Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-14
Imneachmenf.

Manager Bingham concluded his argu-
ment on the 7th. Some confusion was
created by noisy demonstrations in the
galleries after Mr. Bingham had concluded,
and the Chief Justice had to call on the
Sergeant-at- Arms to- clear the galleries. In
secret session, the order offered by Mr.. Ed
wards that after the arguments shall be
concluded, and when the doors shall be
closed for elaboration upon the final ques-
ton, the reporters of the Senate shall take
down the debates upon the final question,
to be reported in the proceedings, and an
amendment that no member shall speak
more than once, or longer than fifteen
minutes, were laid on the table-2S to 20.
The motion TO adjourn the Court to Satur
day was negatived-22 to 81.
The Court opened at noon on the 9TH.
After the discussion and rejection of sew
eral propositions relative to future pro-
ceedings, an order wasadopted THAT when
the Senate adjourn to-day it adjourn until
Monday at IL o'clock meridian, for the
purpose of celebrating on the rules ofthe
Senate setting on the trial of impeach-
ment, and that on Tuesday next following,
at II o'clock meridian, the Senate shall
proceed to vote, without debate, on the
several articles of impeachment, and each
Senator shall be permitted to file, within
two days after the vote is taken, his writ
ten opinion, to be printed with the Senate
proceedings The I'D rule was amended
so that the fifteen minutes allowed to each
Senator for debate shall be for the whole
deliberation on the final question, and not
On each article Of impeachment. Several
amendment were offered to the additional
rule proposed by Mr.. Sumner relative 10
the question to be put to each Senator on
the final vote on the impeachment articles,
when, ON motion Of Mr. Johnson, the
whole subject was tabled-23 to II. The
Chief-Justice said it would place him nan
embarrassing position to frame questions,
and he should like to have the advice of
the Senate on the subject, and would be
obliged if they would adjourn until 10
o'clock on Monday, whereupon, on mo-
ton of Senator Yates, the hour of meeting
was fixed at 10 O'Clock On Monday, and the
Court adjourned.
The Senate met att ten O'Clock on the
18th. After the CLOSING of the doors, the
Chief Justice read a brief statement to
ton he would put tomorrow. He said
he should adopt that used in the case Of
Judge Chase, viz: :" Mr.. Senator: How
I
son, President of the United States, guilty
or not guilty of high crime or misde-
meanor, as6eharged in this article He
further stated that he had carefully con-
sidered the suggestions made about
dividing the tenth and eleventh articles,
and he did not think II advisable to make
any division, but would do so if the
Senate directed. Mr.. Sumner, after this
statement, r,oyed an order that the cues
ton should lie put by the Chief Justice as
proposed and that each Senator should
rise in his place and without debate or ex-
PLANTATION answer TO each article Guilty
or Not guilty." which order was adopted.
The articles of impeachment were taken
up for consideration, and several Senators
expressed opinions thereon. "A motion
that the Senate meet at 1f:5O on the 18th
to sit with open doors, was agreed to.
The Courtconvened at 80 on the 18th
The order resembling the order of the Sen.
ate that the vote on the articles of impeach.
ment, be taken at Twelve o'clock to-day
(f2tD was taken up and passed, after
which Senator Chandler stated that his
colleague, Mr.. Howard, was very ill-thal
he desired to be present, but could not ex-
cept at the risk of his life. A motion to
adjourn until the 18th at twelve o'clock
was agreed to- rggft