The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-02

Special dispa tch to the Baltimore Sun.
The Proceedin 20 Of The Senate i'm Sc
crea SessfOn-PoyTers of Chief JUS
ttce Chase as Presiding Officer Of
tlc Court of EEipeachment.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-When the Se-
nate retired for consultation this afternoon
the Chief Justice stated the question to
be on the appeal of Mr.. Drake from the
decision of the Chair that the Chair had
the power to rule questions of evidence.
Mr.. Henderson moved to postpone the
question on the appeal for the purpose of
taking up the rules for modification.
Mr.. CONFESS called for the yeas and
nays on the motion, when it was agreed to
by vote of 81 to Is.
Mr. Henderson then moved to amend the
seventh rule to read as follows:
"Rule I. The presiding officer of the Sc
nate shall direct all necessary prepara-
tons in the Senate chamber, and the pre-
siding officer. upon the trial shall direct
all the forms of proceeding while the
Senate are sitting for the purpose of try
ing an impeachment, and all forms during
the trial not otherwise specially provided
for, and the presiding officer on the trial
may rule all questions Of evidence and in
cidental questions, which ruling shall stand
as the Judgment of the Senate, unless
some member of the Senate shall ask that
a formal vote be taken thereon, IN which
case it shall be submitted to the Senate
for decision, or he may at his option, in
the first instance submit any such ques-
ton to vote of the members of the Sc
nate"
Mr., Sherman submitted q motion that
all questions other than those of order
must be decided by the Senate.
Mr.. Sumner submitted an order that the
Chief Justice of the United States pre-
siding in the Senate on the trial OF the
President of the United States is not
member of the Senate, and has no au-
thority under the Constitution to vote on
any question arising during the trial. He
cannot make any decision unless under
the rules of the Senate, and he can pro
nounce decisions only as the organ OF the
Senate, and only with its consent.
Mr.. Drake submitted a substitute, as
follows: s..
"It is the Judgment Of the Senate that,
under the Constitution, the Chief Justice
presiding over the Senate in the pending
trial has no privilege of ruling question
of law Or evidence, or OF deciding them,
but all such questions must be submitted
to the Senate"
Mr.. Drake's substitute was rejected, as
follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,
Cole, Conkling, Conness, Drake, Ferry, HOW
ard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill, OF Maine, MOT
ton, Nye, Ramsey, Stewart, Summer mayer
Upton, and Wilson-20.
Massachusetts. Anthony, Bayard, Bucka-
lew, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doohttle'
Edmunds, Fessenden, Fowler, Frellnghnysen
Henderson, Hendricks, johnson, McClee'S ,
Morrill, OF Vermont, Norton, Patterson OF
New Hampshire, Patterson OF Iehnes'
see, Pomeroy Ross, Sherman, saIlsIury' ;r
Sprague, Trumbull, Van WinRle, FeAeis'
Wiley, and Williams-30.
Mr.. Summers amendment was rejected
yeas, %; nays, 26. u-
The seventh rule, as modified oy MT
Henderson, was then adopted, as follows
YEAs.-Messrs Anthony, Bayard, BncRa' S
lew, Cameron, Corbett, Cragln' GaSls, ,or go Era.
! Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessenden, Fowler, Ere
| linghuysen, Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson
| McCreery. Morrill, of Vermont, Norton, "a Tat
terson of New Hampshire, patterson oi leu
nessee, Pomeroy. Ross, SALISBURY, oHgiinan nhara
Sprague, Trumbull, van Wlnh'e'
"Hr' N.ys HMessrs. M Cattell, Chandler. Cole
Conkling, Conness, Drake. Ferry, a9wapu MNrsau
| Howe, Morgan, Morrill, of Maine, MorI9n ION
Nye, Ramsey, Stewart, Sumner 1naSsi' Aip
| ton, and Wilson-l9.
Mr.. Sumner then moved to add the las
paragraph of his substitute to the oiii o.
modified. ;.
MIR. Hendricks objected to its consloe
ration, as it was not in order, ana ulu .;au Nv
relate to the subject under consioefaslui .,'
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, moved 10 stlA'
out the words !" which ruling sha,i stal,
as the judgment Of the Senate "hi''
was rejected. -. .ho
! The Senate then returned 70 It's cnal'
Der. .-
| The Cincinnati Commercial understand
that the 7th of May is the date n1sa @ 70 :,
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