The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-19


Der today which VIII render it Improper for him TO
Mr. euMNER-May Interrupt my friend for
sident Is to be impeached2 How can know And
can e be nv 1 So o" IN GEe % SoI @ KhpW W. tnaT @ Snes
measure directly before the senate, aud present such
Mr. JOHNSON said that he had not called the
Senator from Massachusetts to order because he
trusted his own good sense of what was due TO the
sufficient call to order. He (NGr. sumnerl says now
S ne does not know tha me Presdept Wi m De
however, that there is n proposition In the House
places Rimse out the pale of Judge by pronounc
Ing in the face Of the public that he has judged ana
During the Presidency Of General Jackson the
resolution couched in such phraseology as Implied
against HIN the charge OF being ana an eiSE noE or b
honorable Senator from Massachusetts 70 read t4at
pE0tgStea against " on a what the 6oSoTabe sena
tor from Massachusetts says. IL was perfectly well
known that there could be no impeaohment Of MIN In
OF the resolution was charged as to It's Objectionable
Mr. JOHNSON tNId.) said that in discussing the
bill before the Senate IL was wholly unnecessary 70
hnd said great many things that he (Nir Johnson)
cond wsh for his own sake, he had not said; but he
the ehunbest ranks OF life he has been subjected to
T4 wdn3 not Tran Sa1e Bs Been 10 e hd been du
Gated ia the colleges which nave gwen 10 my irienu
OF the learned.
He the stump III tennessee meeting men
aL gtage which the stronger Il was the better 1t was
Senate y yegreed tTefs more ihan he did said %r join
SOM the exhibition 9 ths feeling on the prt OF @ the
Journey he took to the West last summer 1t was
censurabe, aud entirely out of accord with the dig
nifty that ought to attach itself TO the high office
which he holds But that did not prove that the
President was untrue to his country nor that he was
usurper; - 49,. r,... ..,, ,,,.. a.. ,,,..,,,,,,,
of the President would say that no President ever
labored more zealously to cure the great wounds
which the Rebellion had inflicted the country,
more honestly endeavOred to place the country on
footing In which 1t would command the admiration OF
the world and not only to work out for a national
reunion, but for that greater virtue of securing to
tion has conferred upon him. r,,
speech committing him (AGr. Johnson) as much in
favor of the President IN case OF trial by impeach,
Mr LANE OndJ said that if it would not be out of
order he would return to the consideration of the bill
under consideration. (Laughter) He would, how
liberty of debate in the Senate Chamber. While it
MAY S not % Ss PIqPeT 10 spek the 0 '3e
claimed the right TO crticlse the actions of such oil
GIr. Lane then proceeded to consider the necessity
and prOpriety of the passage OF the bill
Mr. SUMNER offered modification OF his amend
on m%k ETHER G P he Presdn @ or heaG H
partments with the advice and consent OF the Senate
G& tion by by the Senate Gun 10 ' "''O' sU'H ~
on this proposition vote was taken, resulting as
YEAS -Messrs. Brown, Chandler, Conness, Grimes,
sey, sprague, sumner, Wade and Yates-l5. 9
6So DoSe Tdd FoF
Foster; Hen19drieks Johnson Mesmith; Pa{er9on,
Wiley and Williams-2l.
LOVE W " e Sy hs an sr on Which
ceptions of cabinet ministers in the first section of the
the OF In
again he said he had found stronger % argnment m IN
IN his speech. He alluded to the announcement IN
probably be rendered the portfolio of the Secretary of
War He had no hesitation IN saying that he would @
removal Of the present faithful Secretary Of War for
country it would be for the public welfare to remove
Mr. SALISBURY Del) protested against basing
the action of the Senate upon the irresponsible reports
Mr. IBUCKALEw (Pa) said that as his colleague
not in the Chamber to speak for himself he would
Of truth in the HeraIds statement
and learned what had taken place; lie denied the
truth of the HeraLdS statement and said there was
The amendment of Mr. Howe was lost Yeas, 49,
Mr.. LANE Qnd.) moved to lay the bill on the table,
but subsequently withdre% that motion mo fOiI
ment to the seventh section s,,,, ,o,o ,,,,. -
! make and deliver after the adjournment of the
! Senate commissions for all officers whose appoint.
ments shall have been advised and consented to by
! The. amendment was adopted and the bill was
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Cattell, Chandler,
| Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Howe,
Lane, Morgan, Morrill, Poland, Ramsey, sherman
Sprague, sumner, Van Wlnkle, Wade, Wiley, viii
| liams, Wilson and Yates-29.
! NAYS-AIessrs BuCkalew, Cowan, Dixon DOottle
Hendricks, Nesmth Patterson, Riddle and Sauls-
/ bury-9.
Mr.. GRIMES lIowa) rose to make personal expa-
nation, and read extract from the Iron age news
! paper, charging him (Mr. Grmes) with endsavoring
! 10 influence the Finance Committee from nteres ed
motives and iusnuating that II was on account OF
connection with the hardware business and cutlery
| firm in Beekman street, New York. Mr.. Grimes de-
nounced the statement gross, SlanderouS and libel
lous; that he engaged in the hardware trade
but that had connection with 1t since August 2S
and that he had been interested In the cut
| lery firm referred TO.
| Messrs JOHNSON and FESSENDEN spoke OF
this subject generating Mr., Grimes entirely from thC
accusation in the journal referred to-
Mr., FESSENDEN, in the course OF his remarks
spoke of newspaper attacks made upon Special Com
! missioner wells, and said they were unqualifedly
| false and malicious.
Mr.. POLAND (Vt) moved to take up the Bankrup
bill, and the motion agreed to- but before pro
ceeding 20 its consideration, the Senate went int
| Executive session, and soon after adjourned