The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-03
CONGRESS ,IoNAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, March 2.

1917, asking to be placed on the same
footing with the soldiers Of the late
War Referred.
On motion of Howard the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
impeachment rules, Anthony In the
Chair. .--
On the Twenty-frst Rule being
read. Sumner moved to insert, "at the
beginning the case shall be opened by
not more than two persons on each
side, which he subsequently modi-
fed to read, the case on each side
shall be opened by one person"
which, after debate, was adopted.
The question reeurred on a motion
! by Williams to strike out the article,
when Edmunds moved to amend by
inserting after the words on each
side, the words unless otherwise
| ordered by the court, on application
for that purpose" Agreed to.
The Twenty-secOnd Article having
been read, Freelinghuysen offered the
/ following amendment, to come in at
/ the beginning, "On the final question
whether the impeachment is sustained
the ayes and noes shall be taken on
each article of impeachment separate
ly." Agreed to.
Other important amendments were
made in the rules, when the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House re. assembled
at ten o'clock In Committee of the
Whole, Washburne, of Illinois, In the
Chair, and continued the discussion
on the articles of impeachment.
Washburne having then left the
{ ho 70,
discuss the particular articles of i'm
peachment before the Committee, but
that he would submit for publication
in the Globe, a full examination of
the whole question of mpeachment,
for reference hereafter.
Getz and Humphrey obtained leave
to have speeches printed in the Globe |
Garfield, Lawrence, of Ohio, Laugh !
eridge and Pike spoke for, and Nib |
lack and Kerr against impeachment. |
Paine discussed the questions as to |
how Mr.. johnson was to be tried, |
whether as President or Vice Presi- |
dent, after which the Committee rose. |
Saturdays session was brought to /
a close at II o'clock. To-days ses-
sion them Immediately commenced, |
going into Committee again.
Collum, McCarty, Lynch and Ward |
spoke In favor, and Trimble and !
Axtel against impeachment.
Butler offered the fol owing as an
additional article:
ARTICLE -. That said Andrew
johnson, President of the United /
States, unmindful Of the high duties
of his Office and the dignity and pro-
prieties thereof, and of the harmony
and courtesies which ought to exist
and be maintained between the Ex-
ecutive and Legislative branches. Of
the Government Of the United States,
designing and intending to set aside
the rightful authority and powers
of Congress, did attempt to
bring into disgrace, ridieule, con-
gress of the United States, and
pair and destroy the regard and re-
spect of all the good people of the
United States for the Congressional
and legislative power thereof, which
all officers of the Government ought
invariable to preserve and maintain,
and to excite the odium and resent
meut Of all the good people Of the
United States against Congress, and
the laws it duly and constitutionally
enacted aud in pursuance of this said
design and intent, openly and pub
licly, and before divers assemblages of
the citizens Of the United States, con
vened in divers parts Thereof. to meet
and receive Andrew johnson as the
Chief Magistrate of the United States,
the year of Lord 1865, and on divers
81 hars riss md lRil hot
as afterwards, make and deliver with
a loud voice, certain Incorporate and ,
scandalous harangues, and did there
Ia utter loud threats aud bitter me
naces as we'll against Congress as the
laws of the United States, duly en- ]
acted thereby, amid the cries, jeers,
and laughter of the muiti,udes then
assembled and IN hearing, which are
set forth in the several specifca-
tions hereinafter written, in substance
and effect. that Is to say (The article
is supported by three specifications,
giving extracts from speeches of An
drew j johnson 10 Washington, August
18th, at Cleveland, Ohio, Sept 81,
at St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 8th, 1866 The
specification concludes, which said
declarations, threats aud Z
harangues, highly censurable Ia any, =
are peculiarly Indecent and unbe-
coming in the Chief Magistrate of the {
United States, by means whereof said {
Johnson has brought the
high Office of President of the United
States into contempt, ridicule aud Z
disgrace, to the great scandal OF all
good citizens; and whereby Andrew
johnson, President of the United
States, did commit, and was then and
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