Show y senate the morning hour was occupied in the transaction of unimportant business at the expiration the president pro tem said all the legislative and executive business business would cease for the purpose of proceeding with the business connected with impeachment he the thereupon reulon vacated the chair and the chief justice then advanced u up the aisle clad in his off omm leial official robes accod accompanied acied by justice nelson and escorted ty by the committee appointed for that purpose followed by the managers of the house who stood behind the bar the chief justice ascended the presidents chair and said in a solemn asolean and impressive voice Sena senators in obe ohe 41 enee en ence ce to notice I 1 have appeared to join oin oln wim qin in forming a court of impeach for ment me J I 1 0 f the president of the TT t U eon m ready to take the eoa oath judge nelson then adm administer InIste following oath III 1 I do solemnly sw that in rii nii fell things pertaining to the trial triai of the impeachment of andrew johnson president of the united states I 1 will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws BO so help me god the secretary then called the roll each senator advancing and taking the oath prescribed by the rules the only senators absent were doolittle edmunds patterson of N W H and gauis hauls saulsbury when tb the e name of senator wade was called hendricks arose and put the question whether the senator from 0 being the person who would succeed the president was entitled to sit as a judge in the case sherman bherman argued that the constitution itself settled that question it provides that the presiding officer should not preside at the impeachment of the president and being silent has no right to be a member of the court follows by aylm implication howard took the same view johnson assimilated this thia trial to ordinary judicial proceedings and said no judge would be allowed to sit in a oase case where he had direct interest ho desired to ta postpone the decision till the precedents of the english house of lords could be examined the debate continued ae length davis hendricks and bayard arguing against wades right to sit as a vi member of the court hendricks safi when wa de ceased to be presiding officer of alle ilie could be e UV wa was now incompetent morrill williams howard mortan Sum sumner hier fier sherman drake thayer ani and howe spoke in favor of wades right morton argued there was no person here authorized to make objection it was the right of the party accused to waive the objection of inte interest reit on the part of a judge or jury when the president came for trial ho he might ask why was not the senator from fram ohio sworn the senator was a member of the senate and his rights as such could not be taken away thayer argued if the question of interest was raised against the senator from ohio it ought with greater reason to be raised against the senator from tennessee patterson who was closely related to the president besides every senator who might succeed to office aa as presiding officer was also interested new york yorke A serious riot broke out among the emigrants on wards island this morning A bad feeling has for a song time existed between the german and irish the latter seven hundred strong attacked their enemies who also put themselves in a sort of battie battle battle battie array the irishmen seized pitchforks cu clubs s baxes axes long poles with sharp iron points ac and nd the germans barricades barricaded barrica ded thease themselves ives alves in the basement of the hospital building the irish beat down doors and the fight was progressing lice itee quite atte fiercely when a strong force of police arrived and succeeded in quelling the row though they were compelled to shoot down four of the bel bei eighteen of the rioters were wounded more or less seriously and eight eighty Y isi six were secured and confined the emi rants are still excited and declare the fight tight will be renewed when the police leave the island london late dispatches from china and japan have been received via india the civil war in japan raged with great violence in the house of commons this evening disraeli appeared for forthe the first time since the thel resignation of derby upon entering he was received with loud cheers from both the government and opposition benches disraeli soon afterwards rose and after giving notice introduced trod certain measures relating to scotland and ireland he referred to the retirement of derby saying his hi colleagues were loth to sever their connection with such a leader no jno lan guage could express their estimate of the character of such a chief and all most earnestly hoped his restoration to tv health and power disraeli then proceeded to say that her majesty had beba been pleased to to him the task odthe of the government rand and he could not decline the gra gracious clous cious offer accompanied as it was by the generous support of his colleagues in domestic affairs the policy of lord derby during the last two years of his administration would be followed by the new ministry and in foreign affairs the policy of lord stanley would be adhered to this would be a policy of peace not one of isolation but one of generous regard for our own interest and those of other nations such policy would never lessen the influence or dignity of england the policy of the government would be a liberal one cheers and laughter recognizing the national traits as best cecur the institutions he regretted sion bion f continuing the busgen land aad ard bu t as tW LT pus pua in adire ire lre a previous occasion sto had bad said on only safeguard eafe guard again against t was the foreign con confederation federation such buch 8 of the privilege of the writ was not fri iri incompatible with the gentle exercise of law and he was of the opinion that the grievances of ireland should be treated with tender regard for that country after a few more explanations not of general importance disraeli resumed his seat amid applause Bou bouverie verle verie member for kilmarnock said baid the policy of lord derby re referred ferrea to by the premier was uncertain if it meant retention n of office only the new government will meet with serious opposition in the house of lords earl malmsbury said eaid the subject of irish grievances would come up for discussion cussi onon on tuesday After announcing the change in the government he added its policy WO would uld remain unaltered earl russel kussel said no confidence should be ite placed in the policy which was always saying one thing and meaning anoche another r hebald he eald eaid the liberal members had given glien their support to lord derby on his pledge to bring about the reduction of the franchise but none had in rea ren reality ity been made now york julia dean the actress died suddenly today to day in this citrin eity city in her year |