The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
IMPEACHMENT.
The House Goes In a Body to
the Senate Chamber.
PRESIDENT APPEARS By COUNSEL.
He Asks a Postp0nement of Forty
Days to Prepare His Defense.
The Senate Grants Him Ten Days.
TRIAL TO PROCEED ON THE
FIRST or APRIL.
FyLL REPORT OF THE SPEECHES
OF MAN AGERS AND PRESH-
DENTS COUNSEL.
he Asks a Postponement of Forty
Days to Prepare His Defense.
The Senate Grants Him Ten Days.
TRIAL TO PROCEED ON THE
FIRST or APRIL.
FyLL REPORT OF THE SPEECHES
OF MAN NAEERS AND PRESE-
DENTS COUNSEL.
WAsH1vGrov. D. G.. March 18.

WAsHINGTON, d. c., March 13.
SENATE.-By IL o'clock the la
dies gallery was packed by a brilliant
audience, as upon a full dress opera
night. Senators seats are arranged as
before. In the open space in front of
the Presidents chair are two long ia
.bles, each furnished with seven chairs.
I One of the tables is intended for the
managers, and the other for the c0un-
sci Back Of the Senators seats. and
filling the entire lobby, are about two
hundred chairs, intended for the ac-
cOmmodatIon or members of the
House, Judiciary. and. o theirs entitled
to be present on the floor By half
past eleven half Of the Senators had
ranged themselves n, little knots, dis
cUssing the mOmentuous business of
the day. 1t is noticeable that not a
single negro is in the galleries. Ev-
erything Is conducted with perfect
order and decorum. The Chaplain
invoked a blessing upon those now
entering upon this high and imp0r-
tant duty. A number of petitions
were presented, including one by
Morton, of the Workingmen Of Ohio.
for the passage Of an eight hour law
Referred to the Committee on Com
merce. A bill to amend the Judicia-
ry Act Of 1879 came over from the
House signed, and received the sig
nature of the President pro tenn The
Senate insisted on rhe amendment of
the Consular Appropriation Bill, and
appointed Committee on Conference.
At O. clock, the morning hour hav-
ing expired, the Chief Justice took
the chair, and the Sergeant-at- Arms
made proclamation IL the usual form.
The Secretary read the journal of the
last meeting Of the court A large
number of representatives., headed
by the Managers of impeachment,
meanwhile standing in file outside the
open door.
| On motion Of Howard, the order
was made that the Sergeant-at-A Arms
notify the House that the Senate is
organized as a court of impeachment,
and ready to proceed with the trial Of
I Andrew johnson.
Immediately thereafter the Mana
gers aud mem mbers of the House took
me seats provided for them, Butler
| being absent.
The Senator's who had not already
done 50 took the oath
The return of the Sergeant at
| Arms, of his service of the summons
on the President, was read, when, on
motion of johnson, the counsel of
the President were notified of the
! Commencement of the proceedings.
aud Messrs. StanberIy, Curtis and
| Nelson took their seats at the table,
on the right of the Chief Justice, and
@oppoSite to the managers, who were
! seated on the left.
Mr.. Butler, the remaining manager,
came in, and shortly after ano her
\ deputati0n Of the House entered
1 headed by Speaker Washburne. of
4 Illinois. and Mcpherson, Clerk of the
! House, and ranged themselves behind
\ the bar
! Stanbery arose, and addressing the
1 Chief Justice, read the answer Of the
President, entering his appearance.
/ and naming as his counsel Messrs.
Stanbery, Curtis, Nelson, Black and
| Evarts, and asking q reasonable time
1 for the preparation of his defense-
/ the period of forty days-citing vari-
( Gus eases i'm which periods A. long, in
proportion TO the magnitude OF the
I case. had been granted
Brigham, on behalf Of the Mana
= GERS. eontended that the eighth rule
provided that on the appearance Of
the President, he was required to file
! his answer. and ia case his answer
was not filed, the trial should pro-
/ ceed as 90 a plea of not guilty. He
claimed. g3herefore, that the trial
should proceed forthwith.
4 Curtis. in reply, referrel to the
cases.of Judge Humphreys and others,
aud argued that the RUE was suscep-
( tiple Of no such construction as that
f. put on 1t by Bingham. u
Nelson followed enlarging on the
same views as his colleague.
Stanbery expressed greater sur
prise than he had before felt at this
claim put forward by the Managers,
and said there seemed to be a dispo
sition TO hurry through this momen-
tous trial, as if it were a case before a
police court. He argued from the
wording of the other rules, that the
appearance-day" was not intended
to be the day for answering and trial
day. He said two of the President :
b..