Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-05
LATEST 1'ELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHP DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL rRocrEDuSes.
Senate.


except as court of impeachment, but be
willing, if necessary, to abide their deci-
sion. Referred to the committee of seven.
The House impeachment managers ap- I
peared at one o'clock, followed by mem
bers Of the House, the latter ranging
themselves outside of the bar OF the SEN
ate, and the Speaker invited TO seat by
the side of President Wade.
Mr.. Bingham presented the following
articles ofimpeachmept, which were read
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The managers on the
part of the House of Representatives by
order of the House, are ready at the bar
of the Senate TO present articles of i'm
parchment for the maintenance of the i'm
parchment preferred against Andrew John
son, President of the United States.
President pro tem-The Sergeant-at-
Arms will make proclamation.
Sergeant.at- Arms-Hear ye! hear We
All persons are ordered to keep silence on
pain of imprisonment while the House Of
Representatives. exhibit to the Senate
articles of impeachment against Andrew
johnson, President of the United States
Mr.. Bingham then rose and read the ar
ticles of impeachment, the managers also
standing, with the exception of Mr.. Stew
ems. AT quarter to two reading the ar
ticles was concluded, and the managers and
other members of the House retired.
Mr. Anthony offered an order, that du-,
ring the pending Of the trial no person
shall be admitted, except on tickets issued
daily by the Sergeant-at-Arms, not exceed
ing the number that can be accommodated
with seats, leaving the passage entirely free
that tickets be issued to foreign Legations,
that each Senator be entitled to four tick
cts, each member OF the House two, Chief
Justice and Judges two each, Judge of the
Court Of Claims two, reporters of the press
to sixty, and the remainder to be distrib-
,uted BY the Sergeant-at-Arms, who is au-
thorized to carry out these regulations, and
employ, under directions of Committee on
Contingent Expenses, sufficient means for
the preservation of order.
TIE funding bill was taken up, and Mr..
Henderson addressed the Senate.
Mr.. Howard from the select committee
of seven, offered the following resolutions
and orders:
Resolved, That at l o'clock p. NJ, to-
morrow, the Senate will proceed 10 con-
slider the impeachment Of Andrew John
son, President of the United States, at
which time the oath of affirmation re-
quired by the rules of the Senate, sitting
| for a trial of impeachment, shall be adj
ministered by the Chief Justice of the
United States, as the presiding officer Of
the Senate, putting as aforesaid, the oath
to each member of the Senate. And the
| Senate will, at the time aforesaid, receive
the managers appointed by the House OF
| Representatives.
Ordered, That the Secretary of the Sen
ate lay this resolution before the House of
Representatives.
Ordered, That a copy of the rules OF
procedure and practice in the Senate,
while sitting in this trial of impeachment,
be communicated by the Secretary of the
Senate to the House of representatives, and
a copy thereof be delivered by him
| to each member of the House of Repre-
sentatives. 1t was ordered that the articles
| of impeachment, presented against Andrew
| johnson, President of the United States
be printed. After some discussion Mr.
| Edmunds moved substitute which was
rejected. The resolution and orders were
then adopted seriatem.
Mr.. Pomeroy, from the same committee,
presented an additional order providing fol
the notice to the Chief Justice, requesting
his attendance as presiding officer, and for
the appointment of committee to conduct
him to the chair. Adopted.
The Chair then appointed the following
| gentlemen "a such committee: Messrs
Pomeroy, Wilson and Buckalew.
The Senate then adjourned.
| House OF Representative.
The House Immediately proceeded to the
| consideration of the additional article OF
impeachment offered yesterday BY Mr..
Jencks, who advocated its adoption.
Messrs Highly and Lawrence supported
1 the proposition. The latter desired to of
/ fer a resolution directing the managers OF
Impeachment to present to the Senate the
first four articles of impeachment agreed
upon by the House. that they proceed to
ask the judgment of the Senate thereon,
after proper voting, and that il they after
wards find it necessary, they should pre-
sent the remaining articles agreed upon.
Mr. Bingham expressed the hope thai
the resolution would not be agreed to.
| The Speaker stated that it was not he,
fore the House.
Mr. Jencks then moved the previous
question on the article offered by him. 1t
charges unlawful intent and design on the
part of the President TO assume and exer-
else control and command of the army o.
the United States without being bound by
the laws establishing rules for the govern
ment and regulation OF the land and naval
forces of the United States.
| Mr. Bingham refused to second the pre-.
Vious question, and on his motion the ar.
tiele was referred to the managers.
AT one O'clock the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Dawesin
the chair, and proceeded to the Senate, in
company with the managers, TO present to
that body articles of impeachment.
/ Alta quarter before two, the committee
rose, and Mr.. Dawes reported that the COM
mittee on impeachment on the part of the
House had presented to the Senate articles
of impeachment against the President Of
the United States, and had been informed
by It's presiding officer that the Senate
would take action thereon, Of which due
notice would be given.
The Committee on Printing reported
back, with a recommendation that il pass
Senate bill in relation to the promnlgatior
Of laws of the united States Passed.
| Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Elections, called up joint resolution re-
ported from that committee, relative tc
R. r. Butler Representative elect from
the fret Congressional district of Tennes-
see
Joint resolution provides that Mr.
Butler be admitted to a seat as Repre-
sentative, on taking the usual oath to sup
port the constitution and the test oath, with
| Che exception of the following words
"That have neither sought nor accepted
nor attempted to exercise functions of any
Office under any authority or pretended
authority in hostility to the United States"
The matter was allowed to 90 over for
the present.
| Mr.. Beaman offered q resolution instruct
ing the General commanding the army to
report the number of votes cast for and
against the adoption Of the constitution,
| Adopted
The Committee on Ways and Means
were instructed 70 inquire into the propri-
ETY. of so amending the tariff laws as to i'm
pose duty Of FIVE cents per pound on i'm
| ported ingot pig, bar and rolled copper,
four cents per pound on pure copper, and
three cents on copper ores Adopted.
Mr.. Ward offered resolution reciting
frauds of claim agents, and instruot.ng the
/ Committee on Military Affairs to report