The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-17

+ Mr. Wilson opposed recs,s on, the s.me
!, general grounds as Mr.. Nye did.
/ Mr. Doolittle favored recess.
Mr.. Henderson took Sumner to seconnt
| for his reflections on the President. If no.
/ thing else should cAuse Senators to abstain
/ from such remarks. decent sense Of self
respect should restrain them. No associate
in the Ssnate, or in the Court, ought to re-
| fleet on the conduct Of another Senator. No
mar had higher respect for his constituents
| than himself, bat bis constituents could not
| enlighten him on the question of impeaeh-
ment II was matter for his own con.
science, and nothing could ever drive him
/ from the performance Of his duty. If bis
constituents disapproyed Of his course, he
/ was in their hands, and they might do with
him as they wished; but be was not TO be told
| by his party to turn his back on the law and
justice Il was no use trying to make
impeachment party question; it was no par
by question, and the moment that party
should ut Itself in that position, its men RS
must perinre themselves. That party ought
and would crumble into dust.
| Mr.. Drake asked if any Senator had assal.
| ed his colleague for his course in the Court
| of Impeachment?
Several Senators No one.
| Mr. Henderson pointed ouA that remark
| had been made depreca.ing the intercourse
| with this great criminal whom the Senate had
! voted to acqait.
MIR Sam er disclaimed sny aIlusion 10 the
Senator in that remark, but said be was lstin-
ing 70 the Senator; he will pardon me if
say that ] was reminded of q proverb which
seemed to me to be very applicable to bis
case as be esented it, il ia this: "Who 50.
excuses himself accuses himself."
II Izi,
mens, calling attention 10 the fact that bat
one article had been voted on, and that there
were ten articles yet to be acted upon. The
Presidents 5 acquittal on that one article he
considered nominal acquittal, being by but
one vote.
Mr. Hendricks made il point of orier
that the line of argument made b. the Sen
ator Was not in order.
Mr.. Sumner said he knew OF no rule thes
dictates to Senator what course of arg,,-
| nent he shall pursue, and be proceeded with
bis remarks, in the course Of which be said
he knew there were Senators who, since the
| Impeachment question has been agiiated,
haye continued in personal relations with the
President, and others who have sought OF.
fetal appointment at his hands, aud fre-
queated his house. He had no criticism TO
mako but he would not have done SO him.
self
Mr., Stewart favored an adjournment, on
the ground that the subject must otherwise
come up, connected with the admission OF The
lately rebeliious States, npon which the opin
ION would be oppressed that il should be re-
served until the question Of impeachment Is
decided. He remarked thai TO the Senate il
was not Judicial trial only, as had been
claimed, involving judicial issues and conse-
quences, when Ir. Wiley raised point OF
order that it was improper 10 allade TO The
question Of impeachment in the debate while
pending
The Chair ruled that no course Of debate
could be declared by any question Of order, /
The question was stated to be on the motion |
30 include the Senate in resolution o. the |
House. Ii vas agreed to; l3 10 20, and the
qnestion recurring on the resolution 1t IVES
rejected; yeas a, nays 25.
a Aer unayAiling attempt, by Mr. Nor /
riH, Of Maine, to cal up the deficiency bill, /
the Senate adjourned.
HoCsg,
Alter rctarn from tbs scrats 3r. El9ridge, 4
es question of privilege, offered q resolution /
calling Tor a COMMITTEES OF seven 10 inyesti- /
gate the matter OF the letter 10 Senator Hen |
derson by seven members OF the house. he /
preamb, esets forth that az indecent and cor (
rupt combination Of the Reuresensstlres |
the Senator aforesaid in bis Judgment and de- /
eision in the impeachment now pending and |
undetermined
he Chair stated that SIS the letter Id NO. |
eruhody any eorrapt oiier il was not qaes-
tion Of privilege, bat he would submit the /
question to the deiiheration Of the House.
The House by a party vote of rs TO 81 De
cided that il was not question Of rrivi> /
lege.
Mr.. Wood asked leave TO introduce reso.
luton to recall from the Senate the House
joint resolution proposing recess Of Cen
grnss.
The Speaker said the lime had not expired
within which that could be done.
Mr. Robinson gave notice that at the next
assembling after recess he would renew his
resolution. hsEeietnra offered. directing The
MaDag RS to Withdraw their articles OF l'H-
psacAment.
Mr. Benjamin, ia behalf OF the Missouri
delegation who signed the letter TO Senstor
Henderson, invited the fales, investigation
into all the facts relative to the matter.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Impeachment Com
mittee, reported preamble that information
has come to them which seems TO furnish
probable cause 10 believe that improper and
corrupt means have been used to influence
the discrimination of the Senate on articles Of
impeachment therefore be it
Resotred, Tha, the Managers be directed
ard instructed to summon and examine wit
nesses and send for persons and papers and
TAX testimony on the subject.
Mr.. Ross made the question of order that
the House bad no power to iry the Senators.
TIE Speaker ruled that the resolution did
not propose TO try Senators.
Mr.. Robineon made the point that The
Managers had discharged their duty. and
therefore had nothing further to do.
The Speaker overruled the point on the
ground that the dury of the Managers had
not been fully discharged, as the House re-
served to itself the right to prevent any fur
tber articles OF impeachment.
Other objections were made, when the
Speaker ruled that the resolution was open 10
the same objection as had been offered BY
Mr.. kldridge. In that there was no direct
charge of corruption. Vague charges could
not be construed asa question of privilege,
but specific charge could. The question
whether the resolution could be considered !
was for the House TO decide.
The House, yeas IS nays &c, agreed to con-
slider the resolution.
Mr.. Bingham proceeded to state the rea-
sons for the resolution.
Considerable debate followed, during
which the House .refnsed to adjourn and to |
table The resolution, which, under portion
Of the previous question, was finally adopted;
yeas SO, nays l3.
q Adioamed.
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