Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-26
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
impeachment Committee at the
Bar OF the House.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs. q
Senate.

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Mr.. Chandler presented a eommunica-
ton from the Gov. Michigan urging i'm
pescllmeut, which was partly read, the
Senate refusing TO receive the balance.
The bill for the proper settlement Of
public accounts passed.
At aquarter past one Messrs. Stevens and
Bingham appeared at the door, A number
of members of the House accompanied
them to witness the proceedings on the
subject they had in charge. The Door
keeper announced a committee from the
House of Representatives, who were re-
cognized by the presiding officer.
Mr.. Stevens then said In obedience to
an order of the House Of Representatives
We sppear before you in the name of the
House Of Representatives, and of all the
people Of the United States, we do i'm
peach Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, of high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in Office, and we further inform the
Senate that the House of Representatives
will in due time exhibit distinct articles
against him, and make good the same. and
in their name we demand that the Senate
take order for the appearance of Andrew
johnson to answer said impeachment The
presiding officer, Wade, replied that the
Senate would take action in the premises.
Mr.. Howard offered the following reso-
luton: ~ t..-.
Resolved, That the message from the
House Of Representatives, relating to the
impeachment OF Andrew johnson, be re-
ferred to a select committee of seven TO
consider and report on the same.
Mr.. Bayard said the Senate had no
constitutional jurisdiction to appoint a
select committee for this case, and con-
tended that it could only resolve itself into
High Court of Impeachment, the Chief
Justice of The Supreme Court presiding.
1t had no right, he maintained, TO anIici-
pate the trial case of impeachment by re-
peating the message of the House. '.s7l
The resolution was put by the chair and
carried, after which Mr.. Stevens and
greater number of those present on the
floor took their departure ".
MIR. Patterson, of New York, next took
the floor on reconstruction and read long
address relating to the political situation
at the South.
The Senate then took up the supple
mentary reconstruction bin, allowing a ma
jority of the votes cast 20 decide the cleo
ton, and registered voters to vote in any
part of the State. nia H
Mr.. Davis withdrew his motion 10 refer
the bill to the Judiciary Committee, where
upon after debate, Mr.. Buckalew's amend
ment, requiring ten days, residence in the
district before the election, was agreed TO.
Mr.. Williams offered au amendment
adding the words, on affidavit or other
satisfactory evidence, after the requirement
of the presentation of the voters certif-
cate Of registratation. Without this pro-
vision he claimed that half the electors
must be practically disfranchised. The
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman moved to add as an addi-
tional section, the following: Ia at
And be it further enacted, That the
constitutional convention of any of the
States mentioned in the acts of which this
il amendatory, may provide that at the
time of voting on the ratification of the
constitution, the registered voters NAV
vote also for a member of the House Of
Representatives of the United States, and
for all elective officers provided for in said
constitution, and the said elective officers
WuO Sudll LhaESlue return votes on tne IaIlH-
cation or rejection of the constitution, shall
enumerate or certify the votes cast for
members of Congress. Agreed to.
Mr. Davis moved to amend By requiring
that all elections provided for shall take
place on the same day in each State, which
was agreed to. The bill passed by vote
of Is TO &.
The Chair appointed as the select com
mittee on Mr.. Howard's resolution of i'm
parchment, Messrs. Trumbull, Conkling,
Edwards, Morton, Pomeroy and johnson.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the supple
mentary reconstruction bill was postponed
until Thursday.
HOuse OF Representatives.
Under a call Of the States a large mum
Der of joint resolutions were introduced,
which were referred To the Judiciary (]On-