) CONGRESSIONAL.
lmprathMit tHtht Hump Kou.
J for the benefit of our rcadors, w
i, jdiisli, nt consitlornblo longth, the
posing proceedings on the Impeach
ment farce, with notes.
1 WlSHINOTON, DoO. , 1HG7.
J Tl'O Speaker tatcd that the regular
;u8incs8 in order was tho proposed
'impeachment of the President of the
Vnitod states, on which the gcntlo
;lllim from MassuchuaotU (Jlr. Bout
inoll) had the floor for one hour and
live mintitoe.
; Jlr. Schenek, (Hcp.,)of Ohio.appeal
'id to Mr. Hontwell to pits way, in
6 order to vote npon the bill reported
by him from the Oomroittoo of Ways
Bnd Moans, repealing the act which
ijivoa authority to the Socrotary of
-itho Treasury to contract the currency.
I Jlr. Boutwell, (Rep.,) of Massachu
setts, said thut he would be very glad
5 toccedo to thereqtiest, but he thought,
j !rom the very nature of the question,
I tLoro would bo a pretty long debate
I on that subject, and if it wore once
opened ho did not know where it
would Slop. ,
iLr. lloopor, (Rep.,) of Massachu
setts, appealed to his colleague to let
liira offer a resolution, promising that
if it gave riso to debate he would with
draw it.
Mr. Boutwell said he was unwilling
to refuse his colleague's roqueat, but
tbat the gentlemen around him were
urging him to go on.
Mr. lloopor pressed It is reutmista
liug that he wished merely to bring
ilie subject beforo tho attention of tho
House. ,
Mr. Boutwell consented to yield tho
floor for ten minutes.
Jlr. Hooper then projwsed to offer
a resolution declaring that in the opin
ion of the House the amount of rcvonue
annually collected by taxation, shall
not exceed three hundred millions of
dollars, and instructing the Committee
of Ways and Means to report a bill
to modifying the internal rcvenuo tax
ation as to reduce the revenue from
internal taxation and tariff to $300,.
000,000, and instructing the Commit
tee on Appropriations not to exceed
that amount, including interest on the
publio debt in appropriations reported
to the House.
Mr. Spalding, (Ttop.,) of Ohio, said
bo did not know that he should bo
opposed to the resolution, but he
wished to discuss, and. therefore he
should object to ita being adopteeUiow.
The resolution was read, received,
and there wore Impatient cries from
many membors for tbo regular order
of business.
The IIoubo then resumed the con
sideration of the subject of impeach
ment. Mr. Boutwell continued bis argu
ments in support of tho impeachment
resolution, taking it up where he had
left off, in the discussion of tho legal
effect of the phrase, "high crimes and
misdemeanors," used in the Constitu
tion. The phrase, be contended, was
used in accordance with and subject
to the rule of reason which lies at the
foundation of English common law,
and that rule was that no person in
oIKce could do an act contra bonos
mores, contrary to good morals. Sub
jecting the provision of the Constitu
tion to thnt rule, tho result was that
neither the Prcsidont, Vice President
or othor civil officer of tho United
States, could lawfully do an act, either
official or other, contrary to tho good
morals (in largo or public) sense of
tbe office be holds.
He illustrated and sustained this
position by reference to tbo history of
lrnpencumcni, in una country partic
ularly to the case of Judge Samuel
Chase, the eighth article on which he
was impeached charging Mm with
having, in an address to the grand
jury, in Baltimore, used language tend
in l' to bring into disrespoct the gov
ernment of the State of Maryland
. If diareapect for the "jovennnrnt ef Maryland'
were made tbe U-et bow, at leaat three-fourtha of
tbe loyal Humeri ought to be Inipeacbrd. A
Senator ii excluded from hia acat, and a committee
baa beea for eoaie time Inquiring whether aba haa
a republican form of g overnment, and much other
diireapeot ahon toward! thii State tf Ihe loval
jaykewker.
and to the cose of Judge Tickoring,
of'ew Hampshire, the fourth articlo
on which he was impeached charging
him with boing intoxicated on the
bench and invoking tho name of the
Supremo boinir in a most profano and
indecent maimer, to the evil examplo
of all tho good citizens of tbo United
States.- 1
If druet eorjree and profanity la made a lest
for impeaebi t)jl, Ben. Wade and the half of hia
party will "go up."
That articlo, he said, contained not
one elemont Of an indictable olience,
and vet he was found guilty on it and
remorcd from his oflice by a voto of
17 to 7. He did not stand on liio doc
trine that an indictable offunco was
not impeachable. If tboro were found
in tho proceeding of our nneeatore an
array of articles against an offender a
single articlo that did not contain an
indicublo offence, and if the party
was convicted on that articlo, it sus
tained the position ot tbo majority of
the committee as well as inongn none
of the articles specified contained an
indictable offence.
He rcforred to the case of Judge
Humphrey, of Tennessee, impeached
and removed from office in 1861, the
first charge against him boing that he
had made a speech at a publio meet
ing inciting to revolt and rebellion
against the Constitution and Govern
ment of the United SUtos. j
Thii ii Jnrt what three M the prewnt BrowS
low Rumperi did In IHS1 j yet, now they are loyal
CoagroMmea, aait nobody thlnka of l'U)aoblng
then. Two of them Butler and fluke--wore at
the meeting alluded to, and "incited to molt and
rebellion." The reaenn that their trcanon la not
odioaa to the olfartoriea of their brethrra ll be
eaaee they Tote with Thad. Pterena.)
i Cominrj to a roviow of the evidence,
he said that, in the very nntnro of
the cose, there could not be any spe
cific and heinous offence that could
bo provod, and with which tho I'rcii
dont of the United Slates could be
charged, '
Here la the naked truth from aa enemy, brand-
lag the whole erew aa Tillaiaa, waaiing all their
time la trying t Impeach the Prreidont wllhowt a I
rente, and ia h-glilitlng for the nigger. I
If one understood the teachings of
the uocossi acts developed in the '
somewhat too voluminous reports of i
lbs testimony, they all point to one
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conclusion, and that is tho graveiioss
of the offence with which he is charged
to-duy, and for which I believe he
will bo by history ultimutoly convict
ed. His having used, as he hud oppor
tunity, and having misused, as neces
sity and circnmstaiieos compelled him,
the great powors of the Government
in the intercut of rebollion, so that
hencoforth this nation in ita legitimate
connection, in ita relutions, in its pow
ers, in its historical rights, should be
merely the continuation of the gov
ernment that was organized at Mont
gomery and transferred to .Richmond.
Not alone responsible, I stand here to
say that whoever muy bo responsible
with him, he is responsible for him
self. If Cabinot officers have been
concerned in those transactions,, tbey .
have for that to a large extent, the
same oxcuso which I have for myself,
tho same excuse which 1 have for tho
members of tho House and for the
people of tho country, that they did
not understand the object of this man.
If that be true, it was in tho very
nature of tho case, that we would not
find any particular specific net which
would disclose tbe whole of this trans
action. It was only by a series of
acts, by a succession of events, by a
participation direct or indirect in nu
merous transactions, bo me of them
open and others secret, that this great
scheme was carried on; licnco it hap-
fiens that when we present a particu
u r charge, it is one perhaps that bus
long been beforo tho publio. Tho
people have heard it again and agnin,
and they do not see in that particular
onenco any great enormity. Thon
we aro told that this particular act
was advised by this Cabinet officer;
that that particular act was asscntod
to by another Cabinet officer; that
that particular act was discussed in
Cabinet meetings, and that that mat
ter was considered in a side chamber,
and tbat, therefore, tho President is
not alone responsible for thoso things.
I have, too, an oxcuso in this, that
the capacity of this man has not been
comprehended by the country. Vio
lent sometimes in language., indiscreet
in mannor, impulsive in action, unwise
in declamation, he is still animated by
a persistence of purpose which never
sworvos. Under all circumstances ho
adheres to tho sole object of hia life.
"Thii man" troublea Mr. Boutwell and hia
friend "muchly," becauae he adherea to hia oath
and the Conalitutlon, and for aetlng like them
eelvea, Violent, indlacroel andunwiae. Butatill,
uufilce them, he haa not perjured himself while
trying to make a nigger tbe equal of tbe white
man, aa Boutwell h Co. hare
Mr. Boutwell referred to the tU
mony of Judge Matthews, of Ohio, to
the effect that Mr. Johnson said to
him in Fcbrnary, 105, at tho Burnoll
House, in Cincinnati, when he was on
his way to assumo tho Vice Presiden
cy, that there was no way of saving
the Union except through tho old
JJemocratio party.
Thie la goapd truth, and none hut fanatioe aud
foola ever doubted it. 1
1 Commenting npon this, ho (tho
SDeakort said bo had then recoived
tho suffrages of a free and generous
people They took bim from Tonnes
sco, whore ho would havo had no
abiding place oxcopt ior tho armies of
the Jtepublio. lie was then entering
on tho second great oflleo in tho gift
of tho people. Ho had been chosen
by that groat party of power nnd
proeross which had saved tho Union
in its days of peril.
About a year ago thia eemo Individual told us
that the gentlemen from Africa, aliai nigger, bad
"eaved the Union."
No act had boon dono by it which
ennld ' nossiblv bare alienated him
from thorn. Jefferson Duvis was still
at Jiichmond, tho army of Leo men
aced the Capital of the country.
Yea, and they would be there atill had they
waited for Boutwell at Co. to drive them away.
Mr. Johnson Was appronching that
Capital for the purposo of taking tho
oath of oflice, anil it was merely a
fortified garrison, and yet ho says the
country cannot bo savou except ry
the restoration of the Democratic
True aa the doopel of Su Jobs.
What was the old Democratic party ?
trty way of derielon, Tour party ealled ita mem
bera "L'aioo earere." Thia waa truth, by aooulent.
on your part.
It was the party oi tho South. It
was made tip of thoso men of tho
noutn wliu euloum into ttia rohulhon
I believe thnt that casual expression
is the key that unlocks tho whole of
his mysterious counsel from that any
to this.
Tho fall of tho Spenkcr's hammer
aui.ounccd the expiration of the two
hoorsallowed to Mr. Boutwell. Thore
was a general expression of tho de
sire of the House that he should be al
lowed to continue his remarks indefi
nitely, and on motion another hour
was allowed nim.j . ' '
' Mr. Boutwell, in continuation ol
his summary of the evidence, referred
at somo length to tho President's res
toration of the property of SouthorD
railroad companies, and intimnted
thnt the President hod a direct pecu
niary interest in it, as ho owned Un k
in a Tennessee railroad. Mr. limit
well also commented on tho appoint
mcntof provisional Governors without
authority of law, and to the payment
of their salaries. In rcfereneo to the
testimony ho said : It is not possiblo
by any specifio chargo to arraign htm
fur snv irreat crime, but is ho there
fore to f.scnpt 7 I f, from the body of
tho testimony, you are saus'iou j
what his purposo was, and if you aro
satisfied tbat thoso particular tributa
ry otTonoes were for the purpose of en
abling him to accomplish this groat
crime will yon hesitate to try him and
convict him on tho charges of which
he is manifestly guilty f We have
not vet seen the end of this contest,
and 1 am not disposed to enter into I
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tho region of prophecy, but I believe
we can understand the logio of prop,
ositions, which the President hits laid
down in his lost mussago, and else
where lead to certain conclusions, if
thoy are acted upon. Whelhorthoy
will be acted upon I cannot say. Tho
tiixt proposition is that, under some
circumstances, a measure may bo in
his judgment so unconstitutional that
ho will violate tho law. 1 sny that in
tho assumption of the President.
The Constitution authorizes Congress
to puss bills when they have been
passed by or presented to tho Presi
dent for his approval or rejection. If
ho objects to the bills for constitution
al or other reasons, ho returns it to
the House where it originated, and
that exhuusts his power in tho mat
tcr. Li both houses atlerwarJs purs
it oy a ivfo-inirus voto ii becomes a
law, and until it is repealed or anullcd
by the Supreme Cout, he has but one
duty, and that is to obey it.
The earoe law appliea to Boutwell a Co.
Mr. Boutwell referred to Mr. John
son's opinion that bluck men have no
right to voto, and nittnialos that sol
diers would bo used at the polling in
tho South to prevent their voting. If
that logio were followod, tho next
Presidential election would bo, in his
judgment, held amid tho horrors of
civil war, and the next inauguration of
a President would take pluoo amid
the blase of cannon. Ituforring to
tho tenure of offlce act, ho said that
under the law it was substantially im
possible to collect taxes and that tho
essential provisions of it might bo
changed.
In conclusion ho said: lam pro-'
pared to accept tho judgment of this
House; a patriotic judgment I shall
wait for tho leaching of ovcnls. I do
not despair of a groat people. They
can enduro great trials; they can
overcome obstacles. If we err, they
even through tho sufferings caused,
will assert finally the authority of tho
justice and the majosties of tho law.
JiCt nothing be dono under tho In
fluence of passion, prejudice, or polit
ical excitement; but tho vindication
of tho laws is n duly, and it often
falls to tho lot of a party to perform
it. My own convictions aro clear. I
see my country just emerging from
civil war, distractod, torn, and bleed
ing; her pooplo heavily taxed and
the public revenue plundered ; hor
credit impaired, so thnt tn the market
of Europe sho is associated with Aus
tria, Turkey, and Spain. Millions of
tier people, but recently in rebellion,
stillborn, defiant, and aggressive : and
millions more loyal, dutiful, and liopo
ful, loo, even when peril munaeos, af
ter two years of struggle, still w ith
out ocurity ; and all this, I believo,
in conseqiicnco of tho doings and do
signs of tho President of the United
Stales. Can I hesitate ? Can I yield
my judgment to circumstances which
in the nature of tho case, must be tem
porary f I will not ask this House to
do its duty. That would be indeco
rous in mo. It will do its duty, and
its duly will have becu coually per
formed whether tho result harmonize
with my judgment or not ; but I may
look beyond tho present, and assumo
that that will bo. dono which in my
judgment nnd conscience, I think
ought to bo done. Consider how nil
tho affairs of tho country would bo
changed and improved. Civil govern
ment would bo restored speedily to
ten States ; tho civil rights of all the
pooplo would bo recognized and made
secure ; tho loynl would excrciso the
great principle of self-government
sato in their own ground, anil in me
bonlgn protection of the National
Government thoso recently in reM-
iion would soon bo restored to all their
political privileges; industry would
bo honored and well recompensed;
prodtietion, consumption, and trnde
immensely developed; tho rovenues
of the country collected ; public plun
der no longer fostered as an art; tax
es .reduced; tho publio debt so re
duced that the question depending
upon tho value of our cmrency would
bo settled without disturbanoo of vi
olent legislation ; tho army reduced,
and tho power of tho nation so aug
mented and everywhere rpsjfccted, os
thnt a single ship of war would pro
tect the ooiuinorceol the .Mediterrane
an and tho Gulf of Mexico. These
thinits aro not and cannot now bo, be
cause the President is not clear in his
liir. office, dinrofrarrling. hn does,
tho injunction of tho Constitution
which requires him to take care that
tbo laws bo faithfully exoeuted. So
mighty is tho machinery of the Uov
ornment that the weight of tho Presi
dent's hand npon tho contnil lovor af
fects the fortune of every citinen.
With a hundred and fifty millions in
tho Treasury, nnd unlimited power to
r--mulato or disburso, a nod of bis
head makes his frionds prosper while
his enemies perish. In tho presence
of this power, and surrounded as wo
are with evidences of the evil results
of tt policy w hich wo hivo so long tol
erated but never approved, aro wo to
hesitete, to delny, to abandon the
field, in the bopo thnt by other menus
and by other agencies tho final re
demption of the nation is to lo se
cured: Believing that Andrew Johnson is
guilty of high crimes and misdemean
ors, 1 have assented to, and by tho
direction ol a majority of tho Cominit
teo on the Judiciary reported a reso
lution for his imreaehmont. This res
olution unon mv conscience and best
judgment I now support. Inoontein-
Illation oi me law, aim upon mu in
believed him to be so guilty and
thereon 1 ask tho judgment of the
House.
Mr. Wilson, f Rnd.,) of Iowa, Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, ob
tained tho floor and proceeded to ad
dress tho House against the impeach
ment resolution. Ho said, that tho
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PRINCIPLES-NOT MEN.
gontlemnn from Massachusetts had
made out a much better tnso than the
record mado out, but ho presumed It
was fair for him to conclude that the
judgment of the House would bo based
on tho record, and that was nil bo de
sired. Tho gentleman (Mr. Boutwell)
l.M.t nnhc I a'. ; i '
,ui ..vunuiiiuu linil ui U1B illliu in n (10-
tormined and persistent attack on tho
fenture of tho minority report, which.
so far as thcprocoedingwaH concern
ed, might bo strickon from tho record
without affecting tho case in tho re
motest degree. 4
No member of the tiinority of tho
committee regarded tbctloctrino thut
only crimes and miidomeanors in
dictable underthestatntes of tho Uni
ted States would justify impeachment
as of tho slightest import-wiee. So far
as tho correct determination of this
question was concerned, tho minority
affirmed tho doctrine to bo correct.
although it was introduced into tho
report rather us a suggestion than as
a declaration of law. H was iin mate
rial what opinions members might
have on it, ho would let it rest on the
argument contained in the minority
report, and wait for somo person to
answer it when a caso should arise in
which it might be important, never-
tho less bo challenged the gentleman
from Massachusetts to give the House
a single instance wherein tho Kuglish
House ol lrds had crossed the path
of the re port of the minority in thia ease
llicposition which the minority oc
cupied was that no civil officer of tho
United states could be lawfully im
peached except ior a crime or inisdo
mcanor known to tho lav, and he
would givo the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts an opportunity of bring
ing in common law, stutute law, or
parliamentary law. Jle reminded the
gentleman that ho (Mr. Boutwell) had
signed tho report of the Reconstruc
tion Committee, asserting that on some
of tho matters on which he now claim
ed impeachment, tho President had
not been actuated by wrong motives.
He (Mr. Wilson) was not hero to de
fend the President ; ho must bo u bold
man who would do thnt. For himself
ho had not sutlicicnt boldness, eveu.il
he had the inclination; but ho wad not
prepared to suy thnt a rommitteo so
able, so pertinacious, so thorough, as
the Committee on Uucoustructiou was
wrong when it declared that the Pres
ident hud been actuated by no improp
er motives in tho very acts for w Inch
the House was now asked to impeach
him.
As to the surrender of property to
Southern railroads, he disposed of all
the argument on that point by show
ing that it was done, not by the Pres
ident, but by Secretary Stanton, and
from motives of great public policy,
to opon tho channels of trade and com
merce, ltclurring to tho intimation
that soldiers would ho used to prevent
the blacks from voting in tho South,
Mr. Wilson rcmnrkod that tho Houso
was asked to impeach tho President
of high crimes and misdemeanors be
cause it was feared he nnVif do some
thing wrong. Ho thought, however,
thnt tho House would determine
whether tho President had already
committed high crimes and misde
meanors, not whether he might possi
bly do so nt somo time in the future.
The caso would bo tried on tho record
and on that he was willing to takc(the
voto of tho ilouso.
In conclusion he said, I believo thut
the country desires to havo tho case
disposed of now ; they desire to have
it out or tho way, cither by Bonding
articles of impeachment to tho Senate
at once, or laying tho whole subject
on tho tal'le. I believe thnt tho poo
plo of tho country desire thnt wc shall
havo dono with this subject in order
that wemny give our undivided atten
tion to other matters, nnd, therefore,
having thus gone hastily, briefly nnd
Imperfectly over tho Ion sr. nrgmnont
of the gontlemnn from Massachusetts,
and depending on the strength ol tho
caso ns presented in the minority re
port, or rather dependingon tho weak
ness of the ease, as it is found in the
record, I move that the subject bo
laid on tbo table.
Although it was generally under
stood thnt this motion would bo made
by Mr. Wilson, It caused much ex
citement nmong tho membors who
were in favor of impeachment, and
a hum of disapprobation cur.io from
them.
Mr. Stevens. (Rad ,') of Pa., express
cd tho liK) thai, Mr. Wilson woulJ
not ask a voto on Ins motion. It was
the most extraordinary thing ho ever
heard of.
Tho Speaker reminded Mr. Stevens
thnt tbe motion was not debatable
Mr. Karnsworth, (Had.,) of Illinois,
desired to know ns a parliamentary
question, whether, if this were laid
on the table, it would prevent any
member from calling it tip again ns a
privileged question, and moving tho
Impeachment of tho President.
The Sn'sker replied that if this sub
ject were now Isid on tho table, no
member could call it up ns a privileged
question ; but nny member could pro
pose tho impeach in out of tho Presi
dent, or nny othor civil ollieor at any
time, even though that ollieer had
already bean presented to tho Senate,
tried, and acquitted.
Mr. Sche:ick intimated, jocularly,
a desiro to know whether it would be
in ordor, in connection with tho mo
tion to lay on tho table, to projKiae
that a gold medal should bo presented
to Andrew Johnson.
The Speaker replied, seriously, that
tho motion was nut debatable.
Mr. Dog"' (Rail.,) desired to ask a
question, but did not gel tho opportu
nity. Ho thereupon took the floor,
and moved that the House do now
adjourn.
, Mr. Mnynard, (Had.,) of Tennessee,
moved that when tbe Houso adjourn
to-day it adjourn to meet on Monday.
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On that motion the yens nnd nays
wore enlled, nnd tho voto resulted
yeaa C-.', nays 10.r.
Then tho voto was tnkon on Mr.
Logan's motion, that tho Houso do
now adjourn, and it resulted yeas
51, nays 107.
Thcso two votes indicated tho rela
tive strength of tho impcacher and
anti-impeachers.
Mr. Schenek moved that when tho
Houso adjourn to-day it adjourn to
meet at half past eleven o'clock to
morrow. Tho Speaker reminded him that
that motion would require unanimous
consent, the hour of meeting boing
fixod by rule.
Mr. Schenek then modified tho mo
tion so as to adjourn till Monday, nnd
rcmnrkod that as that was a very
important motion, bo would hnvo to
ask the j'eas nnd nays. The motion
was negatived 50 to 100.
Mr. Schenek then nskod unanimous
consent of the Houso for himself and
Mr. Logan to occupy fivo minutes
each in explanation of their position.
Then tho matter could be disposed of
by tne Houso without lurther opposi
tion on their part.
Mr. Jtandall, (Hem.,) or Pennsyl
vania, objected.
Mr. Schenek then moved a call of
tho House.
Mr. Robinson, (Dom.,) of N. Y.,
risinir to a narliunicntav ntiestion.
said, inasmuch as the leading chargo
against the President is thut he is
obstructing the action of Congress,
and inasmuch as under tho Constitu
tion a member of Congress is a civil
officer, would it be in order to move
ns a privileged question thnt tho gen
tleman from Ohio Mr. Schonck bo
impeached for obstructing the notion
of Congress, and thnt ho bo suspended
lrom oliice during the pendency or tho
case. Laughter.
mo penJtor replied, still preserving
his seriousnoss of manner, that it could
not 1)0.
Tbo vein and nays were taken on
the qncstiun whether there should bo
a cull of tho House, and resulted yeas
47, nays 14.
Mr. Ivogan mado further efforts to
get tho llouso to listen to a proposi
tion of his, but there were objections
from mombers on both sides of the
Houso, and tho voting by yeas and
nays on dilatory motions continued.
i inally, Mr. Iogan was allowed to
make his proposition. It was the
same as that already made by Mr.
Schenek, of Ohk that thoso who
were in favor of impeachment might
havo fivo minutes each to defend their
position.
Mr. Spalding, (Rad.) of Ohio objoct
ed and again tho interesting business
of calling tho yens nnd nnys was re
sumed. Mr. Myers, (Had.) of Tennsj-lvania
attempted to got in a resolution of
censure of tho President, but objec
tion was mado to its even being road.
Mr Schenk again renewed the pro
position that thoso in favor of im
peachment should be allowed five
minutes each, but objection was insist
ed on. 1 wo hours bad been wastcrl
in dilatory motions, and empty gal
leries showed thnt tho spectators, at
least, had become tired of thepnslimo.
Still the Clerk went on calling the
names or membors, and another clerk
kept rending the responses as gravely
as it tho voto was being taken on nn
important question. Finally, the ma
jority apponrcd to yield, for, on a vote
by tellers on adjournment, thore were
80 yeas to 63 noes. Then the yeas
and nays were insisted on by the on
yielding ones, and tho vote resulted.
yeas 80, nays 77. So tho Houso, At
twenty minutes past fivo adjourned
till to-morrow.
Washington, Dec 7.
The Speaker stated that tho busi
ness in ordor was tho resolution for
the iineachmeiit of tho President,
the pending question being on tho
motion of Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, to lay
the subject on the table.
Mr. Logan asked unanimous con
sent to make a proposition.
Mr. Spalding, (Itad.) objected with
an air of determination.
Mr. Logan initialed filibustering
for the day, by a motion for a call
of tho Houso, nnd demanding tho yens
and nnys on the question.
Mr. Ingtirsoll (Rad.) of Illinois, in
quired wholher, if tho motion to lay
on the table did not prevail, it would
he In uidrr to move a postponement
of tho subject.
The Speaker replied that it would
be, and tho Clerk proceeded to cull
tho yens nnd nnys. '
Tho call of tho Ilouso was refused
by a vote of45 to OS.
Mr. Butler not being in tho hall
when his iiamo was culled was not
allowed to vote.
Mr. l.oj;an, holding a newspaper in
his hand, said that ho rose to a ques
tion of privilege.
Tho Speaker informed him that
there was already n question of priv
ilege before the House, and that anoth
er could not bo entertained except by
unanimous Consent of the House.
Mr. Ivogan thereupon asked unani
mous consent, but did not get it. Ho
then renewed his proposition of yes
terday, that tho minority in favor of
impeachment should have ten minutes
to discuss tho question nnd to give
their reasons for what they were do
ing, when they would withdraw all
l'ur'.her opjiosittion.
Mr. Spalding, of Ohio, objocled de
claring to a member near him that he
would not yield Utem one minute.
Mr. Logan, then moved nn adjourn
ment, anil hud the yeas and nays call
ed on that with tho sumo result.
Mr. Logan then said thnt if the
chairman of the Judiciary Commi it eo
would withdraw his motion to lay on
tho table, and allow the voto to be
j taken svpiarcly on tho inipenchtueiil
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resolution, tho minority would with
draw nil opposition.
Mr. Wilson nssented to thnt propo
sition, withdrew tho motion to lay on
the table, and moved tho previous
question on the resolution. ; '
Air. .Logan said that was perfectly
satisfactory, mid that the minority
desired to take no advantage, ulthough
they had Ilia power to obstruct tho
vote as long as they chose. .
A voice tio ahead, then, t
The previous question wassecondod
and the main question ordered, and
the House proceeded to voto by yeas
nnd nnys on the following resolution :
Jifsolved, 1 but Andrew Johnson,
Prosidout of tho United States, bo im
peached for high crimes and misde
meanors.
. The Speaker repoated his caution
to tbo spectators that there should be
no manifestation of approval or dis
approval at tho result of the vote.
Tbo voto was then taken, and re
sulted yeas S7, nays 108.
there was no manifestation of any
kind on the announcement of tbo re
sult. Pending tho voto Blnluments
wcro made as follows t Xliat.ur. Cor
nell, of New York, as paired off'
with ilr. Cake, of Pennsylvania, the
former against and tho latter for im
peachment. That Mr. .Morrell, of
Pennsylvania, was absent, otherwise
he would hnve voted forimpeachmcnt.
That Mr.. Van Horn, of New York,
was absent through illness.
By Mr. Myers of Pennsylvania,
that being prevented from offering a
resolution of censuro, he would havo
voted aye.
By Mr. Brooinall, (Rad.,) of Penn
sylvania: That his colleague Mr.
Seofield was absent on account of
tbe sickness ol his wile. It present
ho doubtless would have voted right.
Laughter. That Mr. Shellabarger,
of Ohio, was at homo on account of
sickness.
By Mr. Millcrrilud of Pcnrsylv.v
nia, thut he voted no because he did
not think tho evidenco strongenough
to warrant impeachment. Loud
laughter.
By Mr. Eldridgo Dem. That this
was the very reason why he had voted
no. Continued laughter.
By Mr. Hooper ltad. of Massachu
setts That his collenguo (Mr. Twitch
ell) was tieeessarrily absent.
Mr. Washbarno Rad of Illinois,
asked Mr. Hooper to etato how his
colleague would hnvo voted.
Mr. Hooper replied that ho would
havo votod us Mr. Seofield would have
voted. Laughter.
Tho following Is tho voto in detail.
Those marked with a star are Dem
ocrata :
Yiua Audcrion, Arnell, A-hley (Ohio,), Bout
well, Mmmwcll, llriKjmatl, Butler, Oiurehillll,
Clarke (Ohio), Clarke (Kanm), CoMi, I'oburn,
t'ovode, Coli'tin, Poiinellv, hVklev, Kla. Kama.
worth, Uravely, Harding, llighy, llopkina, llnn-
lr, juutl, Jordan, aellcy, Keliry, lAwrcnce (OUio)
ltan, 1,011, Ijoufhbritigp, Lynch, Mayuard,
Mct'lurg. Mcreur, Million, Mvera. Krmeomit.
Nunn, O'Neal, Orth. l'nine. Pile, Price, 8-henck,
Phnuke, rUrena (Nil), Steven (l'a), ST-ike.
Thoinaa, Trumbull, Trowbridge, Van Horn I -Mo),
Waril, Williama (Pa), Willlama (lnd), Wilaon
(l'a)-;.
iY Adam, Ailinon, Amen, Archer. A.h-
ley(Ke), Atlrll. llailry, Bubcv, llaldwin. 3ank.
rlamnQl.e jluaman, Peck, ltanjaniin, llchton,
nirisham, plnine, Rover, Brook, lluc'tland.
Burr, Carey, Cbaoler, Cooke, Pawcj, Diioa,
Poilee, Prijrc. KeilcBton, Ki.lri.lre. Kiiot, For.
ria, Kerry, Field, liarlicld, tiett, Oloa.t rminer,
liiillalay, Uheeolil, drover, Height, llalaey,
llniiltiin, Ilflnkin. Hill, llnlman, Hooper,
IMhki. SJulihanl (lowal, lluhbard (vTi),
llntiherd (W Val, llnblmnl (Conn), llnlhard.
Humphrey Inrrreoll, Johon, Jones, Kerr
rveeiiam, Hoot," hoonta, l,anm, Lawrence ( l a)
Lincoln, MnmUII Marvin, .McCarthy, M-Cul
loneli, Miller. (Pa), Moorehcad, Morgan, Miin-
gen. Nililck, Nicholson. Perham, Peter,
1'hrlpa Piko, Plant, Poland, Polaey, Prays
Han.lall, Rohert.nn, Rol,inon. Ho. Sawyer,
rlitgrcavc, Smith, Hpal.ling, Starkweather, Stew
art, Ftone, TaWr, laykr, I peon. Van Aer
tiaiu, Van Auken, Van Trump. Van Wyok.
Washburn (Wia), Wnbl.ume (1111, Wa.hourn
llti., Waihbum Mtn, Wrll.fr, Wilson (Iowa),
Wilson Ohio, Woodbrldge, Woodward 10.H.
Mr. Schenek from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported back the
bill declaring that from and after its
passago tho authority of tho Secreta
ry of tho Treasury to make any re
duction in tho currency by retiring or
cancelling United States notes is sus
pended. A running discussion, in
which the impeachment question got
mixed up, ensued between Messrs.
Schenek, Ingersoll, Garfield, Logan,
Stevens of Pennsylvania, and other,
but Mr. Schenek put an end to it by
mm-inir tho previous question on tbo
bill. Tho previous question was sec
ondedyeas fit, nays 81 ; and tho bill
pnssed--yeas l'.", nays HZ.
Mr. Schenek then moved that tho
Ilouso go into Committee of tho holo
for genoral debate.
Tho motion was agreed to, and the
House went Into Committee of tho
Whole on tho State of tho Union.
rittsuiKNT's xrssAoK.
Mr. Stevens of Pennsylvania, ofTerod
tho usual resolution, distributing tho
President's message among tho various
committees to which its subjocts ap
plied, among thorn a proposition to re
fer a portion of tho President's mos
sago to tbo Commitlcoon Bcconslruc
tion. Mr. Ross, (Dem.), mado tho point of
ordor that the resolution was out of
order, as there was no such committee
in existenco.
Tho Chairman overruled iho poiut
of order.
Mr. Slovens stated in explanation,
that new Stales would bo coming in
from week to week for tho next ten
weeks, and there should bo a commit
tee to havo chargo of the subject. He
would, however, modify his resolution
so us to refer tho subject to a select
committee of nine.
Mr. JSos did aot see that that a!-.
I tercd tho mailer at all. He denoun
'oed, this aa covert way of reviving
cmnniiUeo without any voto of tbe
Ilouso by simply referring a subjeot
to It. Tho Commilto on 'construc
tion bad stood in tbe way of recon
I struction, and bad obstructed the 'wise
, salutary aud judicious tireneuros of the
President I') givo im a ami harmony
to .the Country. T bo time had col no
whet, tho voice of the people, bad been
beard on these great questions, and
he called Upon the Representatives to
heed Unit ai ning voko. The ilouso
had, by it. voto to day, condemned
tho urlion of tbe Commute on Recon
struction, and given its endorsement
to tho jndicions measnres of tbe Pres
ident. Laughter Ho foil liko ta
king by tho hand tho membors from
the other sido of tho House. Ho saw
repentanco in their faces. They wore
evidently sorry for their past conduct,
and ho was willing to lako them on
prohntion into tbo groat Union party
of the country. - Lis moved to striko
out that part of tho resolutions.
Air. rtevons, ot i ennsrlvanin, said
ho had been very much pleased with
tho eloquent remarks of tho gentlo
man from Illinois. Tint gentleman
was right in many of his points espe
cially when he referred to that frag
ment of n party which voted with
him TMr. Boss this morning. . He
asked for a vote and Mr. Boss' motion
was rejected. - '
Mr. iiullcr offered nn additional res
olution to refer to the Committe on
AppropriutiotiavlUat part of tbo Pres
ident s message relation to tbe pur
chase of tho Kussiun Possessions in
America. ...
Mr. Hlovous said thut without spo-
cial reference the subject was with
tho Committee on foreign Affairs, and
ho saw no reason to change that.
.Mr. Dialers amendment was rojoc-
ted, and tho other' resolutions were
laid .Aside to bo reported to the Houso.
Mr. lame addressed the Committee
on tho subjected" the finances. He re
plied to the argument of Mr. Butlor
last week against tho payment of tho
principal ot the five-twenties in gold.
Ho undertook to controvert that posi
tion, and to prove by tho law itself
the bonds are payablo in coin, beeauso
by ',ho act of r'ebrnnry 25, 1802, it
it was only tbo hundred and fifty mil
lions of greenbacks authorized by tbat
act which wcro mado legal tenders.
If tho gentleman from Massachusetts
were such a magician as to bo ablo to
pay five hundred millions of bonds
with one hundred and fifty millions
of greonbacks, then that gentleman
should be transferred to the bead of
tho Treasury Department, where he
could soon, by such magical power,
pay off the national debt.
Mr. Boss contended that if those
bondholders wero paid in tho curren
cy which was then provided, there
could bo no couipluinbs. -
Ir. Washbarno of Illinois, desired
to know whother ho was in favor of
issuing more greenbacks to carry out
that idea.
Mr. Ross did not want to issue too
much paper money, but ho thought
it would do no barm if the currency
were watered u little. He did not
think it would bo very judicious to
return too soon to specie payment.
He would, however, havo the currency
of the national banks substituted by
greenbacks. "
In reply to another question from
Mr. Washburn ho said that the bond
should be paid in currency, it thnt
could bo dono under the law, and
without violating the honcstgood faith
of the country. laughter. Eigh
teen millions in gold must be saved
annually by cancelling g300,OUO,000 of
national bank currency nnd issuing
that amount of greenbacks and bnj.
ing thai umount of six por omt bonds.
He would then take the balance of
the national debt, and issuo gradually
from year to year greenbacks to
doom it, as more currency w as neod
od for tho trade of tho country.
Sir. Washburno nsked Mr. Roes
what the effect of deluting the cur
rency was, and re mark od thut it was
that whilo everything, consumed by
laboring man increased ninety-threu
per cent., tho laboring man's wages
increusod only sixty-three per cent
He was glad his colleague had declar
ed himself in favor of watering the
currency, and ho presumed that that
would be tho policy of bis Mr. Boss'
party in Illinois next year.
Mr. Boss retorted that since the pol
icy of contracting tho currency had
been established, tho wages of tho la
boring man decreased, and bis col
league had favored that policy. His
colleague's policy hnd been to exempt
from taxation tho properly of rich
bondholders, thereby imposing more
burdens on the property of the poor
man. Hu would tell hiscolleague that
if he planted himself on the bondhold
er's platform ho would soon find him
self solitary nnd alono on that plat
form in tbo State of Illinois. Hiscol
league was willing to turn off the do
crepid soldiers aud the widows and
orphans of soldiers with payment in
paper currcucy, . and to reserve tho
fold to pay of tho rich bondholders,
lo hnd boen originally opposed to
making greenbacks legal tenders, but
now be was rejoiced that thnt had
been done, ns it opened a way to the
people to gctrldof thoenormous debt.
M r. Spalding asked him wbut amount
of greenbacks ho would issue.
.Mr. Ross said ho hnd made a calcu
lation, but he had it not with him.
He thought thut with the helpof tax
alien one-sixth or one-vighlh oi the
bonded debt might be paid every year.
Tho committee rose, and tho House,
nt 8:40, ndjourno l.
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