The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-27

Wilson, of Iowa, offered a resolution
favoring economy and retrcnchmcnt
in the public expenditures, and opl'o-
slug at this time, any more subsidies
to the Pacific Railroad.
Mr. Washburne, Of Ill, asked leave to Of
Ter the following resolution:
Resolved, That the rules be suspended,
and it is hereby ordered as follows:
When the Committee TO prepare Arti-
cles of Impeachment OF the President OF
the United States, report said Articles, the
House shall Immediately resolve itselfinto
a committee of the whole thereon.
That speeches in Committee shall
be limited to fifteen minutes each,
which debate shall continue until the
executive session to the exclusion 81
all other business except the reading
of the journal,
That at 6 o'clock p. m, of said Sec
ond day the fifteen minutes debate
shall cease and the Committee shall
proceed to consider and vote upon the
amendments that may be offered I'M
der the fifteen minutes rule of debate,
but no merely pro for mo amendment
shall be entertained.
That OF 4 o'clock p. MI, of said Sec
ond day the Committee shallrisc and
report its action to the Honse, which
shall Immediately, and without dila-
tory motions, vote thereon.
That ifthe Articles Impeachment
are agreed upon, the House shall, then,
Immediately, and without dilatory
motions, elect by ballot, seven mana
&rs TO conduct said impeachment on
the part of the House, and that du-
ring the tendency Of resolutions in
the House relative to said Impcach-
ment. no diiatory motions shall be
received except one motion on each
day that the House do nov adjourn.
Mr.. Wood objected.
After various snggcsti Ons, and the
voting down of the motion to adjourn,
the rules were suspended, and the
resolution adopted-yers lO2, nays
81.
Nj. Koontze and Thomas were per-
mitted to record-their votes, affirma-
lively, on the resolution for the inn
parchment of the President.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered a resolution
that the committee appointed to pre-
pare and report articles Of Impeach
ment against the President, and that
the Committee on Reconstruction be
severally authorized to sit during the
sessions ofthe House. Adopted by
40 to SO.
The House took recess till Z o.
clock, when it met and INDUCED in
general debate for several hours
SENATE.
Alta quarter past one o'clock Rep
resentatives Stevens, Of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Bingham of Ohio, appeared
at the door and number of the
members of the House accompanied
them to witness the proceedings on
the subject they had in charge.
The door keeper announced COM
mittee from the House Of represent
atives, who were recognized by the
presiding officer. Isl
Mr. Stevens then said, in obedience
to an order of the House of Repre-
sentatives, we appear before you and
| in the name of the House of Repre-
| sentative, and OF oil the people Of
the United States, we do impeach
Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, Of high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office; and we fur
ther inform the Senate that the
House of Representatives will, in
due time, exhibit articles against
him and make good the same, and in
their name we demand that the Sen
ate take the order for the appearance
of Andrew Johnson to answer said
impeachment.
The presiding officer (Wade) re-
piled that the Senate would take ac-
ton. sw.
Mr. Howard desired to offer q reso-
luton in connection with the mat
1 ter. s
Mr. Davis objected and debate
! followed. 4
! Mr. Davis, who was entitled to. the
floor on Mr. Edmnnd's bill regulating
the presentation of bills to the Pres
ident, finally gave way to Mr. How