Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-27

yer- I the p~e -eed'n gs on the fipsi question.
~. Larl de At the suy es,ion OF Sc aral
Ser.scrs moved 10 post ant I'll MOI ay.
sIr. Drake moved an Indefinite pos.p ne
RI AZ which " rejected by 20 against u.
A mo ION 10 -. scne to Monday wss agres ]
to-
N Sumne- off red two additional rules
wbi'' wen over.
Mr. Groes ok spoke sor the defence.
mr.. Sumner offered the following order,
ard CT '-rsd that TIE Senate sitting FOR the
trial nj Andrew Johuscr I, President OF the
Un.sa states will proceed to vote on the
sew Il articles Of impeachment al ~ O'Clock
on re day after the close of thu Argumt nj.
Senator johnson objected and 1t was hid
ovec.
Senator Sumner-I send TO the chair the
aidit' ma rulce. the firss Of which 10 de-
rived from the psactjce Of the Senate on
They were read g follows;
Pn,e 23-ln .sking the votes Of the Sen.
ate en- 'he articles Of Impeachment the pre-
81 20 off &C. sba,l call each eepstor by his
mr. me, { I'd upc .ach article propose the
10 owing crts,ion in thc manner follow
ing
IL. L., How say you, IL the respondent |
grl,y or u guilty. - charge in the anti |
cts of imr eaceL,cnts
yhere4pa Each Genator shall rise in
IA ,'s ana answer. guilty or TO. guilty..
| Rule On . conviction by the Senate
| e, be TIE duty OF the presiding, of Ger
to iui b.. - pronounce the rer1o i from
| Oh of the 'onVi,ied eTson, according to
'Le 7, iuirements Ct the consii.ut On, and
arg s,rthc ,Idgms ut shall be on the order
II he s nate
senstcr johnson again objected and the
rules went yer. Mr.. Groesbeck then
addressed the Senate on the part OF the re-
spcpdeni Atte- few Introductory re-
merks he proceeded To consider the ques-
ton " ether or cot Senate is now set
ting as court He ci .ieugei nrc IF TO
shcw th 1 during any of the trials which
I ,motf pIeccdente, the ~ that he Sen
a lac W. rc acc 'rt, hs ever bee &C
, ,sncei He quoted Story AID other author
tiles 70 show The judicial character Of the
Sepa.c, ard the qualif cations OF eenators.
They must bring the iscbavge OF their
:, ,blip a,iors In reference to their jurisdiction.
: tJe held at he only q 8, IN Tor them to
j. 'ecide W. that Of crime or no crime; and
!, .Jrtbcr q I NO z ,tion ou'd be 81 copeid.
D d inc injection With which evil inten-
!. ton vas &, brought. He should consider
or ZOO whether the President bad
rsl.to move ~ Ste ltcn, and grant n
lei, r If uthorty TO Ga Thomas. for oD
these two Issues hung the fate of eight Of
the p'tice, As g first points he held
! that TIE civil tenure Nv did not apply TO
Mr.. S, anton becau he was rot appointed
by Mr.. cbus u; but even ii Mr.. Johuscn is
+. not err ;,gt own hit Mr. Liucoln's term,
. Mr.. S,autol's term OF UfBcs expired one
n month alter expir At'cn Of bis iii : term.
r-i Mr. L'r,on weIe row living. MT.
> Sian n ,uld / /, remove Ivy him; and so
taua'lv can Re b. by Mr.. Johnson il the
lali,~ Is merely serving out the remainder
OF the form c. term. In support Of his pro
>. pcs ION II 1t the President mad power 10
= remov, MIR. Stsuios uncer the law OF 1889.
Mr.. Orc. tick quoted the letter u Mr..
= A1sms to Mr.. p excl Ug, ar-ounciDg
D TO him, ROT that wes TO be removed
y Lut ttat he was actually removfs al . sue
e ces.g Apo tied. Tie tenure of Office bill
e did nc profess 10 r.peal the g., Of 1889
M and .s hefe wss lcom TO Gcubtics the
n | held el'to in )nsitu stp law = he
II did Assuming ) CO.'S i-dIiof ~ thu
Pr I'd, hts lion could no. be deemed
c,imine,. He ien',i 'ba the President
:. wss merely lie fe~siit O. Co sfess, 10 ex-
ecu'e teei- laws; oath o ofiie required
IS Inn frs, . II ~ iin the Corsi tdtior.
h Mr.. Gro. X ,,riler tombited tie 7 D
sit ca asspTe / by the Honorable Me- le7ers
It that theP dent is req,i a oerecu ~
Az. tVtn IL t1e are t'JuoIrCeu uut ~
A stitdtio al ~ the SupIeIe Court, CLAW pg
that n sucht qe he YVES bound by his
!, higher obqa;, He claimed bat the
: ,r1ing OF tae, O. 1889 was so deter
mi i and fiy by Coz .rnmen. rssge and
ii lrdi / dec ons, that the Preside 1t had
tho r nj to Ct sieuce tie constitut or ,lity
d of a law in CO Il {. with the old law which
j. bed Ltan rIueI ID so long cons, ucd as
l. embcdy pq tn. p-inesp'. Of the Consti.u
ton II Sard'ng e ,Ser OF Removals.
v At this poiut re Srste took q recess
). Ca r.aesemtiipg M. G.oesb, * lesumcd
bis argr .nent maintaining that the debates
q In Co.2.tsJ in 1889 proved the correct.
4 ness o. the Pfesic.n,'s construction Of laws
:. tten ISIS; l. lie then cited the 50 of 1888
OF the Pest Off, Department, and those oil
1925 ard 1S49. creating the Nav, Post
l. Office and In. lrr Departments. all az
suT'rg LrG"'e ,g the right OF removal by
. the F,es dent "a St. 18th IN the act of 1859.
h A. ssa IS preporderarce OF constiuc-
s tioa rid ps. Z lent t,@.e was OPP
| 20 j T.. ~. -. of 1861, end
e Mr. Gros % k c'smsl there was t.l'y
@ grocai To- douLs and tt .'.t.on on the part
a @. ., p : II sIffls eat 10 induce him TO
II - it W haven of has TT ne matter
! de .mirtd tfs Sup.s ne Co,rt lie l.
S. II II was hown by II ses mo ~ OF
Ger. mgl a7d G. rs. thss Tho i'resi-
d 1t c led n lie pull &c 1te e.: IN X nov
+ ing NJ S;.1;on. l e a. c ind a, The
Tie Mt T. / z.rsd qmo ,rarnrnse,
. ard ably ava,'e Tsslf OF the praoe ID
: 80 bro, = a5a Isl Ger. Thomas in order
-, tic .te c ow DrcceediPg he must
/. o ~ sc have acoptes to q cure Gecis 'on
{ of ,bc { -, Re III. .aer iidiculei the
h idea that he Prcslcenta intention was evil
n or taneerous, siro, as I'D applied 10 Gene
als Sral', Shernln "a The mas men
~lcm 70 couut uess ei to horor--tu
accept ie p';ce wh en- II row ~, e 1 he
Wiz cd y Al, with u too - be rst j fol
r. pu ,oscs. Mr.. Gro2sl ok - IN
AZ 1dt II 1t nc Pr cents aoQuieso = in
e The t. ,v-e Of Office law as long rs y. So,
n b'1 WI tsrong paint n rs favor.
feclpliu lt.rg his euuent up 20 hi,
a. r'nt. Mr.. Gre sbeck pU ,eled 10 ecnt,del
,i lie ques,icn whether Ire President had
ght I, ke The appoa re- }. nd snterim
e c'a'nt | Le had under re act of 1895
I. 20 show rat the provis. ons If that ac
II yirg n's's act wee not afc led BY the
n law OF Il - he II lie the same -aumcnl
!. Iva C by Mr.. Carts, and went on to ir
, soma VI Gus Pr .dsns, Of similar ap
4 poin neL mace VIE Serate was In
!. ees. ion.
e Pass ~ ovse tire 9 h article with very
tr'ef couaEsnt, M. 0resi,eck read the Sc.
q dii;Ca hw ari said. while II closely
d resembled He tenth article !. IL was
II much lssi OH :tiorsbs end offensive, fol
s that toisuei IL the publication of come
!. thi ny coo''y wi.0er. wb''e this made Grim
e iph words fsssly spok.n under trying
+ provo ,tit ,. lie thea read Q burlefqus
l. law tanned I, carry cut his Understanding
!. Of tt 1t article, which created great merri
Y msnt.
W h regaSd to the 18th article re said be
d would Cl'y note tire fact that the action q
he the Presto II In seuding the tee ram q
y. Parsor = aud which tsi 10, med he sah,eri
10 OF u rec hours s, .ct took pace iws
months ,F,ie the I. orstruc.ic al 4. vh;cl
IN 1t wes suprt .si to obstsucs. Vas raised. I,
hi ccnclrs on be scmmed up his ARK .n~o. M
exmes his confderce in ~, ii.,l !, Iii
chssac -.zsd the r. sels j Of e.nv.c,ior
st referred - ~ e'ht.s as hsaeo1 ,on,s q
10 war; ng rather than exc ryips zoe pp;darte
IS and r,arounc a 81, wing eu'o,,um rno,
II The i'se, character ap1 strv ces OF ,Aa Pres
rs isen'.
0. The Conr, and S,nate then ut 4. so ad
d iourred.
HousF.-Ns business done exc 20. the ! re
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