The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-IN TILE SENATE a
communication was presented from tho Presi-
dent relative TO consular interference in Italy,
which was referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
The Secretary of the Treasury was asked
relative to the disposition of eight hundred
thousand dollars in the hands of Colonel Hole
bard, Chief Quartermaster Department of the
Gulf accruing from the sale of captured and
abandoned property.
AT o'clock, Judge Chase entered and called
the Senate to order. The journal Of yester-
DAVIS impeachment proceedings was read.
Judge Chase announced that the first business
was motion to postpone Wade's swearing un-
til others we're sworn. Dixon commenced
soeaking; Drake called him to order under the
procedure rules Chase decided that the pro-
cedure rules could only apply after the court
was organized. Drake appealed, but Chase
was sustained by the following vote:
Yeas.-Anthony, Buckalew, Corbett, Davis,
Dixon, Fessenden, Foster, Frehnghuysen,
Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, johnson, Nc
Creery, Morrell, of Maine; Norton, Patterson,
of Tennessee; Pomeroy, Ross, Salisbury, Sher'
man, sprague, Van Winkle, Wiley and vii
iams-24
Nays.-Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole
Conkling, Conness, Drake, Ferry, Harlan
Howard, Morgan, Morrell, OF Vermont; Nor
ton, Nye, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton
Wilson and Yates-20.
Applause followed which was promptly sup
pressed. The debate proceeded when Hen
dricks withdrew his objection, when Wade was
sworn, and the organization completed. How
ard moved that the managers be informed
Chase said before putting that question to the
Senate. the Chief Justice thinks it to be his
duty to submit to the Senate the rules OF pro
cedure. In the judgment Of the Chief Justice
the Senate is now organized as distinct body
from the Senate, sitting in its legislative capa
city. It performs distinct function. TheInem
bers are under different oath and the presiding
officer is not the President tenpore, but the
Chief Justice of the United States. Under
these circumstances tho chair concurs that tho
rules adopted by the Senate in its Legislative
capacity are not rules for the government o.
luo OcudIc elttluS lOA VIC eiioi VI "h iAAAP>"S-A
ment, unless they be also adopted by that
body. In this judgment OF the chair, if it be
erroneous he desires to be corrected by the
Judgment of the court. Therefore, if it be
permitted, he will take the sense Of the House
on this question, whether the rules adopted OIL
the second of March shall be considered as the
rules for the proceedings in this body. The
Senate responded aye, and Chase said then
those rules will be considered the rules of this
body.
The managers then entered, and at theil
instance, on motion summons was issued to
the President, returnable on Friday the 18th
to which time the court adjourned.
Wade then took t. Chair, and after short
legislative session, the Senate went into execu,
tive business, and after adjourned to Monday
INrHE HOUSE the general business was un
Important. The impeachment managers were
allowed to sit during the sessions, send fol
persons and papers, and examine witnesse;
under oath.
The consideration 81 the Tennessee election
case was resumed, when the bill! relieving But
Ter from political disabilities was passed BY
vote of So to %.
bill was introduced relieving John Young
Brown from political disabilities. and which
was referred to the Committee on Elections
when the House adjourned.