, 1862-06-27
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
TRIAL OF WEST II. HUMPHREYS
OF TENNESSEE.
WASHINGTON. June &c, 1854.

SENATE.
Mr.. TRUMBULL presented seycral petitions
in favor OF 3 ship canal from Lake Michigan
to the Missis5ippi River:
Mr.. FOSTER presented petitions for the
passage Of n bankrupt act
Nj. FOSTER from the Committee on Pen
elOns, reported bill for the relief Of the wild
ow Of Gen. G. F. Smith.
On motioa Of Mr.. D0OLITTLE the bill to
grant the proceeds Of certain public land, to
aid in the constructions of the Northern Pacific
railroad vas taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr. SUMNER the bill to carry
into effect the treaty with Great Britain for
suppressing the slave trade was taken up.
Nays-MeEsrs. Carlisle, Kennedy, Powell and
S3ulsbury-4.
On motion Of Mr. WAITE, the bill for the
admission Of the State Of Western Virginia
into the Union Was taken up.
Mr.. SUMNER said there Was : condition in
the bill which recognized: se,averY ua.l the
end of the year 1868, SO thst the bill would
admit another slave State into the Union, to
as an amendment, that within the limits Of
the State there shall be neither slavery or
Involuntary servitude otherwise than punish
ment for crime. whereof the party shall be
duly convicted.
Pending the question. the Senate resolved
itself into high Court of Impeachment for
the trial of Judge Humphrey,
"ASkASNAO%1 0I4SG -VkAs-AlS IEtuEU VI
the sergeant t-at-arms Of the Senate to the
summons issued for West b. Humphreys,
showing that he {Hunphrcys) could not be
found, was read. The Sergeant-atArms then
made q proclamation calling on West q. Hun
Rhre5s, to answer to the charge made BY, the
protein stated that the managers on the part
| Of the HOUSE were at liberty to proceed in
I support of the impeachment made by the
House. The names Of the witnesses subpe-
naed we're then called BY the secretary of The
| Senate. Andrew johnson, not answering, he
was, On motion Of Alr. Benham, for the man
! ayers on their part Of the House, excused
| from obeyiDg the summons, on the ground
that duties Of public character rendered II
impossible for him to sttehd.
t their namee, Mr.. Train, on the part Of ths
managers Of the House, opened the case, ans
| lying the articles Of impeachment aud brief
i stating what he intended to prove againsi
the defendant.
Nj. Bingham, on the part Of the managers
franklin Pierce Of March 2tth, 1858, nomi
mating West H. Humphreys for judge Of tn,
district court Of the United States for tn.
eastern and middle districts Of Tennessee
second, The journal Of the Sen.te confirming
that nomination.; third. an authentic cop,
Of the commission issued BY the President t
West q, Humphreys Among tho Witnesse
present were Col Polk, Parsoa Brownlow an
Battle Peyton-
After the evidence Of several witnesses wer
. taken. Ar. Biugham, on the part sf tn
managers, said that the fscts chrge
!; were abundaut1y proved. He shoul
therefore demand of the honorable cour'
, in the name OF the House of Represer
tatives and Of the people Of the United statel
! whose liberties had been 50 outraged by TIL
reckless Judge, that conviction be had {
) impeachment upon the charges prove
against him. The president pro. tenn the
put the question whether the accused VI
guilty Of tho high crimes and mlsdemeao.