The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-05

Grimes. Silence having been re-
stored, the chairman of the commit
tee, Bingham, said: Mr.. President,
the managers on the part of the
House Of Representatives by order
of the House, are ready at the bar OF
the Senate to present articles of I'M
parchment, for the maintenance OF
the impeachment preferred against
Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States.
The President, pro tenI-The Ser
geant at Arms will make proclama-
ton.
Sergeant at Arms-Hear yel hear
yel all persons are ordered to keep
silence, on pain of Imprisonment,
while the House of Representatives
exhibit to the Senate the articles of
impeachment against Andrew John
son, President of the United States.
Bingham then rose and read the
articles of impeachment, the mana
gers also standing, with the exception
of Stevens. At quarter to P. NJ,
the reading of the articles was con-
cluded, and the managers and other
members of the House retired
The funding bill was taken up, and
Henderson addressed the Senate.
The Senate agreed to proceed to-
morrow to consider the impeachment,
and appointed a committee to request
the attendance of the Chief Justice.
Adjourned
HOUSE.-The House Immediately
proceeded to the consideration of the
additional article of impeachment
offered yesterday by Jenckes, who
advocated its adoption.
Highly and Lawrence supported the
proposition. The latter desired to
offer resolution directing the man
ayers of the impeachment to present
to the Senate the first four articles Of
impeachment agreed upon by the
House; that they proceed to ask the
judgment of the Senate thereon after
a proper hearing, and that ii they
afterwards found it necessary, they
should present the remainder Of the
articles agreed upon. 1854.
Bingham expressed the hope that
the resolution would not be agreed to.
The Speaker stated that it was not
before the House.
Jenckes then moved the previous
question, on the adoption of the arti-
Gle offered by him 1t charges un-
lawful intent and design on the part
of the President to assume and exer-
else control and command of the
armies of the United States without
being bound by the laws establishing
the rules of the Government, and the
regulation of the land and naval
forces Of the United States.
The House, under the lead of
Bingham, refused to second the pre-
vious question, and thea, on his mo
ton, the article was referred to man
ayers.
The House then, at one o'clock, re-
solved itself into Committee of the
Whole, Dawes in the Chair, and pro-
ceeded to the Senate in company with
the managers, to present to that body
the articles of impeachment. At a
quarter before two the Committee of
the Whole Of the House returned to
the Hall, and its Chairman, Dawes,
reported that the managers ofimpeach-
ment, on the part of the House. had
presented to the Senate the articles of
impeachment against the President
of the United States, and had been
informed by its presiding officer that
the Senate would take action thereon,
of which due notice would be given.
Dawes, from the Committee on
Elections, called up the joint resolu-
ton reported from that Committee. /.
relative to r. r. Butler. Representa-
tive elect from the First Congressional
District of Tennessee. The joint resolu-
ton provides that Butler be admitted
to seat as representative on taking
the usual oath to support the COnstl-
| tuition, and the test oath, with the eX-
ception of the following words: That
l have neither sought nor accepted
Office under any authority or pre-
tended authority in hostility to the
/ United States.
After debate, the resolution went
| over for the present.
Beaman offered a resolution in
structing Gen. Canby's army to repOr5
the number of votes cast for ard
against the adoption of the Alabama
Constitution. Adopted.
Adjourned.