The Van Buren press., 1868-03-20
IL do so.,nmly swear that in. al things

the United States, now pending, / will
do impartial justice, according to the
Constitution and the laws. So help me
God.
The Chief Justice then took the Chair
vacated lew minutes before By Mr..
Wade, anil ordered Senstors ito be
sworn IN succession. aftr sari
BY this time the galleries were so
DIVIDED that scores OF iariies were seated
on the steps The aisles and doors were
choked up with spectators Members
from the House flocked in and crowded
the floor and lobbies of the chamber.
Prominent among them, and evidently
pleased at what was going on, as if con.
scious of the carly part he had taken in it,
was Mr.. Ashley, who stood up just be-
hind Mr.. Sumner. Speaker Colfax ncs,
tied himself in Mr.. Chandler's seat.
Messrs. Eggleston and Carey, from op-
posite sides OF the floor, gazcd tixedly at
the great prologue. The diplomatic gal
lery was by this time literally choked up
with Foreign Ministers, including Mr..
Thornton, and Senator's wives s.gkI
Commencing with Mr.. Anthony, the
roll proceeded, and as the names were
called the Senator approached the desk of
the presiding officer, where the Chief
Justice administered the same oath that
he himself had taken few moments be
fore, Meantime the. Managers, on the
part Of the House, had come in process
sion, and were waiting to enter the Cham.
Der, led by Mr. Bingham They evi-
IDENTITY expected a shorter process of or.
ganizing the Court, As it was, they did
not make their appearance inside the bar
of the Senate, Name after name was
called, and Senator after Senator was
qualified. Those who failed to respond.
were Mr. Doolitle and Patterson, of
New Hampshire, who are campaigning
in the East, and Mr. Salisbury, who was
laboring under indisposition. There
were only five names remaining on the
roll, and it seemed as if the organization
of the Court was all but complete But
at the call of Mr.. Wade's name, the mo-
notony of the past half hour was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Hendricks, who rose in his
seat, and in a few incisive sentences un-
dertook to show why Mr.. Wade should
not be permitted to sit as a member of
the Court that may transfer him into the
Executive Office, now held by Andrew
Johnson, for whose displacement the
Court is organized. He spoke briefly but
stated his case plainly. His point was
that, as the Constitution provided that
the Vice President could not sit as Pres-
dent of the Court, because it involved his
own succession, SO neither could MIR
Wade, who was the acting Vice President
sit as member Of the Court. -...-.
Several Senators rose to respond, Mr..
Howard and Mr. Sherman among them
The Chief Justice recognized the, latter,
who was evidently prepared for What had
occurred, and replied that his colleague
was a Senator from Ohio, that Ohio was
entitled to two Representatives in the
Court, and quoted FROM the Constitution.
Reverdy johnson was recognized, and
in short speech which commanded
breathless attention in the chamber, sup
ported the views of Mr.. Hendricks, quot
ing as a precedent established by the
Senate itself, the case Of Mr.. Stockton, of
New Jerseys sin which it was decided that
no man could vote on any question in
which he was personally interested. He
reforred to Mr. Sumner, who had labored
hard to get that decision in the Stockton
7i'a' 81 WASHINGTON, March 6. oL
The crowd at the capitol, to-day, was
even greater than yesterday, but better
order was preserved. The people began
to assemble at 0 o'clock, and those who
thought they We're going early at IL,
turned because there was no accommOda-
ton for them Mr.. Wade took the chair
at 12'o'cloek, aid raped the Senate to
ORDER isDN .rlIaaTr uurd Hff 1IF 1
The Chief Justice, in his judicial robes,
entered by one Of the side doors. Mr..
Wade announced that the hour had come
for the Senate to resolve itself into a
Court of Impeachment. Mr.. Wade left
the chair, and the Chief Justice promptly
filed it. There was slight rustic Of at
tention short panic ensued, and then
the Chief Justice said: 1.-The Senate
will please come to order"
Not the Courtof Impeachment, but
the Sepatc,' whispers. some one in the
reporters gallery. BIT it Is not a Court
of impeachmcntyet, for the Senator's are
not all sworn. 2tn'Hfnr,l ,l ~~1r i or, log i
.Jno. w. Forney then advanced to the
Sccretary's desk and read the Journal Of
yesterdays proceedings, commencing
with the legal phrase: ISL In the matter
of the United States VS.. Andrew John-
son" The Chief Justice stated the case
las it stood at the hour Of adjournment
yesterday, from which it appeared that
thepending motion was that Of Reverdy
johnson to postpone the consideration
of ID. Mr. Hendricks objection to Mr..
Wade's admission as n member of the
Court until the other Senators were sworn
in Upon this question, he said, the
Senator from Connecticut is entitled to
the floor 7ra ir.'r ui i1'9'hb. p ,IiioI pUO