The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-25
CONGRESS.
wAsHINaToN, Feb. "a.
SENATE.

OOuSllLuuOu, aDrlCRl0E or CufIAlll0R
the political rights or privileges Of
valid until the same Is submitted to
and approved by Congress.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition of
meeting of citizens of Alabama, held
February 14th, praying for the imme-
diate admission of Senators and Rep
resentatives from Alabama. Referred
to the judiciary Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, the
Senate took up the bill to regulate the
presentation of bills to the President
and the return thereof.
Mr.. Drake suggested that the bill
was deficient in allowing some person
outside of Congress, to-wit: the Secre-
tAry of State to ascertain and declare
when blu has become law.
After considerable discussion, during
witch Mr.. Sumner hoped a provision
would be inserted to make the bill
retro active; also all bills already
passedsat this session, including, for
example the bill to secure equal rights
In the District of Columbia.
The Senate then on motion of Mr..
Doolittle postponed all other orders
and took up the supplementary recon-
struction bill. The question was on a
motion referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee with certain instructions. Mr..
Doolittle spoke in opposition to the
bill.
AT 1880 p. M, Col. Moore preseted
several messages written in writing
from the President and announced that
the joint resolution passed on the 18th
OF February authorizing the Secretary
OF War to employ counsel to defend
certain Generals engaged in the execu-
lion OF the reconstruction laws had be-
come law not having been returned
within the time fixed by law,
nj
further consideration of the subject was
postponed till tomorrow.
AT $40 on motion of Mr.. johnson the
Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE.
The House reassembled at 10 O'Clock
and resumed consideration on the i'm
parchment resolution, the interval
between this hour and noon being tech
ntcally regarded as belonging to the
session of Saturday. The desks of
members were very sparsely occupied
at the opening of proceedings, but eve
ry seat in the galleries and some in the
Diplomatic gallery was filled,
The consideration of the impeach-
ment resolution was resumed.
Dir. Ashley, of Ohio, opened. the :de-
bate with u reiteratlon of the charges
when the propositions to impeach were
previously before the House.
Mr.. Cook followed declaring that the
President not only violated the tenure
OF office law, but had exercised powers
unwarranted by the Constitution and
laws.
Mr.. Boyer spoke against the resolu-
ton, saying that the House was de-
barred from reviying the charges al
ready passed upon. He didn't believe
that the people would sustain this new
proceeding, which he characterized as
revolutionary. He proclaimed that the
law hadn't been violated, because
stanton was not appointed by Mr..
Mr.. Kelsey supported the resolution
as to the appointment of Mr.. Stanton.
Johnson was merely Vice President
acting as President, therefore there was
no force in Mr.. Boyer's point. He
argued that the case of Impeachment
was criminal case and The Court
must have jurisdiction OF the
person OF the criminal and con-
troll his movements. The criminal
therefore had no power to perform his
official functions. He argued this
point at some length.
Mr.. CAKE advocated impeachment.
he believed the public mind ready for
the event.
Messrs. Beaman and Price followed
on the same side.
Messrs. Cook. Kelsey, Cake, Beaman,
and Blaine spoke in favor OF impeach.
ment.
During the delivery of Mr.. Wash.
ourne's speech in favor OF impeach-
ment, the hour OF twelve arrived, when
the session of Saturday Terminated and
the regular session OF Monday com.
menced.
Mr.. Woodward obtained the floor, re-.
iusing to yield u few minutes time to
Mr. Washburne to conclude his re-
marks, because of ISLANDERS uttered by
him against the President, and pro-
ceeded to address the House against
the impeachment resolution.
MI wilson, of Iowa, Chairman of
the Judiciary Committee, and Messrs.
woodbridge, Miller, and Judd spoke
In favor, and Messrs. Boyer, Wood,
fEuyn, Stokes, Nicholsen,;s and Ed
ridge against impeachment.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, closed the de.
bate.
The reading of the speech was con-
Guided at two minutes before O'Clock,
and the House then proceeded amid
great but suppressed excitement to
vote on the resolution, as follows:
ReS0LVed, That Andrew Johnson.
President of the United States, be i'm.
peached OF high crimes and misde.
meanOrs.
Tue Speaker stated he could not con-
sent that his constituents should be
silent on 80 grave All occasion, there
fore, as member of the House, ha
voted aye. The vote resulted yeas 126,
nays AZ.
The announcement of the result
illiclted no manifestation, but the i'm
mense audience which had oiled the
galleries and corridors all day grad.
uallY dispersed until 1t was reduced
less than one-fourth its original num-
Der.
Mr.. Stevens moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was
agreed to, and also owed to Law the
motion 10 reconsider on the table, The
latter motion was agreed to, this being
the parliamentary mode of making a
decision fiual
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, then
moved the following resolution:
ReSoLUed, That COMMITTEES of two
be appointed to go to the Senate and at
the bar of the Senate thereof In the
name OF the House of Representatives
and of all the people of the United
States to impeAch Andrew johnson.
President of the United States, OF high
crimes and misdsmeaDors In Office and
acquatnt the Senate that the House of
Representatives Ewill in due time ex-
hibit particular certificates OF impeach-
ment against hun, and make good the
same, and that the committee do de.
mand that the Senate take an order for
the appearance OF said Andrew John
son to answer said impeachment.
I'd. RESOLVED, That a committee of
seven be appointed to prepare and re-
port articles of impeachment against
Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, with power to send for
persons, papers and records, and to
take testimony under oath.
The Democratic members attennnted
to resort to hllibustering, but were cut
OF after an Intellectual attempt by a