Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-04
mpeachmen Mt of the President.

REPORTS OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The following is the report OF the Commit
tee on the Judiciary. charged by the House
with the examination OF certain allegations of
high crimes aud misdemeanors against the
President of the United States: #...
On the 9TH day Of January. 1s67, the House.
on the motioB of Hon. James M. Ashley, a
Representative from the State of Ohio, ad opted
the following preamble and resolutions, TO
wit: =
do impeach Andrew johnson, Vice Presi-
dent and acting President of the United States,
OF high crimes and msdemeanors, &c.
Here follows the specifications and resoIu-
tlUBs adopted on that oce asionl
Ihe duty imposed upon the committee by
TINS action of the House was OF the highest
and Rravest character No committee during
the entire history of the Government has ever
been charged with a more important trust
The responsibility which it imposed was of
Oppressive weight, and of most unpleasant
nature. Gladly would the committee nave
escaped from the arduous labor imposed upon
1t by the resolution eli the House; bat on ce
imposed, prompt. deliberate, and faithful ac-
usn, with view to correct results. became its
duty, and to this END il has directed its efforts
Soon after the adoption of the resolution by
the House, Hon. James NJ. Ashley eommun
Gated to the committee. in support of his
charges against the President of the United
States, such facts as were in his possession.
and the investigation was proceeded with, aud
has been continued almost without a days in
terruption. A large number Of witnesses has
been examined, many documents collected, and
every thing done which could be done to reach
conclusion OF the case. But the in estigation
covers broad field, embraces many novel, in =
terestlng and important questions, and in
wolves a multitude Of facts, while most of the
witnesses are distant from the capital, owing
to which the committee, in view OF the mag
nrude OF the interests involved in Its action.
have not been able to conclude its labors. and
is not therefore prepared TO submit a definite
and final report. II the in yes tga ion had even
approached completeness, the committee would
n flpl All IL
House at this late period OF the session, unless
The ch1rgsS had been so entirely nesdtired as 10
odmitf no discussion, Which in the opinion of the
committee, as not the case.
Certainly no affirmative report could be pro-
perly considered in the expiring hours OF this
Congress.
The committee not having fully investigated
all the charges prepared against the PreIdent
of the United States, il is deemed inexpedie n {
TO submit any conclusion beyond the state
ment that suffi cIent testimony has been brought
to its notice TO justify and demand a further
prosecution of the investigation.
The testim ony which the committee has
taken will pass into the custody of the ClerS
OF the House, and can &c into Lhe hands of su ch
committee as may be charged with the duty of
bringing this investigation TO close, so th at
the labor expended upon it may not have been
in vain.
The committee regrets its inability definitely
10 dispose OF the Important subject committed
to its charge, and presents this report for It's
own justification, and for the additional pur-
pose or notlfying the succeeding Congress of
the incompleteness of its labors, and tina they
should be completed.
Representative A. J. Rogers, one OF the Com.
mittee on the judiciary, dissents from his col
leagues, saying the committee refuses to allow
report to be made giving the evidence TO the
House at this time upon grounds which are "a o
doubt satisfactory to themselves therefore he
would not report the evidence upon which has
CONCLUSION Is based, which he would gladly
do did the committee deem ii expedIent and
says:-"l have carefully examined all the evil
dence in the case, and dc report that there IS not
one particle Of srtdence to sustain dRyof the charges
which the House charged the committee 70 In
vestlgate, and that the case is wholly without
aparticle Of evidence upon which impeach-
ment could be founded, and that with all tn
effort that has been made, and the mass of g vi.
dence that has been taken, the case is entirely
bald OF proof He Is convinced that oil the
proof bot could be produced has been before the
committee, as no pains hare been spared to gire the
case a fuu inpestigdtion.