The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-06
Our Washington Dispatches.

CONGRESS AND THE IMPEACHMENT MUDDLE.
WASHINGTON, March SIN THE HOUSE Mr..
Bell introduced resolution for providing
successor, should the Chief Justiceship become
vacant, the oldest commission to succeed until
chief is duly appointed.
A resolution to print three thousand copies
of the impeachment articles was adopted.
The committee on banking and currency
were directed to inquire into the expediency OF
amending the banking laws to relieve the State
Banks in process Of liquidation from making
monthly statements and the tax on circulation
A motion was made that the House III COM
mittee attend the impeachment managers 10
witness the organization OF the court, but 1t
was withdrawn at the suggestion OF Mr. BlnG-
ham, that only the managers were expected
and there were no accommodations on the floor
OF the Senate to seat the House. Tho man.
ayers then withdrew, followed by many MEM
hers. leaving about forty in the House, who
proceeded with the Tennessee election case.
For the first time In several years the Demo-
Gratis found themselves in q majority in the
House of Representatives. Without conciud-
ing the election case the House adjourned.
In THE SENATE resolution Of thanks to Con-
cress, Grant and Stanton, was presented from
the South CAROLINA Convention.
The bill for rebuilding warehouses at Fort
ress Monroe was passed.
a bill was introduced to rebuild tho levees
on the east bank Of the Mississippi, to reclaim
the Yazoo River lands.
Chief Justice Chase appeared, supported BY
a committee of managers, followed and sup
ported by large number of members OF the
House. Mr.. Wade then announced that "all
business would then be suspended for the pur-
pose OF entering into the proceedings required
by the impeachment Of Andrew Johnson, Pres
ident of the United States. The chair will now
be vacated for that purpose"
Mr. Chase then advanced aid took the char,
and said: Senators, I am here in obedience
to your notice, for the purpose OF proceeding
with YOU in forming court of impeachment
for the trial of Andrew Johnson, President CT
the United States. am now ready to take the
oath." Justice Nelson administered the oath
prescribed by the Senate's rules OF procedure.
Mr.. Chase then administered the oath to the
senators in alphabetical order, until Wade ap-
,,roached, when Senator Johnson objected TO
his becoming member of The court because
he had contingent inter u. A discussion
then ensued, lasting till five o'clock, when' on
motion. Judge Chase adjourned the court
1yban Wade resumed his seat, and, on motion,
adjourned the Senate.
eP. M.-No progress whatever was mado
during nearly four hours debate this afternoon.
litter confusion prevails regarding the mode Oh
,,rocedure. A dozen senators spoke, no two
agreeing upon the details. Among the points
mode to the satisfaction of the different speak
ers we're the following: MIR. Wade having an
interest, had no right in the court; peine u
senator of Ohio, it was his duty to act anu
cote. Though Wade had the right to vote, 1t
,ros matter for his own conscience. Inat
when the President came to the bar IL was
time to make challenges. That the Presl-
dent had no right whatever to chal-
1enqe his Judges, the constitution providmg
them for him. That it was duty
in organizing to keep the organization pure.
That If Mt the end, the scales were equally BAL
.nced that into which you throw Wadcs per-
coma, interest would kick the beam. That they
were n court-that they were Senate-that
with only half the members sworn they were
neither one nor the other. Thus the argument
n,oeressed until nearly five o'clock, when SEN
ators remarking that Judge Chase had been on
dutv since ten o'clock, moved an adjournment
Howard objected They had rule for ADJOURN
ment: the court was accordingly adjourned by
That rule, and the Senate was left in session.
The managers we're in attendance all the even
lug, evidently impatient to begin work. Large
,x,mbers visited the President to-day. Stanton
.t,ll sleeps in the War Department Thomas
GOES there for his private mails.
The revenue to-day s725,O 600.
Judge Chase adjourned the Supreme Court
ST one o'clock for one hour, expecting to re-
turn from the Senate in that time, not COM
i,g, Judge Field adjourned the court until to-
morrow.
Theyare still balloting at Annapolis Eof
United States Senator; go far without result.
The Reconstruction Conventions.
GEORGIA.
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