Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-06
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WASHINGTON.

The House finally adopted the resolution
OF Paine, recommittiDg the report to the
Committee on Elections with instructions
Mr.. Dawes reported back the proposition
and its consideration was postponed until
morrow.
Mr.. Garfield, by unanimous consent, in
iroduced a bill appointing Erastus Ii. Wal
colt Of Wisconsin, Johr II. Mar,indale Of
New York, and Hugh |. Bond OF Mary
land, managers ni the National Asylum for
Disabled soldiers. ana authorizing the Sec
rotary oi War ~ furnish from captured
ordnance such ordnance. VITA implements
N he may deem proper. to the several ma.
tonal asylnms tor The purpose Of firing
saiuf.s. ana such small amount rs may be
II .tssary for gusrd tuty at the Asylum
pssse' A.inurno'
At,r u variety OF un.mportant business
liz President pro TEN. s,il the morning
ii III having expired, NIL LEGISLATION ana
executive business Of the senate is cansif
.I,a c.osci for the IN pose OF nroceeaidg 10
he business connected with impeachment
II the President oi The United Stafge The
Char is vacated tel that purpose Chief
Justice Chase then advanced up The aisle,
clad IN his official ro5es, and escorted by
Fumtroy. Chairman ct the Committee AZ
iolntfd i0i that purpose, with Judge Mel
SOD, o; The Supreme Court on his right
Buckalew, Wilson, and other members Of
the Senate. with members of the House,
stood behind the bar of the Senate
The Chief Justice having assembled to the
Presidents chair said, in "a measured and
impressive voict: Senators, IN obedience
10 u notice, | have appeared to JON with you
in forming court of Impeachment for The
trial OF the President OF the uuited 5 ates,
and am now ready to take the oath.
The following oath wasthsu aimiBlst red
TO the Chief Justice by Judge Nelson:
do solemnly swear taat IN all things
pertaining To the trial of lso impeachment
of Andrew johnson. Preside Mt OF the Uni
ted States. will do impartial Justice, &C
coIding To the Constitution ami laws. So
he. me God"
The Chief Justice then said. The oath
will now be administered to Senators us
they will he called 10y the Secretary in sue
cession.'
The Secretary called the roll,-each Sen.
ator. advancing and taking the oath pre-
scribed in the rules. The only Senator'S
absent were Messrs. Dooli,tle, Edmuuds,
Patterson, of \. H.. and Salisbury. When
the name of Senator Wade was called, MIR.
Hendricks rose and put the question 10 the
presiding officer, whether the Senator from
Ohio. being the person who would succeed
in the Presidential Office, was entitled 10 81,
as n judge in the case.
Mr. Sherman argued that the Constitution
itself settled that question. II provides
that the presiding officer should not preside
OF the trisl OF an Impeachment Of Pres
dent, hut being s'lcn, rs TO his righ, 10 b. y
member of The Court. it followed by in
nj cation that be hal the right
Mr. Johnson rs simulated this Claim 10 an
ordinary judicial proceeding, and reminded
the Senate that 10 Judge wou 4 be SLOWED
10 act in case where he had direct inter
est lie submitted whether it was not
proper 10 postpone the decision until to
morrow in order that presidents Of the
English House of Lords might be examined
He moved that the question be postponed
TIL tomorrow
Al | O'Clock m. the telegraph line
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