Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-03-04
RULES OF IMPEACHMENT - STAMPEDE
IN THE HOUSE ...

In Senate, Feb %, Mr., Howard, from the Sc
lect committee, reported rules from the Senate as
court of impeachment to wit ... l....... .I-,
Chief Justice Chase is to preside, with the Mar
shall OF the Supreme Court as an Assistant and is
to have power to issue all necessary orders, and
all officers in the military, naval and civil service
are to carry these orders into effect Senators as
witnesses are to be sworn and if they wish to
question witnesses, the questions are to be written
and to be propounded by the Chief Justice The
final argument is to be made by two persons on
each side, and the argument is to be opened and
closed on the part of the House Of Represents
tives. T" iA-
If on the Judgment, two thirds Of the Senators
present do not convict, Judgment of acquital is
to be rendered; otherwise the court shall proceed
to pronounce judgment, and certified copy there
OF shall be deposited in the office Of theSecretary Of
State. The vote is to be taken by yeas and
nays. "" p. I
The Chief Justice is to decide questions Of evil
dence, subject to appeal to the court. Each mem.
Der of the court is to be sworn to " do impartial
justice according to the constitution and the
laws" - N'' IH
These rules will be acted upon Immediately it i.
presumed
In the House, Feb 81 there was "scene. '
A dispatch was read from the Chief of Police Of
New ork, stating that five cans Of nitro-glycerne
had been procured on a forged order in Newly ork
and taken out of the city, and that he couId con-
ceiye of no bad use Of it except in Washington:
thereupon, probably out Of a suspicion that the
capitol might be blown up, many members left
the hall. In fact only about sixty remained, and
among these were only four Democrats. MEM.
the Democrats as well as Republicans, seem to
think there are men bad enough TO blow up the
capitol to get rid of Congress- Nothing Of i'm
portance in the House on the 2Sth. '1.
On Friday the 2sth, the House Committee on
impeachment reported an indictment of the Presi-
dent with ten counts, which we do not give, be-
cause there will doubtless be additions ana amend
ments On Saturday and Monday the Senate de-
bated the rules of the Senate as a court Of i'm
parchment, and the House debated the Indictment
A GRM.--Rev. Henry Clay Dean of Iowa, who
is Stumping New Hampshire for the Democrats,
uttered the following ..a
If could have my way, | would place jeff.
Davis in Congress, where he rghtfully belongs
then would 90 TO Concord, take all those miser-
able battle flags from the State House, and make
bonfire OF them in the State House yard then
| would go all through the North and destroy all
the monuments and grave stones erected to the
memory OF soldiers in short, / would put out Of
sight everything which reminds us that we ever
had war with our Southern bretheren. i donot
know as should hang one-legged and one armed
soldiers, but would pray to God to get them out
of the way as soon as possible. sit14 - 7, r
After the scamp had been abusing the Republi.
cans roundly, at one of his meetings, he invited
any Republican present to rise and show himself.
After while sturdy New Hampshire farmer
rose, when this occurred liIo sfsI sia.t
'Weil,n said Dean, with an air of triumph,
"how do you feel y "Waln drawled out the
tiller Of the soil, loud and clear 81 don't zaetly
know, but it pears as IL felt like sound egg in
bushel OF rotten ones" Shouts of laughter and
rounds Of applause were willingly awarded, even
by the old mans opponents, and II is hardly me
cessary to add that the meeting came to an early
conclusion. a. lna Sla H..In .Is4l 1Ii
Letters uncalled for at the Montpelier Post Office
March, 8, 1865.
Miss Ruamy $, Gray, Miss L. b. Roberts. j,
p. Bonon j. IL. Bemis, Henry Beds Harrison
Busy, z, NJ, D, Colby, A. w. Case, Albert /.
Chaplin, Marshall X. Cunier, Joseph Fem, G. Ii
Fuller, Gardner Hatch ?, A. Hart, Geo, r, King,
ID. NJ. Kent, I. j. Miller, c. ID. Prescott, Oliver
SAnsaneY (DeMeYl. Jas NJ Smith LANAI WI