Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-18
ronrrErsa CONGRESS-.

tAfk from t8e SViAt,sANN-~ So
for the admission of Arkansas, without
amendment. which was laid over.
Mr. Hendricks gave notice he would offer
an amendment when II came up for action.
Some unimportant bills were introduced.
ard various messages received from thg
House.
Atl2 O'Clock precisely. the Chief Justice
wearing the silk robes OF Office. entered and
took his scat "a President OF the Court OF
Impeachment, and directed the Sergeant q.
Arms TO make proclamation in usual form.
This done, the secretary proceeded to read
the journal Of the last days proceedings In
the case Of the United States against An
drew johnson, President. When the read
ing was concluded Edmunds called up the
order heretofore submitted in the following
words:
Ordered, That the Chief Justice, in d.
recting the Secretary TO read the several ar
ticles OF impeachment, shall direct him to
read The eleventh article frst, and the ques
ton shall be taken on that article. and
thereafter on the other ten successfully %
they stand.
Before taking ii Mr.. Edmunds offered tie
| following:
Ordered, That the Secretary be directed
% inform The House OF Kepres. n,a,ivss 'hs'
the Senate, sitting for the trial oil 'he res
/ ,.nt an mo articles of impeachment. are
! ready 10 receive them in the Senate IMAM
| Der.
Tie order wss adopted.
senator johnson inquired whether 'he
oydar of Senator Williams was debatable.
The Chief Justice replied that II was not.
| Senator johnson said be would IKE 10
make remark on IL.
| Mr. Conpess objected.
! The question was then put on taking Mr..
| Williamss order tor action, and IL was ce'
cided. yeas 81. nays ~.
Senator Walc voted for the first time and
in the affirmative. Mr.. Grimes WAS not
| present.
The question was then taken on the
adoption of the order, and II was
carried by the same vote, "a to 10, Us fol
lows.
Ycas-Anthony,C Cameron, Catteli, Chand
Ter, Cole. Conkling. Conness, Corbett, Ora.
Gin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry. Frelinghuy-
sen. Harlan, Howard. HIVE. Morgsn, Nor
rill OF Maine. Morrill, OF Vermont. Norton,
Nye. Patterson Of New Hampshire. Pome
roy, Ramsay, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart,
Sumner, Thayer. Tiptoe, Wade, Williams,
Wilson, Yates.
kays-Bayard. Bucksiew, Davis, Dixon,
Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler, Henderson,
Hendricks, johnson. NcCreeTy. Norton,
Patterson OF tennessee. Ross. Salisbury
rrumbull, Van Wrinkle, Vickers, Wiley.
While the vote was being taken the mem
Jcrs OF the House were announced as at The
bar of the Senate. They entered, headed
by Washburne, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Fessenden arose TO make q motion e
postpone the vote for one hour on account
Of the absence OF Mr.. Grimes; but on beinf
informed that the Senator was present b,
he did not make motion.
MIR. Grimes Immediately afterwards cam'
in and took seat in one Of the aislee.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the order tina
the Senate now proceed to vote on the ar
ticles according TO the rules OF the Senate
Agreed to-
The Chief Justice rising, said: BY direc
ton of the Senate tho Chief Justice desire
To admonish the citizens and strangers II
the galleries that absolute silence and per
fec, order is required. 1t will be subjec
o. infinite regret il any violation Of the OF
der of the Senate will necessitatc the exc
cution of further orders. that the person
guilty 81 disturbance, will be immudiatei
removed.
j. Then addressing the Senator'S, the Chic
. Justice said Senators-in conformity t
the order of the Senate, the Chief Justic
, v i'll now proceed 10 take the vote TN III
nth article, MS directed. by the rule tn
, 18th article was read by the Clerk. Tn
first name ON the roll, Anthony, bein!
called, that Senator rose, and the Chief Us
tice also standing, addressed TO him thi
formula:
Mr. Senator Anthony: How say you, j
the respondent Andrew johnson, Presiden
Of the United States, guilty or not guilty o
, n high misdemeanor, as charged III the az
iicle.
, Dir. Anthony responded guilty, and St
the vote went on till all the Senators hat
responded, the votes summing up yeas 30
nays 10, as follows:
|, Anthony. Cameron, Catteli, Chandl er
|, Cole, Consling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin
Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen
Harlan. Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,
Maine Morrill,, Vermont; Morton, Nye
Patterson, New Hampshire; Pomcroy
Ramsay. Sherman. Sprague, Stewart, sum
nsr, Thayer, Upton, Wade. Wiley, viii
liams, Wilson. Yates.
! Not Guil,y-Messrs Bayard, Buckalew
} Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler
Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, Joonson
McCreery, Norton, Patterson OF Tenn, Ross
Salisbury, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, an,
Wicker
! The votes of the Senators were waite
I Cor with the utmost anxiety, though moth
, WAS maize manifest when the vote of doubt
tut Senators was given. and it was notice,
> thai Senator Cameron voted aheac OF time
; The Chief Susticc had not concluded Tho
formula when the question before the Sen
ator's vote OF guilty was pronounced.
2 Senators Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes
Ross, Trumbul and Van Wrinkle. anon!
the Republican Senators, voted not guilty
, Senator Wade, when his name YVES called
stood up unhesitatingly and voted guilty.
Before the result OF the vote was an
, nounced, but when it was known, Senator
Williams and Ross moved that the Senate
sitting as court OF impeachment, adjourn
, till Tuesday, the 26th of May, at IL O'Clock
!, Senator johnson addressed the Chief Jus
. ticc.
The Chief Justice said debate was not il
. order.
Senator Johnson-Is il in order to TO ad
| jourp the Senate when 1t is already decide,
on one of the articles.
Chief Justice-The presidents are ex
ceptcd in one case, the case OF Humphrey
That announcement was not made unit
|, the end of the cause. The Chair will. how
: ever, take the direction of the Senate.
the Senate desire the announcement 10 b
| made now, it will be made.
Senator Sherman-rhe announce men
had better be made.
Senator Drake-I submit question o
order, that motion to adjourn Is pending
/, and that motion takes precedence Of al
. these things.
.. Chief Justice-The Senator from Mis-
souri, 10 perfectly right. A motion 10 I'D
iourn has been made and that motion take
precedence.
Senator Hendricks-The motion to I'D
journ cannot be made pending vote and I
vote is not complete until announced
Mr.. Conkling-A motion il not 10 b,
made, pending roll call.
Several Senators-Ccrtainly not. Let tn
! vote be announced.
/ Senator Johnsen-I ask that the vote b
o announced,
d Chief Justice-The vote will be an
q nOunced. The Clerk will read the roll.
The roll having been read by the CIefl
= the Chief Justice arose and announced III
!, result in these words:
On this article there are So Senators VIII
have voted guilty, aud 10 Senators VIII
have voted not guilty, and the President
therefore acquitted on this article.
n No manifestation of sentiment wer
made on either side Of the question what
" ever.
= Mr. Williams motion 10 adj,urn till Tue.
day. Goth inst was then taken up.
" MIR. Hendricks submitted as question c
Is order that the Senate was now executin