The Portland daily press., 1862-06-27
xxxvH CONGREss-First Session.
WASHINGTON, June 26.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Pensions.
reported a bill for the relief of General c. +.
Smith.
The bill to grant the proceeds of certain pub
lie lands in aid Of the Pacific railrods was pass
The bill to carry into effect the treaty with
Great Britain for the Suppression of the slave
trade was passed, yeas "a, nays, Carlisle, Ken
nedy, Powell and Salisbury.
The bill for the admission of the State Of West
ern Virginia into the Union, was taken up:
Mr.. Sumner said there was a condition in the
bill which recognized slavery until the end of
1868, SO that the bill would admit another slave
State to which he was opposed.
He offered an amendment, that within the lin
its Of said State there shall be neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude, otherwise than as
convicted.
Pending the question, the Senate resolved it.
self into court of impeachment, for the trial of
Judge Humphries.
The Sergeant-ataems reported the Judge not
to be found.
The proclamation, calling on him to appear,
WIS made without an answer.
The President pro TEN stated that the mana
gers, on the part of the House, were at liberty
to proceed in support of the impeachment.
The names of the witnesses subpeoned were
read.
summons on the ground of public duties.
Mr. Train, on the part of che House, opened
the case, analyzng the articles of impeachment
and brify stating what was intended to prove
against the defendant The evidence then pro-
ceeded
The galleries were densely crowded. The
members of the House filled the seats of the
Senator's, who were arranged upon platform
expressly constructed for the purpose The wit
nesses, including Col. Polk, Brownlow and Bal
ley Peyton, occupied the settee on the other
circle.
The proceeding was conducted with al! the
dignity becoming a high court of impeachment
Jacob McGaritt, John Hugh Smith, H. b.
Scovill, Isaac Sutton and VIM. G. Brownlow gave
evidence in proof that Humphries, while holding
office from the government of the United States,
was rank secessionst, and had held court of
the so,called Confederate States, at which were
tried Union men, charged with sedition and re-
bellion against the Confederate States, in giving
aid and comfort to the United States. Mr.
Brownlow heard him make a vindictive stump
speech from the bench.
Mr.. Bingham, on the part of the managers
said he would offer no more evidence, thinking
that the facts charged abundantly proved, he
should therefore, in the name of the House, and
people of the United States, demand that con-
vction be had of the impeachment with which
charged.
The President pro TEN then put the question.
whether the accused was gully of the high
crimes and misdemeanors charged by the arti-
cles of the impeachment of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The accused was declared guilty on the first
article by an unanimous vote.
Thirty-eight Senators were present Messrs
Bayard, Carlisle, johnson, Pearce, Simmons,
Stark and Wilson of Mass, were absent.
On the second article, charging him with sup
porting secession, 35 voted him guilty. Brown
ing voted not guilty.
On the third article, charging him with or
ganizing an armed rebellion, the vote was, guilty
80. not guilty, Anthony, Fessenden, Foster,
Harlan.
On the fourth article. charging him with
conspiracy TO oppose the government, guilty u,
not guilty TO-