Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-12
IMPEACHMENT.
WASHINGTON, May IL.
SENATE.

| MI. OdEhmAN moved Lne Scr2eaHG-aC-
Arms place his assistants through the gal
leries tomorrow, with directions to arrest
any person who violates the rules of order.
The CHIEF JUSTICE stated that the
Sergeant-at-Arms had already taken the
| precaution.
Mr.. SHERMAN suggested that notice be
given in the morning papers.
| Mr.. WILLIAMS suggested that the Chief
Justice, before call of the roll, admonish
all persons that no manifestation of ap-
plause or disapproval would be allowed in
the Senate. under penalty of arrest.
Tnis proposition meeting with general
appreciation.
Mr.. SHERMAN withdrew his motion.
| The doors were closed at 1920.
| In the secret session this morning the
CHIEF JUSTICE addressed the Senate as
! follows: tesa
SENATOR'S I'm conformity to what
seemed to be the general wish of the Sem
ate when it adjourned last Thursday,
| the Chief Justice in taking the vote on the
articles of impeachment will adopt the
rule sanctioned in the cases of Chase. Peck
and Humphrey. He will direct the Secre-
tary to read the several articles successive
ly. and after the reading of each article
will put the question of guilty or not gull
ty, each Senator rising in his place in the
form used in the case of Judge Chase:
Senator, how say you, is the respondent,
Andrew johnson, President of the United
States, guilty or not guilty of high mis-
demeanor, as charged in this article"
In putting the questions on articles four
and six. each of which charges crime, the
word crime will be substituted tor the word
misdemeanor. The Chief j Justice has care
fully considered the suggestion of the Sem
ator from Indiana, Mr.. Hendricks, which
appeared to meet the approval OF the Sem
ate, that in taking the vote on the 11th ar
| ticle the question should be put on each
clause, and found himself unable to divide
the article as suggested.
The article charges several facts, but they
| are SO connected that they make but one
allegation, and they are charged as making
one misdemeanor. The first fact charged is
in substance that the President publicly
declared, in August, 1866, that the Both
Congress was a Congress of only part of
the States, and not constitutional Con-
gress, intending thereby to deny its con-
| stitutional competency to enact laws or
propose amendments to the Constitution,
and this charge seems to have been
made as Introductory and as
qualifying that which follows, namely,
that the President, in pursuance of this
declaration, attempted to prevent the eX-
ecution of the tenure of office act, by con-
irving and attempting to contrive means
to prevent Mr.. Stanton from assuming the
functions of Secretary of War, after the
refusal of the Senate to concur in his sus-
pension and also by contriving and at
tempting to contrive means to prevent the
execution of the appropriation act of March
2, 1867; and also to prevent the execution
| of the rebel State governments, all of the
same date.
The gravamen of the article seems to be
| that the President attempted to defeat the
execution of the tenure of office act, and
| that he did this in pursuance of declara-
| tion which was intended to invade the
constitutional competency of Congress to
enact laws or propose constitutional
amendments, and by contriving means to
prevent Mr.. Stanton from resuming his Of
| flee of Secretary; and also to prevent the
execution of the appropriation act, and
rebel State government act.
The single substantive matter charged,
is the attempt to prevent the execution of
| the tenure of Office act and other facts al
| legged, either as Introductory and exhibit
| ing this general purpose, or as shown g
the means contrived to furtherance that at
| tempt. this single matter connected with
the other matters previously and subse-
quently alleged, is charged as the high mis-
demeanor of which the President is alleged
to have been guilty.
ty of high misdemeanors, as charged,
seems fully to cover the charge, and will be
put OIL this article, as well as on others, to
the Senate direct, the same mode of divis-
ion as in the tenth article.
The mode of division suggested by the
Senator from New York (Conkling) may
be more easily made. 1t contains a more
general allegation to the effect that on the
18th day of August the President, with the
intention to set aside the rightful
authority of Congress, and bring it in
contempt, delivered certain scahdalous
harangues and therein uttered loud threats
apd AZ bitter menaees zen against Congress anG
Congress, thereby bringing the office oi
President into disgrace, to the great scan-
dal of good citizens, and sets forth, in three
distinct specifications, the menaces com.
planned of in respect to the several specii-
cations, and then the question of guilty OIL
not guilty of high misdemeanor, as
charged in the articles, can also be taken
The Chief Justice, however, sees no OBJ
Lection in putting the general question on
this artice in the same manner as the other
for if either particular question be put on
the specifications or not the answers to the
final question must be determined by the
Judgment of the Senate, whether the facts
alleged in the specifications have been sufh.
ciently proved, they amount to high mis-
demeanor within the meaning of the Con-
sttution.
l. On the whole, therefore. the Chief justice
thinks the better practice would be to pu
the general question on each article, with
out attempting to make any subdivision
and will pursue this course if no objection
is made. He will, however. be pleased t
conform to such directions as the Senat'
may see fit in this matter, whereupon
Mr.. SUMNER submitted the following
order, W hich was considered by unanimou
consent and agreed upon:
Ordered, That the question be putas pro-
posed by the presiding officer of the Senate
and each Senator shall answer guilty o
not guilty only.
On motion of Mr.. SUMNER, the Senat
proceeded to consider the following reso
luton, submitted on the 25th of April:
Resc Lued, That the following be added t
the rules of procedure and practice in tn
Senate, when sitting at the trial of i'm
lpeachment:
On conviction by the Senate, it shall b
the duty of the presiding officer forthwith
to pronounce the removal from office OF tn
convicted person, according to the require
ment OF the Constitution. Any furthe
Judgment shall be on the order OF the Sen
ate. r. -.-.
After debate the CHIEF JUSTICE an
nounced that the hour of II O'Clock A. NJ
fixed by order of the Senate for dellbera
tion and debate, had arrived, and that Sen
ators could now submit their views on tn
several articles of impeachment, the linn
of debate to be fixed by the 23d rule, an
after deliberation, at 10 minutes before
O'Clock, the senate Cook RECESS ior ~ nlI
utes. -- --r
Subsequently, after further deliberatior
another recess was taken, at half past
until z.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Bills and resolutions were introduced fo
reference, declaring it inexpedient for tn
Government to make any treaty tending I
discriminate against the manufacture an
| Inroduction of any part of the United State