The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-07
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IFEBRgARXg 22s,5--Thp Impeachment, Gem
nisteo hope to be able to report thoir, articles
"a, chs House this afternoon, .,d .,,...a1
sialPP Proceedings in impeaghmept viii begin on
shs dass after the articles ara presented and
thsii sepqte Will resolye lye Itself into court
as ops a'clocksn A quogsR Of qlsth the Scnqtswill
canstitate a quorum of the court cenrt After the
trial begins the eault will sit daily, and sgis
lation will be carried op. on. during the recesses
: Ei4ai argument will be made BY two, on each
.sMe, the House having tho opening aud the
closing speakers, All order and decisions will
be made by yeas and nays without debate on
the part Of Senators. Judge Chase will pre-
side The President need !, not nppear in per
son. Ths following oath will he presented to
each Sepator;;. ;;.s "tIn, y MI things pertaining to
the peading impeaehlvmcntt will do impartial
jSstise according e the constitution and laws
So help me 3GodERe Ee,,, The court has, power
to compel attendance aud punish contempt, ard
may may call ron II the arp yaanl ppYy for support.
Iwill sit With open, doors. ,,.o s.l, S,,,., a.
Stanton answers qyY the warrant for false i'm
7 prisonment, and will attend to it by attorney.
~ FEB. 29.--Tho following is a summary of the
charges contained in the impeachment articles
:. now before the House: h. IA 1iIgsn ~.
sr.1aTho removal, of Stanton with. intention
to,yiolatc the constitution and laws.i.,is,fn IA
a /. 2: The appointments to the .Secrotaryship of
8 WAR with like intent one Lorenzo Thomas,
..;,,a. Conspiracy: #ith Thomas and others un-
known to hinder lStanton,,b intimidation and
threats from executing his Office. ~ NJ
t.I,A., Conspiracy with Thomas. aud others to
prevent and hinder the execution of the Tenure
of Office bill. jls :. z, ...,ltl1s- y,.is
sns5. The appointment of Thomas while the
Senate was in, session. ~ XII Q - ses .s +,
.;l26.1C Conspiracy with Thomas to seize the
property of the United States contrary to the
act of July, 1861. as.a 72i413 4 l.-,fa
-,.Ttt Conspiracy with Thomas. and others to
select Stanton from the War Of6ccv;i l,,, ri,g
81 Sending letter!to Thomas authorizing
him to take.possession of the War Office .fra;.
lO.a Persuading General Euorylt Ito dlsobey
the law requiring orders from the President
and Secretary of War to come through! the
! General of the armies. ~ {.
$40 .Thc Housc saves the privilege of present
Il ing other kcharg to sustain The impc hmcift,
and sofreply lying to the Presidents answer to
thonboye ten charges. @i53 is ;.a,3
psFNine charges simply ring the charges on
Stanton removal. The tenth applies to Emo
ryfs interview wherein the President asked:
s'AmlI to understand that Che President of the
:Unitedl States cannot give an order except
through the General.in-C Chief, or Con- Grant ?"
After answering "yes, = Emory withdrew.
be Stanton remains at the War Department
Constantly .{iA 'waa';1 .i wa oi .Ss
The debate on the impeachment articles will
close On Monday, and they will be presented to
tie Senate on Tuesday. & ~ a3t. s-
The Radical caucus elected by ballot as i'm
parchment managers, Evans, of Pennsylvania;
Butler, of Massachusetts; Bingham, of Ohio;
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts; Wilson, of Iowa;
Williams, of Pennsylvania, mud Logan, iof t1li-
nois. .tuc ue1-i9ia
= n1ARcn 2--Houso assembled at 10 o'clock
ARTICLES were discussed and several verbal
amendments wore made, the seventh stricken
out and at 4oclock they wero adopted on
the first reading, one hundred and twenty six
to forty. Nearly tho same vote on all except
e'last one, which is one hundred and eight to
forty-eight.
1SITheprotest signed by forty-fyc members
ssas not received nor allowed to be printed.
: 9i Butler, Stevens and Jenkins failed to get in
new sections.
!, neThc managers nominated are the same as
those chosen in the caucus election
The Democrats chosen MS tellers declined to
act,wishing to have nothing to do with it, '''e
The clerk was directed to inform the Senate
of these proceedings. Adjourned.
In tho Scnntc rcmonstrance against the
eonstitutionality of tho Supreme Court bill
md the Reconstruction bill was referred to the
judiciary Committee. I:"
The Senate resumed the discussion of tho
procedure in impeachment, and severe con-
;teBt arose on the matter Of limiting speeches
The Radicals rcontendcd that the prosecution
.wodld he restrained as we'll as the defence