The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-22
the Final yote---wIII rho senate Con


The Final Vote---wIII the senate Con.
Wet?
To-day 1t is expected the argument
on the impeachment of the President
will begin. Tho Senate adheres to its
rule allowing but two speeches on
each side. The silent managers and
counsel want leave to file arguments,
and it is likely TO DO granted. Mr..
Boutwell, of the managers is to speak
!. irst.. .,lIT. SEyaEts aud ar. Stanbery, of
1eoansel, SRII follow and Mr. Bingham
/, win close for the managers. II these
gentlemen can becontent with one day
each the argument will close Saturday
evening. and this is the expectation.
Then 1t is expected the Senate will
want day or two for consultation, and
that short speeches by Senators will be
in order. The existing rule limits
Senatorial speeches to ten minutes
each, but it is given out the Democrats
aTe,preparing 10 occupy time with long
sf5seehes-a nice little arrangement that
ought to be nipped in the bud. 1t is
therefore among the probabilities that
the verdict of the Senate will not be
given before Tuesdy or Wednesday OF
nextweek.
Meanwhile the subject for specula-
ton is, what the final vote will be. II
is impossible to arrive at even def
mite conjecture from the voting during
,therfogress OF the trial. There were SO
many and SO diharenE theories, respect
ing, lie Kind OF evideheeithat ought or
6nahfinot nitted and so strong a
probability that some Senators were not
unwilling to have their votes on side
questions considered as iavoring the
President, who will not venture to vote
for his acquittal, that the votes on the
admissabiiity of testimony affords no
good basis for guessing.
The best indication of how the Senate
will finally vote, is found in certain
votes, before tho trial began, upon the
case of Secretary Stanton as related to
the tenure. OF. Office act.
.onitha 18th of january last, by the
Foli6wing vote. die Senate ordered the
reinstatement of Mr.. Stanton as Secre-
tnry of War, he having previously
been suspended, General Grant an-
pointed Secretary. Gd ,intcriptI and the
reasons for that sdspe eported TO
the Senate as required by. the pruYis-
ions of the tenure-of-ofIice law. The
vote on this reinstatement was yeas 50,
nays 6. The following Is the aHirma-
tive vote, which included all the Re.
publicans present at. the session:
Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, Cameron,
Chandler, Cole, ConklinE, Conness,
Corbett; Cragin, Drake, Edmnnds,
Ferry, Fessenten, Fowler, Frelinghuy-
Morrill, of Vermont, Morrill, of Maine
Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hamp-
shire, POmeroy, Ramsey, Stewart
Sumner. ThAyer, Upton, Trumbun
Wade, Van Wrinkle, Williams, Wilson
-35.
The absent Senators were Henderson
and Hendricks, who had paired off
. Ross, of Kansas, who declined TO vote
on some personal grounds; and Messrs
Grimes, Salisbury. Guthrie, Sherman,
Johnson, Sprngue, Norton, Wiley and
Yates. aa5 a as--.-
The whole number of the Senate is So
and the requisite twO-thirds SO. Thirty
hvesenators voted for Mr.. Stanton's re-
instRtement. In doing so they commit
ted themselves to positions which COM
pei them to vote for Johnson's convic-
ton, for he immediately did what they
had Just declared he had no lawful
power to do.
The points the Senate decided were
these: First, that Mr.. Stanton's case
came under the Civil Tenure act;
second, that there were no adequate
reasons for his suspension; and tuird
that it was not within the Presidents
constitutional power to remove him.
A still more emphatic declaration In
point is the resolution passed by
the Senate in executive or secret SEES
sion on the night OF February 2lst. di
rectly after being notified that the Pres
sident had removed Stanton and ap
pointed Thomas Gd interim. That reso
luton Is the following:
WHEREAS, The Senate have receive,
and considered the communication O
the President, stating that he had re
mOVeu fSuWlu Gds obtIIOls oeCEeIhES
War, and had designated the Adjutan
General ofthe Army TO act as Secretar,
of NVar.dd interim; therefore,
"Re6olbeCi- 6g,Lte Senate Of the Unite
sStdteS, That under the Constitutio
and laws OF the United States the Pres
dent has no power TO remove the Sec
relary, OF War and designate any othe
GiilceF to perform the duties of that o
hoe ar iBfeTSpJ. p =, .s.
These who voted on this resolntio
In the affirmative ares -
MesSrs. Anthony. Cameron, Cattel
ColesGop1 tnEI 6Tagfn. Drake. Ferry
Harlan, Henderson, Morrill, fNia Mn
Till, fXtzl 7MoSton, Patterson IN M
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross. Sprarut
Stewart, Sumner, Thayer. Tin3or
Trumhun, Var. Wrinkle. Wade. VVtIIey
Williams, Wilson and Yates-ea
Those who voted In the nega,,v
are:--f go ST. ga -.
.MeSsrs Buckalew, Davis. Doo,,.l,
Edmunds, Hendricks, and Pau ersnn : J
=. Tennessee-6.
Not voting
Messrs. Bayard. Chandler, Comes
Corbett, Dixon, Fessenden, FoVle
Frslinghuysen, Grimes. Guthri
Howard, Howe, johnson, Morgan, No
ton, Nye, Salisbury, Shsrman-iS.
The declaration Is that under IL
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