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WASHINGTON, March ..
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tETb House re>assembled at 10 o'clock in
lCousi,tse Of the Whole on the impsachusent
fArticies.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illinois, submitted, for
publication in the Globe, full examination
Of the whole question Of impeachment for
reference hereaffsr.
Mr.. Griswold spoke for impeachment, but
desired the tenth article altered to express
the military ofenses Of insubordination.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Pennsyfvania, spoke for
Impeachment aud Mr.. NiblAck against So
Mr.. Williams denied the assertion Of Mr..
Niblack's s, that Secretary Stanton'a testimony
before the Judiciary committes contained
the declaration of belief tbatthe Tenure Of
Office law was unconstitutional
| Messsrs Trowbridge, Pike, Paine and 9TH
ers spoke in favor, and Mr. Kerr against i'm
| peAchment.
At noon the Legislative session Of Monday
commenced.
| Mr. Trumbull, Of Kentucky, opposed and
Messrs. Cullom, Mccarthy and Lynch, ia.
vored impeachment.
| Mr.. Ward supported the articles Of i'm.
| peachment, but would be better pleased If
they had charged the President with usurpa-
ton of legislative powers, and prostitution of
the pardonng power and Of appointments to
| office.
| Mr. Cattell followed on the opposite side.
| Mr. Butler offered an additional articleset-
ting forth that the President had endeayored
| to stt aside the rightful authority of Con-
n as; that he had sought to bring Congress
into contempt, and to excite the odiam of
! the people Of the United States against Con-
| gress by the frequent delivery of intemperas
and scandalons speeches, and quoted from
| johnson speeches in Washington, Cleve.
| land aud st. Louis, in 1866: are ell indecent
and nnbecomiug the Chief magistrate, that
| Andrew johnson has brought the high Office
Of President Of the United States into con-
tempt ridieule and disgraees to the great
scandal Of the land.
Messrs. Ferris, Koontz and Perham spoke
Messrs. Carr, Hubbard and Ashley fol-
lowed.
Mr. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, sitting at
the Clerks desk, proceeded to address the
House. the members having collected around
him. He said:
Never WAS great malefactor so gently
treated as Andrew johnson. The people
have been unwilling 10 blot the records of
tlfs country by weighing bis erimes with
their shame shame for their endurance for
SO long time Of his great crimes aDd mis-.
demeanors. The committee have omitted
entirely his reckless abuse of the patronage
of the Government; his corruption of The
morals Of the nation By seducing them with
offers Of Offices, and intimidating by threats
Of expulsion, for the purpose of making
them abandon honest principles aud adopt
the dastardly ones which be had just con.
ceiyed.
MIR. Stevens reviewed Andrew Johnson's
attempt to reconstruct the Southern States,
charging him with assuming to establish an
empire for bis own control, and TO deprive
Congress of It's just prerogative. These Mr.
Stevens characterized as monstrcas usurpa-
tions, worse than sedition and little less than
treason. He said the committee had rested
only on the most triaing crimes and rnsde
nieanofs which they could select from the
Official life Of Andrew Johnson.
In concluding, Mr.. Stevens offered an adj
ditional article, which he deemed Of vast inn
portance, and WHICH. he said, was By some
nnsccountable misunderstanding dropped /
out of The original report, The article states |
that Andrew Johnson formed the deliberate |
design to keep Edwin 81 Stanton from re-
suming the ctiice Of Secretary Of War after |
his first removal, while the Senate vas con- |
siderng the sufficieney of the reasons re- |
ported, and that he was defeated by the in |
tagrity of the Secretary I'D interim; also that |
he sought The same end BY giving letters Of |
authority to the Adintant General Of the |
army, and severely eensured the former Sec.
rptary of War ad iatsrfm for not yielding to |
his efforts TO make him betray this trust
Mr.. Boutwell, offered an amendment to |
strike out the article entirely. Adopted.
Nj. dencses oaered as an amendment IN |
additional article charging the President |
with attempting TO get possession of the mill
tary power, &C., which wasrejected.
Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, opposed the amend
ment saying it had been voted down in the !
Committee, hy vote ef Il 10 20, SO the
amendment was rejected.
As the Clerk Indicated the honr Of o clock |
the Committee, in accordance with an order |
Of the House, rose and Mr.. Dowd reported
the action Of the amendment supposed to be |
offered by Mr.. Stevens, and all action on the
atlrndmepi ySs exelg ied from being offered.
Mr.. Fidridge rose and said, ] am Instructed |
BY As members of the House Of Representa- |
.tives to present communication from then
to the House and ass ihat |. Dc read, !
Objection being made Mr. Eidridge asked |
the Committee TO have the communication |
printed in Inc Globe, which was aho objected |
Mr.. Farnsworth made 1t point Of order
that. under order, the House could entertain
no proposition--bnt SHOULD proceed to vote |
on the bills OF impeachment.
The Speaker sustained the point. The /
communication sought 10 be introduced pro-
tests against the tyranny and injustice prac-
tced by the majority of the House. and com
plains of the manner in which, under the OPP
Grafton of previous question, the minority
are prevented from debating the most mo-
menious questions all of which tends to
strip their constituents of representation or
voice in the councils Of a Republican Govern.
ment.
The House proceeded to vote on the ar
ticles. The first article was adoptea-yeas
1876, nays IL: second-yeas 122, nays Al !;
third-yeas 12l, nays ~ iourth-yeas 1l4
nays 80; fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
yeas l2s, nays i /; ninth and .enth-yeas l08,
nays 46.
Messrs Cory and Stewart were Tie onl7 |
Republicans Esho voted Mott
Tie House proceeded TO vote for the man
agrs to conduct the impeachment beforethe
Senate. The following members were placed |
in nomination and were elected, the fine!
vote ranging from LOG to Id, the Democrats |
Erefgsng Ia be represented, not one of them |
voting Messrs. Steveus. of Pa; DVler, of |
Mass; Bingham, of o Boutwell,, Of Mass;
Wilson, Of Iowa. Williams, OF Pa and Lo- |
gan, of Ill. Whole number Of votes cast,
lfs; necessary TO choice, CO.
On motion Mr.. Boutwell's resolution was
adopted, that q message be senteto the TSen- |
hate Informing their Secretary that the House |
had appointed managers to coadn5s the i'm |
peaeament asainst Hndrew johnson, and had |
instructed such managers to convey 10 the /
SEhsfe the articles oil impeachment agreed |
upon; thatsth Clerk of the Honas shall act |