The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-08
SMALL ATTENDANCE.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.



The Court opened at noon. There was a
/ very small attendance in the gallery, and
Nelson, one of the counsel for the Pre<i-
/ dent. occupied a seat at their table. After
! the reading OF the journal. the Chief J cst
| ice said that the doors should now se
/ closed, under the rule, unless some order
was made to the contrary.
Howe did not see any necessity of clos
I ing the doors. and hoped that the order
would not be executed.
Sumner raised question Of order,
whether the Senate can proceed to detib-
crate with closed doors now except by
another vote, The Senate having resolved
The Chief Justice said he would put the
question 10 the Senate.
sherman asked whether the senator
from Massachusetts, proposed to act upon
the pending question without debate.
summer replied that he had no intention
Of making any proposition ln that respect
but simply wished that what was done
should be done under the rules
The Chief justice. checking the discus
The sergeant-at-Arms directed the
DOorkeepers TO clear the galleries, whirh
was done.
The following is 7ecori of the proceed
ings of the cret ssion OF the Senate, TINS
afternoon which occupied about six hours;
The Chief Justice stated that the unfinish-
ed business from yesterday was an order
of Mr. Sumner submitted BY him on the
Z5ih OF April, as follows: That the Senate,
sitting for the trial Of Andrew Johnson.
P esident Of the United states, will pro-
GetI 10 NllE Oh Allb several dIAAGlFa 0A iii
parchment at - o'clock on the day after
the close OF the argument.
Morrill,, Of Me-. moved 10 amend the or
der 50 as to provide that when the Senate.
sitting TO Try the impeachment OF Andrew
Johnson, President OF the United states,
adjourn q day, II be 70 Monday next. a
~ o'clock NJ. when the senate shall pro-
ceed to take a vote by yeas and nays ou
the articles Of impeachment, without de-
bate, and any senator who may chose.
shall have permission TO NE his writi en-
opinion, TO go on the record OF proceed
Drake moved to amend by adding after
the word permission" at the time OF
giving his vote"
Affer debate, Conkling moved further
consideration of the subject be pOstpOaed,
pending which, Trumbuu moved 10 lay
the su b5ecb on she table, and she question
was decided In the affirm tive.
Morrill,, of Vermont, submitted the fol-
10 wing. Ordered that when the Senate
adjnuru to-day n adjourn until Monday 10
" eook for ~ d9e gafp2s a. Sns aeiapsdfa5af and tbaf
on "Wednesday at II o'o qcz the SENATE
shall proceed 70 vote, without debate, ol
the several articles Of impeachment, and
each senator be DArnitted 70 fieFWith n
two days after the vote IS taxens his Wit
ten opinion, 70 go on record 80. !.
Anthony moved al amend ment that q
vote be taken before "Wednesday. filis
was negatived- yeas l3i nays ayas tolloWss
ADtbony. Buckalew, Davis. Dixon, DpoT
tersOu. of Tennessee Ross, SaulsUury,
Spragae. and Wickers -l3. ...s
Ter, Cole, Conklings Come s. Cslrbett, Cra-
gin, Drake, IsdB1unds. Ferry Frelinghuy-
sen, Harlag, Hepd seTrson' Howsard' Lows it2N,s
OF Vt., Norton. Norton, Rge Patterson OF
y, H., Pomeroy, kamsey, sherman, stew
Van Van Wihkie. aS1IHs Whey, Williams. Wilson
''iss sumner NOV that a further conslde, A.
tiOn Of the subject be postponed and that
the senate proceed 70 consider the articles
Of impeachment. Neg atiyed
Yeas essrs. Cameron. Conklihgs Con-
ness, Drake, Harlan, Morgan Nye, H9tns-
roy. Stewart, sumner, Thayers Tfton,
WiEta ms, Wilson and Hates-l5.
Eays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Bucka-
lew, Catteh, Chandler, CQles Corbett, era
gin, Davis, Dixon DooirIle, Edmunds'
Ferry. Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen,
Grimes, Henderson. Hendricks. Howard,
Howe, Johnson, McCreery. Morriil, Of
Maine; Morrill,, Of Vermont; Morton. Nor
ton, Patterson, OF New Hampshire; Patter-
son, OF Tennessee; Ramsey, Ross, sauis-
bury, sherman, eprague, TrumbulI, Van
Winkle, Yickers and Wiley-38
Sumner mONBd 20 amend Morrih's ord der
by striking ont the word Monday ard In
sert Saturday. as the time at which The
Senate should adjourn. Negatived by 10
Gus one, except that Chandler, Cole and
Howard voted yea, and Nye ana Iliton
voted nay.
the borrowing words from M0rri1l's order.
viz: {" each Senator shall be permitted 20
file within two days after the vote ls taken
Drake NOV ed further 20 amend Dy sLflEr
ing out the above words, and insert - At
the time Of giving his vote. Aegattved
Yeas-Harlan, Howard, Morg m, Ram
sey, Stewart, sumner, Thayer. Not YOt-
ing. Upton and POmerOy.
The Question was taken on Sumne q
motion, and it was negatived by t3I2.
The yeas were: Drake, Harlan. Ramsey,
Stewart, Sumner and Thaycr. Not voting I:
Anthony. Conness, Cragin, CoIkling and
Nye.
Morrill, then modified his motion to read
as follows. which was agreed to: Or cred.
that when the Senate adiOurn to-day, n be
till Monday at u o'clock meridian, for the
purpose of deltberating on the rules OF The
Senate, sitting On a trial of Impeachment,
and that on Tuesday next following, at Il
O'Clock meridian. the Senate shall proceed
to vote without debate on the several arbt-
I cles OF impeachment, and each senator
shall be permitted 70 Ole, within two days
l after the vote is taken. his written opih-
I ion to be printed with the proceedings.
The senate proceeded TO the consldera-
| tion OF brakes proposition 70 amend the
tVenty-t bird rule: That the y minutes
therein allowed for debate shall be for the
/ whole delfberatiOE on the 1nal question,
| and not on each article Of i'm parchment.