The Portland daily press., 1868-05-27
XLth O0NGRESs-seoond Session.
Impeachment articles Wyithdr0sU7,,

WASHINGTON, May 26.-SENATE Conk-
ling offered as a substitute for Senator Will
hams' resolution order that the Senate set
ting for the trial of Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, will now proceed in the
manner prescribed by rule in that behalf to
vote in their order on the remaining articles of
impeachment.
The vote on the amendment was taken by
yeas and nays, and resulted yeas 26; nays rs.
Mr.. Williams modified his motion so as to re-
cnd all orders relating to time of voting, and
Mr.. Trumbull made point of order that the
order could not be recinded, which has already
been partly executed, and that a change OF
rule could not be made without one days no.
tice
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senate with
draw for consultation. Not agreed to.
The Chief Justice submitted the question of
sustaining the point of order and it was not
sustained; "a to 80.
Mr. Morrill, of Maine then moved that the
Court adjourn until the 23d.
The Chief Justice re-affirmed his opinion
that such motion was not in order, and sub
mitted the question to the Senate.
The motion was decided to be in order, IS
to Is.
The question required on Senator Morrill's
motion to adjourn to the 23d of June, but
Senator Ross moved to amend by substituting
Sept. LIST. The amendment was lost and the
vote taken on Senator Morrill's motion, which
resulted in a tie and the Chief Justice declared
it lost.
Mr.. Williams then moved to proceed to vote
ON the I'd article, which was agreed to and the
Senate proceeded to vote on the article of i'm
parchment.
The first vote taken was on the I'd article,
and it resulted-guilty 95 not guilty 10;
Senators Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Hender-
son, Ross ,Trumbull and Van Wrinkle voted
not guilty; the rest as before.
At LAO p. M. the vote was taken on the Sd
article of Impeachment, with precisely the same
result as on the ID article: namely, IS guilty
10 not guilty.
The vote on the Sd article having been an
nounced Senator Williams moved that the
Senate, setting as court of impeachment do
now adjourn sine die.
The vote was then taken with the following
result yeas "a, nays l6; the anti-impeachment
Senator voted in the negative. The court then
adjourned sine die.
The President pro. tenn having assumed the
chair in legislative session, motion to adjourn
was voted down.
A number of petitions were presented.
Mr. Anthony rose to a personal explanation.
He said the Chair would bear him witness that
he had seldom made explanations of private
character, and he would not do it now but that
his name had been improperly brought before
the public in connection with that of another
person of high character by Washington
newspaper, that ought to know better. That
paper had stated that he had recently dined
with the Chief Justice, with whom he had af-
forwards been closeted for over three hours,
and who had piled him with arguments against
the conviction of the President. He would
not express any opinion as to the magnitude of
the offence of Senator's dining with the Chief
Justice nor as to whether it be a crime to con-
sult wifi AZ officer whose constitutional
it is to preside over such trials, but he would
say he had not had the honor of dining with
the Chief Justice during this session, nor had
he been closete1 with that gentleman or had
any consultation with him on the subject, nor
had any arguments been adduced to him from
that source. He had been journalist for
very long PERIOD and knew the vexations and
troubles incident to that profession and the
difficulty of verifying the statements of facts.
He knew that with the utmost pains taking
and the best intentions, misstatements of facts
would occur, and he was, therefore, quick to
extend to others that charitable construction
which he had so often desired for himself; but
for statement so utterly without foundatio D,
there was no excuse, and holding the prof.s-
sion as he did, in honor and esteem, he felt
bound to condemn that kind of journalism
which penetrates into dining rooms and listens
at KEY holes, that seasons personality with cal
umny and adds falsehOod to malignity.
Mr.. Wiley rose to a personal explanation,
saving he only felt called upon to notice the
matter. because IL might De inferred from MS
silence that there was some truth in the report
which connected his name with that of the
last speaker, as having been in conference with
the Chief Justice on the subject of the trial.
He pronounced it utterly false, and not only
so but he knew of no Senator who had any
such conference. There had been no converse
ton between Them nor overtures from one to
the other since the trial commenced further
thanEaccidental meetings in the corrldor ana
saying, How do you do?'
Mr.. johnson made a further personal expla-
nation for the purpose, he said, OF doing justice
to Others On the evening when the Senate
was in elaboration upon the case of the Pres
ident, he having expressed desire during the
recess for the company of Mr. Henderson, as
the reporter understood him, that Senator re-
piled that he had been invited to 90 in fine car
rage with the Chief Justice. Hetben invited
him Mr.. Henderson, to be one of the Marty
and they rode together to Sixth street in an ~
asked him to stay and dine, the Senate having
adjourned until half past7. He was obliged
to decline, however, on account of engage.
ments at home. The honorable member from
Missouri (Mr. Henderson,, however, said h,
having no family now (aughter) was able t.
accept, and | take it for granted that he dinet
with him. The next morning, or as thinl
that day, from this Senate chamber a Journal
list who INDUCES in a sporting magazine, write
home either by mail or by telegraph, that OF
that day there dined with the Chief Justic
the honorable member from Illinois.
Mr., Trumbull4-I haven't dined with him 70
year,