The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-15
TIE FORMAL PRESENTATION
The House Committees Impeach
ment Proceedings Before the


WASHINGTON. March 3.-The cal
leries of the Senate Chamber Wer,
| filed this morning before the honr o
meeting, in anticipation OF the i'm
| peachment proceeding against Belk
/ nap. A majority Of the spectator.
were ladies. The chaplain in hi:
opening prayer said: ssan
/ O Lord God everlasting. in the
time Of every peril and of every dark.
ness, he Thou the helper of these
Thy servants, and of this whole PEG.
pie. Grant unto them wisdom at
all times. and grant That the men
may unite together and establish
whatsoever is pure. true, and noble,
honorable and just, for the honor of
Thy name and for the prosperity of
! the nation.
After the expiration Of the morn
ing hour, and while Mr. Edmonds of
Vermont was speaking on the Pinch
back case, Mr.. Green Adams, Clerk
of the House of Representatives APP
peared in the Senate chamber with
the resolution passed by that body
yesterday In regard to the impeach-
meht of w. w Belknap, late Secre-
tary of War, and informed the Sen
ate of the appointment of commit
tee to impeach him. When the
Clerk of the House announced his
message there was G e t comm ton
in the galleries, and intense anxiety
was manifested to hear every word
that was said
The message having been deliver
ed, Mr.. Edmonds resumed his argu-
ment but in a few minutes he was
again interrupted by the appearance
of the committee of the House OF
Representative. which was annonnc-
ed at the main entrance of The Sen
ate by Sergeant-at-Arm French.
The committee-Clymer, Of Pennsyl-
vania. Robbins of North Caroline,
Blackburn of Kentucky, Bass, of
New York. and Danford Of Ohio
having been recognized by Mr.. Fer
~, President pro TEN. of the Senate,
to the space in front of the |
presiding officer arm harm, and Mr.. |
Clymer said:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-In obedience to I
the order OF the House of Represem- |
tativos We appear before you, and in
the name of the name of thu House
of Representatives and o: all the |
people of the United States of Amer |
lea we do impeach VIM. w. Belknap, /
late Secretary of War Of the United |
States. of high crimes and misde- +
meanors while in office. and we fur
Their inform the Senate that the House +
OF Representatives will in due time
exhibit article of impeachment
against him and make good the same, |
and in their name we demand that |
the Senate shall take order for the I
of said Wm. w Belllnap I
to answer TO the same impeachment. |
Mr., Ferry, President pro tenn. of
the Senate, said: 81. /
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMAN I
OF THE Communicable Senate will |
take order in the premises /
The committee then retired, and I
reahced the ball of the House Of
Representatives while the Speaker
v as calling the committees for re-
ports. This business was suspended
while Mr.. Clymer made the follow
ing report:
In obedience to the order of the House, t
we proceeded to the bar of the Senate and I
IN the name Of the House and all of the |
people Of the United States of America,
We impeached, as we were directed to do, I
William W. Belknap, late Secretary of
War of the United States, of high crimes
and misdemepnors while in office, and /
We demanded that the Senate shall take
lction in order to make him appear be
iore flat body to answer for the same,
md announced that the House would 7
,oon present articles of impeachment
md make them good, to which the re
ponse was made. +" Order shall be taken.
The. committee retired. and the
Iause proceeded with the routine
business. atsT..sa u i.lE 1871 q -
In the Senate, after the Tmpeach.
nent Committee had retired, Dir
fdmunds of Vermont called up the
esolutions from the Honse and sub
1itted the following: 1
Ordered, that the message of the
louise of Representatives relating
0 the impeachment of w. w. Bel
nap be referred to a select commit
ee of FIVE Senator's.
Mr.. Edmpnds said he submitted
his order in accordance with the
suaf custom, though he did did see
-hy the matter should not &c to one
the regular committees of the Sen
te AS it was the custom to have s
elect committee, he asked that the
rider be adopted.
Mr.. Salisbury of Delaware said he
as not familiar with the presidents.
I'd inquired whether the ORDER sub Z
lifted by the Senator from Vermont 2
as in accordance with them.
MIR. Edmunds replied in the affirm
i've. The order was then adopt ed =
"a the Chair was authorized to APP
pint the Committee. lie suisse
lentlyt appointed Messrs. Edmnnds
Vermont, Conl1ling of Newly ork. !.
of New Jersey. Thur g
an of Ohio, and Stevenson OF Ken 2
clly.+s .d Eg.. s..5 .ea i.
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