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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
MIDNIGHT REPORTs
XLth CONGRESS---Sec0 Session,
The Impeachment Trial
WAsHIsaros, May 20.
SENATE.

VASnlhaioNf 1noy 49,
SENATE.
The Senate met in open session At noon.
The Republican SeaAkors had been in con-
sultation couple Of hours before on the
snestion whether the vote on impeachment
should be taken to-day.
The proceedings opened with prayer by the
Chaplain.
The Chief Justice took his seat as presid
ing officer, and proclamation, IN the usual
form, was made by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Senator Williams offered the following
order.
Resolred, That the resolution heretofore
adopted, as to the order of reading and vot>
ing on the articles of impeachment, be re-
scinded.
Senator johnson asked the effect Of the
order?
The Chief Justice said the debate was not
in order.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds it was ordered
that the House be notified that the Senate is
now ready to proceed with the impeachment.
Soon after the Sergeant>at-Arms an
nounced the managers, on the part OF the
House, who took their seats. Mr.. Stevens
was not among them. The Speaker took
his usual seat, beside Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine
The President was represented by Messrs.
S,anbery, Evarts and Nelson.
By this time every seat in the galleries was
occupied. Every Senator was in his seat.
The journal of the last days proceeding
was read. and then the resolution offered by
Senator Williams came up.
Mr.. Buckaiew said II the resolution re-
quired the unanimous consent for its consid-
Grafton to day be would object.
The Chief Justice stated that, IN his opin,
"a a. - rs. IL 1h, En
Law it over until tomorrow, but he would sub
init the question to the Senate.
A vote was taken, whether the resolution
be received and acted on now, and was de-
cided in the Affirmative. Yeas 28; nays "a
Mr. Williams modified his motion to re
scind oil orders relating to the time Of voting.
Mr. Trumbull made point of order, that
an order could not be recinded which had al
ready been partly executed, and that no
change in the rules could be made without
one days notice.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senate with
draw for consultation. Not agreed 10,
The Chief Justice submitted the question
of sustaining the point of order, and It was
not sustained-2i to 30.
Senator Conkling offered as substitute
for Senator Williams resolution an order
that the Senate, sitting for the trial OF An
drew johnson, President Of the United
States. will now proceed in the manner pre-
scrbed by the rule in that behalf to vote in
their order on the remaining articles OF i'm
peachment.
The vote on the amendment. resulted yeas
26, nays %.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, moved the Court
adjourn until the 2sd June.
The Chief Justice reaffirmed his opinion
that snch motion wss not in order, and subs
mitted the question to the Senate, when il
was decided to be in order by vote OF 30
TO y.
The question required on Morriil's motion
to adjourn to the 23d June; but Senator n rs
moved to amend by substituting 9 except the
irst amendment Lost-l5 TO SO.
The vote on Morrilrs motion resulted in q
tie, and she Chief Justice decided il lost
Mr.. Williams then moved to proceed TO
vote on the secord article, which was agreed
TO, with the following result: Guilty, 80 !;
not guilty, 49, Senators Fessenden, Fowler,
Grimes, Henderson, Ross, Trumbull and
yanvinkle voting not guilty, the rest as be-
fore.
A vote was afterwards taken on the third
article with precisely the same result.
At ten minutes before two, the vote on'the
third article having been announced. Senator
VI 1litHmS fnCVfu tudt TUE Dtbdtcf SitthbE 40 n
Court of impeachment, do now adjourn s'ne
die
The vote having been taken by yeas and
noes, the Chief Justice said, before annonnc>
ing the vote. he would remind the Senators
that the 22d rule provides, if impeachment
should not on any article presented be sus
tanned BY vote of two-thirds of the members
present Judgment for acqnittal should be en-
tered. He added, after some interruption
by the senators, that If there was no objec-
ton, the clerk would enter Judgment for &C.
aui,tai, according to the rule.
Mr.. Conkling, misunderstanding the prop
ositicn of the Chief Justice, suggested that
the rule required vote to be taken on each
article before judgment could be entered.
The Chief Justice assented, but said be had
reference simply to those articles on vnicn q
vote had been taken. There being no ooleo-
ion. the Chief Justice directed Judgment ior
acquittal to be entered on the I'd, I'd aad llth
articles.
The vote on adjournment sine die was then
| annouuced-yeas "a, noes 16-being Bayard,
Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle. Fowler,
Henderson, hendricks, johnson, McCrery,
| Norton, Patterson, Ross, Salisbury, Irum'
| bull and Vickers.
| The Chief Justice then declared, ut 10 min.
utes before O clock, that the Senate, sitting
/ Al court of impeachment for the trial Of
Andrew johnson on articles of impeachment
| stood adjourned without day, without any
perceptible manifestation of feeling on the
Part of spectators.
Members Of the House then returned te
their chamber, and the galleries we're IN
| few minutes almost deserted.
Mr.. Anthony rose to psrsonate an expla.
nation, and stigmatized the report in regard
TO the Chief Justice endeavorlng to influence
him in the matter of impeachment as ma
i lignant falsehood.
/ Mr.. Wiley made statement similar, ane
Mr.. Johnson contradicted the story in regare
his dining With the Chief Justice, in compan,
with other senators.
Mr.. Fessenden denied the truth of the storl
! in regard to the consultation between hin
and the Chief Justice, and others, in regart
to the formation of a new party, saying thu
! Chief Justice knew him to be in favor OF th'
nrese Mt distinguished nominees Of the repub
lican party. :,
At twenty minutes before 8 o'clock th'
/ Cenafe adiaurned