Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-14

hearing nothing more about Belknap.
began stumbling out. On returning to
the House, the managers were duly
announced at the bar. when they re-
ported that they had exhibited and
read to the Senate the articles of inn
peachment, and that the President of
that body informed them that sit
would take ORDER" and inform the
House OF such action; then the House
went about its usual business.
Wednesday morning the Senate APP
pointed a committee of two to request
the Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court 10 attend in the Senate
at l O'Clock and administer h oath
prescribed in such trials to the MEM
bers. At that hour the committee APP
peared with the Chief Justice, with his
long black robe trailing on the floor.
The President pro tenn. announced:
"The hour of one having arrived the
Senate will. according toorder. proceed
with the consideration of the articles OF
impeachment against w. w. Belknap,
late Secretary of War. The Chief JUS
tice will take a seat on the right of the
Chair. Senators will now give atten-
ton while the oath is being admins
tered"
The Chief Justice then adminisie cred
the oath, as follows, to the President
pro tenn:
"You do solemnly swear that in all
things appertaining to the trial of the
i'm parchment of w. w. Beiknap, now
pending, you will do impartial justice,
according to the constitution and the
laws"
The roll was then called, the Senators
advanced in groups of six. rs their
names were reached, and the same oath
was administered.
The Committee then escorted the
Chief Justice, with his black night
gown, back to the Supreme Court
room, where the Justice took his seat
and resumed his nap while the
- learned counsel ~ proceeded with his
soothing argument.
The Secretary OF the Senate was then
directed to inform the House that the
Senate was organized for the trial OF
Belknap, and was also ready to receive
the Impeachment managers.
In a few minutes the managers came
in, attended by the ~Sergeaut-at-A Arms
AS a body -gaurd. The President an
bounced that the Senate MAS organ
lied and ready to proceed with the
trial of the impeachment against w.
w. Beiknap, late Secretary of War"
Mr.. Lord. the chairman of the man.
ayers, said: 1--WE ask for the issue OF
a process against the accused"
A resolution was adopted ordering
the issuing OF the process Of arrest, and
making it r~eturnable on Monday,
April 10, at | O'clock. The Senate, H.
a court of impeachment, adjourned un-
til thai time. when Belknap will he
brought to The bar under arrest and
placed on trial. The impeachment
managers returned again 20 the House
and reported progress. The Senate
then proceeded o discuss the merits of
a small relief bill, after which Morton
began to shake his "bloody shirt" and
an adjournment of course follow ed.
1t will thus be seer that there is a
great deal of circumlocution about this
Impeachment. The first point will be:
whether the court has jurisdiction to
try Belknap after resignation? This
question will occupy three or four
days. There will he 4 hall dozen or
more constitutional arguments made
on that point. If The Senate has juri>-
diction the trial will last probably two
or three months. The court will vote
on each article separately. There are
five articles. 1t requires a two-third
vote to find guilty" If he is found
sentence will be that he is iinpeached
from the office Of Secretary of War. and
forever debarred from holding any Of
flee of honor or profit under the United
States Government. J.. NJ. >.