Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-03

prevent the army beine an instrument - 80
cute The sws Of the United StatssI
The amendment wa relected
MI Butler then offered an ameadment
MI. Buffers amendment wss published -
full Ia the star Of yesserdsyl
ssyinr thai Il had sesn before s the com m,aS
and had been voted down.
The vote was taken by teliers and resulted g
10 ~. So the amendment Wa rejected.
As the clock Indicated the hour Of 4 the COM
mittee, an accordance with the order OF ths
House, arose, and MT. Dawes reported -
acnon 70 the House The amend ment proposse
to be offered by Mr.. Stevens, and all othsr
amendments Were thus excluded from being
susotd by forty i've members Of the House q
representatives TO present q communtcatsoo
from them to the House, and 20 ask that % 10
n raa; ~ Is an respectful terms, and H. In mv
The Speaker.-The gentleman may considB
that protest Is privileged: but the Dtgea
SHOWS mat IL is not 80 considered IN Pariiamea-
Mr.. Eldridge.-rhen ask unan,mors COO.
sent TO present this communication from forty
I'VE members OF me House and on that pre-
Numerous objections were made on the r.
publican side of the House.
Mr.. Eldridge-Then 1 ask consent TO have
the communication printed IN the Globe.
Numerous objections were made.
Mr.. FsrnswoTth made the point Of order thas
under the order Of the House. no proposiuos
proceed to vote on the articles Of impeAoh-
ment.
The Speaker sustained the point Of order.
The House then proceeded to vote on the ar
ticles.
The first article was adopted-yeas La, NAYS
~ the second-yeas Up, nays Al; the third
the fifth, sixth. seventh, and eighth, same -
the nrsi; and the ninth (changed from No. lob
yeas 100, nays 70.
MessIs. Cary and Stewart voted ssno.- They
the only Republican, N ho did Ma
Democrat voted aye"
Mr.. Fox stated that his colleague (Mr Nor
that he would, n present, have voted against
each article.
MI BroOman pa stated that his colleagues
(Mr. Moorheadl was necessarily absent IL
present, he would have voted TOR all the arti-
cles.
Mr.. Eokley announced that he was paired OF
with Mr.. Mccullough.
The vote the articles being completed, the
House proceeded TO vote for managers 70 con-
duct the impeachment before the Senate.
In reply TO a question by Mr.. Peters, IS 70
who was TO be the chairman of the managers.
the Speaker said that the managers would de-
eide the question Of priority among themselves.
The members Were then called alphabetical
ly, snd each member, called, stepped up TO
thesrea in front Of the Speakers chair and de-
posted his ballot IN a box kept by the tellers.
No Democrat voted. On the ballots being
counted, the Speaker announced that Messrs.
Stevens, Butler, Bingham, Boutwell,, Wilson,
Williams, and Logan, hayingreceived major
ity OF The votes capt, he declared them duly
elected a. such managers.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered a resolution for print
ing one thousand copies OF the articles of i'm
peac hment for the use Of the House. Referred
20 the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered a resolution that mes
sage be sent 20 the Senate informing that body
this House had appointed managers 10 conduct
the Impeachment against Andrew Johnson.
President of the United States, and had directed
such managers 20 carry to the Senate the art
cles agreed upon by the House 10 be exhibited
in maintenance of such impeachment, and that
the Clerk OF the House shall 60 with such mes-
sage. Adopted.
MI Boutwell, offered a resolution that the al
tcles agreed TO by the House, to be exhibited an
its name and in the name Of all the people OF
the United States, against Andrew Johnson.
Of the impeachment against him for high crimes
Senate by the managers appointed to conduct
such Impeachment.
Mr.. Ross suggested to strike out the word.
1.-the people of the United States"
Mr.. Perham suggested that all the Demo
cratic members of Congress might be struck
out
The resolution was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Schenck, IL was ordered
that il shall be- in order tomorrow, a. II IL
Monday, 10 move to suspend the rules.
Mr. Eldridge moved to suspend the rules fer
the purpose of considering the protest OF The
Democratic members of the House.
Mr. Boyer asked that il BE- read.
Mr.. Kelley objected.
The House, then, at quarter before - ven, ad-
journed.