The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-01
PRocEs.DNGS or TIE ,4ECRET SESSION.

When the Senate retired fr, NJ their chamber this
afternoon to an adjoining o@1l MT HENDERSON
moved 70. postpone the pendi ugluestos on appeal,
with view to take.u the rul, y
This was agreed to blythe fol kNtng vote
YEAe-Messrs. Anthony, Bay ira, Bqckalew, Cam
eron, Catte Cole, Corbett, G. Tgin, Devils. Dixon,
Dooitte, Edmunds, Fessepden, Fowler, Freilnghoy-
SEN hinderson Hendricks, ,os.Sonii McCreesy,
Of Tenn, Pomercy, Ross. sausbu ~ spragne ruin
bull, Van winkIc, vIckers Nilley anl wuliams-32.
NAYs-Messrs. Chandler, Copklii V: S0nness brake,
Ferry Howard. Howe. Morgan, Morrill, OF Maine,
Morton, Nve Ramsey. sherman, stewart, summer,
Thayer, Tr,tcn ami Wilson--lS
Mr. HENDERSON then movedan men9ment t. the
seventh rule when motion was ma dc aud disagreed
TO- to strike SSst from the the words which pro-
vide that the ruling on questions IF Evidence snd
Incidental quczc ons salll stand az he Judgments
the Senate.
MIR. SUMNER of., red M amendment. Nj. Hender-
sons proposition. as foli,ws:-
That the Chief Jt stice presiding w. t;he Senate in
the trial Of the Pro tdent of the United states IS not
mcmher Of the Sc, iate and has no altl ,ory under
the constitution TO V, Nc Cd any queshuh duhpg Tue
trial.
This was rejected b., the klowing vote
YEAs-Messrs Came ron. Cattel Chand 'er, Cank-
ling CONFESS, COrbetf. CragM, Drake, HOW aIu, MOT
gam Morrn Of Me-, MOI ton, Ne PoEneroy Mainy
Stewart sumner ThaSer, tEtoh, iiuINo viii WI
KAys~M.ssrs Bayard, .Bncksssw, Ccle, pa' Is, DIX
Frennrhuyscn, Henderson Hendsicks, Howe, John
son McCreory Morrill, OF y l., Norton, Patterspn "
Tenn. Patterson OF n. H., loss Sherman, SprTgue,
Van Wrinkle vickers and willey-cu.
Nj. DRAKE moyed an amendment TO mt. Henier'
sons proposition az follows-.
II ~ the judgment of the senate that Stiioer ue
construction the chef Justice presiding oypr tne
Senate n the pending trial has o prviee OF unns
quest iona OF law arising therein, but Una a. suyI
questions should be Submitted TO .and decldta ~ he
Senate.
This was disagreed TO by the following vot e.
yr.s-.Nessrs Cameron Cattell, Chandicr z, Cole,
Morgap, Merrill OF Maine, Morton, .Nye Ra ins@,
stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton and NVilson-.@.
.NAys--Messfs. Anthony, Bayard, Bu,kalew, VI
bett Crsgn, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edniu.lus
Fessendep, Fowler, Frelnghuysen. iiendersVh'
Hendricks, JoLsson, McCreery, Morrih OF W.
Norton Patterson OF ~ H., Patterson OF TENN POM
eroy Ross, SALISBURY, sherman sprague, Humouii'
Van winkie vickers Wiley and WiAiams-a0
Mr. SHERMAN submitted the following, whi.h was
rejected by a vote OF 90 against 25:-
That under the rules and in accordance with the
precedents In the United states In cases OF mpetch,
ment all questions other dian those OF order suOuh
be submitted TO the Senate.
Finally the Senators agreed to Mr.. Hendersons
amendment to the seventh rule, az follows:--
The presiding oricer OF the Senate shall direct
all necessary preparations In the Senate cham.
Der, and the presiding onccr upon the ttia
shall direct AL the iormc OF proceedings WINE
the Senate are sitting Cor the purpose OF
trying an Impeachment and all forms during the
trial not otherwise specially provided fes; and the
presiding oiceT ep 'De tria maj rule AL questions OF