The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-29
w WASHINGTON.
Rules for the government of the
US. Senate, Sitting as a High
Court of Impeachment.

SO"LuALles OF seven were IN session all
morning, but will not report the article
of impeachment until tomorrow,
The United States Marshal for this
District called at the War Department
this morning and formally handed Sec.
rotary Stanton writ notifying him of
suit entered against him.
General Thomas was at the War De.
partment during the forenoon, hut has
not had any interview with Secretary
stanton. It Is not probable he will
make further demand for the Office.
General Thomas has in his possession.
executed In FORM the commission sign.
ed by the President appointing bin
Secretary of War ad interim,
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Howard
from the Select Committee, submitted
the following rules for procedure and
practice in the Senate when setting as
the High Court of Impeachment:
LIST. Whensoever the Senate shall re-
cetve notice from the House of Repre-
sentRtives that managers are appointed
to conduct Impeachment against any
person and are directed to carry articles
of Impeachment to the Senate. the
Secretary OF the Senate shall immedi-
ately inform the House of Representa-
tlves that the Senate Is ready to receive
the managers for the purpose OF exhlb-
agrseably to such notice.
I'd. When the managers OF an inn
peachment shall be Introduced at the
bar OF the Senate and shall signify that
they are ready to exhibit articles Of
impeachment against any person, the
presiding officer of the Senate shall di-
rect the Sergeant.at-arms to make the
proclamation, and who shall after ma
king the proclamation report the fol-
lowing words, viz: All persons are re.
commended to keep silence, on pain of
imprisonment, while the inquest Of the
nation is exhibiting to the Senate ofthe
United States articles of impeachment
agalnt after which the articles OF
impeachment shall be exhibited and
the presiding officer of the Senate In
form the managers that the Senate
will take proper order on the subject of
impeachment of which due notice shall
be given the House OF Representatives.
80. Upon such articles being present.
Cd to the Senate, the Senate shall at
O'Clock in the afternoon of the day
Sunday excepted) following such pre-
sentatton, or sooner, II SO ordered bV
the Senate, resolve itself into high
court OF impeachment for proceeding
thereon. Aquorum of the Senate shall
constitute quorum OF the court, and
1t shall be in session from day to day.
Sunday excepted) after the trial shall
commence, unless otherwise ordered bv
the court, until final Judgment shall
be rendered, and so much longer as
may in their judgment be needful.
Immediately upon the Senate resolving
itself into such high Court of Impeach-
ment, the Senate shall administer to the
presiding officer (unless he shall be
Chief Justtce) the oath required by the
Constitution, and therupOn the pre-
siding officer shall administer such
oath TO the other members of the Sem
ate, as they shall appear, whose duties
1t shall be to take the same.
Attn. Inc presiding officer of the Sem
ate shall he the presiding officer of the
High Court of Impeachment, except
when the President Of the United States
be the Vice President of the United
states, upon whom the powers and
duties of the Office of President shall
have adevolved, shall be impeached, in
| which case the Chief Justice of the Su-
Preme Court shall preside and in case
requiring said Chief Justice to preside
notice shall be given to him by the pre-
siding officer of the Senate of the time
and place fixed for the organization of
the high court of impeachment, as re-
quired, with request to attend, and he
| shall preside over the court until its
final adjournment.
9th. The presiding officer of the court
shall have power to make and issue by
himself or by the Secretary of the
Senate all orders, mandates, Writs and
precepts authorized by the rules or by
the court and to make and enforce such
other regulations and orders in the
premises as the court may authorize or
provide. 7.l =
9th. The court shall have power to
compel the attendance ofwitnesses, to
enforce obedience to its orders, man
dates, writs, precepts and Judgment; to
preserve order, to punish in a sum-
mary way, contempts and diBobedience
to its authority, orders, mandates,
writs, precepts or judgments and to
make alllawful orders rules, and regu-
lations which 1t may deem essential or
conducive to the ends of Justice, and
the presiding officer by direction Of the
court require aid and assistance of any
officer or person In the military, ma.
val or civil service ofthe United States,
to enforce, execute and carry into effect
the lawful orders, mandates, precepts
Writs and judgments of said court. -
7th. The presiding officer of the Sen.
, ate shall direct all necessary prepa.
rations in the Senate Chamber, and
the presiding officer of the Court shall
direct all forms of proceedings while
the Senate is sitting for the purpose Of
trying an impeachment, and all forms
during the trial not otherwise specially
provided for, and the presiding officer
of the Court may rule all questions OF
evidence and incidental questions
which ruling shall stand as the judg.
ment of the Court, unless some mem.
Der OF the Court shall ask that formal
vote be taken thereon, in which case
1t shall be submitted to the Court for
decision, or he-may- at his option in the
first instance submit any such ques-
ton to the members of the Court.
9Th. Upon presentation of the 0rti-
Giles of Impeachment and organization
of the court, as herein provided, writ
OF summons shall be issued to the ac-
cused sreciting said articles and notify.
hiF Tn Y1npRP hafnPaG enid n0tlFk Y1T1rT1
a day and at the place to be fixed by
said court and named in such writ, and
| file his answer to said articles of i'm
parchment and to stand and abide
the orders and Judgments of said
| court therein, which writ shall be
served by such officer or person as
shall be named in the precept thereof,
such number of days prior To the day
fixed for such appearance as shall be
named in such precept, either by the
delivery of an attested copy thereof
to the person accused, or If 1t cannot
be conyently- done by leaving such
copy at the last known place of abode
of such person or at his usual
place of business in some conspicuous
place therein, or Ii such service shall
be in the Judgment of such court, i'm
practicable, notice to the accused to APP
pear, shall be givenin such like man
ner by publication or otherwise, as
shall be deemed just; If the writ afore-
said shall fail of service in the manner
aforesaid, proceeding shall not thereby
abate, and further service may be
made In such manner as the court NAV
direct. II the accused fail to appear in
person or by attorney on the day so
liked therefor, as Aforesaid, or shall |
fail 10 file his answer to such article OIL
tmpeaohment, the trial shall proceed |
nevertheless as upon a plea of not
guilty; II plea OF guilty be entered |