Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

Impeachment was opened at l2 M. It wa
decided by vote of "a yeas to l9 nays that th'
vote should be taken first on the 18th article O
:, impeachment. The vote was accordingly take1
on the adoption of the article, and resulted yea
35, nays l9. This was full vote ofthe Court
Mr. Wade voted for the adoption of the article
Before the vote was announced motion was
made that the Court adjourn until the 26th inst
The motion was decided not in order pending
the roll-call. The Chief Justice then announc.
ed the vote as above stated, and said that by il
the President was acquitted on the l1th article.
No manifestation of any kind was made on the
announcement. The motion to adjourn until
the Goth inst, was then renewed, and the Chief
Justice again decided it out of order. The de-
clsion of the Chair was overruled, and after
considerable discussion the motion was adopted.
The Court then adjourned until Tuesday, the
10th inst. The concurrent resolution OF the
House providing for an adjournment until the
18th inst, was taken up After long discus
sion the resolution was rejected. During the
discussion Mr.. Sumner made violent attack
upon the President, for which he was properly
rebuked by Mr.. Henderson The Senate, at
345 P. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House
In Committee of the Whole attended the pro-
ceedings of the Impeachment trial. At the con-
clusion the members returned to the hall and
| legislative business was resumed. Mr.. Eldridge
offered as question of privilege resolution
appointing committee of investigation in rela-
ton to the action of the Missouri delegation in
vote for conviction on the articles of impeach-
ment The House refused to entertain the re-
solution. Mr.. Benjamin, of Missouri made a
speech IN defence OF the action ofthe delegation.
Mr.. Bingham, ofthe managers of Impeachment
offered a preamble and resolution recting that
| as information has been received by the mana
gers which seems to them to furnish probable
cause to believe that improper or corrupt in
| fuences have been used to influence the determi
nation of the Senate upon the articles OF i'm
| peachment, therefore for the further and more
| efficient prosecution of impeachment the mana
| gers be allowed to examine witnesses send for
persons and papers, sc. The question of re
| ceiving the resolution was submitted to the
House and decided In the affirmative After a
| long discussion the resolution was adopted
| yeas SO, nays Is. The House soon after ad-
journed
SENATE Monday, May ls.-The report of
| the United States Coast Survey fer 1867 was
presented and 1000 copies ordered to be print
ed. The Constitution lately adopted by the
Virginia Convention was referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary A memorial present
ed by Mr.. Fessenden from the Underwriters of
l.
| delphia, asking modification of the whiskey
tax, were referred. Leave of absence was
granted to Mr., Grimes. A petition from the
colored citizens of Washington, asking colored
| Board of Commissioners of Education. was re-
| ferred. MIR. Drake asked to reconsider the re
| solution to adjourn on the 25th inst, and
| motion that message he s Mt to the House
asking the return of the resolution was agreed
to. Mr.. Harlan ose to personal explanation,
and asked to have read paragraph from the
Baltimore Sun of yesterday in relation to tele-
grams having passed between Mr. Harlan and
| Bishop pson relative to the position of Sem
ator Wiley on the impeachment of the Presi-
| dent. Mr.. Harlan declared there was not word
| of truth in the statement. Some discussion took
| place On the bill to admit Arkansas. It was
| stated that the bill had been reported from the
| judiciary Committee, and the delegates were
| p.esent and waiting. MIR. Fessenden spoke a.
gain,t adjournment, and said that, as to the
Arkansas bill, he was not so anxious about 1t,
but if it was to be taken up let it be done at
once. As to the question which had been rails
ed as to those Arkansas Senators voting on the
impeachment trial, he thought nothing of it.
He had no idea the Senate would permit such
a thing, even if these Senators were so 10 t to
sense Of honor as to claim it. The whole coun-
try would cry out shame against the bare idea
of such thing. Mr.. Conness said that all the
suggestions regarding it had come from a GER
tain side of the chamber Mr. Fessenden knew
that and was replying to the Senator from Con-
necticut Mr. Dixon. Mr.. Dixon said the
New York Tribune and Washington Chronicle
had urged the admission Of these Senators in
order that they might vote on impeachment.
Mr. Wiley was anxious to have the bill acted
on Mr. Henderson said this was May, 1868,
and the rebellion had ended in 1865. The
President undertook reconstruction policy of
his own, of which Congress did not approve,
and it was not until March, 1867, that Congress
had adopted plan of reconstruction. Mr..
Chandler called Mr.. Henderson to order. The
motion was to take up bill, and the Senator
was discussing matters outside of it. MIR.
Henderson resumed and gave his reasons for
wishing the bill taken up and the Senators ad
mitted, and thought the adjournment should
not take place till this was done. The concur
rent resolution providing for an adjournment
was then taken up, and on being amended by
providing that when the two Houses adjourn
to day it shall be to Monday, the 25th inst,
was agreed to by yeas %, nays 10. A message
was received from the House asking for certi-
fed copy Of the proceedings of the last two days,
which created some discussion, in which MIR.
Buckalew and others INDUCED in some structures
on the House. Senate adjourned at 05.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Among 9TH
er bills introduced was one to amend the Con-
stitution of the United States so as to make
naturalized citizens eligible to the Presidential
office 1t was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs Another bill was offered pro-
posing to construct Government telegraph
between Washington and New 7 York. A reso-
luton was offered by Mr. Boyer, Of Pennsylvania
setting forth the thorough partisan character of
the managers Of the impeachment trial, and
demanding that in the committee appointed to
investigate the charges OF improper influences
having been brought to bear On certain Senators
at least two persons be added who were opposed
to Impeachment 1t was voted down. The
Alaska purchase was eallei up, and the matter
of an appropriation laid over until June next
A resolution was offered by Mr. Jones, of
Kentucky, reciting that the House had acted
hastily in the matter of impeachment, but the
Speaker would not allow it to come before the
House. Mr. Stevens introduced resolution
requesting the Senate to transmit to the House
the secret proceedings had in the Senate in re-
lation to the vote on the impeachment articles.
The resolution was allowed to be taken up, and
Mr. Stevens then made speech denunciatory
of the action of minority of the Senators, and
demanding that the reasons which are suppos-
ed to have aGtuated their course should be laid
before the country. Mr.. Ross demanded wheth-
er Senators were justified in perjuring them
selves to secure the conviction of the President
to which Mr.. Stevens replied that He did not
think it would have hurt them much. " A sharp
debate ensued, in which Mr.. Schenck broke out
into gross personalities against Judge Wood