Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.


panied by members of the Kentucky dele
CATION, paid his respects to the President
/ on the goth ult.
4 1t was understood in Washington on the
9th that the rejected Senator Thomas had
recommended to the Maryland Legislature
to appoint Montgomery Blair as his sue
cessor.
A special to the New York World says
that at noon On the 2Sth ult., double
guard was placed at all the entrances of
the War Department. Two commits
sioned officers were stationed inside the
building. at night double line of troops
encircled the building. t4ta
at caucus of Republican members OF
the House, held on the Goth, to agree upon
candidates for the position of Managers in
the Impeachment trial, Messrs Bingham,
Boutwell,, Butler, Wilson, of Iowa; Will
liams, of Pennsy lvania; Logan, of Illinois,
and Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, were Sc
| lected.
Fractional currency issued for the week
ending February goth, $4,000; amount
forwarded 0,54O, including 100000 to
the Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis. Ma
tional Bank notes issued $50, 4S0; Frac-
tional currency redeemed and destroyed
$527,100 Received from internal revenue
for the week $3,534, 666.
A Democratic Congressional Committee
was organized in Washington on the Goth,
consisting of Senators Doolittle and Buck,
alew, and Representatives Randall, Hum
phrey, L. s. Trimble, Lewis, Ross and w.
II. Barnum. The committee was author
lied to appoint an Executive Committee,
and resident committee in that city, to
take charge of the distribution of cam
paign documents. F
The United States Marshall on the
28th ult, called at the War Department
and formally handed Mr.. Stanton the writ
notifying him of the suit entered against
him. Genral Thomas was at the War
Department during the forenoon, but had
no interview with Mr.. Stanton. Under
the law relative to the summons served
upon Secretary Stanton, he is allowed
twenty days to respond before the next
term Of the District Court.
The committees on the impeachment
question appointed by the Speaker of the
House, on the Oath, were: Committee of
two to announce to the Senate the action
of the House-Messrs. Stevens, of Penn
sylvania, and Bingham, of Ohio. Com
mittee of seven to prepare articles of i'm
peachment-Mes Boutwell, of Massa-
chusetts, Stevens of Pennsylvania, Bing-
ham Of Ohio, Wilson of Iowa, Logan of
Illinois, Julian of Indiana, and Ward of
New York. u g.k5 I-1 ~
The excitement in Congress on the Oath
is described as similar to that of the war
times. The galleries and lobbies of the
House were crowded with spectators,
eagerly listening to the debate on the i'm
parchment resolution. which was continued
during the entire days session. Messrs.
Ashley Of Ohio, Wilson of Iowa, Wash
burne of Illinois, Woodbridge of Vermont,
and Stevens of Pennsylvania, were the
principal speakers in support Of the reso-
luton, and Messrs. Boyer of Pennsylvania,
Woodward of Pennsylvania, Wood of
New York, Pruyn of New York, Nichol-
son of Delaware, and Eldridge Of Wiscon-
sin, in opposition. ,
The articles of Impeachment reported
to the House on the goth ult. are in sub
stance as follows: Article first declares
that the President had violated the Con-
stitution by making removal from office
while the Senate is in session. Article
That he made this removal contrary to
the Terure-of- Office act. Article 3-That
he had appointed General Thomas as Sec
rotary of War while there was another le-
gal Secretary. Article THAT he had
conspired with Lorenzo Thomas to obtain
possession Of the War Office by military
force. Article 5-That he had conspired
with or endeavored to get officers of the
army to destroy the laws of his country
and enter into a conspiracy to get the legal
Secretary Of War out of Office. Article
6-That he had unlawfully conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas by force to seize, take,
and possess the property of the United
States in the War Department. Article 7
THAT he had unlawfully conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas to prevent and hinder
the execution of the Tenure-of Office law.
Article 8-That he had unlawfully con-
spired with one Lorenzo Thomas, to seize,
take, and possess the property of the
United States in the War Department,
with the intent to violate and disregard
the Tenure-of Office law. Article 9-That
he had unlawfully appointed Lorenzo
Thomas Secretary of War ad interim, with
intent unlawfully to control the disburse-
ments of moneys appropriated for the
military service and for the Department OF
War. Article 10-That he had, as Com
mander in Chief of the United States
Army, declared to and instructed Major
General Emory that part of an act
passed by Congress was unconstitutional
and not binding on him as an officer in
said army, with intent thereby to induce
said Emory in his official capacity as COM
mander of the Department of Washington
to violate the provisions of said act and
to take and receive, act upon and obey,
such orders as he, the said Andrew John
son, might make and give, and which
should not be issued through the General
of the Army of the United States, accord
ing to the provisions of said act.
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