The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-22

flcatiOns under the charges These
managers conduct the proceedings be-
fore the Senate as prosecutors i 40 OF
the managers are selected TO appear
upon the floor of the Senate and for-
maily notify that body Of the action az
the House. 1t then becomes the dl1rV
OF the Senate. under the Constitution
70 SIT anu try the case. When he
president Of the United States Is tried
the chief Justice of the Supreme Court
presldes. but when any other official
IS tried the Vice President or the Presi-
cent pro TEN. presides. a two-thirda
majority. not of ali the members of the
senate, necessarily but Of all the Sena-
toLs pIesef at the time the vote il
taken Is required TO convict Impeach-
ueut carrl1s with no other penalty than
Ee5I1oVal rom office and disability 10
pront under the United States, but the
person lmpeached may be tried IN the
S courts. = Tor crime the same as any other
Seven Impeachments.
Since the establishment Of the Gov
eminent. the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
has voted only seven resolutions Of i'm
parchment which have resulted IN i've
trials and only two convictions. The
first time impeachment Proceedings
were Instituted was In 1891. against SEN
ator Blount Of Tennessee. He was not
tried. however. as the Senate By a vote
of 10 to II, decides that members OF
Congress are not civn officers of the
United States" and hence the Senate
had no jurisdiction The convictions
were OF two district judges. Pickering Of
New HAMPSHIRE in 1904 charged with
PhTeys, of Tennessee, in 1902, charged
with disiOyalty- -Four other cases tried
were OF Judge Chase, OF the Supreme
Court. in 1895; Peck district judge, Of
Missouri. in 1850; President Andrew
Johnson. in 1853. and Secretary Beiknao,
who was at the head OF the War De-
partment under President Grants ADJ
ministratiOn. in 1876
In the cases of the three first named.
the Senate failed 70 convict. ana in the
case Of Secretary Belknap the SeEate,
after considering the case Tor six weeks,
decided that il had no Jurisdiction in his
case, owing TO the fact that ne resigned
Immediately after the resolution Of inn
parchment had been passed by the
House. The long proceedings in the
Senate prior to this decision. however,
amounted practically TO trial
Mr.. Johnson7s Trial
The trial of President johnson was
by far the most interesting Of these
cases He had been a Tennessee Demo
crat, but was loyal To the union and
was elected Vice President on the Re
publican ticket with Lincoln. When he
succeeded TO the Presidency he vetoed q
number Of reconstruction measures
passed by Congress. because he be-
ieved them to be unconstitutional For
his the Republicans repudiated him,
and Congress sought to deprive him Of
command OF the army and also OF the
power OF removal from Office. He, how
ever. ignored Congress and attempted
10 remove Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary
Of War.
This brought matters to a climax and
on February p, 1858. by q vote OF l25 TO
Il. the House passed a resolution Of i'm
parchment. naming eleven separate
.harges Of high crimes and misdenledn-
Jrs." The trial was sensational and re-
suited in thirty-five Senators voting to
convict and nineteen TO acquft- He was
accordingly acquitted. tWO-thirds not
having voted in the affirmative.
In the event that Judge SWayne IS
Impeached. it Is probable that the ses-
sion of Congress viii be prolonged for
three or four weeks. and that nnal ad-
journment viii not be taken until June
/. as il win be necessary Tor both
houses to be in session