The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-03-26
REPLACEMENT.

| Washington, March 23-At half past
IL o'clock the Senate suspended the con
sideration of legislative business, and the
Secretary was notified to inform the
House the Senate was ready to receive
them.
I At one O'CLOCK Mr. Wade vacated
the Chair, and a moment after Chief j u.s.
tice Chase entered by a rear door.
The managers on the part of the House
of Representatives entered. Then came
the House itself in body. The Presi-
dent counsel entered by rear door and
took their seats There was an addition
to their number in the persons of Mr..
VIM. NJ. Evarts, of New York.
After quiet had been restored, Mr.. Doc
little was called, appeared, and took the
OATH
The journal of the last Court was then
read.
| At the conclusion of the reading of the
journal, Senator Garret Davis arose and
made point of order that as ten south
ern states are not represented in the Sen
ate it was not legal Court.
Mr.. Howard, of Mich, objected to re-
ceiving the point Of order,
Mr.. Conness, of Cal, moved that the
point taken by Mr.. Davis be not concur
red in, and upon this he called for the
yeas and nays.
The Chief Justice read the 23d rule, and
decided that Mr. Davis motion was in
order.
| The yeas and nays were then called on
the point of order, which was decided in
the negative by 49 nays to 2 yeas
MIR. Stanbery then arose and said that
the President, answer was ready, although
his counsels had been compelled to work
night and day.
Mr.. Benz Curtiss then arose and COM
menced to read the answer In answer
to the first article the respondent rectes
the fact that Secretary Stanton was ap-
pointed by President Lincoln, and not
by hin after becoming President; that
said Stanton was doing the public service
great injury, he removed him under the
Constitution. He denies that said Stanton,
when he removed him, was in legal pos
session of the War Office. He denies
that he ever contemplated an action con
trary to the laws He denies this act of
removing Stanton constitutes a high
crime and misdemeanor in Office.
New. YORK, March 24.-Washington
dispatches says portion of the Mana
gers agreed last night to a general repli-
cation, viz: That the said Andrew John
son, President of the United States, is
guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors,
in the manner and form as charged
against him as aforesaid, anything in his
answers to the contrary Notwithstanding
and this the House of Representatives
is ready to make good when the Senate
Is ready to hear.
WASHINGTON, March "a.
At one o'clock Chief Justice Chase
took the chair, and the Managers and
members of the House of Representatives
Immediately entered and took their allot
ted PAGES. The journal was read
Mr.. Boutwell, then read the replication
Of the House
The motion of Reverdy johnson, to al
low the President ten days, was then
called up.
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment to
strike Que ten days and insert that the
Senate at once proceed with the trial,
day by day, unless otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Dixon moved that the Senate re-
tire to deliberate on this motion.
The question was put and it was lost,
but tie Chief Justice decided it had been
| carried.
The yeas and nays were then called
and the question carried by vote of 29
yeas to % nays; so the court at once re-
tired for the deliberation at half past
one o'clock,