Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-03-04
Special dispst,h to the Boston Journal.
PROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 2. 1868.

: will soon Re arrsigned for trial. Th
many legal gentlemen in Congress has
consumed much time to day in talk
either end of the Capitol cannot bat b
satisfactory to the American people
The Senate adopted, generally speakiD
the rules of procedure and practice repOr
ted by it's select committee, with som
verbal alterations. The greatest contes
was on the amount Of time to be allowed
the counsel for argument on iuterlocutory
questions, but the limitation was adhered
to. As Senator Morton remarked. tb'
object Of this rule was not to cut of fail
opportunity for argument and discussion
but to prevent delay. One Of these i'm
parchment trials had occupied sever
years, and it was necessary that this pre-
sent trial should not be prolonged during
the whole session.
The relative functions of the Senate
and of the Court of Impeachment were
also discussed at length. In the opinion
of Senator Edmunds and others, when the
Senate resolves itself into a Court it
is still the Senate, sitting in Judicial
capacity. The Constitution clearly in
tends that it shall so SIT 1t is not exer-
cising the ordinary functions Of polite.
al or legislative body, although it is the
same body. 1t is not exercising the or
binary functions Of political or legisla-
tive body, although it is the same body.
1t is plain when it commences the trial Of
impeachment it puts on a special, judicial,
impartial character, and every man is
called upon to swear that, sitting in that
character, exercising those judicial func-
lions, he will act as Judge, which i'm
plies all that is just, and fair, and DELHI
crate, and impartial, and having thus
clothed himself with that character, he,
with his fellows, is to give judgment in
the language of the Constitution. 10
short he is Judge in high Court
Senator Conkling and others took
different legal view Of the case, maintain
ing that the Senate will preserve its fdeu-
tity in trying the impeachment, just as
when it proceeds to the consideration of
Executive business and considers nomna.
tons or treaties. At first this was not
agreed to by a majority, but finally, this
evening, the words High Court of In
parchment" were stricken out.
1t is understood that the effect of the
amendment adopted will be to simplify
and to accelerate the proceedings. The
President is to be impeached by the House
of Representatives, not by the Grand H.
quest of the Nation, and he is to be tried
by the Senate of the United States. and
not By the High Court of Impeachment.
No lawyer can now draw distencticn be-
tween the duty of any gentleman as a
Senator and his duty as a member of a
High Court of Impeachment.
The position of the Chief Justice 10
presiding officer was several times discuss
cd. but there was no disposition to invest
him with any power not within the con-
troll of the Senate. Andrtw johnson is
to be impeached by the Representatives
ard tried by the Senator's of the people of
the United States.
The Senate adjourned at a quarter be.
fore eleven o'clock, having remained in
continuous session nearly eleven hours,
during which time it was seldom that
Senator spoke over FIVE minutes on any
question. There were wide differences of
opinion and earnest discussions, but no
angry words.
About half-past six. after the Goth and
2lst rules had been decided. there was n
desire manifested BY some Republicans to
adjourn TO take recess, but Senator
Howard said no; the rules must be pass.
ed before an adjournment. and be was
nobly sustained.
Later in the evening the voting on the
amendments disclosed several times that
there was $40 quorum" but Senators soon
appeared from the committee rooms to
make up the requisite number.
Mr.. Fessenden was detained at his
house BY iudisposition. and quite num-
Der of other Senators paired IF. In the !
evening, Messrs, Buekalew. Hendricks
and McCreery were the only Democrats
LEFT to make show Of opposition.
10 morrow the managers will present
the Articles Of Impeachment to the Senate,
and then Andrew johnson will be sum-
moncd to appear.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE,
Taking recess from Saturday night,
until ten A. NJ. to day, the House assem-