The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-20
Washington News.
wAsn1NnroN. Mnrch ls.

This being the day fixed for the return
o the summons issued to the President
iuder the articles of Impeachment pre-
erred against him, the Capitol, of
curse, was the scene of great interest.
rhe doors leading to the Senate wing
we're strongly guarded by dctachments
,f the Capitol and Metropolitan Police,
md no one allowed to enter without eX-
,ibiting ticket of admission.
The ordinary busin of the. Senate
went on until one O'Clock, when the
President pro tempore Mr.. Wade) an.
nounccd that the chair would lie vacant
or the Chief Justice of the United
States, who soon after appeared, where
upon the Scrgeant-at-A Arms was order
ii to open the "lligh Court of lmpeach-
.nrnt," which he did by making the
usual proclamation. BY this time
nany members of the House had en-
cred the Chamber, and taken seats |
rovjded for them in the rear of tn" |
senator's desks. 1t was ordered that |
he Secretary inform the House OF Rep |
.t-entatiVes that the Senate was sitting |
tsa "IIigh Court Ol Impeachment"
Immediately thereafter the Sergeant
,t-Arms announced the presence OF the
managers on the part of the House,
md they were escorted to seats al u
able on the left of the Secretary's desk.
After Messrs. Edmund-, Patterson ui
New Hampshire, and Nickcrs, had
pppu sworn as members Of the "lIigh
iuLrt,n the Secretary read the return
of the Sergeant t Arm othc summons
announcing its delivery to the Pre-i.
dent. etc, which was sworn to in open
Comt.
The Scrgeant-at- Arms then called
\ndrew johnson, (rcpeating the name
vice. President of the Uuiled states,
- auppur and answer the articles oi
lnl, eaclmcnt XII bited rg irst titu.
,rnntul JchuSon ,ald the President il'd
'rtaincd counsel tOal pear for nm. 80"
hr Srrgount-ut. Arms WAS directed
rptily the COUNSEL, which was dnh'.
I'd thCrcupun Hon. Henry StouhtrN
udgc Benjamin X. Gurus, nid ZION
'houas 4. X. Nelson. "f tennessee,
.ppcarr,. and TOOK seats at II table un
he right of the main aisle.
At this point Mc~srs. Stevens and
iutlcr, of the House Managers, entered
he Chamber and took seats with thri
associates. The member, of the House
not already I'M soon followed, accom-
anied by the Speaker, Clerk, 1t
oorkeeper, and were escorted TO tnr
,at, provided for them. All being it,
Il
.adinpS-, Mr.. Stanbery arose and an
lounccd that hi- brothers Gurus ana
Nelson and himself appearrh i9r ti'
resident, and read his (the PRESIDENT ;
eSpUnse to the summons asking lortN
ays for the preparation OF his answer
the articles of impeachment. Mr..
,tanbery then moved the court tn grant
he time asked for, and read paper TO
hat effect, signed by himself ana
lessrs. Curtis, Black, Nelson, ana
EvartS, of counsel for the President.
\ discussion here arose between MesSrS
Stanbery and Curtis on one side, ana
| Messrs. Bingham and Wilson ON the
pther-the former contendlng ior the
allowance of time suggested, ana the
latter opposing 1t on the ground that
| under the eighth rule the trial must
proceed at once.
Mr.. Senator Edmunds then submit
ted an order requiring he PRESIDENT 10
| lile his answer on or before the iirst OF
April next, and the case stana ior trlal
OH the 9th of that month. Mr.. Bing-
nam raised point OF order on thla