Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

On motion OF Mt. oouonAi s"e Sss'~1-'
,.ry Of the Treasury was called on for
his reasons for the removal OF james b.
s,eedman .as Collector Of Internal Re-
venue Cor the Rirsl Distriet, Of Louis
lana The other proceedings were nn'm'
portapt ~ !
In the Senate, at one o clock the Presi'
dent pro tem. vacated the chair, and TIE
Chief Justice called the Senate 70 order
and the Sergeant-a,-Arms made the
usual proclamation commanding silence
whereupon the managers appeared the
door, and the SergeantarArms an
| pounced the managers ofthe impeseh-
meut upon the part Of the House OF
Representatives." and the Chief Justice
said: 1.-THE managers viii take the seats
assigned to them by the Senate.
Messrs. Bingham and Boutwell, thea
led the way up the aisle. and
took their seats, and ID the mean
time MessrA Stanbery, Curtis. Wilson,
Fyarts aud Groesbeck, as counsel for
the President, entered and seated them
selves a, their tables 10 the order samsd,
Mr.. slanbery occupying the extreme
right The Sergeant-at.arms then an
pounced "the House Of Representa-
lives" and the members appeared,
headed BY washburn, leaning on the
arm of Mr.. Mcpherson, the Clerk Of the
House, and took seats outside OF the bar
The Secretary of the Senate then read
the minutes of the proceedings on the
18th inst 81 an Eli
A'poolittle was then sworn, and when
the journal had been read Mr.. Davis
submitted motion that the Constitution
requiring the Senate to be composed OF
two Senators from each State, and GER
tain States being uprspresented, there
for, az GAl AZ c2AAl4A4AAA
P,solred, That the trial Of this case
be discontinued until all the States are
tepresented1i3H II gg01s2 00e D.
Mr.. CONFESS moved that the motion
be not received, and called for the yeas
and nays tuV s5Va.sg.N
Mr. Howe moved to inquire whether
the motion was in order.
The Chief Justice read the rule, and
said "Mr. Conness' motion is not In
order" and directed the Secretary to call
the yeas and nays on Howe's motion,
which was done, with the following re-
suit: Yeas q, nays 40; all present
voting in the negative except Davis and
McCreery. Mr.. Salisbury did not vote.
Mr.. Stanbery said that he and his fell
low councillors had devoted every hour
since the last days proceeding to pre-
pairing the Presidents answer, and re-
GREETED that they had not had more time,
but would submit it now. Mr.. Curtis
then read II. the address being
To the Senate of the United States:
Answer of the President In the SEN
ate sitting as a Court Of Impeachment,
for the trial of Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States. The answer
of the said Andrew Johnson, President
Of the United States, to the articles OF
Impeachment exhibited against him by
the House of Representatives Of the
United States;
Answer to Article l. For al answer to
the first article, he says that Edwis y.
Stanton was appointed Secretary OF
War on the 18th of January, 1862, by
Abraham Lincoln. the President of the
United States, during the Erst term OF
his Presidency, and was commissioned
according to the Constitution and laws
of the United States, to hold such Office
during the pleasure of the President"
and that the Office of Secretary for the
Department Of War was created by an
act Of Congress on its first session, and
passed on the 9TH of August, 1883, and
| by that act It was provided and enacted
| that said Secretary for the Department
of War, "shall perform aud execute such
duties as shall from time 10 time be en-
| Joined by and intrusted to him by the
President of the United States, agreea-
bly TO the Constitution, relative to the
! subjects within the scope Of said office;
and furthermore, that said Secretary
shall conduct the business OF said De-
partment in sneh manner as the Presi'
| dent of the United States shall from time
| TO time order and instruct" aud this re7
spondeni, further answering, says, that
| by force of the act aforesaid and by rea-
son of bis appointment as aforesaid, the
said Stanton became the principal officer
| in one of the Executive Departments Of
the Government, and it being the true
| intent of Section Of Article ii Of the
| Constitution of the United States, and
| according to the true intent and meaning
1 of that provision of the Constitution of the
| United States, and in accordance with the
settled and nniforn practice OF every
/ President Of the United States, the said
Stanton became-and 50 long SO he
should continue 10 hold the Office Of Sec
rotary for the Department OF War, must
continue to be one of the cabinet Of the
| President Of the United States, as well as
the person entrusted TO act for and repre-
sent the President in matters conferred
upon him or entrusted to him by the
President touching the department sfore-
| said, and for whose conduct in sash ca
pacity, as G subordinate TO the President,
the President \, according to the Con-
stitution and laws Of the United States,
made responsible. And this respondent
further answeFing, says he succeeded 10
the sfice Of President Of the United
States, and by reason Of the death OF
Abraham Lincoln, then President Of the
United States, on the 18th day Of April,
1855, sad said Edwin NJ. Stanton
was then boiling said Office Of
Secretary for the Department Of
War. and By reason Of the appoint