Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-22
THE SCENE IN THE SENATE on
SATURDAY.
rom a special despatch to tlo Phila. -.

\ TIE SCENE IN THE 9EAAi ~ ~
SATURDAY.
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WASHINGTON, May II, 1865
At eleven O'Clock. on Saturday. uearll
.--- +l,-,,s.,I s,,,etst,-. Iool.a7 down a, b,
senate loofs hefFo1sis' lt.ilA'sis-tl-l await
ing the hour when the final vote ON the aI
tirles of inipeachmcnt was to bo taken At
I I,..1r os. sa, tbo ca,a+a ,,at Noa-3t
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( every 2e-iIh ""7 oeVy .''-,,, '-..
! tonkIue appeared, the heIaRae,'l7 ''oA
! hone and consolation Senator HowaId wa.
.l.ssrt 1.,f +la, Mr. Grimes WAS avav Zoo.
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/ was some dull, dry routine leaisiatl9i, u .Ae
! introduction of resolutions ana land bills
,n.,- bs fo74aad Ms such Atfvelz-a a'clo,l-
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/ benjamin F. y "-0
called the Senate to order as court and
~, ss--e.,,. arms made tb.. r,z,,I nr5.fs-
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that Ii there was the aH@hleJ interruption
they would be cleared. Senator Williams
moved that tbe Cont uraeasa ta vote on fhs
eleventh. article first Mr. Howard entered
fbe Chamber at this time iu evidently n very
faahIa condition and fbg ReuuETirsu irl-
peachmept ranks were fun Grimes wg.
absent huf nobody missed him evcerf the
p,asi5anf.s friends Tho r,flarias ,ear.
now busbed into IraafbIos- s;ia7rs TT,e
Secretary bac8u To rall tIe ron. + was fha
a-,arino o}e rha haftle tho cvcbrpos nf ho..
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mo lhe ti4a.!rOi ''I 'I'i9 .-'ii4' "i'.! ''aS q
sea. near 1le sue uoJI' i,sIe y ~ 5uo,i'ei N".e
against c0nN.ctloh Wy. AliA3HE sa9a
whlle the question was beng pron9uac1l.
All eyes were centered on. h'm, aud every
neck was stretched to catch the hfSt syiia
Die upon winch so much depended. tlrm-
IS and decidedly he answered Guilty,
and the 1rst doubtful Senator was no lon
ger. doubtful ihen came The question
again to Bay3rd, and the President got one
ballot Ia hls laFof II counted two, h4#
ever, uuaer INC TWO th!Ios rue. Dbckate"
loAo#ed on the same slae. " Aen Inc lh!ai
justice SAID DlF. Senator Cameron, the
venerable senator rose promptly, but no.
50 calm as ne usually IS. 1t was cEl9 nt
that now has earnestHess had passed. INTO
excitement. Before Mr. Chase had com
pleted the question, Mr Cameron was ready
with his answer Guilty he said, with
an emphasis which showed that his hear.
was fog- conviction, and soon through. the
list to Fowler; here was the next doubtful
man. he had eTinging, skulkiag, kind Of
manner. Inc C4iei justice PQt the qae5
non, he neryousiy, Tu9Ded ms lps with
ms D!acA g!oYeo mana ana answered ia to
tally lnolstinct voice. sumner, two or three
benches away looked seorniu3iy OF hlm, and
SAID, We cannot hear the gentleman.
lie spoke lIttie more loudly, Not guilty.
IL may be that at that moment he remcm-
bered his Own words, IF we refuse to de-
/ pose Andrew johnson the blood Of the iogai
men slain in the South win be on our
souls. When Ross was called Ola the ex
citement was intense He had appeared
/ excessively nervous and frightened an the
morning, and was constantly busy in tear