The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-05-28

lty IL o'clock the Senate galleries
commenced to fill up, mostly with la
dies, while the contest on the outside
corridors and in the rotunda for she
onameled, lavender. colored tickets,
was as earnest us heretofore.
The Diplomatic gallery was full
the British Minister, the Russian Min.
lister and Anthony Trollope, the nov
eist, were the prominent central ig-
ures. In the other galleries the ladies
were largely in the majority. rcsplen
dent in c%VlUrs, and armed with lorg-
| nettCs.
By noon, when Wade raped the
Senate 10 order, every Senator wa in
his seat. Howard VAS IN his usual
place, but Grimes, sill feeble, occu-
pied u vacant chair In tho lett hand
aisle Of the Democratic side. The
customary prayer was offered aLd
W ado vu,uteu hls chair. In u mo-
mrnJ tue ChIci Justice entered, N his
roUvs anu o c ped II. Proclamation
Was maize commanding silence, -Four
vi the scycn impeachment managers
were announced, and came forward to
their seats. ESur,s, Nelson ana Stan
berry, Ut the President $ counsel, came
IN II: the same time, and tOo their &c
%CustOmed places.
Senator Williams offered an order
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US 20 the reuuIng ANA votlrg Oh tho
articles vi Impeachment DO r%esciuded.
Senator Sumner rose, when the Chief
J ustlre said tina debate was not the
order. The CuIei Justice said hat the
regular order was, hrst ~ send Tor the
House OF Representatives, ~ the
Teadlng of the journal out the Oider
could 0o considered now, unless Oh
jvcled TO. Mr.. johnson objected
SENATOR DOUlIttle arose, ana there were
cafes Of ORDER as he proceeded to
make II remark
1hu House vi Representatives az it
committee OF the whole, with Mr..
MashUurnc, vi ILLINOIS. as chairman.
and Speaker CU,taX and Clerk Ne
PbersUn at their head, were here ush.
cred IN and took their ola pluces, IN
the central ulsle and 10 the chairs ia
the Angles vi the chamber. After all,
the socLe Of many days gone by IN the
great trial was but repeating ITSELF
The galleries looked more brilliant,
but the interest was tho same. Tue
policemen were present in force, neat.
~ uniformed ana freshly glOved.
The action vi The senatorial caucus
VAS known by nearly every body, and
with AR. Will'an:s' resolution jusLJft-
cred, II pOstpOnement wus anticipated.
and II Was speedily WINS c o around
!hc crowded galleries. tue telegraph
wires were already laden with mis-
an nourcemcnt. ana no one seemed TO
regard u vote as Ut all probable.
lne Chief Justice again called for
silence and the journal OF the last ses.
sion Of the court vas read.
In answer TO u question Of Mr.. Back.
alew, the Chlei Justice stated that the
twenty-secOnd rule necessarily implied
that the vote on tho articles should be
taken III order, unless otherwise pro-
vidcd fUr. Tho Chiel Justice had then
IN obedience 10 the request Of the Sen
ate, prepared u form OF questions, di-
reclIng That the Secretary should road
the ARTICLES seridtim and IL motion OF
Mr.. Sumner had then been adopted
that, vi his name being called, each
SENATOR should rise in his seat and AN.
swer guilty or mo guilty" Then
The order VI Seuator Williams had
been adopted, u II the vote should be
taken on the eleventh article first
Then the order Of Mr.. Edmunds had
been adopted &c proceed ut once with
the vote On the articles. The Chief
Justice Was under the imp essiom that
u single objection would carry over
the order, and he would hand the
question 10 the Senate.
ATTEMPr TO X THE VOTE.
THIS created a sensation, as indiea-
catIve OF the intention OF the Chief
Justice 70 force II vote, The Senate
29 ~ 25- refused 10 sustain the Chief
J Justice, and decided 70 receive Mr..
Williams motion.
Senator COnkling offered Il su6sii-
iute Tor 1t, that 1.-The Senate, sitting on
the trial OF A ndrew johnson, wall nov
proceed TO vote on the remaining arti
clrs,' which was rejected by 90 u %.
Every body regarded this as u test
vote, and the news Of the postpone
ment was t~elegraphed at once.
The question required on the order
Of Senator Williams, which was modl-
fed so as TO provide for the resembling
Of the several orders heretofore adoD-
ted IN regard to the reading OF and vo
ung on tho articles Of impeachment.
Senator TrumbuIl inquired if 1t was
In order 10 rescind an order partially
The Oniet Justice asked fIhe Sena-
tor made Il point Of order, ana II he
did 30 he would submit the question
10 the Senate.
SenutUr Yrumbull renlied hn did.