The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-25
By Telegraph.


REr0RTkD roR THE DAILY ARGUS. a.
wAsHIseroS, Feb. 24--The reading Of
Stevens speech was CONCLUDED at two min.
utes before FIVE o clock. The house then r
proceeded, amid great but suppressed ex.
eitement to vote on the resolution as fol-
lows:
=, hesoiUed, That Andrew johnson, President Of
'ne United States, be impeached for high crimes
ana mlsdemeanors.
Dunng the vote excuses were made for
the absence OF Messrs. Robinson, Bingham,
wasnpGrn, Williams and VanHorn of Mia
SCUM, IImp'e OF Tennessee, Pomeroy, Dom
nelly, Maynard and Shelabarger. The
speaker stated that he could not consent
that his constituents should be s;lent On 40
grave an occasion, therefore as memb., ofl
the house he voted yea. The vote resulted
yeas l26, nays Al
The announcement of the result ELECTED
no manifestation, but the immense audience
which had filled the galleries and corridors
all the day gradually dispersed till it was re.
duced to less than one fourth of the original |
number. Mr.. Stevens, Of New Hampshire,
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was agreed to, and also moved to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
The latter motion was agreed to, this being
ION final. - 4sa
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa. then moved the foil
owing resolutions.
Resoivsd, That committee of two be appoint
ed to go to the Senate and at the door thereof in
the name Of the House of Representatives, and of
| all the people of the United States, to inpeach
Andrew johnson, PRESIDENT of the United States,
of high crimes and misdemeanors in Office, and
acqaaint the Senate that the House Of Represents
4 tive mi in iuna sh
ticles of impeachment against him and make good
the same and that the committee do demand
that the Senate take an order for the appearance
of said Andrew johnson to answer said impeach-
| ment.
| I'd. Resolped, That committee of seven be an
| appointed to prepare and report articles of i'm
| peachrnent against Andrew johnson, President of
the United States with power to send for persons,
papers, and records and 70 take testimony under
oath.
The democratic members attempted to
resort to fillibustering, but were cut of, after
On Intellectual effort, by q motion to suspend
the rules so as to bring the house immediate
ly TO vote on the resolutions. The rules
| were suspended and the resolutions were
adopted. Yeas l24, nays AZ.
The speaker then announced the two ON
mitties as follows: Committee of two TO
announce to the senate the action OF the
house, Messrs. Stevens Of PENNSYLVANIA and
Bingham Of Ohio.
Committee of seven to prepare articles Of
impeachment, Messrs. Boutwell,, OF Massa.
chusttes, Stevens, of Penns ylvania, Bing ha IN
of Ohio, Wilson, of Iowa, Logan, of Illinois,
Julian, of Indiana, and Ward, of New York
The house then, at 20 minutes past 6 o.
clock, adjourned.
I WASHINGTON; Feb. 25.-It is supposed
that the application for q wri. against Stan.
ton, to show cause why he retains possession
of the war department., will be made to-day
The nomination, yesterday, by the Presi
dent, of Thomas Ewing. ST., of Ohio, as sec
rotary of war, was referred by tho senate &c
the committee on military affairs.
The reception, at the executive mansion,
last night, was largely attended. notwith-
standing the disagreeable weather. The
President did no. seem disturbed by the &C
ton of the house, but received his many
trends In the usual manner.
Among the republicans of the house, oil
those who had ever had any connection
with the republican party, only Mr.. Carey, o.
Ohio, and Mr.. Stewart, of New York, cast
, their votes. yesterday, against the impeach
ment of Andrew johnson.
r Nothing occurred Yesterday at the wal
. Office to interfere with The regular business
of the day.
, Prominent parties believe that abou;
three weeks time will be required to reach
/ the first vote in the senate upon impeach
ment.
/, New YoRK, Feb. 25.-A mass meeting il
support Of the President is called by the An
: drew johnson club, at the city hall park
3 this afternoon.
Rumors were afoat, yesterday, of MARTA
I law in this city, raising of troops etc., but al
-, L. al
I from Washington, however, is great, and &
: call for men TO repel any revolutionary at
. tempt on the part of congress has received
, quite a number of signatures.
A rectifying establishment, No. 53l
. Twelfth street, was demolished yesterday p
m. by the explosion of a still. Several ten
. ement houses adjoining were destroyed anc
two persons seriously injured. Loss $4,000
A fire last night DESTROYED the store o
JOS Emmit and three adjoining buildings
I loss $4,000 800 r.. f--
, ST. LorIs, Feb. 25.-The Republican ha.
. | a letter from Leesburg. New Mexico, giving
4 a report that some twelve hundred Indians
| had attacked Fl. Lancaster and obtaine6
! possession of the quarters, but they were
!. subsequently driven off The casualties are
. not stated. The bodies Of s American.
B have been found, supposed to have been
!. killed by the Indians. ..r s..
I The democracy of st. Louis are taking
r measures for mass meeting at an early
2 day TO express their views on the action al
q | Washington. E'
The democratic state convention to cleo
& delegates to the national convention, will b,
4 held at Jefferson City. May 2Sth.5 1L
), WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-At half pas
= twelve the clerk of the House appeared il
i the Senate and read the resolution OF i'm
= parchment, passed yesterday by the House.
: The notification was received in silence ant
2 without comment. As yet no action has
:, been taken.
. HUDSON, y. Y, Feb. 25.-The loss b.
. ERE last night was $4,000. Insured 70
. S., 900. Patrick Leorey, fireman was rul
:, over and seriously injured. Z
LONDON, Feb 24th.-In the House ofLords
. to night, the bill renewing the suspension o
g operations under the writ of habeas corpus
= in Ireland, was advanced to second reading
. In the debate TO which the bill gave. ris'
= Earls Russell and Grey spoke at length nd
o vocating a reform IN Ireland in both stat
4 and church.