New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-12
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From MashIngtOn.

WAsHINGToN, May IL Impeachment Court.
The following is the form proposed by
Judge Chase and adopted by the Senate:
Mr.. Senator-HoW sayIyou; is the Presi-
dent, Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, guilty Of high misdemeanor
or crime as charged in this article?"
The Senator shall respond guilty or
| mot guilty. only,
At ten o'clock the Senate will proceed to
| consider the articles. Each Senator having
fifteen minutes will continue the session to
| a late hour.
The following is gathered from several
sources, and may be regarded as re-
| liable:
Messrs. Grimes and Fessenden went
through the list of charges, arguing against
| conviction.
Messrs. Trumbull and Henderson were
partly through when the expiration of their
| fifteen minutes stopped them. They ar.
gued in favor of acquittal.
Messrs. Howe and Sherman argued ac.
quittal on the first, but conviction on the
| second.
The Radicals acknowledge that it will be
very close, but they insist definitely that
| they have thirty-eight votes.
| Only the six mentioned above OF the
fourteen doubtful Senators have yet
| spoken.
HouSs-A joint resolution of the Ohio
1 1leHlSluLuIG DTOlbSlAuB dEdAAHl AuC lCCOlA-
] struCtion acts and insJructing Senators and
requesting Representatives to vote against
! such laws, was referred to the reconstruc.
| ton committee.
| A resolution directing the committee on
| the treatment of Union soldiers to inquire
| into the propositions OF the Confederates
for their relief was tabled-75 to Al.
| A resolution to adjourn from the six.
teenth to the twenty-tirst passed-6S to 81
This recess is for the Chicago convention.
The bill extending the charter of the city
| of Washington passed.
| Mr.. Stevens introduced the following:
WHEREAS, The people of North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama have
in pursuance of the provisions of an act
entitled an act for the more efficient govern
| ment of the rebel States, passed March 2
1867, and the acts supplementary thereto
framed Constitutions OF State Governments
and which are Republican IN form, and have
adopted said Constitutions by large major
tiles of the votes cast at the elections
held tor the ratification or rejection OF the
came; therefore
Carolina, South Caroliua Louisiana
Georgia and Alabama shall be entitled anC
admitted to representation in Congress a
States of the Union when the Legislature
of said States respectively shall have duly
ratified the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States proposed by the thirty
ninth Congress, and known as article
fourteen, upon the following fundamental
conditions =,
That the Constitutions of said States shall
never be so amended or changed as TO de
priye any citizen or class of citizens of the
United States of the right to vote who are
now entitled to vote by said Constitution
respectfyely, except for such crimes as ART
now felouies at common law whereof the]
shall have been duly convicted; and nC
person shall ever be held to service or labo
as punishment for crime in said States
except by public officers charged with til,
custody Of cOnviets by the laws thereof.
SEC. 2. That if the day liked for the meet
ing of the Legislatures Of said States by tn
Constitution thereof shall have passed bC
fore the passage of this act, such Legisla
lures may be convened within thirty day
after the passage of this act by the Presiden
of the Convention which framed the Cor
stitution of such State.
SEQ g. That the first section Of this &C
shall take effect when the President of th
United States shall officially proclaim th
due ratification by the Legislatures Of sal
States respectively of article fourteen Of III
, Constitution Of the United States propose
4 BY the Thirty,Ninth Congress.
I This bill was made the special 0rder TO
: Wednesday, and to be continued from da
Ia day until disposed Of
A bill was reported by the Reconstructlo
Committee removing political dissDillne
{ from some 200 citizens of North Carolina
Dassed-e9 to 23--being over the tW0stlliro
required for such legislation.
: Mr.. Stevens, with some disgust, IN repi
4 TO eremarks from the Speaker that the
would probably be called 20 the oar o. u
Senate tomorrow, moved 70 aolourn