The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-23
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WASHINGTON.
IMPEACHMENT AGAIN.
The Question In the senate-.PrivI.
Ieges of SenatOFs...TheIr sum.
mons to Appear Before
the Managers.

wAsH1NaToS, D. c.. May 2l.-Im
parchment got into the Senate agair
Today and occupied the attention o.
question has got into such shape thai
| pretty much every body now feels thai
It would have been better If botl
Houses had adjourned from last Satur.
day TO next Monday. The first ques.
ton raised in off-hand debate OF to-
day was whether the managers on the
part of the House have a right to call
members of the impeachment court as
witnesses in the investigation now go.
ing on at their chamber. It was ad.
mitted by every speaker that Senators
could be summoned to give evidence
on Impeachment proceedings proper
but it was maintained by several that
this is an inquiry into the conduct ol
Senators rather than of the President
The question was brought up by Hen
derson as a personal explanation. He
produced the correspondence between
himself and the managers, beginning
with their summons or invitation, fol.
| lowing with his response, and ending
| in their rejoinder. he read a carefully
prepared statement OF his position
saying that he had nothing to conceal,
and only objected to appearing before
| the managers for the reason that theiI
summons was an insult to the Senate
He closed by saying that he asked the
Judgment OF associate Senators on the
issue made, and If 1t was against him,
he and others of the minority on i'm.
parchment would quietly submit, how
ever repngnant it might be to his views
of propriety. The Senators who sup
ported Henderson's view were Davis
Ferry, Buckalew, Johnson and Fowler,
They took the ground that IL Senators
had done anything wrong, the Senate
was the proper tribunal to deal with
them, and that the investigation now
making was directed against three OF
four Republican Senators, who voted
against impeachment.
Mr.. Henderson said he had been be.
fore one Committee of the House, which
was properly conducting an inquiry
into the conduct OF some of its own
members; that he had not only been
asked !about his interviews with the
Missouri members of the lower branch
but also about interviews with the
President, Chief Justice and other Sen
ators, as well as about third party
movement and rumore1 Cabinet
changes, and in word, said he, about
almost everything imaginable connect
ed with impeachment. He had fully
and frankly answered every question
put to him and at the end of the inqui-
ry had entered protest against every
thing but what bore directly upon mat
ters between his colleagues and himself.
Mr.. Ferry said the preamble of the
resolutions under which the managers
were acting was in derogation of the
privileges OF the Senate, and he would
have refused to obey the summons had
one been sent to him. He thought II
the managers had any facts they ought
to lay them before the Senate, and de.
mand the purging of the Court.
Messrs. Buckalew and Johnson de-
nounced the investigation and said it
was being used to assail the private
character of many gentlemen; and the
managers were usurping powers to
which they had no right, by pryinG
into bank accounts, letters and tele.
grams; that they were using hosts OF
spies and informers to follow up Sena-
tors and catch their words through key
holes.
The Senators who took ground
against Henderson's position were
Pomeroy, Sumner, Howe, Edmunds,
Yates and Morrill,, of Maine. They
ridiculed his sensitiveness, and secuted
the idea that there was any improprie-
ty in the managers method of inquiry.
Mr.. Pomeroy said he had also receiv-
ed summons 10 appear and had
obeyed and answered every question
put to him, without feeling himself or
the Senate insulted.
Mr.. Sumner said he expected to be
called, and should at once appear in
person, ,'and In a very decided manner
declared that justice must be done and
its way could not be stopped by any
body.
Mr.. Edwards spoke with good deal
of warmth, and wanted to know If the
Senate was to hedge itself around with
n Chinese wall of dignity.
Mr.. Morrill, held that there had been
fETu ncT Tf1nnh damn nfinr md nj
sonable vituperation of those who
voted for impeachment as of the Other
side, and he did not know as anybody
wanted to shield the majority. He was
opposed, however, to any investigation
because there was nothing but outside
talk for its foundation.
Mr.. Yates said the country was eager
for inquiry, and he thought 1t ought tc
be made at once and in the most search.
ing manner possible.
The second question was brought il
by Mr.. Howe, who called up the Davis
resolution offered early in the morning
for a special committee of three to see
If an attempt had been made by threats
Of intimidation to influence Senators
This was supported by Messrs. Drake
Ross, Buckalew, Howe, johnson and
country would like to known the facts
and the Senate might properly inquire
into the rights and privileges OF Its
members. The debate upon 1t, how
ever, was rather incidental than in the
other proposition.
Mr.. Ross said nothing, but wanted
the committee to have copy of all the
evidence taken by the managers In
their present Investigation.
Mr.. Summer did not advocate the in.
quiry, but seemed willing it should be
made. He took occasion to say thai
the committe would be appointed from
those who voted against conviction
which brought the remark from Mr.
Fessenden that the chair had now re.
ceiyed its instructions. 80
Mr.Johnson said he believed 1t would
be learned If transcript was received
OF Mr.. Pomeroy's evidence before the
managers that he was not asked q
question about the President, but
wholly catechised about his colleague
(Ross, to which Mr.. Pomeroy made nc
answer. The negative on this question
ry and morrill, briefly on the ground
that the accusation did not come from
any responsible source, and 1t did MOI
| become the Senate to concern itsel
with street gossip. Mr.. Ferry said he
might perhaps be willing to vote fol
the resolution after the trial was ended
but could not do so now.
NO vote was taken on eltner OF tnt
questions raised, and Mr.. Henderson
still adheres in his determination not tt
appear before the managers. Mr.
Buckalew had a resolution expressive
OF the opinion that Henderson's posi-
tion was right, but did not succeed il
having 1t read.
Important Denial.
General Sickles received the follow
ing dispatch at Chicago, on Tuesday
night, from Mr.: George w. Dent, 4