Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-29


against me IS trnly made, and thai have
performed such service as therein lie
scribed, 50 help me God, which oath shall
he entered at large on the records.
Tenth. The person impeached shall be
called TO appear aud answer the articles o.
Impeachment against him. IL he appear
or any person for him, the person shall he
recorded, stating particularly il by him.
self or by an agent or Attorney, naming
the person appearing aud the capacity il
which he appears, and il he does not ap
pear either personally or by agent OF
Attorney, the same shall be recorded.
Eleventh. AT twelve o'clock and thirty
minutes in the afternoon of the day ap
pointed for the trial Of impeachment IN,
Legislative and executive business of tn,
Senate shall be suspended, and the Secre
tary shall give notice to the House o
Representatives that the Senate is ready t.
proceed upon the impeachment in the Sen
ate chamber, which chamber is to be pre-
pared with Accommodations for the recep
ton of the House Of Representatives.
Twelfth. The hour of the day at which
the Senate shall sit as High Court O
Impeachment shall be, unless o.herwis,
| ordered, 10 o'clock NJ and when the houl
for such sitting shall arrive, the presidirf
| officer of the Senate shall so announce, anc
thereupon the presiding officer Of the cour
| shall cause proclamation TO be made ans
the business of the court shall proceed
| The adjournment OF the Senate, sitting a.
a High Court of Impeachment, shall no
operate "a an Adjournment Of the Senate
but on such adjournment Of the court, tn,
Senate shall resume the consideration o
legislative and executive business.
Thirteenth. The Secretary Of the Senate
shall record the proceedings in cases of i'm
parchment ~ in case legislative proceed
ings, and the same shall be reported in thC
same manner az the legislative proceeding,
/ of the Senate.
Fourteenth. The counsel for the partie:
shall be admitted TO appear and he party
upon an impeachment. 300 s. ..,
Fifteenth. All motions made by the par
ties, or their counsel, shall be addressed &c
the presiding officer, and if he shall re-
quire it, they shall be committed to writ
ing and read at the Secretary's table.
Sixteenth. Witnesses shall be examined
by one person on behalf of the party pro
| ducing them, and then cross. examined by
one person on the other side.
Seventeenth. Ii Senator is called az 3
witness. he shall be sworn and give bis
testimony standing in his place. 80,
Eighteenth. Ii a Senator wishes a
question to be put TO q witness, or to Offer
a motion or order, except a motion TO adj
jonrn, it shall be reduced to writing and
put by the presiding officer. asr- = IS.
Nineteenth. At all times, while the Sen.
ate is sitting upon the trial of. an impeach-
ment, the doors of the Senate shslI be kept
open, unless the court shall direct the doors
to be closed while deiiberatiug upon the
decision. r1tl lsttr
Twentieth. All preliminary or intro
ductory questions shall be argued by one
person only, on each side, aud not exceed
ing one hour on each, unless the conrt BIZ
order, extend the time to two. ei.f sad
Twenty-frst. The final arguments on
its merits may be made by two persons
on each side, and the argument shall be
opened and closed on the part of the House
of Representatives.
Twenty-seeond. If the Impeachment
shall not be sustained by vote Of two
thirds OF the members of said High Court
of impeachment present, and voting an
adjournment of acquittal shall be entered,
but OF persons accused in such articles OF
Impeachment, shall be convicted by a vote
of two-thirds of the members of the court
present, The court by its presiding officer
shall proceed TO pronounce Judgment, and
certified copy of said judgment shall be
deposited in the Office of the Secretary OF
State. s... E.....-
Twenty-third. All the orders and de-
cisions shall be made and nad BY eas and
nays, which shall be entered on records
without debate, except when the doors shall
be closed for deliberstioa aud in that
case, no member shall speak more than
once, on one question, and for not more than
ten minutes on the interlocutory question,
and not more than fifteen minutes on the
final question, unless by unanimous con-
sent; but motion to adjourn, and gues-
tons rnentionedi in rule seven, may be de-
cided by viva voce vote, unless the yeas
and nays be demanded by one-ffth of the
members present. Nh ..... ......,.
Twenty-fourth. Witnesses shall be sworn
in the following form, viz: You do swear
or affirm, as the case may be, that the evil
denee you shall give in the case now pend
ing between the United States and ---,
shall be the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, so help YOU God,
which shall be administered by the Secre-
tary in the form of a subpoena, to be issued
on the application Of the managers of i'm
parchment or the party impeaehed; or,
viz; Counsel to greeting: You and each
ofyou are hereby commanded to appear be-
fore the Senate of the United States sitting
"a High Court of Impeachment, on the
- day Of, in the Senate Chamber in
the city of Washington, there and then TO
testify yonr knowledge in the cause which
is before the Senate, sitting as aforesaid,
In which the House Of Representatives has
imPeached -. Witness, etc, ---,
presiding officer of Senate, sitting as alore-
said, at city of Washington this day, in the
year OF our Lord and of the independence
of the United States the -.
Form of direction for service Of said
subpoena: 80 aa1 .st
The Senate Of the United States, sitting
as a High Court of Impeachment, to -,
greeting You are hereby commanded to
serve and return the written subpoena ac-
cording to law. Dated at Washington, -
day of -, in the year of our Lord and
of the independence Of the United States
the -. Signed, -, Secretary of Senate.
Form of oath to be administered TO the
presiding officer and members of the Sen
ate sitting as High Court of Impeach-
ment,
| soIemnly swear or affirm (as the case
may be- that in all things appertaining TO
the trial Of the impeachment now pending,
1 will do impartial Justice according TO
the constitution and laws, 80 help me God.
Form OF summons to be issued and served
upon the person impeached:
United States of America vs.. the Senate
of the United States, sitting as a High
Court of Impeachment, To- greeting:
Whereas, The House of Representatives Of
the United States of America did, on the
- day Of, exhibit TO the Senate arti-
Giles Of Impeachment against you, said in
words following here insert the articles
and demand that you, the said -,
should be put 10 answer the ac-
cnsations as set forth in the said
articles, and that such proceedings,
trials aud Judgment might
be thereupon had as ia agreeable 10 law
and Justice. You, said ---, are there
fore summoned TO appear before the Sen
ate of the United States, setting as a High
Court of Impeachment, At their chamber