The Portland daily press., 1868-03-02
XLth CoEGREss-second Session.


| WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Mr. Thayer intro
duced bill to abolish the Adiutant Ger era
OF the Army, which was referred to the Com
| mittee on Military Affairs.
On motion OF Mr.. Howard, the Senate pro-
| ceeded to the consideration of report of the
select committee OF seven in respect to i'm.
| parchment.
| Mr.. Davis offered substitute for Mr.. How.
ard SIRE port, providing the Senate should moi
| take action as to impeach me Mt until all States
are epresented, and took the foor.in It's SUP.
port.
The rule OF procedure ON the impeachment
trial were then taken up, section by section
and after an extended discussion the third
fourth, sixth, eighth aud twelfth rules, thu
sixth being amended to authorize the Ser
gednt-at- Arms to employ all needful assist
aflc ~ IN clrrylng INTO effect the lawful orders
OF the Court, the Senate, in anticipation of {
lengthy debate on the remaining rules, ad
journed.
HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill TO provide a Jail for the Distr ct of Co
iumD a, Wh CHI was discussed at some lengtf
and faaliy passed.
Petitions OF type founders and printers Of
Ph.lad lphia against an International COPY.
right law, and of editors of Philadelphia
weekly newspapers in relation to tax on cir
cu,ation were Presented.
a number of private bills were presented
and appropriately referred
Line select committee then presented arti.
cies OF impeachment against the President
winch We're read by the Clerk, and the House
~ twenty-five minutes before three went into
Commit zee of the Whole, Mr.. Washburne Of
LIMOS III the chair, in como nifty with the
prior orders of the House on that subject, foi
the purpose of considering the articles of inn
| parchment.
Mr. Boutwell, then rose to state the oeneIal
points of the articles. The COMMITTEES would
observe he said, that those articles, excepting
| the tenth, We're founded on proof before the
house The tenth art Gle was founded on the
| testimony OF Gen. Emory, which testimony
was printed, aud would at once be laid before
the Committee That testimony would show
That IN an interview between the President
and lfen. Emory, the General had laid before
the Fresideut general order containing ex-
| tracts from the law, requiring all orders 20 Of
ncerS TO be transmitted through the Gene raj
OF the army, to which the P O. de It re lied
that said order and law were not in conformity
| TO ths Constitution of the United States or
with his (Gen. Emory's) commission. 1t was
on that testimony that the tenth article was
founded. The other articles were founded on
matters connected with the attempt to re.
| move Secretary Stanton, and were within the
public knowledge. The Committee had met
with difficulty, which it became him to pre-
ssent, mat was the description SO far as the of
hce was concerned of the position OF the ac-
| cused, whether as President of the United
Sfates or Vice President discharging the du-
| ties OF President. He thought the de. criptiou
IN the Articles Of War the proper one. The
| Consttu ion had made q provision 70. The f.
nicer who was to preside over the mpeach-
| ment OF the President of the United States.
nut that otic9r was not requ red to presi lie OF,
the Impeachment of he VIC President, He W. a
u opulon that it was imp ,ssible to avoid al
possible difficulties in the law. If Andrew
| Johnson was arrligned as President of the
United States the Chief Justice would be
| called upon to preside on the trial. II the
President of the Court should de tide against
the description given, then the Constitution
| would have to be recognized AMI further de.
lay caused. If the House were TO fail on the
| arrangement of these charges he could not see
| how upon other charges already kno yn to The
| country it could succeed. He knew there was
diversity Of opinion among the people, but
| he understood that among the loyal pe9ple of
the country there was a substantial agree.
ment that the Presld MT should be impe iched
| and removed on the charges against HIM.
| The COMMITTEES had no particular regard as to
the articles presented and would be governed
| by the decision OF the House on the matter
Mr.. Burr rose to oppose the adoption of the
articles. 1t seemed that at last the walls of
| radical wrath were to be poued on the head
| Of the President He characterized the
whole movement as one in the interest of par
| ty and that party certered around the Secre-
tary of War, E. NJ. Stanton, and the other the
| presiding officer of the Senate Berj. Wo1e
| Assuming that these artic es wee TO b sus.
tained by the Senate, and that ON the charges
the verdict of guilty should be pronounced
| what then wonld be the result. Had Stanton
| possessed honesty, man mess or self respect,
| this dsgraceful scene would never have been
| enacted on the face of the American Couti-
| nent, as he would have voluntarily retired from
the office. He felt, however, that it was OF
very safe to say much against the acting Sec
| rotary of War so long as he had control of t he
bastiles to which he had consigned so MANY
during the war. He referred to the telegraphic
message recently read in the House from a
| drunken Governor of his own State
Mr.. Ingersoll called Mr. Burr to order, and
denied the insinuation against Gov Oglesby.
Mr.. Burr said the gentleman might defend
Gov. Oglesby when he got the floor. Mr.. Burr
declined to yield to interruption, and remark.
ed that no sober man would have done what
Gov. oglesby had done in sending the infiam-
matory telegram.
Mr. Ingersoll having obtained the floor de-
clared that r. j. Oglesby was one of nature s
noblemen; that no better, patriotic or upright
man existed; the people of Illinois had en-
dorsed him ny nearly 1000 majority against
the Democratic competitor at the last guber-
Material election; whoever slandered Gov.
| Oglesby slandered a man who carried in his
body minnie ball fired from o rebel musket
| at Fort Donaldson. GOV. Oglesby had periled
hls HE IN defence OF the Republic, and was
| VIGOROUSLY sober man and was a man Of
brave, patriotic heart, but the knights of the
Golden Circle would assail him and strike him
down.
Mr.. Burr remarked that If his colleague, Mr.
Ingers0ll, intended TO say that he (Burr) wal
. Knight Of the Golden Circle, he was falsify
la him.
NJ. Ingarsoll said he had no iusinuations te
make az ainst his colleague in reference to the
knights OF the Golden Circl,.
Mr.. Bromwell sustained the articles of i'm
parchment, and said that the tins bad come
when Andrew johnson should be accepted as
the outcast of the country, and when Congress
should do its duty under the Constitution. He
Went on to speak of political questions gener.
ally, and TO defend Mr.. Oslesby against the
assertions of Mr.. BUR-
Mr.. Spaulding made the point of order thai
rambling political discussions were not In or
der in this debate, but that the debate must BIZ
confined 10 the articles OF impeachment
Mr.. Randall inquired how that could be don,
when the House had only just heard the arti
Giles read.
The chairman, Mr. Dawes, sustained tht
point of order, aud Mr.. B omwell adapted him
self to the ruling and went on 10 sustain tn
articles OF impeachment
Mr.. Allison sustaine the articles of i'm.
parchment and hoped they weuld be substan
tally adopted by the House.
Mr.. Randall addressed the House next. AM
sid: M. Charm ln the few minutes above,
me TO discuss this all-important question vii
enable me to do but Partial justice TO the suo
CT / am unwilling, however, that thos,
whom have the hJnor 10 represent should b,
silent on 50 august an occasion with so muct
| danger 10 the Country. Inc freSluent OF TIL
Z uited States, in presence of the people, sol
einnly obligati0g himself BY oath not only tina
the laws should be execute d, but also that h
would preserve and defend The Constitution
II believed that the power of removal unde
the Constitution is absolute in him, the senat
of the United States being adv sorry in appoint
mentS under this Constitution. He remove,
Mr.. Stanton as Secretary o; War. The exer
else Of this power by the Presi lent, which, t.
r my mind is plain constitutional prerogatiye
y made the p etext for his impeachment, pro
3 ceedings in that direction are taken tn no
; ana Ia eeent haste, almost without any con
I s'uerauon, certainly without the oppo ftu ait,
. loi Oh ieg INNATE discussion, and for this mel,
Htlehce OF opinion as t, which Ia the Law
: about which there is division of iudcment Won
in the Republican party. He Il arraioned a
guilty OF high crimes and misdemaonorS ~,
You have pledged yourselves to maIa n ~n'
these charges 1t the bar of the Senate FRI RI
{ sanctity of individual oaths retire when III
stand in the way OF a ckIess party ohiec, in
tent or the removal of the obstacle out of til
road that leads to the cons dLtiop of two cs
ordinate branches Of the government into III
lezis alive b:a lches, AMI then. perhaps, to a
of land and naval forces in violation of the az
: of Congress and Of the CONSTITUTION,
Mr. Butler obtained the floor, and at 8 /
! o'clock the committee took recess till MOI
day morning at 10 o'clock.