Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-27
Court AdIOuFns sine die.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


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WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Senate
met in open session, at noon. Represen-
tatives and Senator's had been in eonsulta-
tion a couple Of hours before on the ques-
tion whether the vote on impeachment
should be taken to-day.
The proceedings opened with PRAYER by
the Chaplain.
The Chief Justice took his seat, and
Senator Williams offered the following
orders:
Resoired, That the order of reading and
voting on the articles of impeachment be
rescinded.
Senator johnson asked what was the ef-
feet of the order. The Chief Justice said
the question was in the nature of a debate,
and debate was not in order; then some
Senator called for the reading Of the order
to which this order referred.
The Chief Justice remarked that the
first business in order was to notify the
House of Representatives that the Senate
was ready to receive them at the bar, and
after that the conrse would be TO read the
journal Of the last days proceedings. If
objections were made, the order offered by
Mr.. Williams would not be in order until
both these things were done. .I
Senator johnson made the necessary OBJ
lection, when, on motion, il was ordered
that the House be notified thai the Senate
is now ready TO proceed with Impeachment.
Soon after the Sergeant-at-Arms announced
the managers on the part Of the House,
who took their seats, Mr., Stevens not being
among them. The President was repre-
scented by Messrs. Stanbery, EVarts and
Nelson. ....-. ~. lseg........ l..f.ts.L
The Speaker took his usual seat beside
Senator Morrill,, Of Maine. By this time
every seat in the galleries was occupied
and every Senator was in his seat. The
journal of the last days proceedings was
read and then the resolution offered by
Senator Williams came mp.
Senator Buckalew said if the resolution
required unanimous consent for its con-
sideration to-day, he would object.
The Chief Justice stated his opinion that
| it did, and that a single objection would lay
the resolution over till tomorrow, but he
would submit the question to the Senate.
The vote was taken whether the resolu-
ton would be received and acted on now,
| and it was decided in the affirmative.
Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Callett, Chan
dler, Conkling, CONFESS, Cagin, Drake,
Frelinghuysen, Hudson, Howard, Howe,
Morgan, Merrill, of Maine, Morton, Nye,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Sprague,
Steward, Sumner, Taylor, Upton, Wade,
| Wilson, and Yates-28.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Bucka-
lew, Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Ed
munds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes,
Henderson, Hendricks, johnson, McCreery,
Morrill,, Of Vermont, Norton, Patterson, of
New Hampshire, Patterson, Of Tennessee,
Salisbury, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle and
| Nickers-24.
Mr.. Williams modified his motion to
rescind all orders relating to the time OF
voting, and Mr. Trumbull made a point Of
| the order by saying that the order could
not be rescinded which was already then
partly executed, and that an exchange of
| rule could not be made without one days
notice.
Mr.. Edmunds moved the Senate with
draw for consultation. The motion was
not agreed to. .
The Chief Justice submitted the ques-
ton of restoring the point of order, and 1t
was not sustained. Vote "a to 80.
Senator Conkling offered as a substitute
for Senator Williams resolution, an order
that the Senate setting for the trial of the
President of the United States will now
proceed in the manner prescribed by the
rules in that behalf, and to vote ia their
order on the remaining articles Of inn
parchment
The vote on the amendment resulted,
yeas, 26 nays, 28.csf - Hs
| NJ MarriIl Of haano fhov, r,0yn1 hot
the court adjourn until the 23d of June.
| The Chief Justice re-afirmed his opin-
ion that such a motion was not in order,
and submitted the question to the Senate,
which decided it to be in order By a vote
of 35 to Is.
The question then required on Mr.. Nor
rill's motion to adjourn to the 23d of June,
but Senator Ross moved to amend by sub
stituting Sept. LIST. The amendment was
lost by Is to 80. ....
The vote on Morrill, motion resulted 10
tie, and the Chief Justice decided it lost.
Mr. Williams then moved to proceed
to vote on the second article which was
agreed to. The result was IS guilty to IS
not guilty.
Senators Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes,
Henderson, Ross, Trumbull and Van Win
kle voted not guilty. The rest as before.
A vote was afterwards taken on the third
article Of Impeachment with precisely the
same result.
At ten minutes before two the vote on
the third having been announced, Senator
Williams moved that the Senate sitting as
a court of impeachment, do now adjourn
sine die.
| The Chief Justice directed the judgment
of acguittal to be entered on the I'd, Sd
and 1lth articles Of impeachment.
The vote on adjournment sine die was
then announced--yeas "a, nays Is. Messrs.
Fowler, Henderson, Ross and Trumbnll
voting nay with the Democrats. ., rlr-
The Chief Justice then declared that the
Senate sitting as court Of impeachment
for the trial Of Andrew johnson, on arti-
cles of impeachment, stood adjourned.
Without any percepiibe manifestation OF
feeling on the part Of the speakers
the members Of the House then returned
to their Chamber, and the galleries were 10
few minutes deserted.
| Mr.. Anthony rose to a personal explain
alton, and stigmatized the reports in re-
/ gard TO the Chief Justice endeavoring te
influence him in the matter Of impeach-
| ment. as a malignant falsehOOds
Mr.. Wiley made statement Of a similar
kind. o. fL. fitf4
| Mr.. johnson contradicted the story 10
regard 10 dining with the Chief Justice, in
company with other Senators. $3.50,
| Mr.. Fessenden denied the truth Of The
story in regard to consultation between
himself and the Chief Justice and others,
concerning the formation Of a new party,
saving the Chief Justice knew him 70 be
in favor of the present distinguished non-
| inee and the Republican party.
AT 20 minutes before O'Clock the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOuse of Representatives
Mr.. Chanler offered resolution direct
| ing the President TO inform the House why
a competent naval force had not been
cruising in the Beighborhood Of Port-au-
Prince, to protect the flag and citizens Of
the United States from insnli and outrage,
on the part Of the government Of Hayti,
| ia the last revolution there. Adopted.
| The second clause Of the resolution
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