The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-07

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Of proceedings IN this body.
Cries Of Question: question
Mr.. Chief Justice put the question,
aud there was buJ one faint 40
from the Democratic side.
The Chief Justice-The ayes have
| it by the sound The rules will b.
considered as the rules Of this bodv
L HoWard-Will the Senator have
the goodness to repeat his motion.
Howard repeated his motion, given
above, which was put and declared
! adopted.
/ After a few minutes delay, at a
4 quarter to 3 the doors were thrown
open, e.-.
The Sergeant-at- Arms announced
4 the managers of Impeachment on the
part Of the House OF Representative,
aud the managers entered aud pro
! eeeded up the aisle arm ia arm,
/ Messrs. Bingham and Butler In ad-
vance. Mr.. Stevens did not appear
Chief Justicer-The managers on
the part Of the House of Represen-
tatiyes Will take the seats assigned
to them. #.t
+ They took seats accordingly inside
the bar, Whereupon order having
I
| in an almost inaudible tone, until
/ admonished by Senators near him
to speak louder " We are instruct
ed By the House of Representatives,
as It's managers, to demand that the
/ Senate take process against Andrew
/ johnson, President of the United
/ States; that be answer at the bar Of
the Senate, the articles Of impeach
ment heretofore preferred By the
House of Representatives, through
/ Its managers, before the Senate,
/ Bingham having taken his seat,
Howard offered the following orders
/ Ordered, that summons be issued
as required by the rules of proce- ure
and practice IN the Senate, when sit
ting on a trial Of impeachment for
| Andrew JOhnsOn, returnable on Eri-
! day, the 18Th day of March, instant,
at l O'Clock in the afternoon. The
question put en agreeing to the order.
was decided carried, and directed TO
| be executed. aau a.. q
HoWard--I move the Senate sitting
upon the trial Of Impeachment, do
now adjourn. 8fI ~ e
Several Senators addressed the
Chair simultaneously, but Anthony
I was recognized. tsl .G.
/ He offered an amendment to rule
/ 9TH, to strike out the last clause pro-
viding that the presiding officer may
in the first instance submit to the
Senate without division all ques-
! tions but those which shall be decided
/ by the ayes aud nays, and insert in
plieu thereof the following: The pre-
siding officer Of the Court may rule
all questions Of evidence and incl
! dental questions, which ruling shall
stand as the judgment Of the Court,
unless some member Of the Court
shall ask that a formal vote be taken
/ thereon, in which case git shall be
submitted TO the Court for decision.
! He may at his option, In the first IN
stancei submit a question to a vote of
/ the members of the Court. The
amendment would restore the rule TO
/ the original form. m 5a t .h-
Anthony did not desire TO press
i this amendment Immediately, aud it
was laiddon the table d7 a
HOUSE By unanimous
consent, introduced bin to author
I re coptracts for foreign mail service,
and to aid in the construction aud
CAh pAAy ~ ~AAb " = AAlSA AoftA DAAiAt pgAAA4
eTs, which was referred TO the Post
Office Committee tf .ga.-. +.
I The bill authorizes the Postmas-
ter General 70 contract for a term of
| years, with citizens or corporations of
the United States for the CONVEYANCE
/ of foreign mails between the ports Of
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore. and ports Of Great Brit
] ian, France, Belgium and the German
/ States, The vessel must be. built ia
the United States, aud wholly owned
by citizens thereof, or corptrations
established therein. Each line must
consist of not less than two nor more
+ than four steamships between such
ports, aud are not 70 be Of less than
1 $500 tons, and 10 be cIassed as a No.
l, and be Of speed equal to that DOW
f contracted for with the Cunard line.
4 The subsidy IS not to exceed SZO,OOO
/ per year for each steamer
/ Bills were reported from the Com
i mittee on Public Lands as follows:
+ Confirming the title of Jonathan l..
/ Pierce, Jr., and grants to Little Rock
| Island, on the Mississippi River, op-
posite Clinton, Iowa.
Julian reported a bill providing
tthat at the sale of the Usage Indian
+ Reservation lands in Kansas, actual
settlers Of the 9th Of March, 1868.
/ who have imnroVements. aud who are
! citizens OF the United States, or have
I declared their IntentlOns to become
/ citizens, shall have the priv lege Of
/ purchas ng the same, not exceeding
/ one hundEed acres, at the highest
I price bid ~ any bona 5i,Re bidder, and
shall pay for the same in four annual
/ instalments