The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-27
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CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May %.


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impeachment should be taken to-day.
The proceedings opened with prayer
by the Chaplain.
| The Chief Justice took his seat as pre-.
siding officer, and a proclamation in
the usual form was made by the Ser
geant-at-A Arms,
Senator Williams offered the follow
| ing order:
Resolved, That the resolution here
| tofore adopted as to the order of read
| ing and voting on the articles of i'm
parchment be rescinded.
Senator johnson asked the effect of
the order.
The Chief Justice said the question
was in the nature of a debate, and de-
bate was not in. order then.
Some Senator called for a reading of
the order to which this order referred.
The Chief Justice remarked that the
first business In order was to notify the
House of Representatives that the
Senate was ready to receive them at the
bar, and that after that the course
would be to read the journal of the last
days proceedings. If objections were
made to the order offered by Senator
Williams, 1t would be done.
1 Senator johnson made the necessary
| objection.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, 1t was
ordered that the House be notified that
| the Senate is now ready to proceed
with the impeachment.
Soon after, the Sergeant-at-Armsa an
nounced the managers on the part of
the House, who took their seats, Mr..
Stevens not among them.
| The President was represented by
Messrs. Stanbery, Evarts and Nelson.
The House having been announced
| at the bar, entered in Committee of the
Whole, headed by its Chairman. The
Speaker took his usual seat beside Sem
| ator Morrill,, of Maine.
By this time every seat in the gall
leries was occupied, every Senator was
in his seat, the Journal of the last days
proceedings read, and then the resolu-
lion offered by Senator Williams came
mp.
required unanimous consent for its
consideration to-day he would object.
The Chief Justice stated his opinion
that it did, and that single objection
would lay the resolution over till to-
morrow, but he would submit the
question to the Senate.
A vote was taken whether the resolu-
ton be read and acted on now, which
| was decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. Williams modified his motion to
rescind all orders relating to the time
of voting.
that an order could not be rescinded
which had already been partly execu-
ted, and that a change OF rule could not
be made without one days notice.
Mr.. Edmnnds moved that the Senate
withdraw for consultation. Not agreed
to.
The Chief Justice submitted the ques-
ton of sustaining the joint order, and
1t was not sustained.
Mr.. Conkling offered as substitute
for Mr.. williams resolution an order
that the Senate, sitting in the trial of
Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States, will now proceed In the
manner prescribed by the rule In that
behalf to vote in their order on the re-
manning articles of impeachment.
The vote on the amendment resulted
Mr.. Morrill,, of Michigan, then NOV
ed that the court adjourn until the 23d
of June.
opinion that such a motion was not in
order and submitted the question to the
Senate, which decided 1t 10 be in order,
So to Is.
The question required on Mr.. Nor
rills motion to adjourn TO the 23d of
June, but Senator Ross moved to
amend by substituting September in
the first amendment. Lost, 10 to SO.
The vote on Mr.. Morrils motion re-
suited in tie and the Chief Justice de-
cided 1t lost.
Mr.. Williams then moved to proceed
to vote on the I'd article, which was
agreed to. Result. guilty IS, not gull
ty 10. Senators Fessenden, Fowler,
Grimes, Henderson, Ross, Trumbull
and Van Wrinkle voted not guilty. The
rest as before.
A vote was afterwards taken on the
Sd article of impeachment with the
same result.
At ten minutes before two the vote
onLhe Sd article having been announc-
ed, Senator Williams moved that the
Senate sitting as Court of 1mpeach-
ment, do no adjourn sine die. The vote
having been taken by yeas and nays.
TheChief Justice said that before an:
nouncing the vote he would remind
| Senators that the 22d rule provided
that If observation-disclosures not on any
article presented besustained by a vote
| of two-thirds of the members present,
| a Judgment of acquittal should be
entered. He added, after some inter
ruption by Senators, that If there were
no objections the Clerk would enter a
| Judgment of acquittal according to the
rule.
proposition OF the Chief Justice, sug-
Rested that the rule required vote TO
be taken on each article before tudg-
ment could be entered.
The Chief Justice assented, but said
his had reference to those articles sim
ply on which vote had been taken.
There being no objections the Chiei
Justice directed Judgment of acquittal
to be entered on the I'd, Sd and 11th ar
ticles.
The vote on adjournment sine die
! was then announced-yeRs "a, nays 10.
Chief Justice Chase then declared at
ten minutes before 2 o'clock, that the
Senate, sitting as Court of 1mpeach-
ment 1or the trial of Andrew Johnson
on the articles OF impeachment, stood
adjourned, without day. without any
| perceptible manifestations of feeling on
the part of the spectators, the members
of the House then returned to their
chamber, and the galleries were In
few minutes almost deserted
] Mr., Anthony rose to a personal ex-
| pIanatIon, and stigmatized the reports
in regard to the CHIEF J ustice endeaVor.
ing 10 influence him in the matter OF
Iimnaachment, as q malignant false
hood.
similar kind.
M. johnson contradicted the story
in regard to his dining with the Chief
/ Justica in company with other Senators.
Mr.. Fessenden denied the truth OF
the story in regard to consultation
between him and the Chief Justice and
! others, in regard to he formation OF
new party, saying that the Chtef = US
tice knew him to be In favor OF the
present distinguished nominees of the
i Republican party.
Il At twenty minutes before 8 O'CLOCK
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
/ Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution dl-
rectinE the President to inform the
i House why a naval force was not
cruising in the neighbornood OF Port
A An Prince to protect the flag and cit1-