The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-05
xLth CONGRESS-.-Second Session
WAssIsoros, March 4.
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The. e.Ghaiss1lniebsd Representation from
Chief Justice Chase, relative to the rules
adopted By the 8sDate, expressing dissen.
from the view taken BY the Senate, that the
managers can be received Or anyaet dose q.
cept Ass C0nft OF lmpeachmsntt but = wlt-
hn8s II ifsnsceesary, 70 set eside thear deeinons
Referred 70 the Committee OF Seven.
The Honse Impeachment Managers ap-
IeAred q 4 O'CLOCK, foiioweu Dy members oi
the House. the latter ranging themselves out
side the Bar o. the Senate. The Speaker
Was invited 70 seat osslds Fresident wade.
Mr.. Bingham said, Mr. President, the man
agersson the pat Of tho AOnse OF hepnessnr
lanveN ~ eeoo - - Aleaegs - teooy, q
tno nan Of tnc ccnIss, 70 ptescnt arQctea oi
impeachment, for the maintenance Of the
impeachmYnf rrefe!redsssiast Andrev John
son, Pfeeisent o. mo y. o.
President pro tem-!he Sergeant-as-Arms
viii make proclamation.
Sergeant.a Arms-Hear yei ~ persons
are ofdered 70 Keep nMnce, Ga pam Of im>
Prisonmsnt, While me hoase of Representa-.
hyes exbibit the seyeral afucles o. fmpeach-
ment against Andrew johnson, PRESIDENT OF
the U. >.
Mr.. Bingham then rose and read the arti-
cies OF Impeachment, the managers. All
tanding, with the exception OF hr. stevens.
at quarter to lhe reading OF the Asn,
eles were concluded, and the managers and
other members OF the house returned.
DIR. AnIhony oueieu m c,usI thas uhriag
the pending trial no person shall be admitted
to the galleries except on tickets ISSUED DAILY
By the Sergeant. alarms, not exceeding the
number that can DC accommodated WIN seats
At the suggestion Of Mr. sherman y Was
laid on the table.
he tunning pffi was eaken Up ana ,hr.
Henderson addressed the Senate
Mr.. Hendcfson advocated reducnon oi
the rate OF interest on oonds.to three ana
sixsy-two hnndredths.
At the conclusion Of MS remaks the biH
passed.
AIR. howard from the Seiect Iommi'see OF
Seven, offered the following resolution and
orders:
Resotred. That at o'clock p. m. to-nor
row the Senate will proceed to consider the
impeachment OF ANDREW Johnson, PRESIDENT
of the u s., at which time the oath or affir
nation required by the rules OF The senate
sitting Tor the trial OF impeachment, shall De
administered by the Shiei justice OF me Y.
s., as the presiding ofncer OF the Senate SIT
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meptoi aSommtsee 70 cendac' MIN 10 Me
Cnan. hoopted.
INC onsn appoiay:u' 90 sasI Idna's'ee'
Messrs. fomefoy' hson ana DucKaie"
haloofno.
The House Immediately proceeded TO the
consideration of the additional article OF i'm
peachment offered yesterday By Nj. JencEes,
who advocated ITS adoption.
Messrs. Highly and lawrence supported
the proposition.
MIR. Jenckes moved the previous question
on the adoption OF the article oheEsd by bin.
Il ch1r1e.Aa usiaEfni iatsnt nnA sedGn -
the part Of the President 70 Assume and ex-
ercise control OF the command OF the army
OF the United states, without being bound by
the LAYS establishing means for the govern
ment and regulation ct the land and naval
forces OF the United States.
The House understood Mr.. Bingham re-
fused TO second the previous question: then,
on bis motion, it was referred TO the man
ayers.
The House then al 10 o CLOCK resolved it-
self into Commitfee OF the Whole Mr..
Dawes IN the CHAIR, ana proceeded TO the
Senate, 10 company with me managers TO
present to that body the articles OF impeach-
ment.
Alta quarter ,, before Two oclock the Com,
mlttee OF the Whole oil the House returned
to the Hall :,
hr. Dawes, from the Commttee on Eaec-
tons, called up the JOINT resolution reported
from that COMMITTEE relative to =. 4. But
Ter, Representative W from ne lst congress
sional District OF tennessee, Inc JOINT reso
luton provides snas pr butier De admitted 70
fsat IS hepfesen'a1ve on taxing me usual
oash 10 suPpofs 'hs 1pneslsassou ahu .ns - 'sss
oath, win ihe exception o. lie loioVing
words, that 1 nave neiehe. sought nor at
tempted 70 exerciseshe iuhc1ions q any once
under any authority, or pretended authority
IN hostiiisy 10 tne onitea States
Mr. Dawes explained the report and the re-
solution Of the COMMITTEE.
Mr; Kerr proposed to amend by relieving
Mr.. Butler from taxing other portions OF the
test cath.
Mr.. Baker supported the resolution.
Mr.. Price opposed il, declaring that it
would not abate Jot or title Of ihe stringen>
cy OF the test oath;