The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-02-27
Impressive Scene in the Senate.
The House Committee Announce the I'm
parchment of the President.

WASHINGTON, February 25.-The exs
element of yesterday had abated this
morning, or settled down in quiet and
decorous curiosity, contented with read
ing the papers and specializing on re-
suits. There was no clamorous demon
stration, or jostling; no scramble for the
Capitol; no rush to the galleries; no
crush Or crowd in the corridors; no
grum bling by ladies or swearing by men
because ten thousand people could not
be compressed into a space which two
thousand viii fill to overffowing-all of
which occurred yesterday, and will be
remembered as a part Of the history of
It was expected by many and known
by others, taat Me ssrs. Stevens and
Bingham, las the Committee Of the House,
would inform the Senate of yesterdays
resolution to impeach the President, and
the galleries were filed at an early hour,
but not to excess.
The Senate opened its proceedings in
the usual way, and spent from IL to
o'clock in routine business, which,
whether interesting or not in itself, did
not command much attention, for both
floor and galleries were on the gal Sieve
for the second act in the impeachment
drama, and would De FESTIVE until it was
performed
One o'ciocE hal been fixed as the
hour, and every thing in the meantime
was Only TO kill time, Or was SO looked
upon.
When one 0 clock came, Garrett Da-
Wis was upon the floor making . speech,
which might end in five minutes, or
might last until tomorrow, for aught
any body knew. He was talking of the
Constitution at the time, upon which he
is perennial. @ ~
Ten minutes later the doors of the
Senate opened, and Messrs. Stevens and
Bingham, linked arm in arm, entered,
preceded by the Sergeanta alarms OF the
House They are met by she Sergeant
at of the Senate, who needs no hint
Of their mission, but straightway an
nounces message from the House in
the usual stereotyped way, and then inn
mediately correets himself and says
committee Of the House.
Mr.. Davis has yielded the floor for
this much, by request of the Presiding
Officer As Mr.. Stevens totters in on
Mr. Bingham's arm, he uncovers his
head, and with a slight jerk, aims his
hat at a chair, bat it goes to the floor
instead, and there is danger of calling to
mind the prize fighters way of esshying
his castor in the ring. But che scene
is too solemn for that, and little notice
is taken OF the hat, or the manner Of It's
disposal. The Sergeant-at-a arms sup
ports Mr.. Stevens on the right, whilst
he, after saluting the chair, sMr. Presi
dent" and in receiving in turn the re-
cognition of Mr.. Wade, reaches his hand
into the breast pocket of his coat, draws
out a sheet Of foolscap paper and reads.
The eyes of the floor and galleries are
all turned to this feeble old man, as be
proceeds to read, in g better voice than
would be expected Of him, the message
which the solemnity of the. occasion
would not permit him to trust to mem
DRY.
Fifty members Of the House have
come over to witness the ceremony, and
are standing in the Hobbies and crowd
ing about the two committee men as the
message is read. 1t is brief-a few SEN
fences only, but none of such solemn
Importance were ever uttered in the
Senate Chamber before. Every word
is listened to with earnestuess, and
when all is said, the rustic of attention
relaxed is heard; in the midst of which
Mr.. Davis rises to resume his speech.
Mr.. Davis yielded the floor to Mr..
Howard who offered a resolution for the
appointment Of special committee of
seven to take action on the resolution of
the House, which was agreed too.
Messrs. Howard, Trumbull, Conkling,
Morton, Pomroy, Edmunds, ana John
son were Amounted said committae