Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-07
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
Court Of Impeachment Adj
jOurned Until Next Friday.
CoNaRRssIoNAL rRocrEpINGs.
Senate.

Z. NJ, the O1il6i JUSTICE WIS again eScOrttu
to the chair by Mr.. Pomeroy, chairman of
the committee appointed for that purpose.
The Secretary of the Senate read the min
utes of the court yesterday. The Chief
Justice then stated the question to be an
objection Of having been made to the
swearing in of the Senator from Ohio, Mr..
Wade On motion to postpone the swear
ing in of that Senator until the remaining
members had been sworn. He also an
nounced that Mr.. Dixon had the floor.
After. much debate, Senator Wade ad-
vsnced to the chair and took the oath as
administered by Chief Justice The re-
naming Senators having been also sworn,
The Chief Justice proclaimed that the
Senate was now duly organized to proceed
with the trial of Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Mr.. Howard: l submit III fol owing der
Ordered, that the Secretary of the Senaf-
do inform the manager of the House of Rep:
resentatiyes that the Senate ia now organ
lied, The Chief Justice, before sub.
hitting the question TO the Senate, thinks
il his duty to state that in rules of proce-
dure, in the Judgment Of the Chief ustice,
that the Senate is now organized az dis
tinct body from the Senate sitting in its
legislative capacity; it performs dis.
tinct function, under a different oath, and
the presiding officer is not President pro
tenn but the Chief Justice, under these
Cru instances but the chair, conceives the
rules adopted by the Senate, 10 its capacity
are not rules for the government of the
Senate sitting for trial of impeachment,
unless they are adopted by that body, in
the judgment of the Chair; if it be erro-
neous, he desires TO be corrected by indg-
ment of the court sitting for trial of i'm
parchment of the President, which in his
opinion are synonymous terms, and
therefore, if he should be permitted
to do so, he will take the sense of the
Senate on the question whether the rules
adopted on the I'd of March shall be con-
sidered as the rules of proceedings in this
body. (Cries of question, question. Mr..
Chief Justice put the question:
The Chief Justice: The ayes have it By
the sound, and the rules will be considered
as the rules of this body.
Mr.. Howard VIII the Senator have the
goodness 70 repeat his motion?
Mr.. Howard repeated his motion, as
given above, which was put and declared
adopted.
At qnarter to three the doors were
opened and the Sergeant-at-Arms an
nouneed the managers of impeachment on
the part of the Hause of Representatives.
The managers advanced and proceeded up
the aisle, Messrs. Bingham and Butler in
advance. Mr.. Stevens did not appear.
The Chief Justice; The managers on
the part Of the House of Representatives
will take the seats assigned to them.
They took seats accordingly, inside of
the bar. Whereupon, order having
been restored, Mr.. Bingham rose and said,
in almost an inau 1ible tone, until admon-
ished by Senators near him to speak louder:
We are instructed by the House of Repre-
sentatiVes, as its managers, that the Senate
take process against Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, that he
answer at the bar of the Senate the articles
of impeachment heretofore perferred by
the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Bingham having taken his seat Mr..
Howard offered the following:
1t IS ordered that summons be Issued,
as required by the rules Of procedure and
practice in the Senate when sitting on the
trial of impeachment Of Andrew Johnson,
returnable on Friday, the 18Th day of
March, at | o'clock, p NJ.
The question was put on agreeing to the
order and was decided carried and direct
ed to be executed.
The Sergeant-at-Arms then made the
proclamation Hear We, hear We, hear We
all persons are commanded TO keep silence
under pain of imprisonment, while the
Senate Of the United States is sitting for
trial of the articles of impeachment against
Andrew Johnson, President Of the United
States.
The managers on the part of the House,
with the exception of Mr.. Stevens, then
appeared and demanded that the Senate
issue an order for the apprehension of
Andrew Johnson, President of the United
States, TO answer the charges. Whereupon,
on motion of Mr.. Howard, il was ordered
that the President be summoned to appear
on Friday, March 18th, at one o'clock in
the afternoon.
The court then, at three o'clock, adj
journed till next Friday.
Mr.. Howard | move that the Senate,
sitting on the trial of Impeachment, do now
adjourn.
Several Senators addressed the Chair
simultaneously.
Mr.. Anthony was recognized. He Of
fered an amendment TO ruIe Z. 10 strike out
the last clause, providing that the pres-
ding officer may, in the frat instance, en-
terrain a motion to adjourn
The motion was carried, and the Chief
Justice declared the court adjourned until
Friday, the 18th inst, at o'clock, and
vacated. The managers then retired, the
President pro TEN. having resumed the
chair
The motion of Mr.. johnson provided 70.
an adjournment to Monday next.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to facili
tate payment OF Paymasters, which was
amended by striking out requirement of
approval of the Secretary of War, and
the application of the act to a
period prior to the passage of the act, with
other verbal amendments. The bill then
passed.
On motion CT Mr.. Sherman, The Senate
went into executive session, NJ. Sumner
protesting against it, on the ground here
iofore taken by him against executive re-
cognition.
Mr.. Elliott, by unanimous consent, in
bill to authorize contracts for
foreign mail service, and to aid in the con- |
struction and employment of American
built steamers which was referred TO the |
Postofice Committee. The bill authorizes |
he Postmaster General to contract for a
.erm of years with citizens or corporations
Of the United States for conveyance of |
'oreign mails between the ports of New |
Y ork, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore |
and the ports of Great Britain, France |
Belgium and the German States the YES |
'els must be built in the United States, and |
wholly owned by citizens thereof or cor
oorations established therein; each line
must consist Of not less than two nor more
han four steamships, to be of not less than
800 tons, be classed as No /, snd be of
peed not less than that now contracted far
With the Cunard line; the subsidy is not to
'Xceed $4,000 per year for each steamer.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Impeachment
Managers, reported a resolution of the
managers authorizing them to set during
he session Of the House, and to send for
'ersons and papers administer the oath
nd take testimony of witnesses. Adopted
'ess SO, nays %. 1t was agreed that the
ession tomorrow be for debate only.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Flee.
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