The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-10
Congressional-..The Veto Override,
sin the Impeachmen,
Resolutions in the House. &c

Ccngressional-..The Veto Overriddo.
lin thezSenate---AshIey, Impeachmen.
Resolutions in the House, &c.
WAsHINGToN, January 7.-SENATp
Messrs. Chandler and Morgan presented :.
petition for the passage of the House tars
bill of last session.
A bill was reported to allow the Adiut.r.
General of West Virginia to send free thronaI
the mails medals for Union soldiers. Q"
The Presidents veto of the negro SUFFRAGE
bill was then read.
Mr. Morrill, and Others attacked the veto
and spoke in favor of passing the bill oy s,
it.
Messrs. johnson, Cowan and DooittIe 70
piled, supporting the Presidents position
The bill was passed over the veto br .
vote of 80 to 10. Fifteen members were al
sent. The House has yet to act, and will fn,
low the example of the Senate.
FoUsE.-The following We're introduced
and referred:
By MIR. Rice, of Mains-A bill to divide
the Western District of Arkansas into tro
judicial districts.
By Mr. Walker-To repeal the bill retro
ceding the county of Alexandria to Virginia
By Mr. Kaykendall-To provide for a trn.
national currency and for the collection and
distribution of the revenue.
| MIR. Ashley, of Ohio, then took the floor
He said he was confident the loyal people of
the country demanded the action he WA
about to take. He charged President John.
son with high crimes and misdemeanors. and
introduced a resolution calling upon the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into the same
with power to send for persons and papers,
Mr. McClung offered resolution to repeal
the act compromising the owners whose slaves
| -, or car,yioa
| Mr.. Loan, of Missouri, offered resolution
to the effect that it was the duty of Congress
to impeach the President, abridge the Exec
utive power, effect perfect reorganization
| of the Southern States, and to secure, by d.
rect Federal legislation the right of negro
| suffrage in the Southern States. The rcsolu-
| ton went over.
Mr.. Ashley introduced paper and resolu.
ton impeaching Andrew Johnson Vice Pres
ident of the United States, for high crimes and
misdemeanors, in that he had usurped pow
er and violated the laws; that he had made
corrupt use of the appointing, pardoning and
veto powers that he had eorruptiy disposed
of the public property of the United States;
that he had corruptly interfered in elections
and was guilty of other high crimes and mis-
demeanors The resolutions instruct the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire wheth-
er, in the exercise of his power. Andrew
johnson was guilty of acts designed to sub
vert the government of the Uuited States, or
any department thereof, or whether he had
been guilty of such acts as in law would be
denominated high crimes and misdemeanors,
which required the interposition of the
House and that the Committee have power
to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Spalding's motion to lay this resolu-
ton on the table WAS defeated-yeas 80, nays
1O5.
Mr.. Ashley demanded the previous ques-
ton on the passage of the resolution, and the
resolution was then agreed to-yeas 1O6, nays
So.
Among the Radicals who voted in the ne
gative were Davis Dodge, Raymond of New
York, Latham of West Virginia, and Spald-
ing of Ohio.