The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-29

notice to the House of Representative
that the House is ready to proceSE1
upon the impeachment of -. In fhe
Senate chamber, which cham Der is pre-
pared with accommodations for the re-.
ception OF the House of Representa-
tives.
18th. The hour of day at which the
Senate shall sit as a High Court Of Inn
Fpeachment, shall be, unless otherwise
ordered, u o'clock, M, and when the
hour for such sitting shall arrive, the
presiding officer of the Senate shall "a
announces, and thereupon the presiding
officer of the Court shall cause a proc.
lamatlon to be made, and the business
OF the Court shall proceed. The adj
ljOurnment OF the Senate sitting as
High Court of Impeachment shall NOT
operate as adjournment Of the Senate.
but on such adjournment of Court the
senate shall resume consideration of
Legislative and executive business.
18th. The Secretary of the Senate
shall record the proceedings in the case
of impeachment as in a case of IegisIS-
tive proceedings, and the same be re-
ported In the same manner as leRisla.
tive pro ceedings of the Senate,
14Lh. The counsel for the party shall
be admitted to appear and be the party
upon an impeachment.
~ ION al, All motions made by parties or
L
presiding officer, Rndifhe shall REQUIRE
1t they shall be committed to writing
and read at the Secretary's table.
10th. Witnesses shall be examined bv
one person on behalf of the party pro-
ducing them, and tie cross.examina-
ton oy one person on the other side.
IL. Ira Senator Is called as q witness
he shall be sworn and give his testi:
mony standing on his place.
18Th. 1fa Senator wishes q question
to be put to witness, or to offer mo-
ton or order, except motion to adj
journ, it shall be reduced to writing
and put by the presiding officer.
18Th. AT all times while the Senate is
sitting upon trial of impeachment.
the doors of the Senate shall be kent
open, unless the Court shall direct the
doors to be closed while deliberatinV
upon the decisions.
goth. All preliminary or interlocu-
tionary questions, and all questions,
shall be argued by one person only on
each side, and for not exceeding one
hour on each side unless the Court, by
order, extends the time,
21st. The final argument on the mer-
merits may be made by two persons on
each side and argument shall be opened
and closed on the part of the House OF
Representatives.
ed. If the Impeachment shall not be
sustained by vote of two-thIrds OF the
members, said High Court ofImpeacb-
ment present and voting, Judgment of
acqutttal shall be entered, but II the
person accused in such article of i'm
parchment shall be convicted bya vote
of two-thirds of the members of the
court present, the court by its presiding
officer shall proceed to pronounce iutlV-
ment, and a certified copy of the said
judgment shall be deposited in the
office of the Secretary of State.
| Esd. All the orders and decisions
shall be made and had by yeas and
nays, which shall be entered on record
and without debate, except when the
doors shall be closed for deliberatf0n.
and in that case no member shall speak
| more than once on one question. and
for not more than 10 minutes on an
interlocutory question, and not more
tnan 15 minutes on the final question.
unless by unanimous consent; but q
motion to adjourn, and the question
mentioned in rule7, may be decided bv
a UfOG UOce vote unless tho yeas and
nays be demanded by one.fiith of the
members present.
oath. Gives the form in which wit
nesses shall be sworn, form ofsubpona
to be used, form OF oath to be admins
tered to the presiding officer and mem
Oers ofthe Senate sitting as the High
Court of Impeachment, form of sum
mons to be issued and served on the
person impeached, DC.
10Th. II the Senate shall at any time
fail to sit rs such Court on the day or
hour fixed therefor the Senate NAV bv
an order be adopted without debats.
ana NIX day for sitting as such Court