Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-25
The Presidents Veto.

The principal feature of Friday Con-
gressioHal proceedings was the reception
of the Presidents veto message If the
supplementary reconstruction bill. 1t
was considered in the regular eoinet
meeting that day, and sent to the House,
the body In which the bill originated,
about two p. m. II is asserted IN e1.
celleat authority that sn elaboration OF
the Presidential views on the Southern
debt question was cut out of the mes
sage at the cabinet meeting. The read
ing OF the document was listend to
throughout with close attention, very
member being in his seat. No dmca-
STATIONS OF assent or dissent were made,
but a severe oRslaught followed itEeads.
ing. Thad Stevens took the floor n de-
nunciation OF it, and was succeeded by
Mr.. Boutwell,, who proceeded II an
earnest and excited manner to state that
tie President had defisntly declaed in
toe message that he would not execute
a law of Congress, but despite the fact
that Congress would make the bill, to
which the President objected, tie su.
preme law OF the land. This was sutfi-
cie1s he said, even II 30 other reason
existed why this House should continue
in session and proceed at once to i'm
peach the President. Mr. Boutwell,
proceeded in this strain, and insisted
that if the President were removed but
for an hour before his term of Office ex-
pired, that Congress and the nation
would be vindicated. The message and
Mr.. Boutwell's excited manner of speak
ing caused considerable excitement on
both sides of the hall. AS he sat Gown,
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, spraig out
Of his seat on the Democratic side and,
pointing his finger at Mr.. Boutwell, said,
eve dare you to impeaCh the President
Go on, and do it if You dare" General
Butler then took the floor, and sad the
remark Of Mr.. Randall woald apply, he
was afraid, to some members on the Re-
publican side who dared not proceed
with the work of Impeachment He
Butler was not among that number,
and he went on then to answer the
Presidents objections to the bill. Mr..
Williams of Pennsylvania, followed In
the same line, demanding that Congress
should remain in session, and declaring
that there was abundant evidence for
Impeachment.
Thad Stevens then took the floor, all
of the members gathered around him
and the crowded galleries listened atten-
lively. He looked, he said, upon the
Impeachment matter as dead and be-
lieved that there were invisible infu-
ences at work In the House which
would prevent Impeachment.
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, chairman OF the
judiciary committee, then took the floor
and abiding to the remarks of Messrs.
Williams and Stevens, said that he was
not to be driven from the conscientious
discharge Of his duty, although the po-
litical opponent OF Andrew Johnson, by
no man or set of men. "a round of ap-
plause greeted tie sentiment.) Nor was
he TO be hunted down he said, because
he choose to entertain his own opinion
on Impeachment.
The Democrats occupied ten minutes
OF the hours debate, and the vote was
then taken, and the bill passed over the
veto by party vote. 1t was then sent
to the Senate, where, to the surprise OIL
many, the bill was passed over the veto
without any debate, the moment the
message was read, by vote of thirty
to six. Reverdy Johnson voted to sus-
tain the veto.