The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-23

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eseting not guilty we're: BayaTd, Buckalew,,
Devils, Dixon, Doolittlc,. Fessendens Fo%ier.
afimss, Henderson, Hen5lgickssp phAson, Nd
gfeeTy, Norton, PattotsaN (o ssanessse
Ross, Salisbury, TrumbilL Yin WinEias
XieEcrs 10. 81 IA
SsWilliams moved fifteefsiniih h6tes = recess. -s
journment to the Goth
johnson suggested tie announcement Of tho
Sote, JO ssIs3 KEyfs .gs.E gg6s,
Chase said he would not announce the vote
until it was taken on all the articles, unless
the Senate ordered otherwise
Drake raised the point that nothing was in
order pending the motion to adjourn. ,;,,.,--.
q Henderson q said motion 70 adj djourn was not
in order while the roll wa. pending, a.,
Chase sustained tai the last point ,and directed
the Secretary to read the roll which being
read, HID:
The Chief Justice said there, wore 35. votes
for guilty and 10 fol, not guilty, and that tle
President was. therefore acquitted, On the
eleventh. article .:,.., s,s-.si -.
Chase then stated that tho Senate was now
in process of carrying out tho order to proceed
to vote upon the articles Of inpeachment nd
no motion was now in order, willie that was
pending. 4t.;,
Gonness appealed. il .,.f, 4,,:i IN. ~;
The appeal was sustained by Q vote Of 80 to
Thon, by vote of 50 to q, the court 4 adj.
journcd to the 10th inst.
Wade resumed the. chair, and after long de-
bate, joint resolution adjourning to the 25th
was ncgativcd and the Senate adjourned as
usual.
MAY 17.-Thc House resolution setting the
impeachment managers f to work again, had
the following preamble:
"IVhcreas, information has como to the
! managers, which seems to them to furnish a
probable cause to believe that improper or cor
rupt influences have been used to influence the
determination of the the Senate unon. the ar
ticlcs of impeachment exhibited to the Senate
by the House of Representatives against the
President Of, the United States.S
The statement that Chase paid concratu-
latory visit to the Prfsidcnt yesterday is un-
| true
Salutcs in honor, of. acquittal were fired in
several Northern cities
4 doubtful runlor that Grant has written n
letter declining nomination unless the platform
| conforms to his views, creates excitement.
May 1S.-It is stated. that Cabinet changes
are pending, and revised .ncw Cabinet will
tend to harmonize Congress, aud, that the
President. will cease tobstructing ,rccanstrhc-
ton on the Congressional plan the. progress
of events having rendered sle his own i.npossiblc
aow and the material Interests of the seutl,
requiring immediate aton Of some
kind This statement is made On hisls lRepub.
lican authority. fs
| Among ,ithca witnesses SUNNI cncd by man
ayers ., were, Daniel, Pan 8, N. Voorhees,, Perry
Fuller, of Kansas, Gcnsra nsra lapd lp IT. Thonlas, Ewing
Stevens resolution M 1. nsking .oihcinl proceed
ings caused eau bitter debate in ilsfl tho ,Senate.
joint. resolution, aud Z! resolution appoint
ing. committee. Of five TO investigate, Senator
Henderson and the Missouri delegation affair,
and ,a.joint resolution, amending the constitu-
to the Presidency, wcre. adopted, ,fs, ir,.
preamble and resolution, authorizing tAe
Speaker to add ,twesfrom those, whp voted.
ngainst impeachment, to the managers, I'd be
present, and assistiiu inyestigations.aR Rejcctcd.
Stevens offered a resolution, calhpglf for the
secret proceedings of the court, and stated no
one could doubt that thore was deep danlna-
tion somewhere, and he wanted. to- find out
who was guilty. Answering the question,
whether Senators s would d. have been justified in
committing perjury, Stevens said ;;'".lYel sir.
don't think il, would have hurt them much. ;.
The resolution passed. After refusing to-
concur with the Senate for recess, the House
adjourned till Tomorrow. 80. 20 on
May 19.-No Congressional news, !. Tho
managers examined G. w: Woody regarding
his draft for 10000. He ayerrcd that it had
nothing to do with impeachment, but withheld
further information relative to his private
business. The managers have summoned
several newspaper mon. U
The Cabinet had a full meeting including
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