Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-07
CONGREGATIONAL.

SKNATR-Yesterday afternoon. lust previous
TO the adjournment OF the Senate a. Court OF
Impeachment
Several Senators addressed the Chair sImuI-
taneously, but
Mr.. Anthony succeeded. He offered an
amendment to article seven (of the rulesD-to
stnke out the last clause, prov ding that sstk>
presiding officer may, N the FIRST instance. SUBJ
mt TO the Senate, without division, all que~-
tons OF evidence and incidental questions; but
the same shall, on demand of one NTH of the
members present, be decided bv the yeas and
nays and insert in lieu thereof the following
''The presiding officer of the Court NAV rule All
questions OF evidence and incidental questions,
which ruling shall stand as the judgment OF
the Court unless some member of the Court
shall ask that formal vote BE- taken thereon.
IN which case II shall be submitted 10 the Court
ioT decision: or he may, At his option, in the
hrst instance, submit any such question TO a
Vote of the members OF the Court"
The amendmeEt would restore the rule 70
lts original form before mendmentl
Mr.. Anthony did not desire To press has
amendment immediately, and, at his suCges-
ton, II was laid ON the table.
The Chief Justice declared the court sd-
Journed until Friday, the 18th instant At one
O'Clock, and vacated the chair.
The President pro ten. haN Ing resumed the
chair
On motion of Mr.. johnson, the Senata pro-
yided for an ad ourEmeEt TO Monday next
On motion of MI. Anthony, the order offered
by him prov ldlng Tor the issue OF tickets to the
galleries. &C. during the trial, was referred 20
the committee appointed To prepare rules for
the Senate, sitting or the question Of impeaCh-
ment.
Mr. Wilson again called mp the bill to faciIi-
tate the payment of paymastrrs' ccOunLs
which was amended by striking out the re-
quirements Of the approval of the Secretary Of
War, and combining its application TO the period
prior 10 the passage of the act. with other yer-
bal amendments. IL was then passed
On motion of Mr.. sherman. at 4.20 O'Clock,
the Senate went into executive session. (Mr
Sumner protesting against N. in cOnsonance
with the ground heretofore taken by him against
Executive recogniuon) and, after a short ex-
ecutive session, adjourned.
HOUsE.-Yesterday, after our report closed
The House proceeded with the consideration
OF the bill to remove the political disabilities
iTom Roderick k. Butler, of Tennessee.
After considerable debate, the House passed
the bill removing political disabilities from Mr.
Butler, on the basis that he performed honor
able military service in the army of the United
States, from September. 1868, TO May, 1s6i-yeas
s., nays %.
During the debate on the case. the impeach-
ment managers appeared before the House, an
nounclng that the Senate had organized the
court, and that the Senate would order process
To issue against the President 10 appear before
the court, returnable on the 18th inst
Mr.. Garfield introduced a bill 10 facilitate the
settlement of the accounts of paymasters in the
army: which was referred TO the Committee ON
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Mungen introduced a bill TO relieve John
Young Brown from political disabilities; which
Was referred TO the Committee on Electons
Adjourned.