The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-28

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Messrs. ing and Bingham follow
ed, in support ST the resolution. Ii
1t was finally decided, after Bingham
to extend the debate to- {
night and Monday, and take the vote
Monday night. II
The excitement continued on the 23d. ],
There was talk Of employing force on
either side, but it seems to have been
only talk. The backbone of members
of Congress We're considerably stifTened
on the Impeachment question.
Many Democrats expressed surprise
at the course of the President, and all
unite III attributing his extraordinary
conduct to the influence of the men
brought here by the meeting of the
Democratic National Committee and
delegation of Maryland men from An
who arc talking in about the
style of old secessionists III regard TO
what Maryland will do if Thomas is
kept out Of tlc war office.
Gen. Grant took every precaution to
prevent surprise in the use of force to
obtain possession of the war Office.
1t is positively known at headquar
tiers that the army is thoroughly with |
Gen. Grant in his support of Congress.
Gen. Grant caused to be sent to all |
headquarters copy of the order con-
tanning the law by which all orders to |
the army must pass through his head |
quarters, and making it high misde-
Ineanonz ito obey any other.
AfOn6arF-fhn 1lfbT fbo
assembled atten o'clock and resumed
consideration of the resolution. The
interval between this hour and noon
being technically regarded as belonging
to the session of Saturday, the desks of
the members We're very sparseIy occu-
pied at the opening of the proceedings;
but every seat in the galleries, save some
i'll the diplomatic gallery, was filled.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Ash
ley, of Ohio, who was followed by
Messrs. Cook, Kelsey, Koke, Beaman,
Price, and Blaine; Washburnc, of Illi-
nois, was still speaking when the hour
of II arrived, and the session of Satur-
day was at an end.
The House immediately entered up
on the session of Monday. Mr.. Wood
ward got the floor, and refused to Weld
to Washburne to finish his speech. At
the conclusion of Wocdward's remarks,
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, took the floor.
at the close of the debate the vote
on the impeachment resolution was
taken, with the following result: Yeas,
i 126: nays, Al. And so the resolu-
ton passed.
Mr.. Cary, of Ohio, and Mr.. Stewart.
of New York, were the only RepubIi-
, cans, so-called, that voted against the
resolution.
+ After the vote of the House sustain
; ing the impeachment resolutions, Thad.
E Stevens moved the appointment of a
G committee of two :'to go to the bar OF
| the Senate, and in the name of the
Q House of Representatives and of all the
I people of the United States, impcach
( Andrew Johnson, President of the Uni
e ted States, Of high crimes and misde-
e meanors i'll Office, and notify the Senate
r that the House Will exhibit articles OF
: impeachment against him and also to
: demand that the Senate make an order
: for the appearance of said Andrew
t johnson to answer"
: He moved, also, committee of seven
to prepare and report articles of i'm
parchment. The Speaker appointed
Thad. Stevens and Mr.. Bingham the first
committee, and Messrs. Boutwell, OF
NJ Massachusetts, Stevens, of Pennsylva-
MIA, Bingham of Ohio, Wilson of Iowa,
| Logan, of Illinois, Julian of Indiana,
, and Ward of New York, the second.
Dispatches of the 25th state that mat
tiers at the capital have almost assum-
cd their former quiet aspect, and
the excitement has almost died out.
The radicals generally set it down as a
fact that the impeachment is sure to go
through the Senate. Although there
may be some delays. to prevent its early
adoption, it is accepted as a fact that in
side of thirty days Mr.. johnson will be
removed, and Ben. Wade will assume
the chair.
Mr.. Johnson's legal friends and adj
visers have told him that getting out a
writ of quo acarTaatO to serve upon
Stanton could not possibly benefit his
cause, and therefore they protest against
its being done.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas went to the
war Office this morning and resumed his
desk as Adjutant General. Secretary
Stanton remained in the war office all
night, as heretofore, and expresses sat
isfaction at the action of Congress.
The President of the Senate has ap-
pointed the following committee to pro-
, pare rules for the impeachment trial +:
Senators Howard, Cameron, Conklin,
Edmunds, Morton, Pomeroy, and Rev
erdy ohnson. The committee is con-
sidered a very strong one.
1t issevident, from every reliable indi-
, cations both by mail and telegraph, that
Mr.. Johnson will not undertake to re-
sist any process which the Senate may
conclude to adopt in connection with
, his appearance before that body, to an
swer charges preferred against him by
the House of Representatives.
THE ROLL CALL oF TRAITORS.
il Henry Clay Dean has written letter