The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-09
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WASHINGTON.
Impeachment Proceedings in Sc
cret Session.
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The following is the record OF the
proceedings of the secret session of the
Senate. Thursday afternoon, which oc.
cupied about six hours:
The Chief Justice stated that the un-
finished business from yesterday was
on order of Mr.. Sumner, submitted by
him on the 25th of April, as follows ::
That the Senate sitting for the trial of
Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, will proceed to vote on
the several articles OF impeachment at
IL o'clock on the day after the close of
the argument.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, moved to
amend the order SO as to provide that
when the Senate, sitting to try the inn
peachment OF Andrew johnson, PreSi-
dent of the United States, adjourn to-
day it be to Monday next at II o'clock
NJ, when the Senate shall proceed to
| take a vote by yeas and nays on the
articles of impeachment without de-
bate, and any Senator who may choose
shall have permission to file a written
opinion TO go on the record of proceed
ings.
Mr.. Drake moved to amend by ad-
ding alter the word "permission, ,"''at
the time of giving his vote"
After debate, Mr.. Conkling moved
that the further consideration of the
subject be postponed, pending which
Mr.. Trumbull moved to lay the subject
on the table, and the question was de-
oided in the affirmative.
MIR. Morrell, Of Vermont, submitted
the following:
Ordered, That when the Senate ad-
| journ today, it adjourn until Monday
at IL o'clock, for the purpose of delib-
Grating on the rules of impeachment,
| hot nFN Tnna6aU af 10 nIR1nNtr fhn
! Senate shall proceed 10 vote without
debate on the several articles OF i'm
peachment, and each Senator be per-
miIted to file, within two days alter the
vote is taken, his written opinion TO go
on the record.
Mr.. Anthony moved an amendment,
that vote be taken on or before
| Wednesday,. This was negatiVed, yeas
13. nays 81, rs follows
YEAs-Anthony, Buckalew, Davis,
Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Hendricks,
McCreery, Patterson, of Tennessee,
Ross, Salisbury, Sprague, Yickers-l3.
Nays-Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,
Cragfn, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, FIRE.
linghuysen, Harlan, Henderson. How
ard, Howe, johnson, Morgan, morrill,
(Me.) Morrill,, (Vt.) Morton, Norton,
Nye, Patterson IN. H0 Pomeroy,
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kle, Wiley, Williams, Wilson, Yates.
Mr.. Sumner moved that the further
consideration of the subject be post
poned, and the Senate proceed to con-
slider the articles of impeachment. Neg
atived.
Yeas Cameron. Conness. Drake,
Harlan, Morgan, Nye, Pomeroy, Stew
| art, Summer, Thnyer, Upton, Williams,
Wilson, Yates.-l5.
NAYs-Anthony, Bayard, BuclSnlew,
Catell, Chandler, Cole, Corbeit, CraSin,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds,
Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Freling-
huysen, Grimes, Henderson, Hendrick,
Howard, Howe, Johnson, McCreery,
Morrill,, Me-, Morrill,, VT; Morton,
Patterson, n. H.; Patterson, Tenn;
Ramsey, Ross, Sprague, Sherman,
salisbury, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle,
Vickers. Willey-3S.
Mr.. Sumner moved TO amend Mr..
Morrill's order by striking out the
word "Monday" and insert saturday"
as the time to which the Senate adjourn.
Negatived 16 against SO, the vote the
same as the previous one, except that
Chandler, Cole and Howard voted yea,
and Nye and Upton voted nay.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amend by
striking out the words from Mr.. Nor
rills order, viz: "And each Senator
shall be permitted 10 file within two
days after the vote is taken his written
opinion to go on the record"
Mr.. Drake moved further to amend
by striking out the above words, and
| inserting sat the time of giving his
VOTE" negatiyed, IL against 81.
YEAs-Cameron, Chandler, Conkling,
Conness, Drake, Harlan, Howard, Nor
gan, Ramsey Stewart, Sumner, Thayer
Not voting-Tipton and Pomeroy.
The question was taken on Mr.. sum-
ner's motion, and it was negatived, 6 TO
42. The yeas were, Drake, Harlan
Ramsey, Stewart, Sumner and Thayer,
Not voting, Anthony, Conness, Cragin,
ConklinG and Nye.
Mr.. Morrill, then modified his motion
to read as follows, which was agreed to:
Ordered, That when the Senate ad-
journ to-day, II adjourn until Monday
at IL o'clock, meridian, for the purpose
of deliberating on the rules of the Sen
ate sitting on the trial of Impeachment,
and that on Tuesday next following at
IL o'clock, meridian, the Senate shall
proceed to vote without debate on the
several articles OF impeachment, and
each Senator shall be permitted to file
within two days after the vote is taken
his written opinion, to be printed with
| the proceedings. sI
The Senate proceeded to the consider
| alton of Mr.. Drake's proposition 10
amend the twenty-third rule, SO that
fifteen minutes therein allowed for de-
bate shall be for the whole deliberation
on the final question, and not on each
article of Impeachment. This was
agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the additional rule pro-
posed by Mr.. Sumner on the 10th oi
April relative to the question to be put
TO each Senator on the final vote on the
articles of impeachment.
Several amendments we're proposed,
and finally, on motion of Mr.. johnson,
the whole subject was tabled by vote
OF % to IL.
The Chief Justice said it would place
him in an embarrassing position TO
frame questions, and he should like to
have the advice of the Senate on the
subject, and would be obliged if they
would adjourn till ten Monday, where
upon, on motion of Mr.. Yates, the
hour of meeting was fixed at ten Mon
day. go - f-a
The Court adjoured, and the Presi.
dent pro ten resumed the chair aud the
Senate adjourned. f
GEN. BUTLER sent the following des.
patch to the New Hampshire Repub,
lican Convention:
"wAsH1NaToN, d. c.. May 4, 1865.
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