Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL. CONGRESSIONAL a
WASHINGTON, March g.

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Mr.. CATTELL presented the petition of
soldiers OF the war of 1872, asking to be
placed on the same footing with soldiers of
the late war Referred. T1'f7 sdf baliat
On motion of Mr.. HOWARD, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the i'm
peachment rules, Mr.. Anthony in the
Chair. lits iias ~ ,i'79
On the twenty-first rule being read Mr..
SUMNER moved to insert at the begin
ming THE case shall be opened by not
more than two persons on each side,D-
which he subsequently modified to read !:
"The case. on each side shall he opened by
one person, (which after debate was adopt
ed. .-fs,-- -
The question required on the motion of
Mr.. Williams, to strike out the article,
Mr.. EDMUNDS moved to amend by in-
serting after the words son each side" the
words "unless others were ordered by the
court, on application for that purpose"
Agreed to. au i = ,Hi u
The 22d article having been read, qai
Mr.. FRELiNGHUYSEN offered the fo,-
lowing amendment, to come In at the be-
ginning: "On the final question, whether
the impeachment is sustained, the ayes and
noes shall be taken on each article of i'm
peachment separately Agreed to.
Other unimportant amendments were
made in the rules.
Adjourned. @ 20 l nsf'si .iis'. |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House re-assembled at ten o'clock in
committee of the Whole, Mr.. WASH
BURNE, of Ills,in the Chair,and continued
the discussion on the articles of impeach-
ment. O. : ,. iafsNsii ssw ttin rL aoga
Mr.. WASHBURNE, having left the
chair, said he would not attempt to dis
cuss the particular articles of impeaeh-'
meIt before the committee, but would SUBJ
NIT for publication in the Globe full exc
animation of the whole question of i'm
peachment. for reference hereafter.
Mr.. GETZ and Mr.. HUMPHREY OBJ
tanned leave to have speeches printed in
the Globe. sIySiIj ~ Ih ao
Messrs. Garfield, Lawrence, O'Laugh--
ridge and Pike spoke for, and Niblack and
Kerr against impeachment.
Mr.. PAINE discussed the question as to-
how johnson was to be tried, whether as
President or Vice President, after which
the committee rose and Saturdays session
was brought to close. 5fegh g.
At - o'clock to-day's session immedi-
ately commenced, going into committee
again. .,--,. II.
Messrs. Collum, MeCarty, Lynch and
Ward spoke in favor, and Trimble and Ak
tell against. akYf GHq ke
Mr.. BUTLER offered the following as
an additional article: j
Art. =. That said Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States. unmindful
of the high duties of his office and dignity
and proprieties thereof, and of the harmony
and courtt sizes which ought to exist and
be maintained between the executive and
legislative branches of the Government of
the United States, designing and intending
to set aside the righttul authority and
powers of Congress, did attempt to
bring into disgrace, ridicule, con-
tempt and reproach the Congress
of the United States and the several
branches thereof: to impair and destroy
the regard and respect of all the good peo-
pie of the United States for the Congress
and legislative power thereof, which all
officers of the Government ought invio-
lately to preserve and maintain, and to ex-
cite the odium and resentment of all the
good people of the United States
against Congress and the laws by
it duly and constitutionally enacted !;
and in pursuance of his said design
and intent, openly and publicly. and before
divers assemblages of citizens of the United
States, convened at divers parts thereof to
meet and receive Andrew johnson as the
Chief Magistrate of the United States, did,
on the 18th day OF August, in the year of
our Lord, 1865, and on divers other days
and times, as well before as afterwards,
make and deliver, with a loud voice
certain intemperate and scandalous har-
angues, and did therein utter loud threats
and bitter menaces, as well against Con-
gress as the laws of the United States, du-
ly enacted thereby, amid the cries, jeers
and laughter of the multitude there assem-
bled and hearing, which are set forth in
several specifications hereinafter written,
in substance and effect, that is to say.
The article is supported by three specifi-
mt sos <rfx sx,rr nxyf~ ofc ol1, -
Andrew johnson in Washington, August
Is; at Cleveland, Ohio. September Sd; at
St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. Sth, 1866.
The specification concludes: Which said
utterances, declarations, threats and har-
angues, highly censurable in any case, are
peculiarly indecent and unbecoming i'm the
Chief Magistrate of the United States. by
means whereof said Andrew johnson has
brought the high Office of President of the
United States into contempt, ridicule and
disgrace, to the great scandal of good citi-
zens; whereby Andrew johnson, President
OF the United States, did commit. was then
and there guilty of high misdemeanor in
office.
This article was subsequently rejected.
Messrs.Ferres, KoOntz and Perham spoke
in favor of impeachment.
Messrs. Hubbard, of Connecticut, and
Ashley, of Nevada, followed on the other
side. 81
f Mr.. STEVENS, of Pa, sitting at the
Clerks desk, proceeded to address the
House, the members having collected in the
area in front. He concluded as follows
BY some unaccountable misunderstanding,
the article which 1 hold in my hand, and
which we may call one and half, has been
dropped out, for do not find the article
in distinct language, l propose it .as an
amendment. 1t is that on the 18th of Aug
ust, during the recess of Congress, Andrew
johnson, President OF the United States,
did suspend from office Edwin III. Stanton,
and that while the Senate was considering
the sufffciency of reasons reported, Andrew
johnson formed a deliberate design and
determined to prevent said. Edwin NJ.
Stanton from forthwith resuming the du-
ties of his Office, thereby committing a
high misdemeanor and offense, and that
when he was defeated in accomplishing his
design by the integrity and fidelity of the
Secretary dd interim, he sought to arrive at
the same end by giving letter of authori-
ty to-Loren 20 Thomas. Adjutant General of
the Army, to act as Secretary of War ad
Interim severely censured the former Sec
retary of War dd interim for not yield
ing to his efforts to make him
betray his trusts. ss - ~
This charge, said Stevens. is now here,
contained in articles reported by the com
mittee. and unless it be inserted, there can
be no trial on it. If there be shrewd law
yers, as know there will, and caviling
judges. and If without that article they do
not acquit him, they are greener than ever
+ was when ] commenced to practice at the
Court of Quarter Sessions.
If that article be inserted, the Presi
dents own letter will show back the re-
moyal and attempt to direct the re-iDstate-