Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-02-09
Monday, Jan. 81,


pirate Committees. Among others, sew
eral memorials, by Mr.. Robinson, from
the Legislature ofllIinois, praying a sur
vey and sale of the public lands at the
lead mines in that State, and for appro-
priations towards improving the naviga
ton of the Wabash river, and for erect
ing hospital for disabled seamen, at the
confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi
river. Mr.. Burnet submitted a resou-
ton, relative to the building of Light
House, at Port Clinton on Lake Erie,
in the State of Ohio.
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, the Senate a.
gain resolved itself into a Court of In
parchment.
The House Of Representatives, with
their Managers, and the Counsel for the
respondent, having come into Court.
Mr.. Tazewell moved the following
resolution
Resolred, That this Court will now
pronounce judgment upon James III.
Peck, Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the District Of Missou-
ri.
Mr.. Tazewell observed, that if there
were one member of the Court unpre-
pared for decision on this impeachme mt
at this time, or preferred any other mode
Of proceeding to pronounce judgment,
he would cheerfully withdraw the resolu-
ton.
No objection having been made, the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
The names of the Senators were then
called over by the Secretary.
The Secretary of the Senate, under
the direction of the Vice President, read
the article of Impeachment exhibited by
the House of Representatives against
James ii. Peck, Judge of the District
Court of the United States for the
District of Missouri.
The Vice President rose and said
Senators-You have heard the article
of Impeachment read-You have heard
the evidence and the arguments for and
against the respondent-wheny your names
are called, you will rise from your seats,
and distinctly pronounce whether he is
guilty or not guilty, as charged by the
House of Representatives
The Vice President then, in an audi
bic voice, put the following question to
each of the Senators in alphabetical Or
der, commencing with
Mr.. Senator Barnard-What say you
is James ii. Peck, Judge of the dis
trict Court of the United States for the
District of Missouri, guilty or not guilty
of the high misdcmeanor charged in the
article of Impeachment exhibited against
him by the House of Representatives?
this question was propounded to him, &
answered as follows
Gmily-Messrs. Barnard, Brown,
Clayton, Dckerson, Dudley, Ellis,
Forsyth, Haync, Iredcll, Kane, King,
Livingston, M'Kinley, Pondexter, Rob
bins, Sanford, Smith, of Md. Smith, of
S. G. Troup, Tyler, Woodbury.-2l.
Not Guihy-Messrs. Barton, Bell,
Burnet, Chase, Foot, Frelnghuysen,
Grundy, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston,
Knight, Marks, Naudain, Noble, Rug
giles, Seymour, Silsbee, Sprague, Taze-
well, Webster, White, Willey.-22
MIR. Benton and Mr.. Robinson, were
excused from voting. Mr. Bbb, Mr..
Chambers, and Mr. Rowan were absent.
The Vice President again rose, and
observed
Senators--Twenty-one Senators hav-
ing voted that the respondent is guilty,
and twenty two that he is not guilty; and
two thirds of the Senate not having vo-
ted for his conviction, it becomes the Gu
ty Of the Chair to pronounce, that James
II. Peck, the Judge of the District Court
of the United States for the District of
Missouri, stands acquitted of the charge
exhibited against him by the House of
Representatives
The Vice President then directed the
Marshal to adjourn the Court of I'm
peachment; and it was accordingly ad-
journcd sine die.
The Senate proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of Executive business, and sat
with closed doors about an hour, when
they adjourned.
THcsday, Feb. /.
A resolution was offered to 60 into the
election of printer on Thursday The
bill for continuation of the Cumberland
Road in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, was
read third time and passed, as were al
so several private bills. The Senate