The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-03-05
Rules of procedure in Impeach.
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In the U. S. Senate, Oh the 2Sth
ult,, Mr.. Howard, fro'u the select
committee, submitted the follow
ing rules ofprocedure and practice
in the Senate when sitting as high
court of impeachment.
-si. whonoverihe Senate shal
receive notice from the House o
Representatives that managers are
appointed, on their part, to cOndnc
an impeachment against any per
son, and are directed to carry
ARTICLES of impeachment to the
Senate, the Secretary OF the Senate
shall Immediately inform the House
of Representatives that the Senate il
ready to receive the managers fol
tho purpose of exhibiting such ar.
ticleS Of impeachment, agreeable tc
such notice.
"2. When the managers ofan
impeachment shall be introduced
at the bar Of the Senate, and shall
signify that they are ready to ex
hibit articles Of impeachment
against any person, the presiding
officer Of the Senate shall direct the
Sergeant at.arms to make the
proclamation, ard he shall, after
making tue proclamation. repeat
the following words. viz, All
persons are recommended to keep
silence, on pain Of Imprisonment
while the inquest TO the nation il
exhibiting to the Senate Of the
United States articles OF impeach
ment against-, after which th.
articles shall be exhibited and Tho
presiding officer Of the Senate in.
form the managers that the Senate
will take tho proper order on th,
subject OF impeachment, of which
due notice shall be given to th,
House.
"3. Upnn such articles being
presented TO tho Senate, the Senate
shall al l o'clock P. NJ, of eacl
day, Sunday excepted, following
such presentation, or sooner if 81
ordered by the Senate, resolve it
self into IL high court of impeacb
ment for proceeding thereon. A
quorum OF the Senate shall consti
tute a quorum Of the court, and i
shall be in session from day TO day
Sundays excepted, after the tria
shall commence, unles otherwise
ordered by the court, until fna
| judgment be rendered, and so much
longer us may, in its judgment, b,
needful.
"lmmediately upon the Senate
resolving itself into such high
court If impeachment, the Secro
tary Of tho Senate shall administer
to tho presiding officer, unless he
shall bo tho Chief JRStice, the oath
required by the Constitution, AND
thereupon the presiding Officer
shall administer such oath TO The
other mcmbers OF the Senate as
thoy shall appear, whose duty Il
shall DO to take the same.
IL, The presiding otiiccr of tn,
Senate shall bo presiding officer o
the high court Of impeachment, ex
copt when the President of the
United States, or tho Vice Presi
dent of the United States upon
whom tho powers and duties OF the
Office of President shall have dc
volvod, shall bo impcachcd; in
which case the Chief Justice of th,
Supreme Court of tho United
States shall preside; and in q case
quiring said Chef Justice tc
preside notice shall be given him
by tho presiding officer of the Sen
a.c of the time and place fixed for
the organization of the high court
Of impeachment as aforesaid, with
n request to attend, and he shall
preside over said court until lis
final adiournment.
"5, The presiding officer OF the
court shall have power to make
and issue, by himself or by the Sec.
rotary of tho Senate, all orders
mandates, writs, and precepls
authorized by these rules, or by
the court, and to mako and enforce
such other regulations and orders
in the premises as the court may
authorize or provide,
IS, The court shall have pow.
or TO compel tho attendance Of
witnesses, to enforce obedience to
1ls orders, mandates, wriIs, preccpts
and judgments, to proserve order,
to pnnish disobedienoo 10 its au.
thority, orders, mandates, writs pre-.
cepts, or Judgments, and to make
all lawful orders, rules and reeula
tons which il may deem essential
or conducive to the ends OF Justice
And the presiding officer may, by
direction Of tho court, require the
aid and assistance Of any officer or
person in tho military, naval or
civil service oIthe United States, TO
enforce, execute, or carry into effect
tho lawful orders, mandates, pro.
cepts, writs, and judgments of said
court. 1 NJ
~. The presiding officer of tho
Senate shall direct all necessary
preparations In the Senate chamber,
and tho presiding officer OF the court
shall direct all forms of proceeding
while tho Senate are sitting Tor tho
purpose ofirying an impcachment,
and oil forms during tho trial not
Otherwise specially provided for;
and the presiding officer of tho
court may ruIc all questions Of
evidence and incidental questions.