The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
SENATE.

At The expiration of the morning hour,
the President announced that the time
having arrived when the Senate was to
proceed to the trial of the impeachment
of the President of the United States,
he would vacate the chair for that pur-
pose.
The Chief Justice was again escorted
to the chair by Mr.. Pomeroy, chairman
Of the committee appointed for that
purpose.
The Secretary of the Senate read the
minutes of the Court of yesterday.
The Chief Justice then stated the
question to be on objection having
been made to the swearing in of the
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Wade) on a
motion to postpone the swearing in Of
that Senator until the remaining men,
bers had been sworn. He also an
nounced that Mr.. Dixon had the floor.
Mr.. Howard rising to point of Or
der said that by the Constitution the
Senate sitting on the trial of an i'm
parchment is to be on oath or affirma-
ton. Each member Of the Senate by
the Constitution is q competent men,
Der of the body for that purpose. There
oath or affirmation be taken by the
respective Senators who are present.
The Constitution of the United states
is operative, and when member pre-
sents himself to take the oath, hold,
that as rule of order, 1t IS the
duty of the presiding officer to admin
lister that oath, and that the PROPOSE
tion to take the oath cannot be postpon-
ed.
objection made to the swearing IN OF
Mr.. Wade is out of order, and also that
the motion of the Senator from Mary
land to postpone the swearing IN OF
Mr.. Wade is out of order under the
rples and under the Constitution of
the United States, and ask the Court,
respectfully, but earnestly, that the
President Of the Senate, the Chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court of the United
States presiding over that body, to de-
eide this question of order, and with
out debate. object to any further de-
bate.
After considerable debate between
Messrs, Dixon, Drake, Howard and
Sherman on points # order, MIR. Hen
bricks, yielding to the suggestion OF
some Senators on his side that the OBJ
lection to the swearing of Mr.. Wade
had been made prenaturely, withdrew
the objection to Senator Wade. There
spon he advanced to the chair and took
the oath as administered by the Chief
Justice. The remaining Senators hay
ing been also sworn, the Chief Justice
proclaimed that the Senate was now
duly organized to proce, d with the trial
of Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States.
The sergeant-at-Arms then made the
proclamation:
"Hear vel Hear ye!! All persons are
commanded to keep silence on pain of
Imprisonment while the Senate of the
United States is sitting for the trial of
articles of impeachment against An
drew johnson, President of the United
States"
The Managers on the part Of the
House. with the exception of Mr.. Ste
Tens, then appeared and demanded that
the Senate issue an order for the appre-
hension of Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States, to answer to the
charges; wbereuPon, on motion of Mr..
Howard, it was ordered that the Presi-
dent be summoned to appear on Friday,
March 18th, at one o'clock of the after
noon.
The Court then, at 3 o'clock, adjourn
ed until next Friday.