The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-20
GEN.W, .BELKNAP'S TRIAL
THE SENtTE ~ SESSION IS 4 conn
or IVPEfCH Uf.NT
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'aoies anu sca's LOT the use OF the Managers OF
| tho Impeachment on the part Of the House of
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| we're arranged rs on Monday. The Chaplain In
| his openinr PRAYER said;
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von, nrtore Wnotn we ana nli men nave i.'t ne
ann ,ne ni NC .u,rr not lts 'irus.
sreat haresfter which lics s ma ii % 40
icoE. Tendcr mou to aser, man a. rctsnn Of "a. 1
mUn lnnnni'cs aiifc the arinr' and kndns' OF ~
| q alinfs on CHRIST the great Durden-bclrat Hf tha
World our AimtitN ana everlasting friend. tasc way
a a TX ,y ss h n, 9r ana iet my Oe-"y
Ex Secretary Beiknap and his counsel-Ne sra.
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.''po.''e'' ID ~ anu D'''N en'e'eu the senate
| Chamber at l225. and took the seats provided
| for them at the table 10 the space on the rigbt
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OF the pre@ldihR oihcer'
The hour Of 1870 having arrived, the President
pro TEN. announced that according to the pre-
Vlous order OF senate legislative business would
consider the nrtlcles Of impeacbnent exbibitsa
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~ Wv AAN''N " 'N'' - "s-A'A'N w. w.
Belknap' late secretary OF war.
AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
| Tho sereeant Mt. Arns ,hen n,,de procism.
ton In the usual manner commanding all yer.
| sons To keen sllant &c III. Cnair tho, dtrec,aa
the Secretary to notify the House Of Represent
n'ves mat the senate was In session az court
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1910 49, 'ae ., aa. oooy me names
| Allison, English. Johnston, Patterson, and wad-
so sd ne a. ANY
to them by Mr. Ferry, President pro temYore q
the he, Senate ,.,sa c,..,o,n.p .o,D...s...,..
tives, appeared at the bar OF the senate and an
nounced that tho House had aiopted q repca-
on the ~ part OF The oase ' woai I'D pre-
sent u 70 the senate.
part Of the House entered the senate CRambcr,,
and. after being announced BY the sefscani-aij
1ded for the@ 70 seats a '' 'A's pro-
Inc PRESIDENT pro TEN; then iaid before tho
senate inc message ron d ,hs Hquae announcing
The nracaadings Of The session of tic Senate
Ano ~ t VI " ~ ~, ~ 'i"s'
% r 10Y "a .n,s Vn "o"u"f lash
Mr.. Ferry. resident pro tem' addressing the
lnpe'eh'neht hah1Sers s"u.
IL accordance win ne order Of the senate al,ns
plea Of W. '" BelAnap nled Oh Monday II VIII no" 10
Mr. Lord, on behalf Of the Board OF Manaseru,
then sent to the Clerks desk aud had read tao
iep"cd''oh' rs ioilo"s'
THE ANSWER TO BELKSAPs PLEA.
The replication of the House Of nepresept,,,yes O.,
tls Innea stae, IN !hei- gga behalf ana aso ~
| William W Bekrap to the articles u Impeachment
u Beitnap - Wv 0'N''' e''"'' WV '''" " "'"
ne myqse on Is prGs n o. INC Shted s1h,.
lie United States The ar ces u peae6meni exSb led
Vim W beignap reply TO the plea OF said Win " BEL.
srs Po 10 %" EXEMPT the sad VIM
my Ts DONE and and hents m ,aa
SSy done g the second day Of MsEsh $50 r. -
STATES ~ ~ articles ayeTf.d md ,hsTsi9Ts ,e.,
Tepresentayes bad power 10 rrefer the SAID afciSs
T1 ne ana ee n'e b e s4a 1 oe
ne plea aforesaid OF the said Nm " Beknap Ne not
e. an. TN Inc said articles Of
The HOu.e of Icpresentatives OF the United STATES,
prosecuting on behalf Of themselves and the people of
ne cpee s5s5ss ne sag srele 81 t1
inrther rephcaon TO The n'ea Of The said VIM " se!.
inap say The matters alleged IN the said ga are hot
sufficient to cAenp; lie sald N. " Bolknsp fri
sweriug the sld article. Of Impeachment because they
,ay that Al the time Of tha comm sson by said VIM W,
,rclesp OF imSesehment ba he Ia Nm " esap
Scie. on @ AMI ey Ss a s as
essh ' S. w 81 e s sc s' in The .n o.
aid sraces. until aud inci%Ging the second iS, q
MSrsh a ~ pr rso SnI S ,G oas 80
i6ihe matters snd things So IN q oncal q :. IN;
cnnsiierng the report II should maks 10 ire Ine u
Representatives upon the the said Vim IS Sci,
knap. being at the tine aware oi such nvesg. I'D
81 he eNiiehce taken, and OF such pOpost1 IepNl:
HnI ii M ~ a .'n 1d -
lie $40 renor 10 The uo.e ~ Renrce recon-.
mendng the Impeachment OF the stid Vim. ". be. snin
for the matters things set fora in the sail aztec
ine said VIM v. Belkaap WIN t1c fail Enosi-al;
tnefsot' esRltu ~ Iohtlyh 40 sus olhctI on he 80
ceedlr q ~ ine bti,nf ~ iinst MIN ana "a. td1.a
~ .scofatives r,soiyed Ia tnncG,n Tho .t IA ~
W Blknap Tor said matters A. In sai1 article sei flh
Renresenta;iyes saw mt by t co I ta' of "a
United states tue House Of REPRESENTATIVES ht postt
toprvleI Ne sAi sr.le.ss ot t,nn a lnent q q
n- ~ I"n a ,, f,,u M wy fo g., W , ~ -
Wherefarc, the ion,e 81 Rei,rcsentstiy's d.nna !
that the plea Aforesaid he not al owed nut thai The s
Mm. W. nekntp be compelled 70 answer tho SAID AZ
cIes VI imp, acun1n1.
| FIXING DAY FOR THE TRIAL.
rto pr.stdtr, oH,or ~ thor, bo ,o o,ioc,
tt,, ,he ,ei",tIp, yin 90 ti,,ed ON H. IDvt
ia ,ra",rers orvthtng f.,rther ~ oFers ~
M Nj IorJ + undcrst55nh we nave nothi,,, f,r,
tber 10 d. untii We near fron, The otbsr 81 IT,
w Garranfsr- Mr. u.it,,nn tGa rs-,,.,,,,i >.
! wishes n conv Of tho TenIirations vtiyb H. W.,