The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-12
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence Of the HERALD
WASHINGTON, Tuesday night,
Jan. 10, 1913.

Mr. Bolts Celebrated impeachment Res0lu-
ton and Charges.
The only thing worth mentioning to-day is Mr..
Bolts celebrated impeachment affair, which came
up to-day in the House. 1t was not debated-that
being out of ORDER and therefore it is only necessary
to give you the bare facts in the case.
In the Senate, Mr.. BERRlEN reported bill for the
relief of Andrew Jackson in account of his great mi
litary services. Ordered to printed. The Oregon
question was passed over.
In the House, Mr. FILLMORE reported three bills
first making appropriation for the naval service; the
second, for fulfilling treaty stpuations with various
Indian tribes, and for the current and contingent
penses of the Indian Department; and the third for
pensions for the half calender year beginning on
the LIST OF JAM and ending the 30th June 1874 and
the fiscal year beginning the LIST OF July, lS43 and
ending on the Both of June, 1874. All of which were
read twice, committed to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union and ordered to be
printed.
IMPEACHMENT THE PRESIDENT.
MIR. Boris, being allowed, rose and said, that he
proposed to introduce for the consideration of the
House, charges OF corruption, of maIcOnduct, of
high crimes and misdemeanors, committed by the
acting President of the United States, which he
stood prepared to prove by testimony the most CON
to appoint committee TO inquire into the truth of
the charges, and to report the testimony to the
House. with their opinion as to what action should
be had upon 1t. He declared that, in making this
motion, far from being actYaed by any desire to
render himself conspicuous before the country, or
to throw himself in advance Of the party whose
lead he was proud to follow SO far from this being
the case, he declared to the House, to the country
and before his God, that it was the most painful act
he had ever undertaken TO perform; and he must
luctantly yield to what his sense of constitutional
duty required
He was loudly called on to read his charges, and
he read the following
do impeach John Tyler Vice President acting Pre-.
and misdemeanors
/. ! charge him with gross usurpat,on of power and
influence on the accounting officers Of the Treasury De.
parment by ordering the payment Of accounts of long
standing that had been by them rejected for want
from Office unless his orders obeyed by virtue Of
treasury without the authority of law.
charge him with wicked and corrupt abuse Of the
power Of appointment to, and removal FROM office: first in
dspscing those who were competent and faithful in the
discharge of their public duties only because they
supposed to entertain political preference for another
WILL alike disregardless sthe public welfare and his duty
s. charge him with the high crime snd misdemeanor
of aiding to excite dsorganizng spirit in the country.
Ivy placing the records of the State Department his OBJ
vited to disregard and dsobey law Of Congress which
ecuted, from which nothing but disorder confusion and
T. charge him with being guilty of a high misdemea.
in retaining in office for months after they have
been rejected by the Senate unworthy petent
and unsithul with an utter defiance Of the public WILL
and total Indifference to the public interests
8. charge him with the high crime and misdemeanor
his assent to laws indispensable to the just
tonal difficulty his part, of depriving the Government
of all legal sources of revenue and Of assuming him.
fhe people without the authority and sanction Of law
charge him with an arbitrary, despoc and corrupt
Of ss
for constitutional exercise Of their prerogative in the
mis- sns s such
his disregard of the interests of the people and his
| duty to his country.
a. charge him with gross official misconduct in hsv.
ing been guilty of shameless duplcty, equiyocation,
and fasehood with his late Cabinet and Congress, which
led to idle legislation and useless public and by
which he has brought such dshonor himself dis.
qualify him from administering the Government with
advantage honor virtue and for which alone he would
s. charge him with an illegal and unconstitutional
the past transactions under former administration ofthe
in New York, under the pretence of seeing
the law; fahfuy executed with having s5ss'tsd the in
she IA. whicn those laws Were executed
under his administration with having direct.
ed or sanctioned the appropriation of large off the
public to the compensation of officers Of his
creation without the authority of law which, if sanction
ed would place the entire revenues Of the country his
/ disposal.
O. charge him with the high msdemeanor of having
withheld from the representatives of the people iniorma
ton called for and declared be- necessary to the nves
gaon of upendous frauds and abuses aedged to have
been committed agents OF the Government both upon
individuals and the Government ITSELF whereby he him.
| self becomes accessory to those frauds.
Mr.. WISE calledfor the reading of the resolution.
| 1t was as follows:-
Resolved That committee ofnine members he appoint.
ed with instructions diligently to inquire into the truth
of the preceding charges preferred against John Tyer
said charges together with their opinion whether the said
John Tyler hath acted in his official capacity re-
qure the nerposon Of the constitutional of this
House. and that the committee have send for per.
sons and papers .-
Nearly the whole Of the rest ofthe day was spent
| in taking the ayes and nays
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table. Ayes l0l, nays 49, The motion
was lost
On the question shall the main question be put
| Mr.. FRANK GRANGER said he had helped in his day
to dismiss several political innocents from Office,
and asked to be excused from votins-Ayes Ill
| Nays 81.
| Then came up the grand question upon Bolts re-
solution to appoint committee of nine to see if
charges of impeachment could not be brought
against the President and It resulted thus: Ayes
| S3-Noes III So it was lost, and Mr. Bolts said
| he wiped his hands of the impeachment for ever
| The following is the vote =
| YEAs-Messrs. Adams. Landau w Andrews. Arnold
Bolts, Boyd, Milton Brown. william Campbell, Thorn.
as Campbell. Carnhers, Casey, John Clark, Saley
ton, Cravens. Daniel g Davis Deberry Edwards. FEES.
senden Fillmore, A Lawrence Foster, Gamble Gentry
Goggin Green ialstesd Hays. Houston, Hunt Joseph
man, Thomas Marshall, Mahiot Maynard, Moore, Nor
gan, Morrow, Osborne owsley, pendleton Powell Ram
sey, Rayner Rdgway Rodney, William Russell. james
Russell saltonstall sewell shepperd sade Truman
smith, Sellers, Stanley, straon. John T Stewart, Sum
| mers, John Thompson, r w Thompson, Toland, Trip
lit, Trumbull, Turney. Understood, Warren, Washing
ton, Edward D White, Joseph White, Christopher II
| Williams, John Young-s3.
NAvs--Messrs Sherlock, J Andrews, Arlington Ather-
ton. Baker Barton, Barton Beeson, Bdlack. Borden,
| Bovine, Brewster, Briggs, Aaron ". Brown, Charles
Browne, Burke, Burnell William Butler Green Cad-
| well, Patrick Caldwell, WIN B Calhoun John Camp
bell Cary, Chapman, Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Cowcn,
Cross. Cushing Richard Davis, Dawson, Dean Doan,
Dog Eastman, John Edwards, Egbert, Everett Ferris,
John Floyd Chas Floyd, Torrance, Gates Gliddings,
Gillmer, Goode, William o Goode Gordon, Graham,
Cuisine, Gwn, Harris, Hastings Henry, Holmes Hop
kns Houck, jr, Howard HUBBARD Hudson Hunter, Irwin,
Irwin, Jack, VIM Cost Johnson Cave Johnson, Isasc d.
4 Jones, Keim, Andrew Kennedy, Lewis Lttefcld Low,
| ell, Abraham Mcclellan r. Mcclellan, Mckay MoKeoS