Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-03

Mr.: ELDRIDGE rose and said !: / am in4
etructed BY forty-five membero of the
House of Representatives to present COM
munieation from them to the House, and
sisk that 1t be read! It is respectful IN
terms, aud is, in my opinion. priyiIered.
objection made from the Republican side.
Mr. FAkNSWORTH made q point Of
no proposition could be entertained, but
that the House should proceed to vote ON
the articles Of impeachment. s.s,,.ss
The SPEAKER sustained the point. IS
The House then proceeded TO vote on the
articles The first article was adopted
yeas l26, nays Al; second-yeas 122, nays
ia, nays 80; fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth--yeas 126, nays Al; ninth, changed
from number ten-yeas l08, nays AS. 1is1
=, Messrs. Cary and Stewart votest no.,
Ihey were the only Republicans who did
so; No Democrats voted yea. sszessiss9
MT: FOA stated that his colleague, Mr..
ness, but he would, if present, vote against
each article. -1-1I
Mr.. BROOMALL said his colleague, Mr.
MOorehead, was necessarily absent If
present he would vote for all the articles.
Mr. ECKLEY announced that he 7was6
paired off with Mr.. Mccullough ~ az ~
The vote on the articles being completed,
the House proceeded TO vote for managers
to conduct impeachment before the Senate.
MIR. POLAND nominated the following
members:. Messrs. Stevens, of Peunsyi-s
vania; Butler, Of Massachusetts: Bingham,
OF Ohio; Boutwell,, of Massachusetts; VIII
son, OF Iowa; Williams, of Pennsylvania.
In reply to question by Mr.. Peters az
to who was to be chairman, the Speaker
said the managers would decide the ques-
tion of priority among themselves. Iaz iiais
The SPEAKER appointed as tellefs 70
count the ballots, Poland, Jencks, Spalding,
Mr.iMARSHALL asked to be excused,
Randall. q & ~. -. .ss,Iet - Z -
Mr.. RANDALL also declined, stating he
did not wish to participate in the proceed
ings.
peared the minority did not wish to be rep
resented among the tellers. appointed Mr..
Blair, of Michigan, as the fourth teller. = 2
The members were then called alphabet
ically, and each, as called, stepped up to
the area In front of the Speakers chair
and deposited his ballot In box kept by
the letters. No Democrats voted.
On the ballots being counted the Speaker
announced that Messrs. Stevens, Butler,
Bingham, Boutwell,, Wilson, Williams and
Logan, having received majority of
the votes cast, were duly elected. ss
Mr.. BOUTWELL, offered resolution
that message lie sent to the Senate iII-
forming that body that the House had APP
pointed managers to conduct impeach-
ment against Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, and had directed such
managers to carry to the Senate the arti-
cles agreed upon by the House. to be ex- Z
hibited in maintainance of such impeach-
ment and the clerk of the House shall 70
with such message. Adopted. E;sy
Mr.. BOUTWELL, offered resolution
that the articles argeed to by the House,
to be exhibited in its name and in the
name of all the people of the United States,
against Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, in maintainance OF impeach-
ment against him for high crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office, be ecarried to the Sem
ate by the managers appointed to- conduct
such impeachment. - 5sss5ifs-s -e *
Mr.. ROSS suggesting to strike out the
words the s'people of the United States"
4 Mr.. PERHAM suggested that all Demo-
cratic members of Congress might be
struck out of the resolution. Adopted. 81
On motion OF Mr.. SCHENCK, it was or,
dered that it shall be in order tomorrow =
to move to suspend rules. + sss.a 81
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of considering the
protest of Democratic Senators.
Mr.. KELLY objected.
The House at quarter to seven o'clock
adjourned. 81, 3 ~ ~ ~ 80