The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-03-11
WASHINGTON, March 6.
SENATE.

1
the PRESIDENT announced that th
time having arrived wien the Senate wa
TO proceed to the trial of impeach aieut q
President of ths United States, he woult
vacatc the chair for that purpose.
The Chief Justice was again escorted t.
the chair by mr. pomerny. choirman of tn,
committee appointed for that purpose.
The Secretary OF the Senate read tht
minutes Of the Court of yesterday.
The Chief Justice then stated the ques
ton to be. an objection haring beer
made to the swearing in Of the Senator
from Ohio (Wada). on the motion to post
pone the swearing in of the Senator until
the remaining members should have beer
sworn. He also announced that Senator
Dixon had the floor.
Mr.. Howard, rising to point of order
said BY the Constitution, the Senate sit.
ting on the trial of impeachment, is TO be
an oath or affirmation. Each member oil
the Senate, by the Constitution. is,a com
petent member Of the body for that 'pur-
pose. There can, therefore, be no tria! un
less that cath or affirmation be taken by the
! respective Senators. who are present. the
Constitution Of the United States is opera
tive. and when a member presents himself
to take the oath, hold that. as a. rule Of
order. it is the duty Of the presiding officer
to administer that OATH and that the pro
position to take the oath, cannot be post,
non d. make the point Of order that the
objection made to the swearing in of Mr..
Wade is out Of ordA- and also that the no.
tiun of the Senator from Maryland, to post.
pom. the swearing in of Mr.. Wade, is out
Of order, under the rules and under ths
Constitution of the Constitution OF the Uni.
ted States, and ask the Court respectfully
but earnestly that the President Of the Sen
ate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States presiding over that
body. decide this question of order and
without debate. | object to any future de-
bate
After considerable debate between Dixon,
Drake, Howard and Sherman on points of
order, Hendricks, yielding to the sugge>>
ton Of some Senators on this side that OBJ
lection TO the swearing Of Wade has been
made premat,irely, Withdrew the objection.
Senator Wade thereupon advanced to the
chair and took the oath, as administered By
the Chief Justice. a.
The remaining Senators having been al %
sworn, the Chief Justice proclsm,d that
the Senate vas now duly organized Is pros
ceed with the trial of Andrew johnson,
President of the United States.
The Sargent. then made the
prnclamation:
Hear vel Hear ye! Hear ycl-All per-
sons are commanl led to keep silence on pain
Of Imprisonment, while the Senate of the
U,,ited States il sitting for trial OF articles
of impeachment against Andrew johnson,
President OF the United States. .'~
Chic >justice The managers on the part
at the House Of Representatives will take
the seats assigned to them. ;. .-,.
They took seats accordingly inside the
bsr. wherenpon. orIcr having been restor
ed, ur Bingham rose AMI said, in an al
uest iuau. ;ble tone. until ad,nonished by
Semstsrs nepr him 10 speak louder:
we src instructed by the House of Reps
reseatasiyes. as its managers, to demand
thst the Senate ia Ike process against An>
drew Johnsnn, President of the Unite j
Stases, that he answer at the bar of the
Senate the articles of impeachment heretn>
fore preferred by the Hou-e Of Represents
tives, Ghraugt its managers before the Sens
a.e
Mr.. Bingham having taken his seat. Mr.
Toward offered the following order
Ordered. That summons be issued IS
Required by the rules Of procedure and
.t,rsetiee in the Senate, when sitting on a
tsiai af impeachment, to Andrew johnson,
retmrnail, ON Friday. the 18th day of March,
instant, at one o'clock in the afternoon.
The question was put on agreeing to the
order, and was decided carried. and directs
ed to be executed.
Mr.. F"owarl--I move the Senate, sitting
apaa the trial Of impeachment. do now adj
Sourm-
S versl Senator's addressed the Chair
simultaneously, bat Mr., Anthony was rec,
ognized. He offered an amendment to rute
seven, to strlixesout the last clause provid>
ing That &he presiding officer may, in the
frst instance, sNhmit TO the Senate, with>
ont division. all questions oi evidence and
incidental questions, tat the same shall, on
demand of three>ftths Of the members. he
decided by the ayes and nays" aud insert
in lieu thereof tn. fallowiog:
The presiding officer OF the Court NAV
rule ii! questions Of evidence and nciden.
tai, which ruling shall stanl as Judgment "f
the Court. unless some n,eit,ber ct the
Court shall ask that formal vote be taken
thereon, in which case, II shall be submitts d
to the Court tor d cisi,n He may, Mt his
option. in the first instance, submit guess
tion to a vote of the members ofthe Go art.
The amendment would restore the rule
to the original form.
Mr.. Anthony did not desirs to press the
amendment immediately, and it was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Howard moved that the Court adjourn
to the time the summons was made returna-
BILE.
Mr.. Sumner--Before that motion is put
should like to ask my friend, the Senator
from Rhode Island, whether under the rule
now adopted he regards that as debataole?
Mr. Anthony No.
Mr.. Suinner-By these rules il is provid
ed as follows: All the orders and decisions
shall be made by yeas and nays, whicn shal
be entered on record without debate, exec u
when the door, shall be closet for discuss
ion. Ri
/ Mr5 Anthon- Il have not read the rules
in reference tothe question, and 1 do not
edesire tn put the motion at present
Chief justice--'rhere il nothing before the
Senate but motion to adjourn.
The motion was carrlei, and the Chief
Justice lelarcd the Court adjourn d until
Friday. I3th inst, ct one ocloek. and vaoa
ted the chair. The managers then retired
The President proteni, having resumed
the chair, on motinn sir. johnson provid'
cd Tor adjournment to Mondy next.
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