Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-12-19
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resolution, the minority would with
draw all opposition.
Mr.. Wilson assented TO that propo-
sition, withdrew the motion 10 lay on
the table, and moved the previous
question on the resolution. ~
Mr.. Logan said that was perfectly
satisfactory, and that the minority
desired to take no advantage, although
they had the power to obstruct the
vote as long as they chose. aog
A voice-Go ahead, then.
The previous question was seconded
and the main question ordered, and
the House proceeded to vote by yeas
and nays on the following resolution:
ReSolved, That Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, be i'm
peachcd for high crimes and misdc-
meanors.
The Speaker repeated his caution
TO the spectators that there should be
no manifestation of approval or dis
approval at the result Of the vote.
The vote was then taken, and re-
sulted-yeas 81, nays los.
There was no manifestation Of any
kind on the announcement of tho re-
suit. Pending tho vote statements
were made as follows That Mr.. Cor
nell, of New York, was paired off
with Mr.. Cake, of Pennsylvania, the
former against and the latter for i'm
parchment That Mr.. Morrell, of
Pennsylvania, was absent, otherwise
he would have voted forimpeachment.
That Mr.. Van Horn, of New York,
was absent through illness.
BY Mr.. Myers of Pennsylvania,
that being prevented from Offering a
resolution Of censurc, he would have
voted aye.
By Mr.. Broomall, (Rad.,) of Penn
sylvania That his colleague Mr.
Scofeld] was absent on account of
the sickness Of his wife. If present
he doubtless would have voted right.
ILaughter.] That Mr. Shellabarger,
of Ohio, was at home on account OF
sickness.
BY Mr.. Miller Rad. of PEN sylvia
MIA, that he voted no because he did
not think the evidence strong enough
to warrant impeachment lLoud
laughter.
By Mr.. Eldridge [Dem.1 That this
was the very reason why he had voted
no. CONTINUED laughter.
By Mr.. Hooper Rad of Massachu-
setts-That his colleague (Mr. Twitch-
ell) was necessarily absent.
Mr.. Washburne [ Rad of Illinois,
asked Mr. Hooper TO state how his
colleague would have voted.
Mr.. Hooper replied that he would
have voted us Mr. Scofeld would have
voted. [Laughtcr.]
The following is the vote in detail.
Those marked with star are Dem
ocrats
YEAs--Anderson, Arnell, Ashley (Ohip,), Bout.
wen, Bromwell, Broomall, Butler, Churchhill,
Clarke (Ohio), Clarke (Kansas), Cobb. Coburn,
Coyode, COLON, Donnelly. Eckley, Ella, Farms.
worth, Graycly, Harding Higby, Hopkins, Hun
ter, Judd, Jordan, Kelley Kelsey, Lawrence l0hio)
loan, Logan. Loughbrdgc, Lynch, Maynard,
McCurg. Mcrcur, Mullons, Myers, NeWcOmb
Mum, O'Ncal, Orth. Paine Pile, Price, schouek,
Shanks, Stevens IN IL, Stevens [Pa), stokes
Thomas, Trumbull, Trowbridge, Van Horn MOI,
Ward, Williams pa, Williams ind, Wilson
(Pal-57. ..I
NtYs-Adams,a Allison, Amos, Archer,i Ash.
ley (Ncv), Axtcll,s Bailey, Baker, Baldwin, Banks
Banum,f Beaman, Becks benjamin, Benton
Bingham, Blaine Boyor,s Brooks,s Buclland,
Burr,s Carey,s Chaulor,s Cooke, Dawes, Dixon.
Dodge, briggs, Egglcsion, Ehlridge.s Eliot, Fer
ris Ferry, Fields, Garfield, Gctz,s Glosstrcnners
Golladay,s Griswold Growers Haight,s IIalsey,
Hamilton, Hawkins, Hill, Holman, Hooper,
lIotchkissa Hubbard (Iowa), Hubbard wis,
lIubbards (W Na), Hubhards (Conn), Hubbard,
Humphreys Ingcrsoll, Johnson,a Jones,s Kcrri
Ketcham, Knots Koontz, Latin, Lawrence (Pa)
Lincoln Marshall,s Marvin, Mccarthy, McCui.
lough,s Miller, (pa), Moorchcad Morgan,s Nun.
gen,e Niblack,s Nicholson,s perham, Pctcrs
Phelps,s Pike, Plants, Poland, Polscy, Pruyn,
Ran1all,s Robertson, Rohinson,e Ross Sawyer
sitgrcaves, Smith, spalding, Starkwcathcr, Stew
art' stonc,s Talbot Tayer, Upson. Van Aer.
nam, Van Auken,a Van Trump,a Van Wyok.
nhshuufh NHh NH-hnhfne ilils Nathhufn
llndl, washburn LMassl, Welkcr Wilson lIowal
Wilson tOhiol, Woodbridge, Woodwarda-los.
Mr.. Schenck from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported back the
bill declaring that from and after its
passage the authority of the Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury to mako any re.
duction in tho currency by retiring OF
eanceling United States notes is sus.
pended. A running discussion, in
which the impeachment question got
mixed up, onsued between Messrs
Schenck, Ingersoll, Garfield, Logan
Stevens of Pennsylvania, and others,
but Mr.. Schenck put an end to il by
moving the previous question on the
bill. The previous question was sec.
onded-yeas %, nays 81 and the bill
passcd-,yeas 12S, nays %.
Mr. Schenck then moved that the
House 90 into Committee Of the Whole
for general debate.
The motion was agreed TO, and the
House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. Stevens of ofPennsylvania, offered
the usual resolution, distributing the
Presidents message among the various
committees TO which its subjects APP
plied. among thom a proposition 10 re.