Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-29
FROM WASHINGTON.


morning and formally handed Stanton a
writ notifying him of the suit entered
against him.
Gen. Th omas a the War Department..
Gen. Thomas was at the War Depart
| ment during the forenoon, but has not mad
any interview with Stanton. 1t is not
probable he will make further demand for
the Office. Gen. Thomas has in his possess
ion, executed in form, the. commission
signed by the President, appointing him
Secretary of War ad interim.
The Senate as a nigh Court of I'm.
KuIes of Procedure
Reported.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. HOWARD,
from a select committee submitted the fol-
lowing rules of procedure and practice in
the Senate when sitting as high court of
impeachment:
1st. Whensoever the Senate shall receive
notice from the House that the managers
are appointed on their part to conduct an
impeachment against any person, and are
directed to carry articles of impeachment
to the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate
shall Immediately inform the House of
Representatives that the Senate is ready
to receive the managers. for the purpose of
exhibiting such articles of impeachment,
agreeably to such notice.
> 81. When the managers of an impe ach
ment shall be introduced at the bar of the
Senate, and shall signify that they are ready
to exhibit articles of impeachment against
any person, the presiding officer of the
Senate shall direct the Sergeant-at-A Arms
to make the proclamation, and who shall
after making the proclamation report in
TIRE following words, viz:
sAl persons are recommended to keep
silence on pain of imprisonment while the
inquest of the nation is exhibiting to the
Senate of the United States articles of inn
peachment."
After which the articles shall be exhib-
tied and the presiding officer of the Senate
inform the managers that the Senate will
take proper order on the subject of inn
peachment, of which due notice shall be
given to the House of Representatives"
3D. Upon such articles being presented
to the Senate, the Senate at / O'Clock, shall
of the day Sunday excepted) following
such presentation, or sooner If SO ordered
by the Senate, resolve itself into high
court of impeachment, for proceeding
therein. A quorum of the Senate shall
constitute quorum of the court, and it
shall be in session from day to day (Sun-
days excepted) after the trial shall have
commenced, unless otherwise ordered by
the court, until final judgment be rendered,
and so much longer as may, in its Judgment,
be needful. Immediately upon the Senate
resolving itself into such high court OF i'm
peachment, the Secretary of the Senate
shall administer to the presiding officer.
required by the Constitution, and there
upon the presiding officer shall administer
such oath TO the members of the Senate as
they shall appear, whose duty it shall be
to take the same. =
4th. The presiding officer of the Senate
shall be the presiding officer of the high
court of impt achmeDt. except when the
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President of the United States upon whom
the powers and duties of the office of Pres
ident shall have devolved. shall be i'm
peached, in which case the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
shall preside, and in a case requiring said
Chief Justice to preside, notice shall be
given to him by the presiding officer of the
Senate, of the time and place fixed for the
organization of the high court of impeach-
ment, as aforesaid, with request to attend,
and he shall preside over said court until
its final adjournment.
9TH. The presiding officer of the court
shall have power to make and issue by
himself, or by the Secretary of the Senate,
all orders, mandates, writs and precepts
authorized by these rules, or by the court,
and to make and enforce such other regu-
lations and orders in the premises as the
court may authorize or provide.
9th. The court shall have power to COM
| pei the attendance of witnesses, to enforce
obedience to its orders, mandates, writs,
precepts and judgments, to preserve order,
to punish in a summary way contempt and
disobedience to its authority, orders, man.
dates, writs, precepts or judgments, and to
make all lawful orders, rules and regula-
tions which it may deem essential or con-
ducive to the ends of Justice; and the pre-
siding officer may, by direction of the court
require aid and assistance of any officer OF
person in the military, naval or civil SER
vice of the United States to enforce, exc
cute and carry into effect the lawful orders
mandates, precepts, writs and judgments
of said court.
9TH. The presiding officer of the Senate
! shall direct all necessary preparations In
the Senate Chamber, and the presiding of.
ficers of the Court shall direct all forms O.
proceeding while the Senate are
parchment, and all forms during the tria
rot otherwise snecially provided for, anG
the presiding officer of the court may rule
Ill questions of evidence and incidenta
questions, which ruling shall stant
,s Judgment of the court, unless
! some members of the court shall ask tina
4 formal vote be taken thereon, in which
case it shall be submitted to the court fol
I decision; or he may, at his option, in th'
4 first instance, submit any such question tt
the members of the court.
Sth. Upon the presentation of articles o
1 Impeachment and Organization of the court
as herein provided, a writ of summons shal
be issued to the accused, reciting said ar
ticles and notifying him to appear befor
said court upon day and place to b.
| fixed by said court and named in said writ
and file his answer to the said articles o
| impeachment, and to stand and abide tn,
order and judgment of said court thereon
! which writ shall be served by such office
or person as shall be named in the precep
thereof, such number OF days prior to tn
day fixed for such appearance as shall b.
named in such precept, either by deliver,
of an attested copy thereof to the persol
accused; or if that cannot be consistent.
done, by leaving such copy at the las
known place OF abode of such person. il
| some conspicuous place therein or if sucl
service shall be in the judgment of sucl
court impracticable, notice to the accuse,
to appear shall be given in such other man
4 ner, by publication or otherwise, as shal
be deemed just; and If the writ aforesaid
shall fail of service In the manner afore
said, proceedings shall not thereb,
abate; and further service may be in sucl
manner as the court may direct. Ii tn
accused fail to appear in person or by at
i torney on the day 30 fixed therefor a
aforesaid, or appearing shall fail to file hi
answer to such articles of impeachment
the trial shall proceed nevertheless, as up
on a plea of not guilty." II plea o
"guilty" be entered, judgment may be en-
tered thereon without further proceedings
9th. At II O'Clock and 80 minutes, after
noon, of the day appointed for the retur
of the summons against the person i'm
peached, the legislative and executive bus
/ mess of the Senate shall be suspended, an,
the Secretary of the Senate shall administe
an oath to the returning officer in the torr
following:
81 do solemnly swear that the return
made by me upon the process issued on tn
- day of -, by the Senate of tn
United States, setting as high court G
Impeachment, against -, is truly made
and that I have performed such service q