Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-12

all the morning, but win not report the
articles of impeachment till tomorrow.
The United States marshal for this
District called at the War Department
d this morning, and formally handed Mr..
Stanton writ notifying him OF suit |
entered against him
Gen. Thomas was at the War Depart.
ment during the forenoon, but has not
had any interviews with Mr.. Stanton.
I, is not probable that he will make
further demands for the Office. Gen.
Thomas has in his possession, executed
in form, the commission signed by the
President appointing him Secretary OF
War dd interim.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Howard,
from the select committee, submitted
the following rules of procedure and
practice in the Senate when sitting us a
high court of impeachment;
1st. Whensoever the Senate shall re-
ceiye notice from the House OF Repre-
sentatives that the managers are ap-
pointed on their part to conduct an i'm
parchment against any person, aud are
directed to carry the articles OF i'm
peachment to the Senate, the Secretary
of the Senate shall Immediately inform
the House of Representatives that the
Senate is ready to receive theimanagers
for the purpose of exhibiting such
articles Of impeachment agreeably to
such notice.
%. When the managers of an i'm.
peachment shall bs introduced at the
bar of the Senate, and shall signify
that they are ready to exhibit the ar
ticles of impeachment against any per
son, the presiding officer OF the Senate
shall direct the Sergeant-at. Arms to
make the proclamation, and who shall,
after making the proclamation, repeat
the following words, viz: ALI persons
are recommended to keep silence on
pain of imprisonment, while the
inauest of the nation is exhibiting to
the Senate OF the United States articles
of impeachment against ---; after
which the articles shall be exhibited !
and the presiding officer of the Senate
shall inform the managers that the
Senate will take the proper order on
the subject of impeachment, of which
due notice shall be given to the House
of Representatives.
Sd. Upon such articles being pre-
sented to the Senate, the Senate shall
at one o'clock in the afternoon of every
day, Sunday excepted, following such
presentation, or sooner, if so ordered
Dy the Senate, resolve itself into high
court of impeachment for proceeding
thereon. A quorum of the Senate
shall constitute quorum of the court,
and it shall be in session from day to
day, Sundays excepted, after the trial
shall commence, unless otherwise or :
dered by the conrt, until final iudg-
ment be ordered, and so much longer +
as may in its Judgment be needful. -
Immediately upon the Senate resolving 3
itself into such high court OF impeach- I
ment the Secretary of the Senate shall I
administer to the presiding officer, un- {
less be shall be the Chief Justice, the
oath required by the Constitution, and {
thereupOn the presiding officer shall
administer such oath to the. other
members of the Senate as they, shall
appear.
4tb. The presiding officer of the
court of impeachment shall be the
Vice President, except when the Pres
ident of the United Statss shall be i'm
peached, in which case the Chief JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court of the
United States shall preside, and in a
case requiring said Chief Justice to
preside, notice shall be given to him
BY the presiding officer of the Senate
OF the time and place fixed for the or
ganization Of the high court of i'm
peachment, as aforesaid, with q request
to attend, aud he shall preside over
said court until its final adjournment.
9TH. The presiding officer of the
court shall have power to make and
issue by himself or by the Secretary Of
the Senate, all orders, mandates, writs
and precepts authorized by these rules,
or by the court, and to make and en-
force such other regulations and orders
in the premises as the court may au-
thorize or provide.
9th. The court shall have power to
compel the attendance of witnesses, to
enforce obedience to its orders, man
dates, writs, precepts. and judgments;
to preserve order; TO punish in a sum
mary way contempt and disobedience
TO its authority, orders, mandates, pre-
cepts or judgments, and to make all
lawful orders, rnles and regulations
which he may deem essential or CON
ducive TO the ends OF justice; and the |
presiding officer may, by direction of
the court require the aid or assistance
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naval or civil service of the United |
States, to enforce, execute or carry into |
effect the lawful orders, mandates, pre- |
cepts, writs or Judgments OF said court. |
7th. The presiding officer OF the
Senate shall direct all the necessary |
preparations in the Senate chamber, |
and the presiding officer OF the court |
shall direct ell forms of proceeding
while the Senate is sitting for the pur-
pose of trying IN impeachment, and
all forms during trial not otherwise
specially provided for; and the pre-
siding officer of the court may rule all
questions of evidence and incidental
questions, which ruling shall stand as
the judgment OF the court, unless
some member of the court shall ask
that formal vote be taken thereon, in !
which case it shall be submitted to the
court for decision, or he may at his
option in the first instance, submit
any such question to members of the
court.
9th. Upon the presentation of articles
Of impeachment and the organization
OF the court as herein provided, writ /
of summons shall be issued to the ac-
cused, reciting said articles and notify
ing him to appear before said court
upon day and at place to be fixed
by said court and named in such writ,
and file his answer to said articles Of