Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Feb. 22.-The Senate adjour-
ned without ~transacting any business.
HoUsE.-The motion to adjourn over
until Monday was lost. Several bills
were passed among them the Pension
bill, which appropriates SS0,350,0O0.
Mr.. Stevens from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported in regard to
the action Of the President in the mat.
ter of the order for the removal of Sec
rotary Stanton, and offered the follow
ing resolution:
ResoEcsd, that Andrew johnson Pres
ident of the United States, be impeach-
ed Of high crimes and misdemeanors.
This was followed by more excite
ment than had been experienced in
the House since the day that traitor
hands murdered Lincoln. Speeches
were made by both sides on the resolu-
ton, which sparkled with wit and deep
solemnity. An evening session vas
had. and il was agreed to vote upon
the resolution at 5, P. NJ. Monday.
SENATE, Feb. 24,-The Senate was
not in session
HoUsE,-This was a day of great x
element in the House, nothing equal
ing 1t since 1861 and one confined to
speech making on the impeachment
resolution. Atsfve O'Clock the vote
was taken resulting in l26 ayes, to Il
nays.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Stew
ems and Bingham, to proceed to the
bar Of the Senate and inform that body
Of the action Of the House, and Messrs.
Stevens, Bingham, Boutwell,. Wilson
of Iowa, Logan, Julian and Ward, as
a committee to draw up articles of I'M
parchment.
SENATE, Feb. 25.-Little or no busi-
had been done, when Messrs- Stevens
and Bingham appeared st the door,
and by the door-keeper announced a
Committee from the House, who were
recognized by the presiding officer.
Mr.. Stevens then said: In obedience
to the order of House of Representa-.
tiYes, we appear before you in the name
of the House or Representatives and OF
all the people of the United States.
We do impeach Andrew johnson, Pres
ident OF the United States, Of high
crimes and misdemeanQrs in Office, and
we further inform the Senate that the
House Of Representatives win in due
time exhibit articles against him and
make good the same, and in their
name we demand that the Senate take
order for the appearance of Andrew
Johnson to answer said impeachment.
The presiding officer Mr.. Wade, re-
piled that the Senate would take action
II the premises.
4 select committee of seven were
appointed to consider and report upon
the House Resolution for ImpeacH
ment, consisting of Messrs. Howard,
Trumbull, Conkling, Bdmonds, Morton,
Pomeroy and johnson. Consideration
of the construction Bill, allowing a
majority of votes cast 10 decide cleo.
tions andregistered voters to vote in any
part of the State, with an amendment
of a residence of ten days within the
district before the election was passed,
by a vote of % TO 6.
HousE.-Under the call for e large
number Of bills and joint resolutions
were introduced and referred among
them: Granting bounty to soldiers Of
the late war for the muster out of all
army psymasters, commissaries and
onartermasters, not on duty the past
three months.
At . minutes before , O'clock. the
Speaker called the House to order, and
the door-keeper announced the pres
ence at the bar of the House of the
Committee which had been appointed
to impeach, at the bar of the Senate,
the President of the United States.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, stand
ing in company with his colleague, Mr..
Bingham, then made q report, as fol
lows:
Mr.. Speaker, in obedience to the or
der of the Ho6se, we proceeded to the
bar of the Senate and proceeded IN
your name, and in the nsme of this
body and all the people of the United
States, we impeached as We wer direct
ed Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, of high crimes and mis-
demeanors in Office, and we demanded
that the Senate shall take order to
make him appear before that body and
answer for the same, and stated that
the House would forthwith or soon,
did not cay which, present articles of
impeachment and make them good, to
which the response was, the order shall
be taken.
After consideration, the Naval APP
preparation Bill was passed. A reSolu-
ton was adopted to the effect that the
committee appointed to prepare and
report articles of impeachment against
the President. and that the Committee
on Reconstruction be sSerally author
lied to sit during the session of the
House.
SENATE, Feb. 26.-After some unim-
portant business, had been transacted
Mr.. Howard, from the Select Commit
tee of seven to whom vas referred the
message of the House on the subject of
impeachment, reported the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The Hoteof Representa-
tiVes, on the 25th day of the present
month, by two of their members,
Messrs. Stevens and Bingham, at the
bar of the Senate, impesched Andrew
johnson President of the United States
of high crimes and misdemesnors in
! Office, and informed the Senate that
the House CT Representatives will in
due time exhibit particular articles of
impeachment against him and make
good the same, and likewise demanded
! that the Senate take order for the ap-