Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-09
THE IMPEACHMENT PROJECT RE
VEEEn.


The House of Representatives, on the
9TH inst, at the instance Of Mr.. Ashley,
adopted the following resolutions
Where's, the House Of Representa-
tives Of the 39th Congress, adopted on the
9TH day Of January, 1866, an inquiry into
certain charges preferred against the
President Of the United States; and where
a., the Judiciary Committee, 10 which said
resolutions and charges were referred. with
authority to investigate the same, was I'M
able for want Of time to complete said in
vestigation before the end Of the seth Con-
gress and whereas, in the report submit
ted to said Judiciary Committee on the ID
day Of March, Il is declared that the evil
dence taken is Of such a character as to
Justify and demand a continuation of the
investigation by this Congress Therefore,
be it
Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tives, That the Judiciary Committees, when
appointed, be and il il hereby instructed to
continue the investigation authorized in
said resolution Of January 7, 1867, and
that it have power to send for persons and
papers and administer the customary oaths
10 witnesses, and that the committee have
authority to sit during sessions Of the House
or during any recess which Congress and
this House may take.
Resolved, That the Speaker of this
House be requested 10 appoint Committee
on judiciary forthwith, and that the COM
mittee so appointed be directed to take
charge Of the testimony taken by the COM
nittee of last Congress, and that said COM
mittee have power to appoint a clerk, at a
compensation not to exceed six dollars per
day, and to employ necessary stenOgraphers.
Resolved, That the Clerk ofthe House Of
Representatives be directed to Fay ont of
the contingent fund Of the House, on the
order Of the Judiciary Committee, such
sum or sums Of money as may be required
10 enable said committee to prosecute the
investigations above directed, and such
other investigations as may be directed"
The last resolution of the series was
offered by Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, and all
were adopted Pending these resolutions
Ashley delivered himself of a stump
speech against the President so coarse,
vituperative and vulgar, that the Speaker
felt called upon to call him, to order and
stated that he was transcending the rules
of debate. He continued, however, with
increased bitterness, until Mr. Spaulding,
a Republican Of the straitest sect, molli-
fed his rage by injecting five minutes
speech in opposition to impeachment into
the harrangue
When Mr. spaulding concluded, Mr.
Niblack ventured to observe that there
were charges current of certain conduct
on the part of Mr. Ashley showing that
he was not perhaps, the proper person to
champion the virtue and integrity of the
House, in an arraignment of the Presi-
dent To this Ashley replied by calling
Niblack "impertinent" The Speaker
interviewed by saying that Ashley ought
not to call Niblack "impertinent'-
whereupon Ashley withdrew the express
sion.
A motion to lay the resolutions on the
table failed by vote of ll9 to %, and
they were then adopted without division.
In an article written previous to the re-
ception Of these resOlut' ons we have
given our views of the motives aud prob>
able fate of the movement, as thus re-
newed.