Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-06

said second day the fifteen minute Al 81
shall cease, aud the committee shalt I.
proceed 10 consider and vote mon 49,,
ments that may be offered under nv -
minute rale OF debate, but 10 p,sreI. "''
fDrHta amendment shall be en,ertaineJ E't
al four 0 clock in the afternoon ~ s5 .''as
day the committee shall rise ami ra,o., ~.
action to the House, which shall immedis,.i]
and without diiatofy motion vote tbersgr.
that il the articles Of impeachment are ag,..5
on, the House shall immediately and lii,
dhatory motion eject By ballot seven ruaUegs--
TO conduct sueh Impeachment on the rsrs ~
tue House; and that during the pendlr, VI
resolutions in the House relative 10 sa;f ~;
peachment, thereafter no dilatory no,.l.
shall be received exception motion each d..
9he Baltimore 10,e,ioan Of the Doth ri,
has the following summary up to that date
Senator Howard, yesterday. in tho In;
ted States Senate reported to the Ser.,a
Rules ot procedure and practice in M
Senate when sitting as a high Court 1f r.,
peachment The rules are based NO..
the usual rules adopted IN impeachment
trials, but with some important amendment,
and alterations. Tt Is provided that uror
| articles being presented to the Senate. The
Senate shall, al ! o clock 2. u. Of tbed.r
! following such presentation. resolve jfseiF
into high Court oflmpeachment ana,
rum Of the Senate shall constitute a quorum
Of the Court and It shall continue 10 session
Sundays exceptedl, after the trial shall
commence, unless otherwise ordered by the
Court, until final judgment be rendered
! The Chief Justice Of the Uuited States shall
preside; notice shall be given him By the
presiding officer OF the Senate Of the time
and place liked Tor the organization Of the
high Court Of Impeachment, and be shall
preside over said Court until its final sd-
jOurnment. The presiding officer Of the
Court may rule all questions Of evidence and
/ incidental questions, which ruling shall
stand as the judgment Of the Court unless
some member Of the Court shall ask that
formal vote be taken thereon, in which case
| it shall be submitted to the Court for decis
| ion, or he may, at his option in the fir, In.
stance, submit any such question to a vote
| of the members Of the Court Witness.
| shall be examined by one person on the
! other side. At all times while the Senate +,
! sitting upon the trial the doors Of the Senate
/ shall be kept open, unless the Court sbsn
! direct the doors 70 be closed when deHbera-
! ting upon its decisions. All preliminary OF
/ lnteTlocutOry questions, and all motions
shall be argued by one person only on each
! side, and for not exceeding one hour on each
/ side, unless the Court shall BIZ an order ag-
tend the time The final argument on the
merits may be made bY two persons on each
/ side. The argument shall be opened aud
closed on the part Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes. All the orders and decisions
shall be made and had by yeas and nays, AID
without debate, except when the doors shall
be closed for deliberation, and in that case
no member shall speak more than once on
one question, and for not more than ten
minutes on interlocutory questions, and fl
teen minutes on the final question, unless
by unanimous consent. The adoption Of
these rules Will guard against any unneces
sary delay in the trial. The House Of Hen
resentatIves' committee is expected 10 Ie-
port the charges and specifications Of tie
articles Of impeachment to that body to day
The articles are nearly completed 10 night,
and are substantially about as follows:
Two violations Of the Constitution ae
charged. The first consists in removing
Secretary Stanton from Office while tie
Senate was In session without its advice
The second consists in appointing General
Thomas under the same circumstance
Two violations Of the Tenure-ofOfice law
arc 10 DC cbAF9eu ItFst, tlC removal or
secretary Stanton, secoad, the assigning If
General Thomas to the position Two
violations Of the Conspiracy act Of July s..
1861, namely First, a conspiracy with Gen
eral Thomas to deprive Seeretay Stanton of
the Office, second, a conspiracy with Gen
eral Thomas and others unknown to tina
House Of Representatives TO OBTAIN posses
sion Of Government property, the books,
mails, and records of the War Department,
etc. It Is also under consideration to in
troduce au article accusing the acting Presi-
dent of attempting to induce the army
officers to disObey the law.
Secretary Stanton still continues at his
post Of duty at the War Department. Yes
terday Marshal Gooding, of the District Of
Columbia, appeared at the War Office and
delivered to Mr.. Stanton a notification from
the Circuit Court of the District of Colum-
bia that Lorenzo Thomas had entered suit
for $500 900 damages against him for false
arrest Mr.. Stanton received the nOtifca-
ton, quietly placed it in his desk, and iu-
formed the Marshal that his attorney would
attend to the matter.