The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-30
, !, important Bili I'm Regard GO Ini-
peachnaent. sNq

senstor Edmundson Tuesday introduced
h;,l regulating procedure in cases of i'm.
ssoacbment; which wasreferred to the Com
po;ttee on the Judiciary. The bill provides
,sst wnencver the House shall have agreed
n ma articles of impeachment It shall
sr mint, in such, manner as 1t may direct.
,..nsrers, not exceeding five In number
- conduct and maintain the impeachment;
ard upon the Senate being Informed by,
she House that articles Of impeachment
ags;nst any person shall have been agreed.
mon and managers appointed, the Senate
shall, at IL o'clock noon of the day fSun.
sss exceptedl following such presenta-
don, or sooner, If so ordered by the Senate /
resolve Itself intoa high court Of 'impeach-
neut for proceeding thereon. A quorum.
Of the. Senate shall constitute quorum of.
the, court, and shall continue the session
rom day to day Sundays excepted until
6nsl Judgment shall be rendered. The
Chief Justice shall preside whenever the
President or Vice. President of the Uni
ted States shall be on trial under articles
~ impeachment; but said Chief Justice,
shall have no vote in the proceedings. The.
presiding officer of said high court shall
have power to make and issue by himself,
or BY the Secretary of the Senate, all Or
ders, mandates, writs, and precepts, autho-
rized by this act or by the said court, and
to make and enfo-ee such other regula-
tons and orders as the Senate may direct
not inconsistent with this act. Power is
also gwen Tor summoning and compelling
the ate ndance Of witnesses, and the pre-
sidir officer may, by the direction of said
c" drt, require the aid and assistance Of any
officer or person in the military, naval, or
civil service of the United States to en-
force ard carry into effect the orders, de-
clarations, mandates, precepts, and judg-
ments OF said court, and it shall be the duty
of every such officer and person, upon such
requirement, forthwith to obey the same,
and of every such person, or officer, in the
military or naval service Of the United
States, upon such requirement. forthwith
to employ the troops and forces in his com
mand to enforce, execute, and carry into
effect the aforesaid order, declarations,
mandates, precepts, and judgments Of said
high court of impeachment. Any disobe-
dience to orders, precepts, &C., On the part
VI POI SOuo uUoNO ACiSkiSo w p1@uS puh-
ishable by fine and Imprisonment. ,.qs-a
Provision is also made, in case Of the
impeachment of the President or Vice
President of the United States, for sus-
pending said officers from the exercise OF
their official functions pending trial, upon
the order of two-thirds Of The members OF
said high court; and the officers so sus-
pended by order Of said court shall be
deemed and taken to be to all intents and
purposes in state of inability to discharge
the powers and duties of the respective
Offices during the continuance of any such
order of suspension, and no person in the
service &c the Government shall recognize
or obGy any official act of the officer 50
suspended until such suspension shall be
removed, &c.
During the continuance Of such suspen-
sion the powers and duties Of the officer so
suspended shall devolve upon the person
authorized or designated by law to dis
charge or exercise the same in case of re-
9oval, resignation, death, or disability to
discharge the duties thereof. u~