Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-16

10 the House OF Representatly yes, who wantod
Mr.. Wilson declared he should vote against
the recpss. They had better stay here and pass
the Arkansas and other bills which Were now
on heir table. The chamber was well enough
now. He Mr.. w. did rot want to 20 TO chi
cage, and he did not know that many Senators
Mr.. Williams was always for econom inng
time, but every member of the Senate was very
much exhausted, and he thought n weeks re
cess would enable them 70 come back and be
n ore re fres he'd and able 10 do more business
between now and the first of July, than IL they
renamed.
Mr.. Upton was utterly opposed to any ad-
Journment particularly in view OF the recent
frequent adjourrnents.
Mr.. Hendricks, on the part Of himselfyand
his friends, thought he could say that there
would te no desire TO take a recess when the
Democratic Convention met in July, as they
ID ought that Convention would be abundantly
able 70 take care Of itself without outside pres
sure from members Of Congress.
MI Wilson again alluded to the necessity of
remaining here TO attend 10 legislation
Mr.. Hendricks did not think il proper TO be
sending bills 10 the President while the articles
of Impeachment were hanging over his head
He (Mr. H. had as much desire as any one to
see the Southern States restored in some shape
or other TO the Union, but there has been no
such demand in the last three years 10 restore
these States TO their place as to justify this de-
Mr. Nye had enough experience in this body
know that II was useless 10 oppose An adjourn
II.
the President would De able TO take care of him
self with his new recruits. He thought little
embarrassment 10 the President would not be
Improbable. Let Arkansas come i'm to -day. let
ue have birth with adeaih. Let us pass a CON
current resolution admitting the State OF Arkan-
sas, and relieve him Of embarrassment nv NOT
sending ii to him at all, and to have it sent
back here AT the end Of ten days with another
defiant veto. We have had enough of them
Let us admit Arkansas before the sun is down
and let the President have another sweet NOR
sci TO roll under his tongue.
Mr.. Wiley moved To lay the resolution an
the table; which was rejected, as follows:
feds-Messrs. Cameron, Chandler, Conkling
Cragin, Fesseaden, Ferry, Fowler, Frelinghuy-
Morton, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross. Sher-
man, Stewart Upton, Trumbull, Wiley,
Wade, Wuson, and Iates-2I.
NdgS-hassrs. Anthony Bayard, Buc ckaIew,
Cole, CODness, Corbett. CattelL DooIittle,
Drake, EGmunds, Henderson, Hendricks, John
son, McCreery, Morrill, of Vt, Norton. Patier-
son OF n. H, Patterson of Tenn, salisbury,
Sprague, Sumner, Van Wrinkle, Nickers, and
Willams-26
Mr.. Sumner SAID he had uniformly voted
against all adlournments over, but he should
vote for this resolution. He had almost felt
nom the first moment that the President was
arraigned that il was unbecoming in the Sem
ate 10 transact any business with him, or re-
celve any communications from him. Now the
evidence and the argument has been closed,
and nothing remains but for the Senate TO
pronounce judgment Now proposition
| 10 continue 10 send in messages TO the Senate
which be IL ought unworthy of the body. As
| be had already voted the President guilty to-
day, and as he believed the President
guilty OF high crimes and m.sdemeanors, he
did not want 10 hold fUrther communica-
ton with him. 1t may be that the President
VIII obtain nominal acquittal by one
vote, but be will go forth with a blasted repu-
tation. majority CT the Senate believe him
guilty, two-thirds of the House of Represe rta-
i've guilty, and two-thirds of the American
people believe HIM guilty, and he Mr.. 81 must
enter his solemn protest against the action
Mr.. Morton said after transacting business
with the President for three months, il was
rather late in the day 10 talk about what was
contrary TO authority. And as to adiouruiug
TO take up the carpets 10 shake the fieas out of
them, laughter if they did not stay here and
attend TO their business they would get a fea
IN their ears. Laughter.
MI. Yates wanted TO stay here and send this
bill TO the President, and let him veto il again
II he choose They would Yet hear the verdict
OF an outraged and indignant people for the
verdict which bad been rendered here to-day
Mr.. Henderson replied to the remarks Of III
Senator'S from Illinois (Mr. Yates) and from
massachusetts Mr.. Sumner) as to the yerdic;
which had been rendered to-day. No man
abhorred Andrew johnson or his conduct more
than he Mr.. Henderson, did, but in the vote
which he had given to-day he had been
guided by bis conscience. The question upon
which he had decided was a judicial
not political question. His constituents had
peen very generous 10 him, and on political
on this subject. If his constituents were not
satls fled with his course, he would resign the
place TO which they had entrusted him
Sooner than violate his conscience he would
gladly lay down the place, much as he liked IL.
Not all the Senators In this chamber. or all
the men in the world. could swerve him from
what he considered right. He loved his
party, and he expected 10 act with il in
the future as he had in the past. News
papers might call him an apostafe, but
that would have no effect on him. The moment
a fu lafd dAxr-t L.. 49,.
must commit perJ,.ry 10 serve its ends, that
moment IL would cJhmble into the dust III be
did not change his mind, he should vote for
the acQuIttal of the President on all the a-tl-
cies He had always thought that they never
should have been brought here. He wall will
llng 10 go as far as any one in carving out
tbelr legislation in regard to the Southern
States, but he desired to see the President yio-
late the laws first
Mr.. Sumner.-Did he not tamper with an Of
ncer OF the armyl
Mr.. Edmunds Has he not obstructad the
retons ruction laws
House OF REPREsKNTArIvHs.-T House
was callt d 10 order at II O'Clock, but as he
Journal was beng read a message was re-
celNeo from The Senate requesting the presence
OF members of the House at the bar of the SEN
ave, and the House a. in Committee of the
Whole, al once proceeded thither
upon the return Of the membere from The
senate
Mr.. Washburne (Ill) made report that the
House had attended at the bar of the Senate al
The trial of Andrew johnson, and that the said
Court had voted upon the eleventh article and
proved the SAID President not guilty theirein
the vote being IS for conviction and 10 for &C.
quittal.
The report was ordered to be entered on the
Journal.
Mr.. Eidridge Wis., offered as a question of
privilege resolution similar in import 10 that
offered yesterday by Mr.. Woodward PA }, di-
rectlng the appointment of a select committee
OF seven TO investigate the facts of the corre-
sponcence Of the Missouri Radical members
with Senator Henderson, with a yiew of ipfiu-
eBclng the vote Of the latter upon the impeach-
meut trial.
The Speaker ssid the resolution implied a
corrupt combination Of the members, but he
was not fully satisfied that il was so He
would, however, submit the question to the
House 10 decide If IL was question Of priyi-
lege.
The question of receiving the resolution As a
question OF privilege was taken by yeas and
nays, and IL was not received-yeas 2s; nays.
81. ~'7'
Mr.. Benjamin (Mo.) asked leave to Offer a
personal explanation, but Mr.. Eldridge OBJ
jected W.
The regular order Of business was demanded
and the Speaker called the committees for re-
ports Of private nature.
Mr. Orth, tInd.) from Committee ON Private
Land Claims, reported a bill TO adiudicate
certain claims In the Territory Of New Mexico.
A number of other bills of a private nature
was disposed Of.
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