Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-09
IMPEACHMENT.
Proceedings OF the Secret Session OF
the .Senate-VOte TO be Taken Tues
day. May IL.

cret session Of the Senate this evening,
which occupied about six hours:
Mr.. Chief Justice stated the unfinished
business from yesterday was in order, be-
ing the order of Mr.. Sumner, submitted
by him on the 18th of April, as follows:
That the Senate sitting for the trial of An
drew johnson, President of the United
States, will proceed to vote on several ar
ticles Of Impeachment at u o'clock on the
day after the close of the argument.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, moved to amend
the order so as to provide that when the
Senate, setting to try the impeachment of
Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States, adjourn TO day, it be to Monday
next, at II NJ, when the Senate shall pro-
coed to take vote by yeas and nays, on
the articles of impeachment without de-
bate and any Senator who may choose
shall have permission to file a written
opinion, to go on the record of the pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. Drake moved to amend by adding
after the word permission, cat the time Of
giving his vote"
After the debate, Mr.. Conkling moved
that the further consideration of the sub
ect be postponed.
Pending which Mr.. Trumbull moved to
lay the subject on the table, and the ques-
tion was decided in the affirmative
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, submitted the
following: Ordered that when the Senate
adjourn to-day it adjourn till Monday at
II o'clock, for the purpose of deliberating
on the rules of impeachment, and that on
Tuesday at y o'clock the Senate shall pOr-
coed to vote, without debate, on the several
articles OF impeachment, and that each
Senator be permitted to file, within two
days after the vote is taken, his written
opinion, to go on record.
Mr.. Anthony moved an amendment
that the vote be taken on or before Wednes-
day. This was negatived-yeas Is, nays
SO, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Da-
Wis, Dixon, DooIittle, Fowler, Hendricks,
McCreery, Patterson, Of Tennessee, Ross,
Salisbury, Sprague and Vickers-l3.
Nays-Messrs. Cameron, Catteil, Cole,
Chandler, Conkling, Conness, Corbett,
Cragen, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fre'ing-
huysen, Harlan, Henderson, Howard,
Howe, johnson, Morgan, Morrill,, of
Maine, Morrill,, of Vermont, Morton, Nor
ton, Nye, Patterson, of New Hampshire,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Stewart,
Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle, Wiley, Williams, Wilson and
Yates-3S.
Mr.. Sumner moved that the further con-
sideratiOn Of the subject be postponed, and
the Senate proceed to consider the articles
of Impeachment. Negatived.
Yeas-Ca.Leron, Conkling, Cattell,
Drake, Harlan, Morgan, Nye, Pomoroy,
Stewart Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Williams,
Wilson, Yates-l5.
Nays-Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Cat
tell, Chandler, Cole, Corbett Cragin, Davis,
Dixon, DOolttle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessen-
den, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Hen
derson, Hendricks, Howard, Howe, john
son, McCreery, Morrill, of Maine, Morrill,
of Vermont, Morton, Norton, Patterson of
New Hampshire, Patterson of Tennessee,
Ramsey, Ross, Salisbury, Sherman,
Sprague, TrumbulI, Van Wrinkle, Vickers,
and Wiley-3S.
Mr.. Sun Ter moved to amend Mr.. Nor
rilPs order by striking out the word Mon
day and insert Saturday as the time to
which the Senate adjourn. Negatived 10
to 50. The vote was the same az the pre-
vious except that Chandler, Cole and How
ard voted yea, and Nye and Upton voted
nay.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amendment by
striking out the following words from Mr..
Morrilps order, viz: And each Senator
shall be permitted to file, within two days
after the vote is taken, his written opinion,
to go on record.
Mr.. Drake moved to further amend by
striking ont the above words and insert at
the time of giving his vote; negatived-l3
to SO. Messrs. Harlan, Howard, Morgan,
Ramsey, Stewart, Summer and Thayer not
voting. .-..
The question was taken on Mr.. Summers
motion, and it was negatived-6 to 50.
The yeas were Messrs. Drake, Harlan,
Ramsey, Stewart, Sumner, and Thayer.
Not voting-Anthonv, CONFESS, Cragin,
Conkling, and Nye.
Mr.. Morrill, then modified his motion so
as to read as follows, which was agreed to
Ordered, that when the Senate adjourn, it
adjourn until Monday, at II o'clock (me-
ridian) for the purpose of celebrating on
the rules Of the Senate, sitting on the trial
of impeachment and that on Tuesday
next following, at u o'clock MERIDIAN
the Senate shall proceed to vote, without
debate, on the several articles of impeach-
men. Each Senator shall be permitted to
file, within two days after the vote is
taken, his written opinion, to be printed
with the proceedings. .. ..
The Senate proceeded to the considera-
ton Of Mr.. brakes proposition to amend
the 23d rule, so that the fifteen min
utes there allowed for debate shall be for
the whole deliberation on the final ques-
ton, and not on each article of impeach-
ment. This was agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded TO the con-
sideraiion of the additional rule proposed
by Mr.. Summer, on the 10th of April, rela
tive to the question to be put to each Sena-
tor on the final vote on the articles of i'm
parchment.
Several amendments were proposed, and
finally, on motion of Mr.. johnson, the
whole subject was tabled by a vote Of % to-
IL.
The Chief Justice said it would place
him in an embarrassing position TO frame
questions, and he should like to have the
advice of the Senate on the subject, and
would be obliged if they would adjourn
until 10 O'clock Monday. Whereupon, on
motion Of Mr.. Yates, the hour Of meeting
was fixed at 10 o'clock, Monday, and the
court adjourned.