Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-09
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OVERLAND DISPATCHES
DATES TO n 9th.
Tho Cour. of Impeachment.

~AShlN1lOs, huASu I'LL buV SSa-
ate the morning hour was occupied with
the transaction Of important business.
At its expiration the President pro ten.
said that all Legislative and Executive
business Of the Senate had been ordered
to cease for the purpose Of proceeding
with the business connected with the
impeachment trial, and thcreupon va
Gated the chair.
The Chief Justice then advanced up
the aisle, clad in official robes, accom-
panied by Justice Nelson, escorted by
the Committee appointed for that pur.
pose, and followed by the managers Of
the House, who stood behind the bar.
The Chief Justice assembled the Presi-
dents chair, and said, in q solemn, i'm
pressive voice: &,
Senators: In obedience to notice, l
have appeared to join with you in form
ing a Court Of Impeachment for the
trial of the President Of tho United
States. I am ready to take the oath.
Judge Nelson then administered the
following oath:
al solcmnly swear that in all things
pertaining to the trial Of Andrew John
son, President of the United States, |
will do impartial justice according to
the Constitution and laws, so help me
God"
Tho Secretary then called the roll,
each Senator advancing and taking the
oath prescribed by the rules. The only
Senators absent were Doolittle, Ed
munds, Patterson Of New Hampshire
and Salisbury.
When the name Of Senator Wade was
called, Hendricks rose and put the que'-
ton whether the Senator from Ohio,
being the person who would succeed
the President, was entitled to sit as n
Judge in the case.
Sherman argued that the Constitu-
ton itself settled that question. II
provides that the presiding officer should
not preside at the impeachment of the
President; it being silent as to his right
to be o member Of the Court it follows
by implication that he has the right.
Howard took the same view.
johnson assimilated this trial to ordi.
nary judicial proceedings. He said no
| Judge would be allowed to sit in a case
where he had a direct int. est, and de-
sired to postpone the decision until
presidents ofthe English House Of Lords
could be examined.
The debate cotinued at great length,
Davis, Hendricks and Bayard arguing
against Wade's right to sit as q member
| Of the Court.
Hendricks said that when Wade ceased
to be presiding officer Of the Senate be
could be sworn, but now he was incom-
petent.
Morrill,, Williams, Howard, Morton
Sumner, Sherman, Drake, Thayer and
| Howe spoke in favor Of Wades right.
Morton argued that there was no per-
son here authorized to make an objec.
ton. 1t was the right of the party to
waive an objection Of interest on the
part Of the Judge or Jury. When the
President came for trial he might ask
Why was not the Senator from Ohio
sworn? ?" The Senator was a member
| Of the Senate and his rights as such
| could not be taken away.
Il mayor NIUucu Luhh II u HuNosANH "
interest was raised against the Senator
from Ohio, it ought with greater reason
to be raised against the Senator from
Tennessee, Patterson, who was closely
| related to the President. Besides, every
! Senator who might succeed to the office
of presiding officer was also interested
CHICAGO, March 6.-The Senate ad'
journed last night leaving the right Of
| Wade to sit in the Impeachment Court
undecided.
During the debate, Senator Sumner
proved from Madison's papers and the
| debates Of the Virginia Convention, as
well as the United States National Con-
vention which adopted the Constitution
that the Senate had q right to suspend
the President from office during the
trial for high crimes and misdemeanors,
and also showed that the object Of the
trainers of the Constitution, in providing
that the Chief Justice shall preside ever
the Senate when engaged in the trial oil
the President, was that the lawful pre-
sing officer of that body, the Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, might be re-
lieved from his duties in the Senate.
Riot Between Irish and German Emil.
grants.
NEW YORK, March ga serious riot
broke out among the cmigrauts on
| Wards Island this morning. Bad feel
iugs had for q long time existed between
the Germans aud Irish. The latter, zoo
strong, attacked their enemies, who
also put themselves in battle array
The Irishmen seized pitchforks, clubs,
axes, long poles with sharp iron points
etc. The Germans barricaded them.
selves in the basement of the hospital
building and the Irish beat down the
doors. The fight was progressing quite
6ercely when q strong force of police
arrived and succeeded in quelling the
row, though they were compelled to
shoot down four belligerents. Eighteen
rioters were wounded more or less Sc
riously, and eighty secured and con.
fined. The emigrants are still excited,
and declare that the fight will be re.
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