The New York herald., 1876-08-02
perpetual disability hold Office and this is all ~hich coul'
follow his conviction here
On the fifth tcle he said. when yot,nr:--

Joseph story and every other commen'stor On the con-
having recorded their judgment the ies possibility
oi trying private ehsn' , ey & vote not
REMARKS OF MR. FRgLlsGnuYsrS
Mr.. FRELINGHuysEN said, when casting his votc:-
The Senate the Judges of the law and the facts
not hoa the respondent guilty without decdins that the
ent As the. respondent when impea hei. reither
hu mere private eti"en fg am of ,Hs opnoa
that the House had the right under The consultation
tion, vote not guilty.
SPEECH OF Mr.. INGALLS,
When Mr. INGALLS, name was called he said:--
Being by order OF She from saying
whether in the conviction OF the respondent the
tsined direct but believing ,ha,
has no ssIi
any opinion nnon the evidence answer as conclusion oi
REMARKS OF MR.. EATON.
Mr.. EATON said -
By the compulsory as.ioa Sf mNoriiy Of thl. Gopr.
not the power to conviction rpen
"sa ,Sos holding cS
Ss '"s The be @ oae% s
not be violated IN one OF s most important provisions
ing action tho solo ground that when William W
he was private citizen OF The United states eon.t
tutiona sense liable to impeachment say not guilty.
MR. pourwELL's EXPLANATION
Mr.. BOUTWELL, said:--
the Spnion that the y seSrss " hs, sonsu
ree of resensd by the snsr Repre-
sentatives answer not guilty the only open
aSsi ma right right say that no, con those rc
eccdngs whether the proceedings relate 10 the trial or
Judgment rendered sentence pronounced In the case
SPEECH OF MR. MORTON.
Mr.. MORTON said
ayains. Jurisdiction when tho question raised
on he plea % Of % hs wss pr0pr
'no ~ sne Hn. .,ic "u ,ii s W.. &
Teeosniss the right oi the majority the ssntc to settle
plcadngs and trial Of a case cf impeachment
EXPLANATION or MIR. JONES'
Mr.. JONES, Of Florida said
Entertaining tho conviction that Senate has jus
dicton in this because The respondent az the time OF
and being unable the doctrine that majority Of
decision Affirming the right Of this body try exicia
h III :" ySI ns ss
REMARKS or MR.. FERRY.
Mr. FERRY said:--
Believing that the respondent wa. no, mpcachabe whom
impeachment voted by the House he being then pri
vaie citizen and not civil officer OF tho Unitcs States
MR.. VESTS REASON
| Mr. WEST said:- =
Relieving that tho Senate has jurisdiction % trial BY i'm.
peachmen only civil officer. and In that OF .
private citizen. vote not gulte on that ground
PADpocK's REASONS
| Mr. PADDOCK said
Believing that undr republican form Of governments
s, ike hat 'he m sa shd mo-, rnis tbs
by wheh the constitution should be interpreted and that
warran. auth rity constitution. except through
| such Interpretation, vote MT guilty
| HAMLN's EXPLANATION
| Mr.. HAMIIN said =
| Believing the respondent was not mpcachabe whom i'm
being then private citizen aud aciv officer OF the
under which have been compelled to vote that was the
only which could my Judgment that the
MR.. Doorns REMARKS
Mr.. BooTm said -
Ihe question of jYri.d.on proposed he would yo.s
sn for II the senate BY voc to usdic
on and such decision having been made the law Of
the until reversed.
When Mr. Booth made this announce mcnt there was
some applause in the gallery, but 1t was promptly
| checked
Mr. SARGENT gave notice that If tho demons nstration
should repeated he would move to have the galleries
| cleared
! Mr.. HARVEY said
Beeyng that the question OF had been s1s,
evidence sus,a ned the charges IN tho articles o impeach
MR.. HOWE, WISCONSIN
Mr. HOWE said
He voted not guilty because his Judgment control
the United State, did per the Impeachment, Of a
made yesterday he compelled to say mot guilty" to
''"' Nh JOINS REASONS.
Mr.. JoyEs, OF Nevada said:-
In voting not gny he did not mean to vote on tho ques
Of the guilt OF the accused But e did
nS asi m a % o
WAS raSc a" o,dnSy court where he had been in
Mr.. OcLEsnr said:-
pleading had been settled by the Senate and there
nothing him the guilt innocence
OF the ID he had no doubt as TO the guilt he
NOT GUILTY on THE MERITS.
! Mr. WRIGHT soid:-
For stated whom the jusdlconal inquiry ho
should feel that tie reye Of the senate lad settled il
ans reversed or sc. aside but ioe"nse as under
stand conviction Is asked under the article for bribery,
have asked ,oeevea or "seessa the monsy or osr
on matter or procsedns influenced ,h"peSy and
the testimony from satisfying Of this cardinal
ton bribery beyond able doubt is quite
moa ry NV grounds ior this shall state
length in the opinion which shall file.
Mr. PATTERSON Of South Carolina, concurred in ITO
views expressed by Mr. Wright.
During the roll call Mr.. CocKERELL stated that his
colleague r Bogy, had been called home by the death
OF his daughter
! Just before the first vote announced Mr. CoxK-
LING inquired whether there was not another member
OF the Senate present lauding Mr. Jones, OF Flor.
ida, who declined to vote
The CHAIR replied that tho Senator had not voted,
and no further mention made Of the matter.
Mr. CRAGIN said ho condemned the acts charged
against the respondent and he was inclined to believe
the proof sustained the charges; but no voted not
guilty, believing tho Senate had no jurisdiction.
The judgment OF acqnitta having been entered, rs
above mentioned, Mr.. Manager Lord called attention
the closing argument Of Judge Black of counsel Tor
the accused, regard to Judge f. H. Hoar, o. Massa-
chusetts having given the President library, and had
read at the clerks desk letter from his brother
George y. Hoar. tho effect that ,ners nothing
the stat encnt, and that Judge Hoar never had any
thing TO do with presenting library TO the President
league Judge Black, had been nisniormed. aud TINT
hc would be glad TO have his measurement cor
rcctcd.
Mr. boutwell, also called attention to the argument
Judge Black In regard TO the Union Pacific Railroad
corruption and stock OF that road having been pre-
sented the lac Vice President Wilson, and SAID that
the twenty anniversary oil tho marriage of the
late Vice President some friends presented his wife
with purse OF 800 Subsequently Mr.. Wilson, on
the advice OF Oakes Amcs invested II in Credit Mobi-
cr stock but when he asccraincd all the iacts in the
case he came to tho conclusion that improper
H.. sold
the stock Mt loss and made good that loss 10 Mrs.
Wilson. MIR. Wilson himself never derived any profit
from tho stock.
;hc Senate then, at twenty minutes past two, sitting
as Court of Impeachment, on motion OF MI Edmunds,
adjourned die
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, August j, 1876
Immediately after the reading OF the journal the busi-