The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-04-01
NJ ENT.
WAsnINGroS, March %.
EENATE,

f0cdingS III hNUHacNWtHt lnT tue use VI tue /
Scnate. Chief Justice and mnscl.
Bills were introduced making on appro.
nriatiop for the expenses Of the impeaeh- |
ncnt trial: to renrganiz the State Depart
npnt and reduce its expenses; 'ionating cap |
,urpd oraanee for monument to General |
SnA0virk: tn reorganiz th' United States !
Ci-cuit Court Al were referred.
AT half va twelve, the CHAIR annnnn>
ced acoor,ling 20 rnle. that the Legislative |
and executive business ceased.
Thc s crrtary was directed to notify the
House that the Senate WAS really to pro- |
ceea with the trial Of Impeachment
During the interregum Mr, Stevens Pn
tere quietly M n side door AMI took seat
at the Managers" table
AL O'Clock the PRESIDENT vacated
thn chair,
The CHIEF JUSTICE called the Senat"
to order
The Sergeant at Arms made the usual
rrncl ,matinn commanding silence. where
upon the Managers appeared at the door
The S4rgnant>at Arms announced tn
managar< of impeachment on the part oi
tbn House of Representatives, md.
! The Chief Justice said: The managers
will take the seats assigned to them 10y tn
Senate.
Messrs. Bingham and Boutwell, led the
way up the isl and took their seats. Nean-
| time Mpssrs StanherV' Curtis. Nilsson.
Evarts and Grnesheck. chnnSel for the Pres
sident entered and seated themselves at
their table in the order named, Mr. Stan
herv occnpying the extreme right
| The Sergeant At Arms then announced
the House of R,preSe' tatives, AMI the
members If the Fau4e app 'arei. tPa i"d
bv Mr.. Wa-hurne. on the arm OF Mr. Mc>
pherarn, Cl rk ntthe House, and tonk seats
outside of the bar
The Secretary of the Srna'e then read
the minu."s of the proceedings Of he l3h
! inst
! Mr.. DOOLITrLE was then sworn, and
when The nrnal had b en- read
Mr. DAVIS submitted a motion that tn"
Constitution required the Senate to he com
posed If two Senators from each Stat, and
certain SAFES hcing unrenr'sen'rd, there
fore the trial of this case should he di<c'n
timed pntil nj the States are represented
Mr.. CONNE>S moved that the motion
he not received and called Tor the yeas and
1ay'
Mr.. HOWE moved to inquire whether
the motion was in order.
The CHIEF JUSTICE read the rule and
said Mr.. CONNESS' motion was not in
order. and directed the Secre ary to call the
yea and nays on Mr. Hrwc's motion, with
the following r,,~nlt--2 t., A. all pres mt
voting in the mega i've except Messrs Davis
and McC earv.
Mes,rs Stanbery and Bayard did not
vote.
Mr.. STANBERY then rose and sail he
and his fellow counsel haa v"'ei every
hour since the last days proceedings to nr'
: pairing the Presidents answer, and regret
led that they hid not had more time. hut
submitted to it now, and Mr.. Curtis read II
the address being to the Senate of the Uni
ted States:
4 Ans,rer Of the President, to the Senate Of tn
q LLiie4 .States sitting nth fourt of I'm
yenchnicnt far he rnio Of 4ndreU John
SON. President Of the Uaited Stats.
The answer ci the said Andrew Johnson
n Prdent of the United States. to the ar
ticles ofmprarhment exhibited again.t hiu
!, hv the House Of Representativ OF tn
y United States,
IS Arr;cla /. Respondent recltes the fac
e that Secretary Stanton was appointed b
4 President Lincoln; not by him. Alter ht
coming President and becoming satlsfl :
that sai! Stanton was doing the pnhl'c SCI
K vice great injury. ne removes him unde
the CONSTITUTION. He d'nles that SAID star
ton. when he removed hnl, was IN legal po
session Of the var office. He denies thi
he ever contempia. ed an aeti1n contrary
'e the laws. He denies that this act OF n
moving Stanton constitutions high cru
- and misarneannr in ofi.e. =, :.
:, MIR. Stanbsry then took Mr. Cur'ls'
= place in answer to the second ar, Gle. !.
u He denied thar le violated the Consit'
10 ton in appointing Thomas. He d'n
r that they was no vacancy in said War 0
- fee.
= In answer to the third article. he a
:. swered the article by saying that the fir
to aud second answer cover all the p'i is
in th..
" In answer to the 4th article, that he a
tempted to gain possession OF said war o
ne fee by inrcc and says that he only authn
is iz-d said Thomas TO get possession in orlt
q. to bring said question into the Supren
Court Of the United States. Tie gave Sai
Thomas no authority to force or call in tt
es aid Of the military.
- The answer to the 5th article denies TIL
. ne conspired with Thomas, or any perso
. 10 prevent Stanton from retaining the po.
- tion he held illegally.
RS hayeing conspied with Thomas to get pc
IN. session Of the funds Of tie War Oiiire.
!, other rublic properly. He d"nieS that
: vioated tie laws or Cnnstitu ion, or II,
ne the article constitution high CRIME and III
nj drmeanor
IN In answer TO the 9Th article he deni
- that he gave Thomas letter Of appoir
:" prnt in order to control the iunds of t
War office He admits giving the "a
IRE letter. but denies the intent to violate Ia
RI. He denies that this Is high Grim, AMI h,
a. ,lenleauor.
-, Tn the ninth article, he denies that
a'a cony, rsation with General Emery, he ,
my d avored 10 get him TO iisobcy any law
Of offered him any in iucement to io so.
ok denies all the allegations in the ninth M
Gle. and that it is high crime anI mist
N0' mcanor.
r a To the tenth article, he does rot adj
Idi> that the speech clailnrd 10 have been nla
q . hy him in response to delegation fir
- the PliladrIphia Convention is correct
ih port. lie denies the truth Of the rena
} of attributed TO him az being delivered
hal Cieytland aud ST. Louis. and claims d
a.. al his speeches were delivered in his Ri
Of an American citizen, and as the Pr,
ana dent Of the United States, for which
pn cannot tie qu sti"p-d.
,en The reading Of the answers occupied
III hour aud falf
'ne Mr BOUTWELL,. on behalf Of
"'l Managers, requested copy 81 the apsw
axe and sai,! II war their expectation to pres
III I. theiy Ratification TO morrow at o'clock.
III NJ EVARTS then ad dressed the O.
az in relation TO the period Of time to be
me lowed the respondent after the replicatio
of al "A h.g,ra rue trial IL TO proceed He