Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-01-11
:1l:mPEAcnHsNr OF. FiniEl pars1DENr:

:eiary CSnmitteeto inquire whether, in the
discharge Of his duties. Andrew Johr son.. az
Vice Prcsidep. and acting President Of the
Uniied Statos. was guilty Of acts designed to
corrupt the Government Of the, EniGsd States
orany department e,eof. and whether lie
had been guilty, ef snt! ncts as in the law
! would l,e denoaiinaied Liel, crimes and misde
neannrs. which required tho interposition OF
the llouse, aud that the Committee Fave pow
er to send for rc,sons and papers.
Mr. spaldings moved to lny the resolution
Oh the table, which wus disagreed To BY yeas
| 80, nays loo
Mr. Ashley demanded the pre,iou. question
on the passnge Of the resolution, and it wus
| ordered. The resolution was then agreed TO
by vote Of lo6 yeas so SO nays. Among the
Radicals who :orad in The n"gative,wer Davis.
| Dodge and .Rayrrond, of New Yo,k, Wha,l-y
! and Latham, of West Virginia, a"d Spalding,
Of Ohio.
The New York morning r~rors are opposed
to the Impeachment movement in Congress.
The Tribune SAYS nothing now i.to be gained
by Impeachment, no matter how much Presi-
| dent Johnson deserves it. Tie -lIcrald" snys
President Johnson has been guilty Of nothing
more Than his p.r.issn predecessors, from
Jackson down. The "Times'' says that the.
churges are ao,h.ng more than haze been sta.
ted over and over in speeches on the floor in
the 1Iousc, mud believes the Senate will throw
| them out. Tie "Wcrld" has Iio remarks ON
the subject.
1t is stated that many voted .fnr .Astlcy't
resolution amply to get it inta tho hnEd. of
the judiciary com miltse where it will rruba-
bly, remain.
. At q Republican Cancus held OH the ftt inst.
the points raised in the Caucus. were whether
an impeachment could be partly tried by the
Senate of the Thivtyninh Ccngre,s; also,
whether the House of Representatives Of the
Thirty-nin,h CONGRESS <h"u!,i prefer articles o f
impeachment III could lie ,red.by tic SEN
ate of the F, edh Congress, or whether ii ar:
titlsa ofimpsnchment be now preferred, aud
the trial not be concluded at the expiration of
the present Cong gsets. they would have to be
! tried in the F0urtieth Congrrss. Stevens took
/ The ground that the Senate di no, expire with
Congress, Brigham. of Ohio. held different
/ oinion. arguing Tint as ono third Of the pre-
cent Senators go out on the 81 Of March. tie
I President could not aftcrward continue to Be
tried by Senate composed Of one third new
members on articles partially tried by 4he pre-.
ceeding Senate. MIR. stevens thought there
I was ample ti,ns for this Congress to do what.
i ever ~as.to be- done. Iie Was not, however,
I In favor Of $hastenug uuttsr Of this kind TOO
faP'oiyt lns hs-was W.'nng a'ter p'e'errsng
charges lor ''s members oe ot oongrss'' to give
! que eFa eonslderatlon 10 the measure proposed.
i iie believes il ought to be done but was not
1 willing to 60 into u unless 1t could DO done
/ thoroughly and certainly. -
j, Itwns finally determined tha. no resolution
| lookiDg towards an. i'm peaeh,nsnt .oi The presi
t5aent should be ad opte ed unle,s sano,ioned by a
yo,e Of ,two-.liirds OF .,hs Rssublicin ,nembers
III Tie eapeds - &c. 80. ~,
/ =. SO
H5EaRo sufjraxa yj Fra vero MHssxaR.
ss IA 6. bsS sxi,aatsl .ss Ptesidsat hos
EtFtfarnsd 90 Senate the Bill sonfetriIg .uf-
frags updp tl,s ross st the: District sof Coz
lnmbi.. with 4 vsto Message ehsractrrizsd3t 3t.y
Ills aslaEn citing forth his o,seetions 10
| Gtsbilf fat t.f4rge. ThetbiI} was however im,ne.
fls.ssa the Senate over by .
yetss astS 1o-15 bgings bss slt--.-and NH
dsu6t tnset viti, the ;safhe success ins the
{Houss slis - e =: =
The radicsI otjsct Il bieh iths, sti pteeid.n.
prr.s ts 81 tl,s iroS5.ea n,e. ara /,
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