AMERICA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 34, 23 June 1868, Page 3

AMERICA.

[BY A'-PIANI'IO OAUT/M,] New Yojuc, May 0, Argument for prosecution of .l?ro«i---dont Johnson olouod on the Oth. Tho Sonato mot on tho 7th insi;., and, with cloaod doors, procoodod to tho consideration of various orders prosontod rolativo to taking tho final voto on impoachmont. l'lio Senate finally ngrood to adjourn to Monday, and to talco tho final voto on tho artielos on Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, without; dobato. Senators will be allowed until Thursday to file written opinions rogardinjj thoir votes. Tho Souafco thon adjournod to Monday, the 11th inst. Tho docinion of tho impoachinent quoation lias boon defluitoly poatponod until Thursday, tho ldifcli inst., whon tho fato of tho President will bo do* cidod. Judging from the tono of the Now York proes, and tho proceedingw in OongroHS, appoaranoos indicato moro in favour of Jolniflon'o acquittal than his conviction. Tho questions to bo answered by Senators arelot. Has tho Prooidonfc tho powor of

romoval without tho conourrenoo of tho Sonato P 2nd. Does Socretary Stanton como within tho Tonuro of Office Act P . 3rd. Can tho President 'lawfully inalco an adintenm appointment during fcho eossion of tho Sonato P difch. "Was the President guilty of misprision " of porjury in sohoming to provout tho operation of tho Tenure of Ofltoo Act P s tli. Was tho Prosidont guilty of a misdomoanour in making his Washington, Cleveland, and St. Louie speochofl? The steamer River Quoen was burned to tho wator'o odgo on Wodnosday night, afc Marino City, Michigan, Valuo 10,000 dollars. Ex-Proaidont Buchanan is dangerously ill at Whoatlnnds. A oyclono half a milo in width, nasflod ovoi 1 portions of Davidson and Williamson countios, Tonnosaoo, on Wodnosday affcornoon, lat instant, swooping away houaoß, trees, and fences foi' a distance of worno ton miles. The Canadian House of Commons passod a resolution appropriating £1,100,000 storling for tho purpose of building fortifications j also, by a majority of O.t, to reduco tho Governor's salary of 60,000 dols to 82,000. London, May 4i. At a Oabinot Council, during a disoussion, Lord Stanloy, Socrotary of Stato for IToFoign Affairs, iSarl of Malmosbury, Koonev of tho Great Seal, and Gftthorno Hardy, Soorotary of tho Homoßo'partmont, oponly sooodod, ! nnd rofuaod to aorvo longer under Mr DierAoli'fl load, Me Disraoli eoughfe an immodiato audionco of tho Quoon, and placed his resignation in Hop Majesty's hands, Her Majesty rofasod to accept Mr Disraeli's resignation. Mr Disraoh has said that tho right to diamolvo Parliament was only roftoi'vod by tho Ministry in caso tho isauo upon tho Irish CJliuroh quostion was proßflod to a division. Attor spoeohos by somo other momboi's, tho dobato ondod. A largo and noisy mooting wns hold in Sfc Jamos's Hall on tho Ofch, in favour of continuanco of Irish Church ostablishmont, tho Archdeacon of Canter, bury in tho chair, Mr Whitbrod raovod in tho Houso of Commons a roaolution to withdraw fcho annual grant of d 330,000 to Maynooth Oollogo, Tho motion was agvood to. Tho Roform Bill for Iroland has boon road a socond timo. Portions for commutation of punishment of i'Vmian jmaonor, liarrott, convicted of complicity in Olorlconwoll 1 oxplosion, got up by Mr John Bright, woro prosontod to Watliorno Hardy. G'onoral Naglo, and other Fonian pj'ifionoi'H, havo boon roloasod from conilnomont, on giving roquirod plodgos.