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connection with that of the ball lodging in the door post, seems to indicate that the weapon was held close to his head when fired. There have been as yet no traces whatever of the assassin's discovery. The government of Canada offer 5000 dollars, the government of Ontario and Quebec 5000 dollars, and the Mayor of Ottawa 4000 dollars reward for the apprehension of the guilty party. All the members of the Cabinet are taking a deep interest in the matter. Great crowds are in the streets, and expressions of sympathy with the deceased are loud and frequent. In the House last night, a .couple of hours before the assassination, Mr M'Gee delivered an able speech on the position of Nova Scotia. It is said to have been one of the most eloquent efforts of his whole life. A despatch from Ottawa to the " Evening Telegram" reports that the excitement there is still on the increase. A private meeting of the Ministers has been held in connection witK leading members of the two houses. It is intimated that facts nave been presented them showing the existence ot a secret society of desperadoes, sworn to summarily put out of the way all members of the Parliament who are broadly anti-Fenian in their sentiments. Information is also in the possession of the members to the effect that a grand Fenian outbreak throughout the Dominion is imminent. In this, it is stated, in addition to the Fenians, there will be engaged the forces of the many Canadians who are dissatisfied with Government on general grounds It has been ascertained by the authorities that the murderer of M'Gee is a new York Fenian, who is said to have been detailed by the secret society for the purpose, the duty having been decided by draw ing lot s. It is rumored that a French revolutionary society in the Lower Province is acting in concert with the Fenians. Threats of retaliation upon all known Fenians are openl} made by members of the British party, and it is feared thah other assassinations will follow this evil beginning. THE IMPEACHMENT TKIAL. The Board of Managers of Impeachment will hold a meeting this morning, when it is designed to consider the question of increasing the number of the managers to take part in the argument. Five is at present the number spoken of. Ben Butler will nut speak again. ' It is also doubtful whether Thad Stevens will have anything to say. This arrangement, then, would leave Mr Logan to open, Wilson of lowa, and Williams of Pennsylvania, to follow, and Boutwelland Bingliamto close on the part of the prosecution. To accomplish this arrangement the Board of Managers will ask the suspension of the twenty-first rule, which says, "The case each side shall be opened by one person, The final argument on the merits may be made by two persons on each side, unless other wise ordered by the Senate, upon application for that purpose, and the argument shall be opened and closed on the part of the House of Representatives." If it is found that the Senate is not disposed to grant their wish, the Managers will ask an extension of the time to be used on their side ot the argument, which may be so divided among themselves as to allow each of the five Managers who have prepared themselves to say something. This arrangement, if acceded to by the High Court, will involve a reply from at, least four of the counsel for the defence. THE IMPEACHMENT OF PBBSIDENT JOHNSON. - The President, through his counsel, takes up the articles of impeachment seriatim. He enters upon the consideration of each almost word by word, and is so elaborate, explicit, and precise in his statements and replies upon every point that the discussion of the whole must necessarily occupy a good deal of time. It will be remembered that of the eleven articles nine are variations upon the removal of Stantcn. Every detail of these is gone over at lerfgth in rigid legal form. His reply to the first article is a specimen of his way of treating them all ; and we cannot display more clearly his general method of meeting the charges than by inserting here the brief paragraph which condenses and sums up his response to each " substantive allegation" of this article. "He (the President) denies that the said Stanton, on the 21st day of February, 1868, was lawfully in possession of the said office of Secretary for the Department of War. He denies that the said Stanton on 1 the day last mentioned was lawfully entitled to hold the said office against the will of the President of the United States. He denies that the said order for the removal of the said Stanton was unlawfully issued. He denies that the said order was issued with intent to violate the act entitled 'An Act to regulate the tenure of certain civil offices.' He denies that the said order was a violation of the last mentioned act. He denies that the said order wa 1 - a violation of the Constitution of the "United States, ot of any law thereof, or of his oath of office. He denies that t!>e said order was issued with an intent to violate the Constitution of the United States, or any law thereof, or this respondi nts oath of office. And he resi/ectfuliy but rnuosUy insists that; no* nuh wi). 1 - it j suec Lj liiin in ihe performance of what he belie*, ed to be an imperative official duty, but in the performance ot what this honorable Court Will consider was in point of lact an imperative official duty. And he denies that any and aU substantive matters in the'said first article c< ntained in manner and form as the same are therein stated and set f> rth. do by law constitute a high misdemeanor in oflici\ within the + rue intent and meaning of the Constitution of the United States." The charges of conspiracy with General Thomas of attempis to hinder the execution of the acts of Congress, of seeking to use force to effect his purposes, of j trying to induce General Emory to violate j the law, are each and all directly and with circumstance denied. Mr Johnson repeats that the sole object of his proceedings in the Stanton case was to bring the matter before the courts, that he might obtain a legal decision as to the constitutionality of the law for regulating the tenure of civil office. He then takes up the tenth Article, which was prepared by General Butler, and refers to his speech at St. Louis, assailing Congress. He denies the accuracy of the extracts purporting to be quoted from this speech, but, at the same time, insists upon his right to express his views as to the policy of Congress, and alleges that the specifications affect only his dis-cretion-upon the occasion referred to. In ) reply to the eleventh and final article he denies that he ever questioned the power or validity of Congress as now organised, but, at the same time, again insists upon his right to a public expression of his opinions.

At the conclusion of the reading the answer was ordered to be placed on file, and Mr Boutwcll announced that the Managers would be ready to respond with their replication before the Senate at one o'clock. He also asked that a copy of the answer of the accused be furnished to the Managers, which was duly ordered. Mr Evarts then submitted an application in writing, asking that thirty days' preparation for the trial on and after the filing of the replication, be granted to the President, and made a brief argument in support thereof. At first it seemed as though the Court was about to decide the debate by senators, when Mr Bingham announced that the Managers would like to be heard in opposition to the application. Several speeches were made on the subject, when the motion to postpone was voted on, and lost by yeas 35, nays 28. The result of this ruling on these motions deprives the Senate to a still greater degree of its legislative capacity, and compels it to treat every motion just as a Judge would sitting on the Bench. Amendments, substitutes, motions to lay on the table, &c, are no part of a judicial proceeding, and questions must be immediately decided on their merits as fast as they arise, unless the Senate elect to retire for deliberation. When the application was denied, Mr Evarts threw the whole question of more time upon the magnanimity of the Senate, and he simply moved an order that such reasonable time after filing of the application be granted as the Senate might now determine. Reverdy Johnson was just about to submit an order for ten days, when at twenty minutes to five Mr Sh -rman moved an adjournment of the Court until one o'clock yesterday, which was agreed to. At one o'clock on Tuesday the President pro tern, of the Senate vacated the chair for the Chief Justice, who entered and took his seat, ordering the proclamation, which was made accordingly by the Sergeant-at-Arms. In the meantime the counsel tor the President, Messrs Stanbery, Curtis, JEvarts, Nelson, and Groesbeck, entered amda m d took their seats. .At five minutes past one o'clock the Managers were announced and took their seats. The House was announced immediately, and the members disposed themselves outside the bar. The minutes of the session of yesterday were then read by the Secretary.' The Secretary read the announcement of the adoption of the replication by the House. Mr Boutwell, of the Managers, then rose and said : — " Mr Pre-ident, I am charged by the Managers with the duty of presenting the replication offered by the House of Representatives." He then read the replication as iollows :—: — The House of Eepresen'atives of the United States have considered tho several j answers of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, to the several articles of impeachment against him by them exhibited in the name of themselves and of j all the people of the United States, and reserving to themselves an advantage of exception to theinsufficiency of this answer to each and all of the several articles of impeachment exhibited against said Andrew Johnson, President of the United 1 States, to deny each and every averment in said several answers, or either of them ; \ which denies or traverses the acfis,intents, crimes or misdemeanors charged against said Andrew Johnson in said articles of impeachment, or either of them ; and for replication to said answer do say that the said Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, is guilty of the high crimes and misdemeanors mentioned in the said articles, and that tho said House of Representatives are ready to prove the same. At the conclusion of the reading Senator Johnson said — Mr Chief Justice, I move that an authenticated copy be presented to the counsel for the President. The motion was agreed to. The Chief Justice — Last evening a motion was pending on the part of the counsel for the President that such a time should be allowed for their preparation as the_ Senate should please to determine. There-" upon the Senator from Maryland (Mr Johnson) presented an order providing that ten days' time be allowed. Mr Sumner, rep., of Mass.— Mr President.l send to the Chair an £tmendment|to come immediately after the word " ordered" being in the nature of a substitute. The Secretary read the amendment as follows : — That now that a replication has been filled, the Senate, ndhering to its rule already adopted,' shall proceed with the trial from day to day, Sundays excepted, until otherwise ordered for reasons shown. Mr Edmunds — I move that tho Senate retire to consider that order. ~lThe yeas and nays were demanded, and ordered, resulting as follows : — Yeas,' 29 ; nays, 23. So the Senate retired for consultation at twenty-five minutes past one o'clock. When the Senate had retired for consultation, Mr Johnson, dem., of Md., modified the , esolution he had previously submitted in ihe chnmbey hy providing that the trial of the President shall commence on Thursday, the and of April. • Mr Williams, rep., of Oregon, moved that the further consideration of the recpondent's application ffir< i r time be post»,<jn"d until the I>ianng'rs L.ivo opened their cas<- .md submitted then* evidence. 'This -was ditsgri od to by yeas 9, nays 4tf. Mr Conk 7 ing. rep., of Is .Y., moved an amendment to Mr Johnson's resolution by striking out "Thursday, the 2nd of April," and inserting " Monday, the 30lh of March " ;is the time when the trial shall commence. Mr Conkling's amendment was agreed to by yeas 28, nays 24 At twenty-five minutes past three o'clock the Senate re-appeared, having been out exactly two hours. Order having been restored, the Chief Justice said : — I am directed to inform the counsel that the Senate have agreed to an order in response to their application, which will now be read :—: — Ordered — That the Senate will commence the trial of the President upon the articles of impeachment exhibited against him on Monday, the 30th day of March, and proced therein with all dispatch, under the rales of the Senate sitting upon the trial of an impeachment. After a momentary pause, the Chief Justice asked — Have the counsel for the respondent anything to propose P The counsel bowed in acquiescence to the decision. The Court was then adjourned until the day named.