The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-25
ESTABLISHED. 1881.

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Boyer spoke against the. resolution.
bsaying that as the House had debar-
red from reviewing the charges al
ready passed upon, he didn't believe
b the people would suction this new
7 proceeding which he characterized
as revolutionary. He proclaimed the.
'blaw had not fbeen violated, because
FSutaton was not appointed by Dir.
Johrson. ....-s se
II Kelsey supported the resolution. As
to the appointment of Stanton; that
/ johnson was merely Vice President,
acting as President, therefores there
I was not any force in Boyef2s point.
Tie argued that the case of impeach-
ment was criminal case, and the
Court must have jurisdiction of the
f person OF the criminal and control
! ms movements, and the criminal there
/ had no power to perform his official
some length. 5ttrts
Lake advocated impeachment. He
believed the public mind was ready
for the event, a ~
BeAman and Price followed on the
same side. .,..f, -.,s..s 8.as
The House5 reassembled at 10
o o'clock, and resumed tae eonsidera-
tion. of the. Impeachment resolution,
the interval between this hour and
noon being techpically regarded as
belonging to the session of Saturday.
. The desks of the members were very
'parsely occupied, 9t the opening pro-
eeedings, but eyeFy seat IN the CALLER
les, save s9pe 2 IN lthe diplomatic gal
The debate was opened by Ashley,
COOK Kelsey. Coke. Beaman and
tIlt9s Blame sp9ks IN faveF Of impeaoh-
During the d9iiEery Of Wssbburnes
speech y IN. !, i favor n, mpeaehmenb the
hour or II arrived, when the. session (
OF Saturday terTiRated, aud the reguT
- Woodward obtained the floor and ~
refusing to yieldIa few inmates time. -
marks, because rof slandefs uttered b, u, z,
him against the President, proceeded n
to address the House agaipst the im7dv
peachment resolution. -, -, II
9 Wilson of EoY2s Chairma .of the, e,a1
Judiciary Committee, " Woodbride, 81
Miller aud Judd SPOKEN favor. and
Boyer, Wood, Pruyp, Stokes, Nichol5,zo
son and Bldtiage against impeafhi y
"'e@S' ErFufT4 9at loa seW -fdI trs -
Stevens, of fPenhsylVaniaq closed theosi
Ge0ate. rg 9dl Hr9a z. T3ff9l ..di aIa Il
The reading Of the speech was con =
cluded at two minutes before 8
o.elock. The House then proceeded =
amid great but suppressed excite
ment, to vote on the resolution, as i
follows: vlH1 cd tan = iif 90
Re,of0ecl, That Andrew. johnson,
President Of the United States, be
impeaehed of high crimes aud mis-
demeanoTs. iE17as Gi e of ~ u3. l'el4
The Speaker stated that he could
not consent tnat his constituents o1
should be silent on 40 grave an oc-
caslon, therefore, as q member Of the
House, he voted aye" sft afrtS 8
The vote resulted yeas 126, nays AZ.
The announcement of the result
ELECTED no manifestation, but the i'm
mense audience which had filled the
galleries and corridors all day gradu-
ally dispersed till it was reduced to
less than one-fourth its original mum.
ber. ~ t.
Mr.. Stevens of4Owa, moved 30 recon-
slider the vote by which the resolution
was agreed to, ,and also moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to. This
is the parliame ntaFy mode Of making
q decision fnal.u 1913
Mr. Stevens, Pennsylvania, then
moved the following resolutions: -
l. ReSOIUed, That a Committee of
two be appointed TO go to the Senate,
and at the bar thereof, in the name Of
the House of Represen natives, and of
ali Of the people of the United States.
to impeaeh Andrew johnson, Presi
dent of the United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors in Office.
and acquaint the Senate that the
House OF Representatives will, In due
line, exhibit particular articles of
impeachment against him, and make
good the same, and that the Commit
zee do demand that the Senate take
rider for the appearance of said
Andrew johnson to answer to the
,harge of impeachment
Z. Res0IDed9 That a Committee of
even be appointed to prepare and
ep0rt articles Of impeachment
gainst Andrew johnson, President
,f the United States, with the power
o send for persons, papers aud rec
rds, and to take testimony under
lath.
The Democratic members attempted
o resort to fllibustcring. but we're
ut off after an Intellectual effort, by a
notion to suspend the rules, so as to
ring the House imme diately to a
-ote on the resolutions