New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-09
Min CONGRESS-IID SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM mn sEcRETARI or

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF
The SPEAKER presented communications
from the Secretary Of War cd interim as follows:
Relative 10 volunteers discharged IN the Territories,
which referred To the Committee on Military Affairs.
Transmitting compliance with the House resolution
Of April IT, 1866 summary u the proceedings OF the trial
Of Henry Wirz which wac referred to the Judiciary Com
Relative 10 the case Of EnHkcn and stating that Gen.
ThOmass report the subject Is IN the hands OF the
Attorney General, which was referred TO the Judiciary
THE rMPEAcuMryr QUESTION
The SPEAKER stated the next business IN order % DE
pending question being the motion Of MI Wilson iowa
10 lay the subject Oh the table.
MI LOGAN rep, H. asked unanimous consent to
'' Mr. sfHIDING Rep Ohio with an air OF determine
Mr. LOGAN then initiated Administering for the day by
a motion for call Of the House, aud demanding the Yeas
ny Mr.. ISGERs0LL REP H. inquired whether, II the
10 lay on the table did not prevail II would be ID
The SPEAKER replied that 10 would be.
The CLERK proceeded to call The Yeas and Nays.
A call OF the House refused by ~ 10 o..
The members who came To the ala OF MI Logan on ms
motion for q call OF the House were Messrs Allison Al
dersOu Baker, BENJAMIN, Benton Boutwell,, BlOInwell,
Broomal Churchill Cobb, Coburn Covode, Ecklcy Fla,
Harding Highly, Hubbard Of iowa, Hunter Judd Julian
Kelley, Kelsey, Lawrence OF ONO Loan, Logan Tough
ridge Maynard, McClurg, Mullins NCwcoDb. ONelll,
Orth Pyle schcnck, shanks stevens IhoInSs InDie
Trowbridge, Van Horn OF Missouri, ward, Williams OF
Pennsylvania Williams OF lndmna, ana wilson OF fehh'
Mr. Butler, not being in the hall when MS name was
called. not allowed 10 vote. go,
Mr. LOGAN, holding newspaper IN his hand, SAID mat
be rose 70 q question OF privilege.
The SPEAKER informed HIM that there was already
one question OF privilege before the House ana that a
other could not be entertained except by unanimous con
cent. 800. .,.. .,,A ,,,or,,,,,,s oonsent Inf
dd not get it, then renewed his proposition of yester-
day that the minority IN favor OF Impeachment should
have ten minutes DISCUSS the qucssn and give htf
reasons for what they were doing when the! "Oud VIII"
Mr. ssPAIDiSG objected declaring to a member near
him that he would not yield thcp9 one minute. 1900
Mr.. LOGAN moved an adjournment, aud had the yeas
nd nav
Mr. LOGAN then said that II the Chairman Of the in.
dietary Committee would withdraw his motion 10 lay
lie taIls and allow a vote to be taken squarey the
impeachment resolution, the mnon! would withdraw al
Mr. WILSON assented to that proposition, aud with
drew the motion 10 lay on the table, and moved the pre-
Mr. LOGAN remarked that that was perfectly salts
factory and that the minority desired 30 adv anlaS az
though they had the power To 0Dsluet the vote as long
| AV0ICE-GO ahead. then.
The previous question was seconded and the main
question ordered and the House proceeded 10 vote by
yeas and nays on the following resolution: H., -, a..
ResOred That Andrew johnson, President ol lhe
United States be mpeached for high crimes ana mlhde
The SPEAKER repeated his caution TO spectators that
there shonld be 10 manifestation OF approval VI dlsap
] prevail at the result OF the vote: -, ~, re- ~,
nThe vote then taken and resnlted-leas e' Nays
There were no manifestations Of any kind on the an
Pending the vote statements made as follow,
That Mr. Cornell OF New1oIE was PaeG a G Tor Inn
parchment that Mr.. MOrrcll Rep, PENN was absent
% Van Horn Of RewYork wac absent through illness
Mr. MYERS aep. Pa said that being preventeo lfoin
offering A resolution Of censurc, he would NOte yea -
Mr. BROOMALL rep, Pa said that his colleague tMr
scIoned was absent on account OF the sickness OF ~
wife mt that il present he would doubtless nave voice
| rigIi fIaughterl That Mt. shellabargcr was at hi
| nome on account Of sickness 10 his family. 800. 8.
| Mr. MILLER crop, Pa said he voted no because IN
did not think the evidence strong enough y warrant IN
| peacbment Laughter in al parts OF the House
! Nj TIDRIDGT Dem, Wis., said that was the very
reason why me- too had voted no. CONTINUED iaughte
| Mr. HOOPER Rep, Mass sad that bis eaneague 'MI
| IT, ohaIliu a absent.
| Mr WAsHBURNE rep, Ill asked hr. hooper 10 STA"
! how, ms colleague would have voted ,,...
I Mr. Hooper replied that he prODaDlN Nouh h''' 'V'e'
/ 90 Mr. schofeld would have voted lLaughteiJ
! iTDe following Is the vote IN detail