The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-26

The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Advertiser gives the proceedings of the
Court ofImpeachment on Tuesday, when in
the length of time to be allowed to the Presi-
dent to prepare for his trial:
When the Senate reached the conference
chamber, accompanied by the Chief Justice,
Mr.. Wade absenting himself, the questions Pc
fore them were as follows:-Senator Johns6n's
proposition to allow the President ten days and
Senator Summers amendment 10 proceed
with the trial forthwith Senator johnson
modified his proposition from ten days to
Thursday, April 2. m t-... 81. --.-.-
Mr.. Williams then offered an amendment
that the Senate return to the chamber and
that the Chief Justice ask the Presidents
counsel whether they had any other GROUNDS
than those already stated upon which to ASK
for continuance. Tie votes ON this motioll
was 8 yeas to AZ nays. Mr.. Morrill, OF M Maine
then moved to amend the original prop pos 10;
by strlkin-, out Thursday, Aprli "a anu IN
serting Monday, March 50th' anu S st,as one
trial should proceed from gay 70 N.Y. ,n;1i,I ,.,o
ton resulted yeas %, nays %, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,
Cole, Conkling, CONFESS, Cragin, Drake, Fer
~, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,
Of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Morton, Nye,
Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ram
sew, Ross, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton,
Wiley, Williams, and Wilson. 5 -
Nags-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew,
Gorbett Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds,
Fessenden, Fowler, Frelnghuysen, Grimes,
Henderson, Hendricks, johnson, McCreery,
Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Sherman
Sprague, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle Vickers,.
When the question came up on the conciuo-
ing clause of Mr.. Morrili's motion, Mr.. sum-
ner withdrew his motion to proceed at once,
and objection was made to the expression
" from day to day, Sundays excepted, ON the
ground that it would convey the idea to the
country that the Senate was determined to
force the trial along without regard to proper
| causes for delay, which might arise. Mr.. Conk-
ling made strong speech favoring the clause
on the ground that the Senate could, at any
time, modify its order ifdesired. Mr.. Drake
then moved to amend by striking out the
words from day to day, Sundays excepted y
and insert would proceed therein with all
Convenient despatch under the rules of the
Senate sitting upon trial of an impeachment"
This proposition of Mr.. brakes was adopted
without division, and the court returned to
the Senate chamber, where the Chief Justice
announced the result of the elaboration.
The same correspondent has information in
relation to the proceedings of the Court on the
18th inst. when it retired for the purpose OF
considering how much time should be given
the President to file his answer. We give the
report below: ria5 43 sat saf -Jsa9 sd.-#
After reaching the conference chamber the
Senate proceeded to consider the motion of
Mr.. Edmunds, that the President be given till
the LIST Of April to file his answer. Mr. Drake
moved TO amend by requiring the President to
make an answer on Or before Friday, the Goth
of March. b This, after considerable debate,
was carried by a vote of % to 20, as follows:
Yeos-Messrs. Cameron, CateH, Cole, Chan
dler, Conkling, CONFESS, Corbett, Drake, Ferry,
Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill, of
Vermont, Morgan, Patterson of New Hamp-
shire, Pomeroy, Ramsey. Sherman, Stewart
Sumner, Thayer, Trumbull, Wiley, Williams
Wilson and Yates. 3- 1p - q l
Ndys-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew
| Davis, Dixon, Edmunds, Fessendep, Fowler
| FreliDghuysen, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks
| johnson, McCreery, Morrill, Of Maine, Norton
Patterson OF Tennessee, Salisbury, Van Win.
kle and Vickers.
This amendment of Mr.. Drake's being
agreed to, the question came up ON adopting
Nlr. Edmuad's motion as amended, when de-
bate arose, and Mr.. Trumbull moved that the
| Senate reconsider the vote by which it adopt.
| ed Mr.. brakes amendment, and the yeas and
| nays being demanded, it was determined in
the afirmative-yeas q, nays %, as follows
| Yeos-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew
Cattell, Corbett Davis, Dixon, Edmunds, Fes
sender, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Hen
derson. Hendricks johnson, McCreery, Nor
| rill of Vermont, Morton, Norton, Patterson o
Tennessee, Salisbury, Sherman, Sprague
| Trumbull, Van Wlnkle, Vickers and Wiley
| Ndys-Messrs. Cameron, Chandler, Cole
| Conkling, CONFESS, Drake, Ferry, Harlan
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill, of Maine
| Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy
| Ramsey, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer Upton
Williams, Wilson and Yates. 5L
| So the vote was reconsdered, and Mr.
| Trumbull then moved to amend by inserting
| Monday, the 23d instant, as the day for the
filing OF the Presidents answer, instead of Fri
day, the 10th instant. The various votes OF
the intervening amendments were decided
without division, and the motion of Mr. Trum
bull, TO fix the 23d instant, instead of the 20tl
| instant. was also carried without division, ant
| the Senate returned to it's chamber