Middletown transcript., 1868-03-07
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Mode OF Proceedure ,in Impeachment.
The procesdingsin trials Sf Impeachment

Mode OF Proceedurs An impeachment.
The procesdihgsin trials If 0finpeachment
nave now become of great interest, in view
Of the arraignment, Of the President for
trial, and we give the following as the
modus operandi from the New York Times
Washihgtod eoffespsndmcesais
yaItywill be tho dutyuof the House, as
soon. as the Resolution Of impeachment is
found, TO appoint o. board Of managers,
whose duty it will be to proceed to the
Senate, and, in the name Of the House Of
Representatives,, -imPcaeh the President at
the bar ofithat body, and ask them to ap-
point time for the hearing of the case,
and inform the Senate that they will in
due time present articles of impeachment,
It will then be the duty of the Senate to
organize as ashigh court Of impeachment.
andy upon thesreceptions of thee articles
from the House, issue its warrant, taking |
jurisdiction, of the case aud requiring, the |
President to appear and answer
!, 1t is, not necessary. that be should re-
spond in person, and he win probably an
swer by his attorneys. II is yet TOO early
to say who they viii Be. Chief Justice
Chase will preside, and the Senate will
sitaso jury.G They will establish rules
regarding argument andAlevidenee, and
must establish all points of law without
debate. ,HETheszfslIessfof sproodeding lin
impeachment trials are we'll established.
Id 1881 > in Sthesc of aJudgel Pecl0.I of
Missouri, the Senate made an elaborate
investigation into all the presidents, and
established ..asfullscoarseaef rules fnf the
goyefnYhent of such cases. These rules
have since been applied in one or more
easea and At will not be necessary to spend
any time in preliminary matters, further
than to organize promptly as a1courtSsI
While the Senate is sitting sas a court
of impeachment, the House of Represen-
tatives, is constructively present, and can
do Legislative business. The House
actSasg gprpsscutor in theFease q, IAs tplthe
length Of the trial, it is the belief that it
will be vcryEhriefR sItais gthought that it
| should not last oyer two weeks at the out
/ side. - The President however, will seek
| forinuch greater delay He will demand
time for preparation, and his friends as
sert that he can delay the trial until the
end, Of. his term. .HsO Chief Justice Ghasepis
/ pretty thoroughly occupied i'm the Su-
4 preme q9WtsYandlip aqditiVp he is ex-
1 pected TO preside at the trial of Jefferson
/ Dayisszcn theT22d prs&ino. q These en-
i gagcmonts may possiblyidelay the COM
! ccrtain thas ( TTiF bsJU' VT aFg sutfy pushed
| that if4$ill take precedence Of al other
The Senpies consistssof forty-thres Re-
1 publicans and ten Democratic ,Conserva.
tives. BY provision Of the Constitution
{ ast no person shall be conyieted withnuttht
J seoncurrence of twc-thirds of the member,
E present, which ID the present case, w9ulc
5 be thirty-six, othat the Republicans, hay,
d enough votes to- insure thesc0nvictioIi o
5 the President and sevenlVotes To spare, j
!, every Senator whois elected as a .Repub
s liean shall allow his politioalshostility t,
!, President j ohnson to overcome his sens
4 IF dutv .9EhN@{@ 5na BNl
: The New York sHeyoleEs Washington
q special claims that Messrs Trumbull, Fcs
. scndets SAhthh Tipt3hs SpatsSue, Val
J Winkle, Wiley and Sherman, Republican
pemhers, ,wilfEote with +hs, de,norrats rp'
( the Impeachment question, and that i'm
Z Epeachinent will be !defeated1in the Senate
t As there il. no chang on which to base con
l gietien. and fears are entertained that til
q measure will be unpopular with the people
: The Herald as usually miss informed Z
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. T. 'THB MARYLAND SENAToRsHIp. "A lei
!, ter from Washington says; II There is rea
y son, to believe that the Legislature Of Mary
J. land will, ip, a few days, elect . Senators
y place of Mr.. Thomas, recently Sdenied IL
g mission TO his scat * There is some tai
4 among members of,the eLegishture of sent
g ing Mr.ssThomasa back with new, ereder
l, tials, but in the opinion ofleadihg men
ts the State it would be ppyise 50, ,toydo,
sr the present emergency, as the Radical NJ;
= jofity inHthe Senate would thereby be- d
, abled to keep the State out of her just rreel
d resentation perhaps for another year,
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