The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-13
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Opened with prayer by Mr.. ELI RID
DIE, Delegate from Richie.
Mr.. MAHON, Chairman of the com
mittee on Roads, &c, reported bill
amending the Holiday Cove Railroad
charter.
The following resolutions and peti
tiOns were offered and duly referred:
Mr.. COLE, in regard to the Kanawha
and Coal River Navigation Company.
Mr.. GREGORY, in regard to Schoo
Commissioners being required to give
bond with security.
Mr.. COLE, a resolution establishing
the Davis Greek Railroad Company.
Bills on first reading:
For the relief of James l.. Carr.
Senate bill No, 3, censuring Van Win.
kle for voting against impeachment.
Mr. j. II. FERGUSON moved to refer
the resolution to the Judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. S. S. FLEMING opposed referring
to the committee and said the gentle
man from Cabell (Mr. Ferguson) had
already declared he would oppose this
resolution.
Mr.. j. II. FERGUSON said that one
half of the members of the House had
not read the evidence for nor against
impeachment, and hence the House
could not act knowingly about the mat
ter until investigated.
Mr.. TOMLINSON said he fully con-
CURED with the gentleman from Cabell.
Mr.. PINNELL said he was ready to
vote aud it was due the constituents OF
this House to pass the resolution and he
hoped it would not he opposed.
Mr.. CHAMBERS said he would not
and could not vote for the resolution
until he examined the evidence against
Andrew Johnson.
Mr.. BOUGHNER said the House had
the undoubted right to instruct the
United States Senators, and it was Van
Wrinkles duty to obey that instruction
or resign and come home--hence he
hoped to soc party vote on this ques-
tiOn which no loyal men differed upon
Mr.. J. ii. FERGUSON said to adopt
this resolution was saying that Mr..
Van Winkle had perjursd himself, and
IulS WAS nOO w
so important a measure.
Mr.. BOUGIlNER said this question
of Impeachment was strictly political
one, and it was the duty of Union Sen
ators to vote for impeachment.
Mr.. j. II. FERGUSON said it was not
a political question, and that if Mr..
Van Wrinkle thought Mr.. Johnson inne-
cent, it was his duty, as an honest Gan.
to vote for acgIIttal; and, further, that
every honest ran would have voted the
same way. He said there had been two
caucuses of the Republicans upon this
question, and each time it had been i'll
definitely postponed. He wished now
to see how many men there were that
had nerve enough to vete in public as
they then did i'll private.
HHe said this was an attempt to rule Mr
Van Winkle out of the party, and If
they would do that it was more than
probable they would soon be trying to
rule him (Ferguson) ont of the Union
party. Cries of NO" "No."l He said
that if Republican Congress had q
right to impeach Andrew johnson fol
political differences, the time might
come when n Democratic Congress
would remove General Grant for similar
reasons.
Mr.. PINNELL said it was grave re-
tlection upon the dignity and intelli
gence of the House to say that they
were not sufficiently informed to vote
upon this question, and that no mar
could 90 for the acquittal of the Presi
dent without perjuring himself.
Mr.. HERVEY said three leading Re
publicans had defined what kind of 6
charge was made against the Pres
ident. Mr.. FERGUSON had said it was
strictly judicial question, Mr.. BOUGH
NER had declared it to be strictly po
litical question, and Mr.. P1NNELL hae
declared 1t to be both political and ju
dicial. He asked, how could this House
vote knowingly while such difference OF
opinion exists herei
Mr.. HAGAR said he intended to stand
by Congress and was very sorry such
variety of opinion existed among
the Union men, for Andrew johnson
was certainly guilty of high crime, &c
Mr.. RIDDLE said he was opposed tc
the resolution yet when driven into i
he would vote for it, for he had reaC
all the evidence, aud was prepared (
vote knowingly.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG demanded the pre-
yious question, and the motion to com
nit was lost by vote of l9 to 2l.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG then offered a sub
stituts deploring the death of Abraham
Liucoln and denouncing Andrew John
son as traitor. Yeas, l9; nays, 25, al
the Democrats voting no.
Mr.. TOMLINSON offered substitute
declaring that this House is not pre-
pared TO vote upon the guilt or limo
cenee of Andre VI Johnson.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved to table tn,
question. Carried.
Mr.. S. s. FLEMING moved recon
sideration of the vote to table, stain,
! that it was misunderstood.
Mr.. j. H. FERGUSON said this reso
luton was q fire brand thrown into thi
House with q prospect OF creating dis
sentions and bad feeling and party di
visions.
He hoped the House would go ol
aud do the work they came here to d
and fix up the code and not be track
ling upon political resolutions.
A vote to reconsider carried, and
lyote on the substitute was taken Aye