White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-02-27
The Cour.c or Procea.....


The offences for which an cfi Or ma,
be impesched are "trsason, bribsrv "a
other high crimes and misde em...n,. !"
High crimes and misdsmeanors ,re a,
defined BY the Constitution. and in a..
termining what they are. recour,s ma.
be had to parliamentary prsc:ics aud De
I'common law. Of cc.sss, til ,sDes Of
offences embraced under then is pretty
com ptsSsnsivs: and Il may ts said IN
brief that many crimes are not sssily
de6nabls b. law. Ind many Of psrsly
political character &c held 10 BE- inclod.
ed aid thit ID nose of The essss Of i'm.
fpeachment which have ,bus far been tried
in the Uuited States. except that Of
Judge Humphreys. of Tenae.ass. Who
was convicted 81 tfsaAon in 1882. hsvs
any Of the ehsrgss rested spoa ss.,usskls
| offences.
| The charges must be pr.ststed by IL.
Eoussof Representatives. aud tt;c1 by
THE Senate. Any member Of the Boose
: ~.y initiate proceedings. either By o6,ss
ing resolution of accusation or ,.ovius
the appointment Of Conni,tse Of In.
qni,y. II the House adopt ths rssols.
tion. committee is appointed to procssl
to the bar OF the Ssnsts and dsmaod that
| that body shall take order Tor the srpssr.
ance Of the accused 10 answer 10 ths fttf.
cles Of impssehment which the HoSiSs
will presest IN proper time. TIE Houuss
then having agreed upon the sfiielss;
| forwards them to the Sensts by the hspd1
Of q committee the Senats appoints 1
day for the trial. and peocess e served
by the Sergeant. Arms. When the
President is tried. the Constitu,ioa pro.
vides that the Chief Justice shall ORE.
side. On the day assigned, the Ssna.S
resolves itself into Court OF Impssch.
uien.; the Senators are solsmnly sworn
to do impartial justice according 10 III;
Constitution and the laws OF the United
States; the managers appointed BY ths
House to conduct the prosecution 10 iii
behalf attend. and the accused . san:
moned to appear and plead. II hs dosi
not answer either in person or BY attor:
ney. the case proceeds ex purts. Both
sides may be heard by counsel. The
sccnsed il entitled 10 . COPY Of the
charges. and mus. be allowed time to pre-.
pare an snswer. The House of Repre-
sentatives may then Gle replicatios to
the answer. and after that day is %.
signed for the trial. The subseuuaut
proceedings are conducted enthusiastically
as in ordinary courts. TIE msnsRsrs
open the case. the wituesse. sfe then q:
! smiued under the usual rulss of evidence:
} and both sides. sra fully heard in arRu.
ment. When Assocists Justice Chsss;
of the United States Supreme Court, was
impssched for efioial miscon.iuct id
lSO5. the Senate Chamber waa elsbor.
ately fitted rp for ths accom- n cd stiou Of
spectators. The trial lasted nearly four
weeks, the last seven days being occupied
in arguments. AT the close, the Senate
votes npon each Of the charges passisly;
'~o-thirds heing required to convics. II
the sccnsed is fonnd gniltv. the Sensts
likes the punishment. which cannot ex.
tend further than removal from Office.
aud disqualification to holI any place Of
trnst. honor or emolnment under the
United States. OF course. there 10 nd
appeal from the verdict. nor coz the
President exert bis psrdouins pv1Sf ID
remit the penalty. -. ''.s-s-s>
An artempt was made by jobs Minor
Bolts and Others to obtain the inpssch.
ment Of President Tyler in IS43. bot
/, the Honse Of Representatives refused BY 1
large mrjoritv to even appoint . Com:
mit'ee of Inquiry. Iadeel. impesch.
ments before the United States Senate
have been extremely rare. there havius
been only six, we believa. IN our whoId
history, and in only two Of the.e wss .
conviction obtaiued " Y. Tribune