Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-29
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHG DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Rules for Impeachment Pro-
ceedIngS.
Stanton Officially Notified of
the Suit Against Him.
Nomination Rejected.
Case OF the State OF Georgia.
Impeachment Denounced In
New York. -
SCI.
Writ Of Quo WarrantO to be APP
. piled for.
Impeachment Denounced In
New York. ~
Writ Of Quo WarrantO to be APP
piled for.
Etc, Etc., Ste.

Etc., Etc., Ste.
| WAsHEaToN, Feb. 28.-In the Senate
to-day, MIR. Howard, from the select com
mittee, submitted the following rules, pro
/ ceedure and facts for the Senate when sit
ting az Eigh Court Of Impeachment
First Whatsoever the Senate shall re
ceiVe a notice from the House of Represen
tatives that managers are appointed OF
! their part to conduct an Impeachment
against any person, and are directed q
carry articles of impeachment to the Sen
ate, the Secretary of the Senate shall i'm
mediately inform the House of Represen
tatiyes that the Senate is ready to receiv,
the managers for the purpose of exhibiting
such articles of Impeachment agreeably Il
such notice. af@ sl
Second. When the managers of an i'm
\ parchment shall be introduced at the bal
of the Senate, and shall signify that they
are ready to exhibit articles of impeach.
ment against any person, the presiding Of
| fcer of the Senate shall direct the Ser.
| geant-at-arms to make the proclamation
and who shall after making the proelama-
ton repeat the following words, viz H
| All persons are recommended TO keep
silence on pain of imprisonment while the
inquest of the nation is expatiating TO the
| Senate Of the United States articles of I'M
| parchment against rank after which the
| articles shall be exhibited, and the presi-
ding officer of the Senate will inform the
managers if the Senate will take the proper
order on the subject of impeachment, Of
which due notice shall be given to the
House Of Representatives.
Third. Upon such articles being pre-
scented to the Senate, the Senate shall, at
| / o'clock in the afternoon of the day lSun-
day excepted) following such presentation,
or sooner, if 80 ordered by the Senate, re-
solve itself into High Court OF Impeaeh-
ment for proceeding thereon. A quorum
of the Senate shall constitute quorum. Of
| the court, and il shall be in session from
| day to day Sundays excepted) after the trial
shall commence unless otherwise ordered
by the court, until the final Judgment be
rendered, and so much longer as may in
its Judgment be needful. Immediately
| upon the Senate resolving itself into such
High Court of Impeachment as the Secre-
tary Of the Senate shall administer to the
presiding officer, unless be shall be Chief
Justice, the oath requested BY the court,
and thereupon the presiding officer shall
administer such oath to the other mem
bers of the Senate as they shall appear,
and whose duty it shall be TO take the
same. ....s
Fourth. The presiding officer of the
High Court of Impeachment, except when
the President or Vice President of the
United States, upon whom the powers and
duties of office of PRECEDENT shall have been
de7olved shall be impeached, and in which
case the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States shall preside,
and in a case requiring said Chief Justice
to preside, notice shall be given to him by
the presiding officer of the Senate, of the
time and place fixed for the organization Of
the High Court of impeachment az afore-
said, with request to attend; aud he
shall preside over said court until its final
adjournment.
Fifth. 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 these rules, or BY the court,
anu 10 uah6 duu t1lOfCt Shtt UNIT ftku-
lations and orders in the premises as the
court may authorize or provide.
Sixth. The court shall have power to
compel the attendance of witnesses; 10 en-
force obedience to its orders, mandates,
writs, precepts and judgments; TO
preserve order; TO punish in sum
mary way contempt and disobedience
to its authority, orders, mandates, writs,
precepts, or Judgments and to make
all lawful orders, rHles and regulations
which il may deem essential or conducive
to the ends OF justice; and the presiding
officer may, by direction Of the court, re-
quire the aid and assistance of any officer
or person in the naval or military service
of the United States to enforce, execute or
carry into effect the lawful orders, man
dates, preeeP,s, wits and judgments of said
court. IN.
Seventh. The presiding officer of the
Senate shall direct all the necessary pre-
perations ia fiie Senate chamber, and the
presiding officer Of the court shall direct
all forms during the trial not otherwise pro
yided for, and the presiding officer may
rule all questions of evidence and incidental
questions, which ruling shall stand as judg-
ment of the court, unless some members Of
the court shall ask that formal vote be
taken thereon, in which case il shall be
submitted to the court for decision, or he
may at his option in the first instance sub
nit any such question to the members of
Eighth. Upon the presentation Of arti-
cles of impeachment, an organization of
the court shall be held as herein provided,
and writ of summons shall be issued 10
the accused, reciting said articles, and no
tifying him TO appear before said court up-
on day and place to be fixed by said
court and named in such writ, and Gle his
answer to said articles of impeachment.
and to stand and abide to the orders and
judgment OF said court thereon which
writ shalt 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
"a shall be named in such precept, either
by delivery Of an sttested copy thereof to
the person accused or if that cannot con- |
venientiy be done, by leaving such copy al |
the Last known place Of abode of such per
son, or at his usual place of business, in |
some conspicuous place therein or if such |
service shall be, 40 the Judgment Of such
court, impracticable, notice to-the accused
TO appear shall be given 10 such other !
manner, by publication OF otherwise, as |
shall be deemed Just, and if the writ afore. |
said shall fail Of service in the manner |
the proceeding shall no. thereby |
ahate, and further service may be made in |
such manner as the court may direct. If |
the accused shall fail to appear in person
or By attorney, on the day so fixed there |
for az aforesaid, or appearing, shall |
fail TO Sic his answer to such |
such articles Of impeachment trial shall |
proceed nevertheless, as upon a plea Of |
not guilty. II 4 plea Of not guilty be en-
tered, Judgment may be entered thereon |
without further proceedings.
Ninth. At AZ o'clock and 30 minutes, in
the afternoon Of the day appointed for the
return Of the suanons against the person
the legislative and executive
business OF the Senate shall be suspended,
and the SecSetary Of the Senate shall adj