The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.
mails.

Senate proceeded to consider the impeach-
nent rules, Anthony in the chair.
Several amendments, mostly verbal in ma
ture, were offered and considered.
The proposition to increase the time allow
ed for speeches on parliamentary question to
two honrs was rejected. NOTE BY THE RE
PoRrER.-1t is impossible to report all these
amendments, which really amount to little.
The Senate intends to sit tonight and
adopt all the rules, if possible. The great
snow storm interferes with the working Of
the wires East
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The session
commenced at 10 O'Clock and was technically
considered as belonging to Saturday The
Regular session commenced at -, all the
time being spent in Committee, debating the
impeachment articles.
Butler offered the following additional ar
kicle
That said Andrew Johnson, President Ct
the United States, unmindful Of the high du-
ties of his office, and Of the dignities and pro-
prieties thereof, and Of the harmony and
courtesies which ought to exist and be main
tained between the Executive and Legislative
branches Of the Government, designing to Sc
aside the rightful authority and powers of
Congress and attempting to bring it into dis
grace, ridicule, contempt and reproach. |
thereby TO impair and destroy the regard and |
respect Of all the good people of the United |
States toward Congress and the Legislative
power thereof (Which all officers of the Gov
irnment ought inviolably to preserve and
and to excite the odium and re-
sentiment Of all the good people of the United
States against Congress and the laws bv it
July and cons,itutionally enacted and in
pursuance of his said design and with intent
openly and publicly and before divers assem-
'!ages of citizens of the United States, con-
snsd IN divers parts thereof, to meet and re-
GIVE said Andrew Johnson, as Chief Magis-
rate of the United States. he did. on the 18th
4 August, 1866, and on divers other DAYS l
nd times, as well before as afterwards, make
nd deliver, with loud voice, certain intem- t
crate and scandalous harangues did men
&c as well against Congress as the laws Of
be United States duly enacted thereby, amid t
ries, jeers and laughter of the multitude, I
len and there assembled and in their hear I
lg, which are set forth in several in specif-
atoms hereinafter mentioned, in substance |
nd effect, that is to say: THE article i. t
lpported by three specifications giving ex- t
acts from speeches of Andrew Johnson in e
'ashington, August IS; Cleveland, Septem- "
y 3; St. Louis, September s, 1861 The
'eciications conclude: Which said utter b
ices, declarations, threats and harangues d
. highly censurable in any, and are pecu- le
arly indecent and unbecoming in the Chief s
asistrate Of the United States; BY means CT
hereof the said Andrew johnson has O,
ought the high Office of President of the l.
nised States into contempt, ridicule and dis Z
ace, to the great scandal Of our citizens; CT
hereby the said Andrew Johnson did COM S.
i and was there and then guilty of high sc
sdemeanors in office. 81
'-' AA'N anu iuaLl spoke IN FAVOR L
impeachment. Hubbard of Connection, SO
d Ashley of Nevada followed on the other c,
le.
CHICAGO. March 81 NorE.-The closing tx
'ceedings of Congress were received too ";
e last night to be sent Vest oh
The House rejected Buffers amendment
70 against Il. Fl
stevens then, after lengthy speech in favor du
the articles, said By some unaccountable W.
understanding, the article which l hold
my hand, and which we may call one and
ali, has been deciphered out, for do not oh
it in the articles in the distinct language
which presented it. now propose it as ma
amendment. 1t is that on the 18th of ~
gust and during the recess of Congress,
drew Johnson, President of the United Ol
tes, did suspend from Office Edwin NJ I
nton, and that. while the Senate was con- SIN
ring the sufficiency of the reasons report =
Andrew Johnson formed a deliberate de- J
! AID determined to prevent the said STAN
from forever resuming the duties of his ID
e, thereby committing high misdemean-
l Office that when he was defeated in &C. I'M
plishing his design, by the integrity and L
ity of the Secretary ad Interim, at the
g time censuring the former Secretary ad FO
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