The Van Buren press., 1868-06-05

in at the same time and TOOK their accus.
toned places
Senator Wilson's offered an order that
the resolutions heretofore adopted % TO
the reading and voting on the Articles Of
Impeachment, be rcscindel.
Senator Sumner rose, when thr Chief
Justice said that debate was not in order
The Chief Justice safd the regular order
was first 10 send for the House Of Repre-.
sentalivcs and the reading Of Journals !;
but the order could he considered now
unless objected Mr.. Johnson objected
Mr. Doolittle arose. and there were cries
Of order As he proceeded To make re
mark
The House of Representatives, a. in
Committee of the Whole, with Washburne
of Illinois, as Chairman, and Speaker
Colfax and Clerk Mcpherson nj their head
were here ushered in and took their old
places in the central aisle and in the chairs
in the angles of the Chamber
rosTroNFMENr ANTICIPATED.
Tim action of the Senatorial caucup
was known by nearly everybody, and
with Mr.. Williams resolution inst offer
cd, postponcmrnt was anticipated and
speedily whispered around the crowded
galleries. The telegraph wires were al
ready laden with this announcement, and
no one seemed TO regard vote rs at all
probable.
The Chief Justice again called for 81
lencc, and the journal Of the session Of the
Court was read
In answer TO question Of Mr. Bucka
lew, the Chief Justice stated that the 22d
rule necessarily implied that the vote on
the articles should be taken in order, I'M
loss otherwise provided for. The Chief
Justice had then, in obedience to the re
quest of the Senate, prescribed form Of
question that the Recording Secretary
should read the articles Scnatim, and 4
motion Of Mr. Sumner had then been
adopted, that on his name being called,
each Senator should rise in his seat and
answer guilty" or mot guilty" Then
an order of Senator Williams had been
adopted that the vote should be taken on
the tn article first Then the order Of
Mr. Edmunds had been adopted to pro
ceed at once with the vote on the articles
The Chief Justice was under the impress
sion that single objection would carry
over the order and he would hand the
question to the Senate. This created Il
sensation as indicative of the intention Of
the Chief Justice to force vote The
Senate, 20 to %, refused to sustain the
Chief Justice, and decided to receive Mr.
Williams motion.
Senator Conkling offered a substitute
for it, that the Senate sitting for the trial
of Andrew Johnson will now proceed to
vote on the remaining articles. which was
rejected by 26 to % Everybody regard
ed this as a test vote, and the news of a
postponemcnt was telegraphed at once.
The question was recurred on the order
of Senator Williams, which was modified
so as to provide for The resembling of the
several order, heretofore adopted in re-
gard to the reading and voting on the
articles of impeachment.
Senator Trumbull inquired if il was in
order to resciud an order partially exc
cuted
The Chief Justice asked if the Senator
made point of order, if so, he would
submit the question to the Senate Sena-
tor Trumbull replied that he did. Senator
Doolttle then rose when he was called
to order by Senator Thayer, but was pro-
ceeding when the Chief Justice said he
moved that the Senate retire for consulta-
ton, which was not agreed to- Senator
Tsumbull said he would make a point of
order, when Senator Conness and Thayer
call him order
Itlooked, at this instant, little inter
esting. The Chief Justice said the Sena-
tor was in order to state his point Sen
ator Trumbull then made the point thatit
was not in order to rescind an order par
TALLY executed and, second, that'a rule
could not be changed at one days notice
but the Senate refused to sustain that
point of order by 80 to 80.
The close votes added not little to the
feeling displayed, and the most intense
interest was exhibited to sec which party
would triumph. .. na. ..}...i
The anti-impeachers and many Radicals
voted together against any postponement.
Mr., Morrill,, Of Maine, then moved that
the Impeachment Court adjourn until the
23d of June next
Mr. Ross moved, rs All amendment, to
adjourn to Tuesday, the lst day of Sep,
tembcr, ..... I
The amendment was lost by vote Of
ayes ~, noes 80 The vote was then
taken on Mr.. MorrilIs motion to adjourn
to June 23d, and it was not agreed to by
a vote of ayes q, noes 81 When the
Chief Justice announced the close vote
and postboncmcnt lost, there was mur,