (Mr. .) maintained that by the expression of this opinion, Mr. Johnson might also be deprived from sitting on the trial if challengers were to be resorted to. Mr. B. then recited the articles of impeach- It would be shown by the testimony of - Binley that Thomas had said he intended to get possession of the War Office by force, an that he invited Mr. Binley to attend, whi that gentleman did, but the show did not come off, Thomas having been arrested and held to bail. It would be further shown that a notice bad been served on the Secretary of the Treas- ury to honor the requisitions of Thomas for money. The House of Representatives and the people have jomed issue with Andrew Jobn- son as to his right to act as he has done. atter a full examination of the facts, it shall be found that he has the right, let him go free, but if not, let Lim be hurled trom his high ‘This bill which he has violated received the renewed sanction of both the Senate and Honse of Representatives after a tull consideration of It he is to be allowed toexer- cise this dangerous power of removal, where is ‘Does Constitution invest the President with all the executive power which is enjoyed by kings and the ralers of other na- tions 1” If so, it has been mach more liberal to bim than to the legislative branch of the Goy- The executive power of appoint- ment is clearly limited by the words of the Con- stitution, which renters the consent of the Sen- Me necessary. The power which he has assumed The por val wes very elaborately debated. in the First Gon- Tess, on the bill to create @ State t was debated for four days, and finally was so framed as to im the President; but was short-liy oa motion of is wer ot struck out. It went back to the Senate: but as the debates there were in secret session we have no means of knowing what did take p/ we learn from the journal that this provision ing the power of removal United States, for Representative. parties who did not the case at all. his objections. hen it came to a a the sidered fp Congress,an: on the 1 ‘t, who reporte sary to tr down his p enectment, and re 0 ferent bills on the ee. ented within a cert: to the collec fom of revenue. of-cffice act reported. | one minds of the country. It dia cur to Congress then that it had not the to regulate the appointment to and iL fcom offices. Further acts of Uongress relative to apy ointments to office ph mere On the 13th of July, 1866, gress enacted that no person in the military or naval service should dismissed, uniess by sentence of court-martial. Here was a distinct right of Congress to pomplae appointments to office, and answered the respondent's objections, as he had signed the bill. Why did he not think of this in the snow storm of his vetoes! In Mareb, 1867, the tenure-of-act was passed by Congress, Under whose adminisiration wes Mr, Stanton serving when the bnilet of Booth made the proximate cause of this trial! ‘Was not Mr. Stanton now serving out under the term of Mr. Lincoln? Was not the re- spondent serving out the unexpired term of i . Lincoln f this was not case, and if the respondent proved it was not, then, under that very tenure-ot-office act, he was guilty of a high misdemeanor, and all the House had to do was to report another article of impeach- ment. If the ndent betrayed the great party which had« fed iam, and wanted to restore Tebels to power, than was it mot Mr. Stanton’s duty toremain at bis post, to continue to re- man at it now in defence of the Constitution and in obedence to the voice of the great ma- jority of the American people! The act of the Tespondent in suspending Mr. Stanton Yast August was ostensibly under the tenure of office act, and if he believed itnull and void, was he not seeking to make @ tool of the Senate, and does he not ad- mit afterwards that he be acted under that act so far as it suited him. It Andrew Johnson had committed no other act this was sufficient to place his character in letters of living light re the country, to show his moral tury tude. Instead of coming out boldly and ‘delng what he had todo in the face of day and openly. he resorts to all kinds of suptertuges, Mr. B. then reterred the act of 1*63, allowing the Executive to temporarily designate the bead of a Department in case of sickness, death, resignation or other cause, for six months, and also referred to other acts, bearing on the same subject. But in all these acts, from 1789 down, there had been no provision allowing the Ex. ecutive exclusive control over removals, and this is a sufficient evidence of the legislative construction of the Constitution, that it did not allow the Executive the absolute power of re- moval. The appointment of Gencral Grant as Secretary ad wicrim was legal. It being conceded that the appointment of Thomas was in direct violation of the tenure- of-office act. what was to prevent Andrew Johnson from being dec guilty of high ind misdemeanors. We (the Managers) claim tLat any question of the constitutionali of the tenure-ot-office law is totally irr: during the course of this mal. His right to jue ge of the constitutionality of any law coases moment his objections to it are gent to Con- frees, considered, and the bill passed over his veto. Then he is as rigidly bound by it as any one. It may be said that he can resist at his peril, so he can, and the peril is impeachmer In reference toany decision of the Supre: Court, that court bas never but on three o ven decisions in reference to acts of affeeting the general weltare impugn- ing their constitutionality. The three cases were then quoted. But he feared (turning to the Chief Justice) that he was treading on dan- gerous ground. Heasked Senators would they allow any question of the constitutionality of this law to enter into the trial of an Executive officer who wilfully violated in advance of any decision by any court. Itmay be contended that he suspended Mr. Stanton to test the con- sututionality of this law, bu we will show that this is asubterfuge. For one eat he made no aitempt to test that law. He freely assured to the General of ths Army his purpose to vioiate it. He attempted to reduce the commander of this Department from his allegiance to the laws Hovsk or REPRESENTATIVES.—Under the call of States for bills and joint resolutious for reference only, the following were intro- duced and referred to the Committees desig- nated, viz : By Mr. Eliot (Mass.)—Bull_rel neers at th Naval Affat ting to engi- United States Naval Academy. By Mr. Charchill (N. Y.)—Bill to amend the acts rela! to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and desig- nating the officer who shall act in case of the death or other inability of the President or Vice President. Referred to Uommittee on Judiciary. [The bill provides that 1m case of the death, resignation or inability of the President or Vice President of the United States to perform the duties of their office, such duty shall devolve upon the President of the Senate pro tem.; and if there be no President of the Senate pro tem., then the Speaker of the House of Representa. tives; and if there be no Speaker of the House, then the Chiet Justice of the United States shall, for the time being, act as President until the disability shall be removed. The bill further Provides that in case of a Nacancy occurring in the office of a President elected by the people, 18 months prior to the time for another election the Secretary of State shall notify the Gover- nors of the several States of the fact, and an election shall be held for a President and Vice- President in the ensuing November, and the term of the President then elected I com- menee from the 4th day of March next ensuing: provided, that at least 60 days notice of such special election shall be given. Mr. Churchill also introduced a bill to amend the pension laws. Referred to Committee on Invalid Pension: Mr. Haight (N. J.) presented joint resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, withdrawing the assent of that State from ihe 14th amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States, Mr. Eldridge (Wis.) demanded the reading of the joint resolution ing the reading various objections were made on the Republican side, which were sev- erally overruled by the Speaker. Mr. Boutwell made the point of order that the resolution Was not respecttul in tone, as it charged the House with usurpation; and he ob- jected to the reception of the document. ‘The Speaker decided the point of order not well taken, as under the rule all papers pre- sented in the morning hour on Morday bad to be referred. Gentlemen could afterwards call it up and dispose of it as they saw proper. rT. Washbnrne (Ill.) gave notice that at the expiration of the morning hour be would move to suspend the rules for the Purpose of sending the resolution back whence it came. The hour of half-past twelve having arrived the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole and accompanied the Managers to the bar of the Senate. PayMasTER JouN S. CUNNINGHAM, United States Navy, has recently received the follow- ing letter trom Stephen J. W. Tabor, Fourth Auditor of the Treasury : Sin: For along time I have been intending toussure you of my cordial thanks for your services in suggesting, perfecting, and testing the improved method of keeping allotments now in use by Land oy masters of the Navy. It bas been thoroughly tried and works admura- bly. From all quarters I hear it recommended as “just the thing:” alike saving labor, insuring accuracy, and effecting promptitude. This method was, indeed, a great desiderati and its adoption will always mark an epoch in the Bistory of allotments.—Army and Navy Journal, larch 28. ——— S7 Missouri legislatures decided when to adjourn by the advent of the blue birds, 7 Vallandigham bas bought into the Day- ton Ledger, and will be editor-in-chief, «7 General Lew Wallace is to run for Con- gress in Mr. Orth’s Indiana district. Sa Drumming out is abolished in the British 87- Cincinnati has a wooden skating rink for Summer use, er, 436.60. dull, %s.6d. M. Forbes was carried to Fauquier. Jam the Kitchen, Smoke-hou: houses, of Mr. Henry Field, (Judge Ro H. Field's old residence,) were consumed by fire man, named New Uastle. H riage road near the railroad. He had a lot of chickens around bh. had always borne a good character and been — an honest man.— Wilmington Com- mercial. usual questions, have an income last ye the assessed, “she had twins,—both girls.” Tas bnet's nice taceasn is Loses ‘abou! fas lost @ nice incom 4 (00,008, Prussia pock: — N°. 4,698 TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. es FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. [By Cable to the Associated Press.) Lonpor, March 30—Forenoon.—Consols, a $3 }pj Bonds, 72; ries, 4%: Illinois Central, 50 apt NANKFORT, March 90—Forenoon—Londs, Livenroot, March 20—Forenoon.—Cotton excited buoyant, halt pe x xd. Orleans, 11d. im- Potsible now to estimate; probably exceed 300 bales. Breadstufls quiet. Corn declined to 42s. Others same, Loxpos, March _30—Afternoon.—Cons. steady, Eries,4=\. Illinois, 89. Bond, Greaiwestern, 30. Livrrroot, March 30—Afternoon.—Cotton bucyant; prices the same. Hest estimates fix day's sales at 90.000 bales. Breadstuf’s quiet. Beet advanced to 125s. Bacon firmer and high- Sd. Lard dull. Spirits Tarpentine Loxpoy, March 30—Evening.— Political news: Meagre and unimportant. Consols, Kia9S FRayxxrort, March 30.—Consols, 74 are, } Liverroor, March 30.—Cotton ch firm at for Uplands, 11411 \ for Orleans: Sugar quiet and steady. Nayai stores dull. Other articles unchanged. THE NEW ENGLAND METHODISTs. [Special Dispatch to the Star. Bostox, March 30.—During the session of the Conference of the New England Methodists Episcopal Church, the Committee on the Course ot the Country, through the Rey. Gilbert Haven, ried resolutions endorsing im; bment and eulogizing General Grant an 'y Stanton for their patriotic con- duct. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and it was voted to send copies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, Secretary Stanton, | General Grant and the Chief Jusiice of the United States SUFFRAGE IN OHIO. [Special Dispatch to The Star.) CoLumsrs, March 30.—The Ohio Senate has passed the visible admixture bill, which re- quires the judges of elections to challenge the votes of persons having a visible admixture of African bloed, and unless they take an oath that they have not such admixture they are to be disfranchised. Mr. Griswold moved to | amend the title so that it should read “An act to prohibit the descendants of Southern Dem- ocrats from the exercise of the elective fran- chise, and to evade the provisions of the Con- stitution of Ohio,” which was ruled out of order. VIRGINIA NEWS. Stafford Circuit Court met on Monday and adjourned on Tuesday, Juage Thomas presid- ing. Brigg's horse case in detinue against J. Briggs sued Forbes in Stafford for a horse, ii nocently purchased by him, which bad bes stolen Brigzs during the war. Forbes now lives in Fauquier, and his plea to the ju- risdiction was sustained. George H. Newman. of Woodstock, Va., adent at Washington College during the session of 66-7 and who bad been staying at the Lexington Hotel tor some da; past, on a brief visit to the town, attempted to commut suicide about 2 o'clock on the night of the 19th inst. by shooting himself. He is now lying severely wounded. The Culpepper Observer sa) ‘We learn that » and other ont- one night last week McCracken & Bro. have sold to Mr James | Burke of New Jersey, 13) acres of land near the Summit, on the R.F. & P. Railroad, be- longing to W. L. Bell, for $700. There is a dwelling house, kitchen, stable and store-house on the land—a desirable purchase, Another Bank has been organized in Lexing- ton in accordance with the State Law, to be | known as “The Rockbridge Bank.” The Grand Jurors of Judge Underwood's court were insession all day in Richmond on Thursday. Several witnesses were examined by them, assisted by District Atiorney Chand- ler, Ne presentments have yet been made public. James L. Taliaferro, Real Estate Broker, has sold to James E. Palmer, esq., of Bridzeport. Connecticut, Mr. Edward Smith's farm in | Spoteyl vasa, for $3,500), one-balf cash, residue | on time. = The Robert E. Lee Insurance Company has been chartered at Richmond, by Judge Mer- edith. ! THE MaryLann Leois_aTcre—This body will probably adjourn to-night, althongh, under the provisions of the constitution, it is claimed it cam remain in session until if necessary. Ainong the bills which have ed both heuses are the following: Fi ing a | new public free school system; changing the oyster law of the State: regulating the depart- ment of labor and agriculture; appropriating $20,.00 in aid of the destitute of the South: amending the act for the registration of voters: fixing thr State tx at nineteen cents on the one hundred dollars, including ten cents for school noon to-morrow, urposes, and the bill amending the code in re- tion to religious corporatiens. The Governor Will to-day nominate throe trustees to the Sen- a for confirmation, waose duty under the ral school act will ve to elect a principal ee and professors of the Stete Normal 1, and perform other duties in connection therewith. Tax on Spurious CuaMraGNne.—Thee com- missioner of internal revenue has rendered a decision in the spurious champagne wine | cases. He holds that wines made by infusion of carbonic acid gas, and put up in bottles similar to foreign champa © wines, are sub- ject to & tax of $6 per dozen. Ail of the wines, knewn as the spurious champaigne wines, be- tween $400,000 and $500,000 worth of w! were seized by Collector Shook, in New York some time ago, were pat up as above described. This decision will not only bring a revenue to the government, but drive out of use those fraudulent champagne wines. ich Tne Lrcat Rients or Quacks.—Jacob Collimers assaulted Jacob Gordon, an unmat- riculated doctor in Albany for pressing the payment of his bill without having cured the patent. The Police Court de esterd: that a man acting as a physician withouta di- ploma, even though with a government li- cense, could be assaulteg without legal cause, and dismissed the case. iay A CoroneD MAW FouND DBAD—Had Been Sho'—At an early hour this erie | a colored Perry Davie, was found dead near is body was lying in’ the car- nd had been shot. He §2-A Revenue assessor in Ohio, asking the quired, “Did your wife 1? Yea,” s7-The Oxford University Eight, who de- clined a challenge from Harvard, were recently beaten iu @ scrub race bya “scratch” eight selected trom the various colleges, #7 By bis folly in not sticking to his in George of Haugeer sea pockets it. S7The canton of Berne is said to be agit Ss an Licpey because the can- vernment refnses to sanction . cation of girls by religious orders, sisleaoae S7°A Dr. Durr, alizs Dunre, & junior Carson iret Mrs. 2 Carso: Louie, Mo., om the 11th, and was arrested at St. S7-Paris has a new Rewspaper which sells for one sou, and gives to quarterly Biferber phosrraps cues eae Photagrap at a certain estab- Prize-fight s the latest develop. ‘TEE GREAT REMEDIES FOR ALL DiGRasEs | LIVER, STOMACH, OB DIGESTIVE ORGANS HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS HOOFLAND’S GERMAN Tom10 Isa combination o sll the ‘the poi et Sone Chae eae HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS. ‘Those objection com binetion of the Bitters. as stat — had HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONTO. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, HOOFLANDS GERMAN TONIC, PREPARED BY DR. C. M. JACKSON, PurLapetruia, Pa. . te they wer antouttedle te cures, and ben more ‘x ll effectually cure Liv ironic or bomanity to medicine extant equal to these rem the tow tinge is eradicated re i the checks, in¥alid: becomes are "Phey arelangetde WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN by the use of either of these cure every case of MARASMUS ‘TESTIMONIALS. HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pa., writes: PHILADELPHIa. March 26, 1657. find Carts, nectl im Sherense of Yip Sigeetive servetcaee St on Tea a HON. JAMES THOMPSON, Judacof the Supreme Couri of Pennsylvania. JAMES THOMPSON.” FROM BEV. JOSEPH BH. KENNARD. Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia Dr. Jackson—Deer Sir: 1 have been frequently yuosted te connect may, nape with Gone of different jade of medicines, bat. tae es outof “FROM REV. E. .D. PENDALL,