Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-13
THE PROPOSED IsIPE iCHMENT OF
THE PRESIDENT AT AN END!

that he wanted to bring the subject of i'm
He believed the investigation had gone far
enough, and the time had come when some
tang eible action should be taken. He had pre-
pared, he said, the following report TO the
House, and he would now take the sentiments
OF the members of the committee thereon:
.The Com mittee on Reconstruction 10 whom
WIS ref rred the correspondence of Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States, and
L. :. Grant, G, neral Commanding the Armies
of the United States, having considered the
same and the evid, nee, do report that in virtue
OF the powers with which your committee has
been invested, they have carefully examined
the evidence before them, and are of opinion
hat Andrew johnson, President of the United
States, Is guilty of high crimes and misde-
meanors, and therefore recommend the adoption
of the following resolutions:
Reso bed, That Andrew Johnson, President of
the United States, be impeached OF high crimes
and mis- demanors. ...
Resoired, That the Committee go the Senate,
and at the bar thereof, in the name of the House
of Representatives and of all the people of the
United States. do impeach Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States, of high crimes
and misde meanors, and acquaint the Senate
that the House of Representatives will in due
time exhibit particular articles of impeachment
B ainst him, and make good the same.
Resolved. That said Committee do demand
of the said Andrew Johnson to answer to said
impeachment.
As soon as the reading of the resolutions was
port and the whole subject of impeachment on
the table Mr.. Stevens SAID he wanted the
yeas and nays recorded on that motion so that
the country might know who was and who
was not in favor of taking cognizance of the
high crimes and misdemeanors committed hy
stood, yeas. Messrs. Bingham, Beaman, Paine,
Hulburd, Brooks, and Beck; nays, Messrs.
Stevens, Boutwell,, and Farnsworth. So the
entire matter was laid on the table and the
Committee adjourned.
Mr.. Stevens is greatly chagrined at the result,
though he says he did not expect much diff
feIent. He says that the Republican party is
virtually defeated, and all through the coward
ice of its own members. He attaches much of
the blame to General Grant and his friends.
who, he says, became frightened and demoral-
lied, for what reason he does not exactly know
1t is his firm belief that, had the friends of
Grant, as well as Grant himself, kept their
hands off, nothing could have saved johnson.
So ends the second attempt at Impeachment.
VACANCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPART
NEETs.-In the Senate to day Mr.. Trumbull.
from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported
a bill, (Which was pa ssed to a second readng,)
enachng that in case of the death, resignation,
absence from the seat of Government, or sick
ness of the head Of any Executive Department
of the Government, of any officer of either
of the said Departments, whose appointment is
not in the head thereof, whereby they can.
not perform the dutIes of their respective Of
fees, il shall be lawful for the President of the
United States. in case he shall think il ncces-
sary. to authorize the head of any other Exec.
utiye Department, or other officer in either Of
said Departments, whose appointment Is vested
in the Preside nj, by and with the ad ice and con.
sent of the Senate, at his discretion, to perform
the duties Of the said respective offices until
successor be appointed, or until such absence
or inability by sickness shall cease: Prortded,
That no one vacancy shall be supplied in man.
ner aforesaid for longer time than thirty days.
All acts heretofore passed on the subject OF
temporarily supplying vacancies In the Exec.
utiye Departments, or which empower the
President to authorize any person or persons to
perform the duties OF the head Of any Execu-
said departments, in case OF a vacancy therein:
or inability of such head Of department, or Of
ficer, to discharge the duties of his Office, and
all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this
act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
MESSAGE WAS received by the House from
the President to-day, announcing that the De-
ficiency Appropriation Bill had become a law
without his signature. 1t appropriates about
hn
for reconstruction purposes
NICHOLSON PAVEMENT FOR PENNSYLVANIA
AvENUE-lti is understood that the House Dis
trict Committee will report a bill providing
for laying the Mich hOlson Pavement on Penn
syiVanla avenue, the property holders to pave
twenty feet on each side OF the avenue and the
Street Rrallroad Company to pave their track
ana 2ieet on each side, (as required by charter,)
and the Government to do the rest the Gov
ernment also to pave opposite Government
squares and public buildings. This is in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of Genl
MlchIer, IN his report referred to the commit
tee The cost of the Nicholson pavement will
De about S4.15 per square yard.
GENERAL JEFFRIEs, of MarylssrrIR Rsgis,sr Of
terday confirmed by tho ooftwen,v 70 eiebteen.
The WHITE HOUsE-A large number Of Wis
itors were at the White House to-day, many of
whom were auinltteu 10 see Inc fresiuent.
Senators DoolIttle and Conness and Secretary
Browning were with the President this fore
Loon.
RECEIPTS FROM CUsToMs.-The receipts
from customs al the ports below named from
February TO inclusive, are As follows: Bos-
ton s236, 9.43; New York, 81, l7s i25.73; Phila-
delphia. LAG, 1850; Baltimore, $685.. l3: San
Francis co. from January to ii, Sl6l.32S.12.
Total, S3,17s, 1891.
PERsONAL.-Hon. Erastus Paulson. of Phila.
delphia, Pa; and Thos. w. Conway, of New
Orleans. are at the Metropolitan Hotel. 80.
Coils. X. +. oh nson, of KY: John ID. Bowling,
ID. +. Hancock, and Hon. L. w. Grain, of Md,
are at the National Hot Hon ID. Saibert,
Of Md, and Major Stone. of Va, are at the
Gen. John L. Fremont, Of Mo-, and Gen. Kane,
of Pa; +. Delafi. Id Smith, at N, V; H. 5. San
ford, Minister to Brazl; Isaac Hinckley and A.
" .Markley. prominent railroad men, are at
W lizards Hotel. Gen. a. Ames, of Nicks-
burph, Miss: Gen. w. N. Grier, L. s., and Col.
j. w. White, OF Tenn, are AT the Ebbitt House.
The GOVERNMENT OF ALABANs Mr.. DOo-
little presented to the Senate to-day memorial
signed by over one thousand citizens of Ala
bama, protes ting against negro rule, and pray
iLg for continuance Of military government
over the State 1t sets forth many alleged
grievances and Misrepresentation inflicted
upon them by renegade Radicals and Repubii-
can newspapers, and covers several pages of
fooscap, and concludes as follows: tet
Continue over us, II you VIII do so, your
own rule by the sword. Send down among us