Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-12
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passed hnalIy, and at a quarter bsiorS II th,
Senate adjourned.
The House rs-assembled at 10 O'Clock In com
mlttee Of the-whole, WashbuTne Of Illinois Ia
the chair, and continued the discussion on the
articles Of impeachment Speeches we're made
by Washburne, Garfield, lawrence, Niblaok,
Williams. Loughridge, Pike. Kerr, Paine, Trim.
Bile, Cullom, Mccarthy, Lynch, Ward and
Axtel. Stevens made a lengthy Speech OK.
planning the articles reported from the commit
tee. Boutwell, offered an amendment which was
adopted, striking out the 7th article. Butler
| offered an amendment setting forth that the
president did attempt to bring disgrace, ridicule
and contempt upon Congress and was guilty Of
high misdemeanOrs. II was rejected EIdridRe
said BE- was Instructed by As members to pre-
sent communication and ask that il be read.
Permission was not given. The House then pro-
ceeded to vote on the artielss The frat article
was adopted, yeas I2e. nays Al; second, yeas
l22 nays Al; third, yeas l2l, nays Al; fourth,
yeas "A. nays 80; the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth; yeas l26, nays Al; Dinih (chaneed from
number ten), yeas 1903, nsys 40. On the ballots
being counted for managers Of Impeachment,
The result was announced as follows: Whole
number Of votes east, ll8; necessary TO choice.
60; fOrStevens, 106; for Butler 1903; for BinR-
ham, IA; for Boutwell,. 1i3; for Wilson, Ii2:
for Williams, 1907; for Logan, lO8; for Jencks'
%; for Scho6eld, 8, for Poland, 2; for Peters
Blair, Churchill, Benjamin and Upson, l each.
A message was sent TO the Senate announcing
what had been done, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Wilson Or
dered up the bill 10 facilitate the payment of
soldiers bountes. The following order was
adopted: It Is ordered that the Secretary OF
the Senate be directed to inform the House Of
Representatives that the Senate Is ready to re-
ceiye the managers appointed by the House Of
Representatives to carry to the Senate articles
ofimpeaehment Of against Andrew johnson, Presi.
dent Of the United States. The Senate then
took up the bill to fund the National debt
which was postponed until tomorrow. After
Oonslderlng the report Of the select committee on
standing rules the Senate went into executive,
session, several messages having been received
from the President. .1
In the House there were presented the reso. 9.
ulions OF the Wisconsin Legislature; in refer
enee to the project Of connecting by navigabIe
channel through the iscOnSin and Fox rivers.
the Mississippi with Lake Michigan; memo.
rial of the Wisconsin Legislature 10 reference to
a road TO Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Also resolution to create an additional land
district in Minnesota; 10 dissolve the Indian
peace commission; to amend an act for the better
security OF passengers Oy steam vessels Dill
to regulate the public debt was presented aud
referred. The resolution of Wilson, Of Iowa.
against extending further aid to the Pacific h.
r., ETC., was tabled. A resolution of inquiry
was adopted as to the power Of Congress under
tie Constitution to regulate the ates to be
charged for freight on railroads The House
refused 10 suspend the rules 50 that Eld,idge's
protest might DO read Tho speaker presented
message from the Senate informing the House
the Senate was ready to receive the managers
appointed by the House to carry to the Senate
articles of impeachment against the President.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the postofice appropriation bill, which
ca Is for $19,5I5,OO0 for ordinary and $745 OC0
for foreign postage. The ordinary receipts were
estimated at t2,sl5,OOO, leaving deficit Of
nearly So 0OO, 900. Alta quarter past three But
er rose and reported from the managers oil i'm
parchment an additional article, remarkiug that
there was but one dissenting voice upon it
among the managers, and it had only failed yes
terday on account of want of time. The article
was adopted by 81 yeas to Al nsys. Bingham
offered an additional article which was adopted
by strict party vote, and the House adjourned