Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-24


conduct and action of the Managers as he now
proposed to do. ON the first day when the trial
was in progress in the Senate one of
the Managers, (Mr. Bingham) under
by saving he wanted to see if they would
dare 10 set aside one of their own rules which
they had adopted for their government pend
ing the trial; and yesterday the same Manager
undertook to reflect upon the Chief Justice of
the United States. The entleman, in pur uing
this course, cannot say that he represents the
House of Representatives; and he (Mr. Wood)
protested against his professing 10 represent
the House when his action is neither courte.
Gus, nor deCoTous or proper. Again, one of
the Managers (Mr. Butler) said yesterday
to the Senate that they would be prepared to
present the replication at o'clock to day. Who
authorized that statement to be made Do the
Managers present the replication, or does the
House present iti This was an assumption of
authority which this House should not permit
10 pass by unnoticed. Why to-day even a
Baltimore paper has in its columns the repli-
cation TO the Presidents answer, signed by
the Managers and it is thus given to the con ntry
in advance of its having been acted upou by
the House of Representatives. Is this House
nothing, and are its members nobodies, that these
unauthorized acts are to be done He submit
ted that gentlemen who presumed to represent
this House should be at least decorous in their
conduct. He insisted that it was the duty of
the Managers TO submit all of their action to
the House, and that the House must be consult.
ed before any final conclusion was reached
upon any matter or upon any question, and it
was their duty TO report progress. This was
one OF the rights OF the House which the Mana.
gers should be compelled to observe
Mr. Butler Mass said he understood one of
the objections of the gentleman from New York
TO the replication to be that it was in the name
of all the people of the United States, and that
as he does not approve it, and ii Is not made in
his name, it is therefore not a good replication
II that objection were a good one, then there
would be an end to all criminal prosecutions,
at all tunes and in all courts.
Mr. Wood desired correct Mr. RufIer in,
part, and to say that he did not believe the
replication was III The name or by the approval
Of any OF the people of the United States.
MIR Butler replied that the representatives of
tie people always represented the people, and
it was so held for nearly five hundred years
There was only one instance on record when
an objection similar to that of the gentleman
from New FORK was ever made. When the
people Of England were smarting under the
tyranny OF Charles the First they undertook
to remedy the evil. Their Constitution
does, but they acted outside their Con-
shtutlon, and very properly too, and when
they were about taking Charles to the block in
the name of sail the people," one adherent of
Charles, and one only, was heard to object
The tribunal trying Charles sought out that
one individual for the purpose of bringing the
oblector TO punishment,a and he (Buler) wished
the precedent could here be carried out as that
was. After long search that objector was
found 10 be only ranting old woman. Laugh.
ter. As TO the objection that the replication
was published III a Baltimore paper Mr. But.
Ter said he supposed only the form could he
published, and any newspaper could get the
form from the books.
MIR. Wood.-(HoldIng up a paper.) Here it
Is in the Baltimore Americda of this morning
and with the names of all the Managers at
tached to il.
Mr. Butler.-Then that ends the whole mat.
ter, for the names of the Managers is not at
taehed to the genuine replication. We don't
propose to do business in that way The
Managers do not sign the replication, but the
Speaker signs il by order of the House. With
regard to the paper in which the replication
was found Mr.. Butler desired to say that he
did hot take 1t read il, and he did not
suppose the gentlemen on his side of the
House would give it news to aid it along.
Mr.. Butler subsequently recalled hi =,
remarks. He understood the paper re-
leIred to was the Baltimore american
hat was very respectable paper, but 1t wcs
IN such bad hands this morning that he had
supposed 1t was the Baltimore Gazette that was
referred to. As to the objection made that the
Managers had made an Unauthorized promise
that they would file the replication at O'CLOCK
to-day, MT Butler denied having said that the
Managers would file the replication What he
did say was that the Managers would file n
with TIE lie ave of the House, and he proposed
TO Keel ms agreement with the Senate If thp
gentleman from New y Ork would not interfere
for delay. As TO the question Of propriety on
the part OF the Managers, the House would
know how to consider that, coming as it did
from a gentleman who yet stands under its
Gems ure for improper lang guage used
MIR. Wood.-That censure was the greatest
compliment ever received in my life
Mr; Eidridge lWis) said it seemed to him
that this whole subject Of impeachment was
made matter for levity on the side of the
House, and IL seemed TO be q SUBJECT of the
greatest possible amusement As to the charge
objections made were like the rantinps of An
old woman, he thought this House had demon.
strated during these proceedings that it had a
full complement of ranters
I'm -b.
Mr.. Eldridge supposed the gentleman knew
that II was on his (Beaman's) side of course,
and the gentleman is himself fair specimen
Of The ranter. Mr.. Eldridge then continued
and said the paper now before the House pro
tessed TO be a replication to the ans wers of the
President; but was ii sol Yesterday after the
answer was read and containing as it did i'm
portant truths OF acts which required time to
ans Wer; yet the gentleman from OHIO (Mr
Blngham) professed to be ready then to put in
neral replication. Has this solemn matter
form that the old forms can be taken for the
answers TO these papersl II seems tnat the
managers We're almost prepared with their re.
phcauon beIoTe the answer was even filed in
The Senate. He had great confidence in the
gentlemen composing the Board of Managers
but he did object TO their representing hIm in this
matter. Nor did he think this replication was
aproper one. Inc President has given his an
sWer at length, and he (Mr. Eldridge) believed
Ihat II was all true as stated by the President.
lhe answer to many Of the articles must b.,
aoinitted 10 be true by even the ma ority of this
House. Why then deny everything in the an
sweTs III some parts were admitted true, let
the House with candor say SO, and save the ex.
pt nse that Will attend the summoning of many
witnesses. by putting in a replication only to
such OF the articles as really demanded it time
would be saved, and the trial would be early
concluded.
Mr.. Williams (Pa.) addressed the House for
lew minutes upon the subject
MI woodward, (Pa.) addressed himself
asain 10 the question as presented in the form
OF demurrer.
Mr.. Boutwell, then resumed the floor at 1890,
and said he was compelled to demand q vote
unless the House would agree that the replica
tion should be considered adopted at five min
utes OF one o'clock, and without yea and nav
vote.
Mr.. Wood declined to make such an agree
ment, as he wanted the yeas and nays recorded
upon this question.
The yeas and nays were then ordered, and
were adopted by a vote Of 1l6 yeas to 50 nays
The vote in detail was as follows:
1EAs-Messrs. Allison. Ames, Anderson, Ash.
ley of Nevada, Ashley Of Ohio, Bailey, Bald
win, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Ben.
ton, Bingham, Blaine, Boutwell,, Bromwell.
Eroomall, Buckland, Butler, Cake, Churchill,
Clark Of Kansas, Clarke OF Ohio, Coburn, Co
vede, Cullum, Dawes, Dixon, Dodge, briggs
Eckley. Eggleston, Eliot Farnsworth, Ferris
by, Hin, Hooper, Hopkins, Hubbard West Vir-
g1nia, Hnlburd, Hunter, Ingersoll, Jenckes.
Judd Julian, Kelsey, Ketcham, Kitchen,
koontz, Latin, Lawrence ofOhlo, Lawrence Of
Lincoln, Loan, Logan, Lough-
ridge, Lynch, Mallory, Maynard, McCIurg,
Mercur, Miller, Moore, Moorhead, Morreii,
Mullins, Myers, Neweomb, O'Neill, Orth,