The Van Buren press., 1868-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON
WAsn.Yorox. Feb. q.

The impeachment resolution passed
the House this evening [ s. l28 20 A.
After the passage Of the Impeachment
resolution, Mr.. Stevens moved the fol.
lowing resolution:
Rssoivsd, That commi tee Of two be
appointed to go to the Senate, and at the
bar thereof, in the name Of the House OF
/ Representatives and OF all the people Of
the United States to impesch Andrew
johnson, President Of the United States,
Of high crimes and misdemeauOrs in Of
flee, and acquaint the Senate that the
House Of Representatives will. in due
time, exhibit particular articles Of i'm.
peachment against him and make good
the same and that the committee DO de
Imand that the Senate make tie order for
the appearance of the said Andrew John
son to answer the said impeachment
/ 2d Resolged, That committee of sew.
en- be appointed to prepare and report ar
ticles OF impeachment agains: Andrew
Johnson, President of ,hc United States,
with power to send for persons, papers
and records, and take testimony under
oath
The Democratic members attempted to
resort to flibustering but were cut Oft
after an Intellectual effort by motion to
suspend the rules SO as 10 bring the
House Immediately to vote on the res
olutions. The rules were Suspended and
the resolutions adopted yeas l24; nays
The Speaker then announced the two
committees as follows Committee of
Two to announce to the Senate the action
of the House, Messrs. Stevens, Of Penn
sylyania, and Bingham, Of Ohio; Com.
mittee of Seven to prepare articles Of
impeachment, Messrs Boutwell,, OF Mas
sachusetts, Stevens Of Pennsylvania,
Bingham Of Ohio, Wilson Iowa, Logan
of Illinois, Julian of indiana, Snd Ward
Of New York. The House JAea, at tEeu-
ty minutes past O'Clock, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 2j.
Senate--Mr Chandler presented com
municstion from the Governor of Mich
gan, urging impeachment which was
parJly read.
At quarter past / O'Clock, Mes5rs,
Stevens and Bingham appeared at the
door A number of members Of the
House accompanied them 10 witness the
proceedings on the subject they had in
charge The doorkeeper announced d
cOMmIttee from the uou5e OF representa-
tives, who were recognized by the pre-
siding officer Mr.. Stevens then said
" In obedience to an order Of the House
of Representatives we appear before you
in the name of the House Of Representa-
tives and Of all the people Of the United
States, and we DO impeach Andrew John
son, President of the United States, of
high crimes and misdemeanors in office;
and we further inform the Senate that the
House Of Representatives viii in due time
exhibit articles against him and make
good the same, and in their name we dc
mand that the Senate take an order for
the appearance of said Andrew johnson
to answer to said impeachment" The
presiding officer Mr. Wade, replied, the
Senate would take action in the premises
Mr., Howard offered the following resos
luton:
Resolved, That the message from the
House or Representatives relating to the
impeachment Of Andrew Johnson, be re
ferred to Select Committee of Seven to
consider and report on the same.
Mr.. Bayard said the Senate had no con
stitutional jurisdiction to appoint select
committee for this case, and contended
that it could only resolve itself into q
high Court Of impeachment, the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court presiding
1t had no right, he maintained to antici-
pate the trial in q case of impeachment
by reporting the message of the House
The resolution was put by the Chair and
carried, after which Mr.. Stevens and the
greater number Of those present on the
floor took their departure. Mr. Patter
son, Of New Hampshire, next took the
floor on recoGstruction,' and read a long
address relating to the political situa on
at the South.
The bill was then postponed until to-
morrow and the Senate then took up the
supplementary reconstruction BILL allow
ing q majority Of the votes cast to decide
elections, and registered voters TO vote i0
any part of the State Mr. Davis with
drew his motion to refer to the judiciary
| Committee; whereupon, after debate,
/ Buckalew's amendment, requiring resi-.
douce of ten days in the district before
! election, was agreed TO.
Mr.. Williams. offered an amendment,
adding the words ION affidavit or other
satisfactory evidence" after the require.
ment Of presentation Of thaY2tars ccrtid-
cate Of registration Without this pro
vision, he claimed half electors would
be practically dislrauchi6cj. Agreed to.
Sherman moved to add an additional sec
/ tiou as follows;
Apa be il fprt5crc cHo;t,l That the Con
,stitutional Convention Of any ortho States
mentioned in Acts orwuich this is amend.
atory, may provide that at the time OF
voting ON tho ratification Of the Constitu.
ton the registered voters may also vote