Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-20
The Impeachment Trial.

The following were the proceedings on
Saturday
After the assembling of the Senate, and
the reading of the Journal, the Secretary was
ordered to notify the members of the House
of Representatives that their presence was
required in the Senate Chamber. The first
question that came up was Senator Williams
order that the vote be first taken on the 18th
article. Mr. Reverdy johnson said few
words in an inaudible tone, and called for
the yeas and nays While the Clerk was
calling the roll, Senator Howard was broug
in, attended by his physician, and wrapped
up in blankets.
Mr. Conkling was in his scat appearing
strong enough, but rather thin and pale.
For the first time during the trial Mr.
Wade voted on this question.
The House of Representatives was an
nounced while the vote on Mr.. Williams
order was in progress, and they appeared
in full force, filling the seats behind the
Senators desks.
Senator Williams order was adopted
Senator Fessenden said he thought the
vote should be postponed till Senator Grimes
who was sick could be heard from. He had
been informed that Mr.. Grimes was in the
building. Senator Grimes was then sup
ported to chair near one of the doors on
the democratic side, whittier Messrs. Fes-
sender and Trumbull went to see him.
Senator Edmunds moved that the Senate
proceed to vote on the article according to
the rules, which was carried. Yeas IS, nays
10
The Chief Justice admonished the audience
not TO violate the rules by expressions of APP
plause or disapprobation, and then announced
that the vote would now be taken upon the
1lth article, which was read by the Secretary
of the Senate
The vote was as follows Guilty-Anthony
CONFESS, Corbet, Craigin, Drake, Edmunds
Ferry, Frelinghuysen. Harlan, Howard
Howe, Morgan, Morton, Morrill,, (Vt.)
Morrill,, (Me.) ; Nye, Patterson, On. II.
Pomeroy, Ramsay, Sherman, Sprague, Stew
art, Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Wade, Wiley
Williams, Wilson and Yates-35.
Not guilty-Bayard, Buckalew, Davis,
Dixon Doolitte, Fessenden, FOpier, Grimes
Henderson, Hendricks, johnson, McCleery
Norton, Patterson Glenn. Ross, Salisbury
Truua5uH, Van Wake, Nlckers-l9.
Senator Williams then moved that the
Senate sitting a court adjourn until the
26th inst This was objected to as not being
in order before the vote had been announced
So the votes were read and the Chief Justice
announced that 35 voting guilty and 70 not
guilty, the President stands acquitted on thi,
article.
The motion to adjourn till the Goth inst.
was renewed. 1t was objected to on the
ground that anything but simple motion
to adjourn was out of order. The Chic
Justice decided that it was not in order,
pending the execution of an order which
has already been adopted.
This ruling was appealed from and Mr..
Drake called for the yeas and nays. The
ruling of the Chief Justice was not sustained
the vote being "a yeas to 80 nays.
Mr.. Henderson then moved to amend by
substituting the LIST day of July next the
time for the court to meet again. Upon
this the yeas We're 20 and nays 81.
Mr. McCleery moved to amend that the
court adjourn without day. This was re-
.jectcd by yeas to AZ nays
Mr. Buckalew moved to amend to make it
Monday next, which was also rejected.
The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr.
Williams motion TO adjourn to Tuesday, May
Goth, which was carried by 80 yeas TO q
nays.
After the court had adjourned, motion
that the Senate concur in the House resolu-
ton to adjourn over till Monday, the 25th
inst, made.
The yeas were 24, the nays p, and the
Senate then adjourned at 20 minutes before
+ clock