The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-18
Appearance of the Accused in Person
Accompanied by Counsel.
THE HOUSE IN ATTENDANCE.
A Plea Of Want of Jurisdiction
Entered by Defendant.
AN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. April II. 1910

TO Inc impeachment trial OF w. w. Belknap, lato Sec
rotary Of War; O'Clock being the time liked for tho
OF the process issued tho 9Th inst. requiring
him appear and the articles Of impeachment
presented by the House OF representatives In the
in front OF the presiding officer OF the Senate tn
bIcs placed Tor tho counsel tho right for
the counsel OF Beknap and another the lett tnc
managers the part Of tho House OF Represen
In the space the OF the Senators chairs
were placed for members OF tho House OF Representa-
lives The galleries were well filled before hafpast
eleven O'Clock and when tho Senate called order
ut noon there seat TO be obtained therein.
A large portion OF tho gentcmen's gallery,
the lett OF tho diplomatic gallery, reserved for
ladies' in addition to thor regular gallery the right
OF The Chamber. A large majority OF tho audience
was composed Of ladies. When the Senate called
TO order, tho Chaplain, Rev. DR.. Sunderland, In his
opening prayer said
THE cHApLAIS's PRAYER.
We pray Thee be very especially nigh 20 Thy servant who
the discharge high solemn functions with which
they are here now vested May they not fail to tho
Is good and for tho welfare o the nation
THH PROCEEDINGS.
Tho hour OF hafpast twelve having arrived tho
Chair announced that the consideration Of legislative
business would DO suspended, and the Senate should
proceed to tho consideration OF articles OF mpeach
presented against w. W. Belknap late Secretary
OF War;
Chief Justice Waite, OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States here entered the Chamber, escorted by
Messrs Edmunds and Thurman, and shown q seat
at the right OF the presiding officer.
The Chair then directed the tho Sergeant. to
mako proclamation.
sergeant-at-Arms French made proclamation as fol.
lows:-
PRocL AMAriox
Hear yet Hear ye! Hear ycl All persons are COM
maned 20 keep silence on pain Of imprisonment while the
articles Exhibited BY the Honsc Of Repre
ssntasvcs against William W. Belkaap. late
Tho Secretary then called the names OF those soma
tors who were not the 9th inst, and tho lo
lowing answered :-Mcssrs Allison. Burnside, CHRIS
fancy, Dennis Conkimg. Capcrton, Goldthwate. Howe,
Jonos OF Nevada, Morrill, Of Name Ransom, Robert
and Conover. They advanced to the space in
Of the Chief usce in groups Called and tho follow
ing xiL was administered to ihom. by the Chief JUS
tice:-
You and each q you DO sosm1y swsar that IN all things
ao the
and Laws.
Messrs Alcorn. Engsn Johnston OF Virginia. Pat
terson aud Wadeigh were not present. and thcro-
fore not sworn.
air. Edmunds. OF Vermont, submitted an order
directing tho Secretary Of the Senate inform tho
House Of Representatives that tho Senate is now SIT
-
trial OF w. ". Beknap articles Of impeachment pre-
scented by the House, and that have been pro-
vided tho Senate tho members Of the House OF
Representatives Agreed to.
The Chair requested clerks OF committees and others
having the privilege Of the floor TO surrender their
Seats that they might BIO occupied by members OF tho
House, the upon the floor Of the senate was
necessarily limited.
PRocEEDiSGs HOUSE.
In tho House tho message from the Senate was rc-
ccved stating that the were ready to proceed
with tho trial OF w. w. Belknap, and that seats were
provided for the accommodation Of members = dis
cuslon cnsucd to whether the whole House should
proceed 10 tho senate Chamber or merely DO repre-
scented there by tho impeachment managers Mr.
Lord, Of Now York, thought that inasmuch tho
Senate had extended tho invitation tho House should
now go over TO the Senate Chamber, headed by the
Speaker and Clerk.
Mr.. Hoar stated what tho precedent had been IN
the OF Bount where the managers only attended,
and in the OF President Johnson where the whole
House attended during the entire trial Ho therefore
moved that the House O'Clock precisely resolve
itself into Committee Of tho Whole aud such COM
mittec attend tho trial OF the Secretary OF War thu
senate Chamber, accompanied by the Speaker and
Clerk.
Mr.. Hoars motion was agreed TO, and the House
then mt O'clock resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania the chair,
ber headed by speaker Kerr and Mr. Adams Its clerk.
APPEARANCES BEIKxAr.
AZ quarter To one O'Clock cx-sccrctary Belknap
entered the senate Chamber accompanied by MS
counsel, H. II. Carpenter Mcssrs J. s. Bnck and Mont
gomery Blair, and they were shown to sea,s at tho
table provided Tor them the right OF tho presiding
officer. The late Secretary, leaning upon the OF
Mr. Carpenter walked down the aisle first, followed by
Messrs Black ana Blair. There siderable sonsa-
IN the galleries he 70 his and all eyes
directed toward hun Afr. Carpenter took seat
the head Of the table. with the cx-sccrctary
next. The ex-Sccreary showed considerable nor
vousness, and as soon he seated took up and
began TO read IRON copy Of rules Of procedure and
practice IA the Senate whom sitting tho trial OF Inn
peachmcnt, which had boon printed and distributed
came composed, laid down tho pamphlet and looked
around at the crowded galleries Ito then entered into
conversation with his counsel and kept up until one
O'Clock, when
rgE MANAGERS or nrEAcnxrxr,
on the part Of tho House OF Representatives. Mcssrs
Lord, Knott Lynde. McMahon, jerks, I.aptam aud
Hosr. wcrc announced by tho Scrlcant-at.Arms, and
the chair directed TINT they be escorted to seats pre-
pared Tor them the table the icit Of tue presiding
occr, opposite that occupied by the accused and his
counsel Tho managers having been seated, Mr. Lord
and sad the House VI Representa- had ac-
cep.ed invitation tho Senate be present and
would attend when waited upon by the sergeant-at-
Arms.
The Chair directed tho scrgcanLat-Arms to wait
upon tho House OF Representatives aud invite that
body 10 the Chamber OF the Senate
After Short intcrvnI, during which there was con-
siderable buzzing tho gallery sergoant-at-Arns
French appeared al the man entrance to tho senate
anu announced
THE If0rsE Ov REPRESENTATIVES,
The Chair inyng directed that the members OF tho
House be shown to provided Tor them that body
entered the Senate Chamber headed by speaker Kerr,
Clerk Adams and Scrgcant-at-A Arms Thompson. In
the centre aisle OF The Senate Chamber several chairs
had been placed, and tho OF these occupied
by Speaker Kerr, the next by Hon. Samuel Randall,
OF Pennsylvania, and The others by Clerk Adams aud
Sergeant-at-Arn Thompson. Tho members Of the
House took seats IN The space the the Soma
tors dcsks Mr.. Carpenter, who had taken his
scat the far end OF the table for tho the
accused changed u 90 the other end of tho table,
ing the presiding officer OF tho Senate.
READING MINUTES.
The members OF the House having been seated. the
Char directed the Secretary 10 the minutes OF The
sitting OF the Senate Court Of impeachment, held
on Wednesday the 9Th INST, and they read IN
clear and distinct OF by Secretary Gorhain
The Char then directed tho Secretary read the
81 the Ser the writ issued tho
9th inst. the ex-Sccrctary TO appear and
answer, &C. and the secretary road as ioows:-