The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-18

side Of the question whatever, was exhibit
ted. Whatever were the feelings of the
senators, members and spectators, they
were thoroughly re pressed,
Williams motion to adjourn until Tues
day the 18th inst, was then taken up.
hendricks submitted as a question of
/ order, that the Senate was now executing
] an order already which was in nature and
nau the erect OF the previous question.
therefore the motion to adjourn otherwise
/ tnan simply TO adjourn was not in order.
! SalIs OF order, question" ," question"
! The Chief JuSrica - The motion that
/ when the Senate adjourn it adjourn to
| meet at certain date, cannot now be en-
/ tertatnet, because The senate is in process
/ OF executing an order, and motion to
/ adjourn to a certain day seems, o the
! Chair, to come under some rule. The
\ Chair Will therefore. decide the motion
I not in order.
Conness-Fr9na that decision I appeal
/ The Chief Justice put the question. and
/ directed the clerk TO read the order adopt
/ lows:
/ to vote on the articles according to the
( rules of the Senate.
Howard called for the yeas and ays on
I the question whether the decision OF the
Chair should be sustained; vote was
taken, which resulted-yeas "a nays so, as
follows:
YEAS - Anthony. yard, Buckalew,
Conking. Davis, Dixon, DOOlittle, Ferry,
Fessenden, Fowler. Grimes. Henderson,
Norton, Patterson Of tennessee Sauls-
bury, sherman, Irumbul, Van Winkle,
Z
NAYS Cameron, Cattell. Chandler, Cole.
: COnness, Eor0ett. Cragtns Drake, Ed
munds, E'relinghuysen4 Harlan, Howard,
Howe, morrill, Maine, Morrill, OF Yer
mont, Morton. NEe, Pat erson Of New
Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross
Sprague. stuart, sumner, Ihayer, Upton,
Wade. Williams, Wilson, Yates.
50 the decision OF the chief Justice V
reversed, aud the order 20 adjourn was
Henderson moved to amend the order
by striking out the wos4s " 18th instant,
.. Wednesday. the Ist day of Ju Y next"
The amendment was reJected-yeas 20,
McCreery moved to amend the order by.
day"
the amendment was rfjected-yeas 6,
BuckaIew moved to amend the order by
providing for Adjournment ill. Monday,
the 25th. Rejected VII hout division
Inc quesLi9n required On @ me ,ofder as
adjourn the Court Till Tuesday, IN 26th.
The vote resulted-yeas 81, nays -:
YEAs-Messss. Anthony, Cameron, Cat
tell, Chandler, Cole. Conuess, Corpett, Cra-
gin, Drake, Edmunds, FTeliu ghuySen,
Harlan, Howard Howe Morrill, Of Maine,
Morrill, OF Vermont, Morton. Nye, Patter-
son of n. H, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ro-s,
ton, tan Wlnk.e, Wade, Williams, VII
son and Yates.
Wis, D0outte, Ferry tessenden, tOWleri
Johnson, Henderson, Hendricks, Nc
Creery, Morgan. Norton, Patterson of
Tennessee, salisbury, sherman, rum
bull Vlckers and Wiley.
The Chief Justice announced the result,
and said: SO the senate, sitting as q High
Court Of mpeaehmeut, stands adjourned
till Tuesday, the 26th inst, at l. o'clock.
Chief Justice then left the chair, and the
members of the House retired to their own
chambe The spectators. who filed e very
seat and standing pace in the galleries,
Immediately began TO pour mo the nails
ten days on the national drama OF I'M
peacament.
The closing scene was not marked l3y the
slightest breach OF dec3rum or good order.
The Senate, having resumed Us session,
took NJ the concurrent resolution OF Lhe
House tor recess until the e25th inst. This
gave rise to a discussion.
The resolution was supported by MOrrill,
OF Vermont, Hendricks and Sumner, and
opposed BY Conkling, Morrill,, Of Ma1ne
Nye said he had enough experience in
this body 10 know It was useless to oppose
an adjournment for a week. q day, or an
hour. He thought the President would be
able TO take care Of himself, with mis- new
recruits. He th03ght a little embarrass-
ment to the President would not be un-
profitable. Let Arkansas come in to-day.
Let. US have a birth urn death. Let US
pass concurrent resolution admitting Ghe
state OF Arkansas aud relieve MIN OF ms
embarrassment by not Senu1ng TO hln1 al
all to have it sent back here at The end OF
ten days time another defiant veto. We
have enough OF them. Let Cs admit Ar
kansas before the man is down. Let the
roll under Ets tongue.
Sumner favored a recess, on the ground
that it would be beneath the dignity Of
the Senate to continue to transact busi-
ness with the President Of the United
States He had always felt II 70 be unbe-
coming in the senate 10 trdnsact business
with him while he was on trial for high
crimes and miSdemeanors. The President
might 90 forth nom inaIly acquitted, Dut
he would 90 forth nevertheless a blasted
public functiOuary: that was his lneVi-
table destiny but until " acquiutal was
entered on the record. the senate " u4u
consult its Own character by aDsfainlng
from any 1urther interchange OF messages
between Congress and the Pre- iden.. For
this reason he f3voled recess.
Morton thought II rather late in the day
to act on that idea, having gone on trans
acting business with the President.
Yates was opposed TO a recess. because he
wanted more bifls for the protection OF
humanity and liberty to be presented 70
the President for his action between now
and the final art cIes o: impeachment.
Wilson opposed q recess on some general
grounds as also, dIU , ye.
DOOI5tle favored a recess.
Henderson took sumner to account Tor
a reflection on the President. II nothing
else should cause senators TO abstain ltOn
such remarks. q decent sen 20 OF Sel1-re-
spect should restrain them. No associate
.fi;tsi q right either in the Senate or in Are
Court 70 reflect on Bhe conduct OF any
other Senator. 70 man had higher re-,
spect for his constituents than himself,
but his constituents could nOi eniIghLen
him on the question OF 1mpeachment. II
was matter for his own conscience, aud
nothing could ever -uFlVe nl1n IrDm y Lhe
performance Of his duty. IT his cOnsIitu-
ents disapDroved Of his course he was Ia
their hands and they might do with nim
asIhev wished. but he was not TO be told
by his party - turn his back on law and
justice- II was no use trying 10 make i'm
saea53s % pTag i3S ~ ss8, ~ Y i0 = tlo Q
slOuld put itself IN the position that its
mem bers must perJufe themselVe7, that
party Ou-ht aud would crumple into dust.
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