The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-18
Mr.. conkiing-A motion cannot be

Mr.. Conkling-A motion cannot be
made pending vote call.
Several Enthusiastically not. Let
the vote be announced.
Senator Johnson-I ask that the vote
be announced. I'd.
Chief Justioe-The vote will be an
nounccd. The Clerk will read the roll.
The roll having been read by the
Clerk, the Chief Justice rose and an
nounced the result in these words: "On
this article there are So Senators who
have voted guilty and 10 Senators who
have voted not guilty. The President
is therefore acquitted on this article"
No manifestation of sentiment was
made on either side Of the question.
Whatever were the feelings of the Sem
ators, members and spectators they
were thoroughly repressed.
Mr.. Williams motion to adjourn I'M
til Tuesday the 26th inst, was then TAX
en- up.
Mr.. Hendricks submitted as question
of order that the Senate was now exc
cutting an order already which was in
nature and had the effect of the previous
question. Therefore, the motion to ad-
Journ otherwise than simply to adjourn,
was not in order. Calls of question,
question.
Chief Justice-The motion that when
the Senate adjourn it adjourn to meet
at certain date cannot now be enter
tertained because the Senate is in pro-
cess OF executing an order. A motion
to adjourn to certain day seems to the
Chair to come under the same rule. The
Chair will therefore decide the motion
not In order.
Mr.. conness-From that decision
appeal.
The Chief Justice put the question,
and directed the Clerk to read the order
adopted to-day on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, as follows:
Ordered that the Senate do now pro-
coed to vote on the articles according
to the rules Of the Senate.
MIR. Howard called for the yeas ana
nays on the question whether the Chalr
should be sustained.
The vote was taken and resulted in
yeas "a. nays 30; SO the decision of the
Chief Justice was reversed.
The order to adjourn was ralcd in or
der.
Mr.. Henderson moved an amendment
TO the order by striking out the words
'.26th inst" and inserting in lieu there
of the words "Wednesday the first day
of July Eext."
The amendment was rejected.
MIR. McCreery moved to amend the
order by making it read to adjourn
without day.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Buckalew moved TO amend the
order by providing for adjournment till
Monday, 18th. Rejected.
The question required on the order as
originally offered by Senator Williams
to adjourn the Court till Tuesday, 26th.
The vote resulted, yeas 80, nays u.
The Chief Justice announced the re-
suit. So the Senate, sitting rs Court
of Impeachment, stands adjourned till
Tuesday, 10Th, at II o'clock.
The Chief Justice then left the chair,
and the members of the House retired
to their own chamber.
The spectators, who filled every seat
and standing place in the galleries, i'm
mediately began to pour out into the
halls and corridors, and the curtain fell
for ten days on the national drama OF
Impeachment. The closing scenes were
not marked by the slightest breach OF
decorun OF good order.
The Senate having resumed its ses'
sion took up the concurrent resolution
Of the House for recess until the 25th
inst; this gave rise to a discussion.
The resolution was supported by Nor
rill, of Vermont, Hendricks and Sum-
ner, and opposed by Conkling, Morrill, ,
of Maine, and Nye, of Connecticut.
The resolution was agreed to-29 to %,
and the question recurring on the res
olution as amended it was rejected. AT
ter an unavailing attempt by Mr.. Nor
rill, of Maine, to call up the deficiency
bill the Senate adjourned.