The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-25
C2ngressLonal Proceedings.
Th9 Impeachment Trial.
r phi alton of the House
TO th7 Answer of. An
drew Johnson.
The Impeachment Trial to
Proc9ed at One ,.

SENATE NV AsHINGToS, March "A.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee on
Finance, lreported bill TO abolish the
office of Supering= ndent of Exports and
Draw backs. H.
The bill to regulate the Presentation Bill
to the President and the return thereof,
was considered.
Davis moved 10 strike ont the second
section. providing that the bills presented
TO the President and not returned by him,
with his objections, within the ten days
specified, shall become a law, and making
fb his duty 10 return them TO the Secretary
of state, Who is 10 certify, has become
law. The amendment was lost. After
some debate, the bin passed, q yeas to 10.
z NAYs-Buckalew,D Davis, ,DoOfittle Bayard
Dixon McCreery, Morton, Norton, Sauis-
WILSON, from the. Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported favorabty a joint
re olntiOn 10 place at the disposal OF the
Lincoln Monument Association certain
captured ordnance.
Gragin, nom tiIesCommittee to Andit the
Contingent Expenses of Sales, reported
favorabiy the bill making appropriation
for the expenses Eofrtbe. trial Of impeach-
ment of AndreSF J JohnsOn, and other con-
tingent expt nses, for the year ending June
30, 1868. Referred TO the Committee on Ap-
she. man offered an order that the order
IN regard to admission to the galleries be
suspended until further order, and that
the Sergeant-at-Arms shall take care that
order be observed in the galleries during
the trial Of impeachment, and authorizing
him to arrest and bring before the Senate
any person violating this order, and take
care that no person enter the diplomatic
ladies and reporters galleries but those
en- titled to admission. Laid over.
The Clerk OF The House appeared, and
/ announced that the House had adopted a
replication to ai1 answer of the President
One O'Clock having arrived. the Pre~i-
dent pro tenn vacated the Chair for the
Chief Justice. who took his seat, ordering
the proclamation, which was made accord
ingly by the Sergeant-at-AFIns. .
In the mean time the counsel for the
President-Stanbery, Curtis, Evarts, Nell
son a. Groesbeck-entered and took seats
and at i've minutes past one the Mana
gers were Announced, aud took Sc ts with
+ the exception of Stevens, 4yvh was assent
The House was announced Immediately
and the members disposed themselves
| sion OF yesterday were read by the Secre-
tary, who also read the adoption Of the
replication by the House.
Boutwell,, one OF the Managers, then
said: Mr.. President, am charged by the
Managers with the duty O1 presenting the
| replication offered by the House Of Repre-
sentatives. .-t .-et
Chief Justice-Last evening a motion
was pending on the part OF counsel for the
President that such time should be al
lowed for their preparation as the Senate
should please to determine upon. The
Senator from Maryland (JOhDson) pre-
/ sented an order, which will be read by the
! Secretary.
The Secretary read the order, providing
/ that ten days time be allowed.
l. Sumner-ATr. Pre- ident, / send to the
! Chair an amendment, TO come Immediate
~ aIter me the W9ra ordered, being In the
| The Secretary read the amendment
which is as follows:
That now that a replication has been
filed, that the Senate adhere to its rules
already adopted, and proceed with the
trial from day to-day Sundays excepted,
unless otherwise ordered, or for reasons
shown"
Edmunds-zI move that the senaterettre
to consider that order.
Sumner ana others-No, no.
yhe yeas and nays were demanded and
ordered, resulting as follows: a.-"
XPag-A Ri 1xaT Tary
Fessendens Fowler. .FFeIing huysen, Grimes,
H henderson, Hendricks, Howe, johnson,
EIcCreery, Morrill, of Maine; Norrill. OF
New Hampshire; Morton. Norton, Patter-
son, OF New Hampshire; Patterson OF
tennessee salisbury, SPrague, Van Win
kle, Vickers, Wiley and WIlliams-29.
,Nays-Came Cattell, Chandler, Cole,
ConkI1ng, COnnesS, Craig1n, Drake, Ferry,
Harlan, Howard. Morgan, Nye, Pomeroy,
Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Ste Rart, sumner,
Thayer, Tip!on, Trumbull and Wilson-23
SO the Senate retired for consultation.
AT l :25 O'CLOCK, after the Senators retired,
Mr.. Stevens was discovered, sitting TO Il 9
ing ent cred unnOticed during the prOeeeI-
ings. In he meantime, the galleries. hfth-
ertO very quiet, ripped with fans and chit
chat, while on the floors, saved to ~ena-
tors, were invaded by knots of mem bers,
and others, IN conversation. At :25 Sen
ate Te-apfssRred. Order having been re-
stored, the Chief Justice said: I am df-
rected to inform the counsel that the Sen
ate have agreed to an order, in response to
their application, which VIII now be read
Ordered, thar the Senate will com nence
the trial ofthe President upon the articles
of impeachment exhibited against him,
on Monday. the 30th day of March, and
proceed therein with all dispatch, under
the rules of the Senate sitting upon the tri-
al of an Impeachment.
After mOmentary pause, the CHIEF JUS
tice asked: - Have the counsel for the re-
spondent anything TO pro poser
The counsel bowed IN acQuiesceuce to ,
the decision.
Butler, one of the Managers, said that II
the Chair will give notice to the witness
Is to appear here on Monday. the 3Oth in
stant, at l2l5 o'clock, the Managers will
be Obliged.
On motion of Senator Wilson, the Court
adjourned TO the date named, at half past
twelve O'Clock, and the Chief Justice va
Gated the Chair, which was Immediately
occupied by the PRECEDENT pro tenn, Senator
Wade, who called the senate to order.
Grimes moved that the Senate go into
executive session, which, after a vain at
tempt by Anthony TO call up the report of
the Committee on Rutes. prevailed, and
the Senate went into executive SeSSs on.
HOUSE. Nv AsHINGTON, March "A.
The Committee on Elections reported
against bOth Kerr and Young, from Ken
lucky, and that the Governor of that State
L.