Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-21


iaiHs Johnson, iaVus grr. H-s
ior bonds aLd rrndielon iur l'rr,
dent
NEw YoRF Narh I Tho mnni
clpal elections generally nli,ut'
lgmoewllo gains,
NEw ORLEANS, March / To-day
WAS very generally ohsc.vrl a. p,
hremens holiday rurlc, The ,ugl
out WAS magnificent
WAsHlwToN, March : l.ovsc
-hill introduced providing a sUr-
ccssor, should the thici jg,liccsail
become vacant; oldest commission
succeeds until a Chief Ju,livs I, ln,
~ appointed,
Chase appeared, supported hy lhc
committee Ul managers, E'i'owril ~
supported by Il large number Of ihu
mcmhcrs 0f tho House,
Wade announced all business will
now bc suspended Tor thc purpu,p
of proceeding To- the ti;siupsS re
quircd hy the Impeachment al tH-
drew Johnson, President or I h e
United States. The chair will not
he vacated for that purpose Chase
advanced, took the chair, aud said /;
Senators, am here in ubaiicncc
To your notice. for the purpose o'
proceeding with You IN fnrming q
court or impeachment, f,r trial ul
Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States. ! am now ready To
take the oath" Jns,ir, Nelson ai-
miuistcrch the oath prescribed 10y
h c Scuatc'S rules of prrrc'lrrc
Chase then administered tie oath
to the Senator's in alphabetical ar.
der, until Wade approached, when
Johnson objected To his becoming u
member of the court, because j" I'D
Il contingent interest Discussion
ensucd, lasting until five o'clock,
when on motion Judge Chase adj
iourncd the court, and Wade rcsum.
cd his seat, and ,ho;itn adjourned
the Senate.
No progress whatever was mado
during nearly four hours debate
this afternoon. aud utter confusion
prevails regarding the mode Of pro.
ccdurc. 4 dozen Senators spoke,
no two agreeing upoh thc details
developed daring the discussion.
Among the points made 10 the sat
isIiiction of tho different speakers is
that Wade, having interest, had no
right in court; being Senator 0f
Ohio. it was his duty 10 act and
vote though Wade had the right
to vote, il WAS 4 matter with his
own conscience; that when the
President comes to the bar il was
then the time to make challenges
that the President had no right
whatever to challenge the Judges
that tho Constitution provided for
him that it was tho duty Of the
Senate in organizing 10 keep III"
organization pure that if, at tho
end, the scales .w"r". iia,iy pal
that the sac into which you
throw Wadcs personal interest
would kick the beam; that they
were no Senate that with only
half the members sworn they were
neither ono or the other.
The argument progress d until
nearly o'clock, when II Senator
'emarking that Judge Chase had
been on duty since 10 o'clock, NOV
ed an adjournment.
Howard objected to t,le' rule for
The court was ac
,ordingly adjourned by that rule,
md the Senate was left in session.
Managers were in attendance all
he evening, evidently impatient 10
,cgn work.
Large numbers visited the prcsi-
lent.
Judge Chase adjourned tie Su
,rcmo Court at O'Clock fox ono
'our, expecting to return from the
senate in that time lie not com.
ng, Judge Field adjourned the court
'ntil tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. March c. Dudley
'icld, arguing the McCardIc case,
ook the ground that the prcamblcs
0 the reconstruction acts were false;
cnce extreme measures were un-
eccssary as well as unconstitution-
|. His speech was much praised.
Rcverdy Johnson alone took the
ath upon tho Bible, for which he
allied. The other senators simply
eld up their hands.
1t is stated that the President
aid last night that Hancock would
OF be relieved.
SENATE.-At l o'clock Chase er'-
cred and called the Senate To order.
Tho Journal of yesterdays inn
cachmcEt proceedings was re'rd.
Chase then announced that Ii
uisncss was the motion to post ponc
fadc's swearing until thS others
ere Swc-n.
Dixon commenced speaking.
Drake called him to order under
rocedure rules.
Chase decided that procedure
ulcs could only arrly after the
ourt was organized.
Drake opposed, when Chase was /,
lstained 10y the following vote:
Ycas-Mcssrs. Anthony. Bucks-
w, Corbctt, Cavis, Dixon, Fes-
snden, Fowler, Frelinghuysrn,
rimes, Henderson, Hendricks. [
ohnson, McCrcery, MorriIl Of I
Iainc, Norton, Patterson of Ten :
cssee, Pomeroy, Ross, Salisbury,
herman, Sprague, Van Wink c
Tiley and Wii!iains-2i. &.
Nays Cameron, Cottel!, Chan !
Ter, Cole, Conkling, ConncSs. I
rake, Feny, Harlan, Howard, ;
[organ, Marshal of Vermont. Nyc, ,
tewart, Sumner, ThaTcr, Upton,