337 Messrs. Anthony, Davis, Doolittle, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, Johnson, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Vermont, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Saulsbury, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Willey, Yates. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Edmunds, Harlan, Howe, Pomeroy, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Wilson. So it was Ordered, That hereafter the hour for the meeting of the Senate, sitting for the trial of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, shall be 12 o'clock m. of each day, except Sunday. Mr. Edmunds submitted the following motion for consideration: Ordered, That after the arguments shall be concluded, and when the doors shall be closed for deliberation upon the final question, the official reporters of the Senate shall take down the debates upon the final question, to be reported in the proceedings. Mr. Nelson, of counsel for the President, resumed his argument for the defense, and continued therein until 15 minutes to 2 o'clock, when he yielded to Mr. Johnson, upon whose motion the Senate took a recess for 15 minutes; at the expiration of which Mr. Nelson resumed his argument; and having concluded the same, On motion by Mr. Tipton, at 15 minutes past 4 o'clock p.m., The Senate, sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment, adjourned to to-morrow at 12 o'clock m. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1868. The United States v. Andrew Johnson, President. At 12 o'clock m. the Chief Justice of the United States entered the Senate Chamber and resumed the chair; and The Sergeant at Arms having made proclamation, The managers appointed to conduct the trial of the President of the United States upon articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, to wit: Mr. Bingham, Mr. Boutwell, Mr. James F. Wilson, Mr. Butler, Mr. Thomas Williams, Mr. Logan, and Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats assigned them. The Sergeant at Arms announced the presence, at the door of the Senate Chamber, of the House of Representatives; and The House of Representatives, as in Committee of the Whole House, preceded by its chairman, Mr. Elihu B. Washburne, and accompanied by its Speaker and Clerk, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats provided for them. The counsel for the President, to wit, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Evarts, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Groesbeck, appeared at the bar of the Senate and took the seats assigned them. The Journal of the proceedings of the Senate, sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment, of yesterday was read. The Chief Justice stated that the business first in order was the motion submitted by Mr. Edmunds yesterday, that after the conclu 338 sion of the arguments, when the doors of the Senate shall be closed for deliberation upon the final question, the official reporters of the Senate shall take down the debates to be published in the proceedings. On motion by Mr. Edmunds that the further consideration of the motion be postponed to Monday next; On motion by Mr. Drake that the consideration of the motion be postponed indefinitely. It was determined in the negative_. Yeas --- 20 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Cameron, Chandler, Conkling, Corbett, Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Howard, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Yates. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, Howe, Johnson, McCreery, Morgan, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Sherman, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Willey, Williams, Wilson. So the motion to postpone indefinitely was not agreed to. It was determined in the affirmative. So it was Ordered, That the further consideration of the question be postponed to Monday next. Mr. Sumner submitted the following motion for consideration: Ordered, That the Senate, sitting for the trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, will proceed to vote on the several articles of impeachment at 12 o'clock on the day after the close of the arguments. Mr. Sumner submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the following be added to the rules of procedure and practice in the Senate when sitting on the trial of impeachments: "Rule 23. In taking the votes of the Senate on articles of impeachment the presiding officer shall call on each Senator by his name, and upon each article propose the following question, in the manner following: 'Mr. - how say you? Is the respondent, guilty or not guilty as charged in the - article of impeachment? Whereupon each Senator shall rise in his place and answer, 'Guilty,' or 'Not guilty.' “Rule 24. On a conviction by the Senate, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer forthwith to pronounce the removal from office of the convicted person according to the requirement of the Constitution. Any further judgment shall be on the order of the Senate." The Chief Justice directed the counsel for the President to proceed with his argument; and Mr. Groesbeck, of counsel for the President, commenced his argument for the defense; and without concluding, yielded, at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock p.m., to Mr. Sumner, upon whose motion the Senate took a recess for 15 minutes; at the expiration of which, Mr. Groesbeck resumed his argument; and having concluded the same, On motion by Mr. Grimes, 339 The Senate sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment adjourned to Monday at 12 o'clock m. MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1868. The United States v. Andrew Johnson, President. At 12 o'clock m. the Chief Justice of the United States entered the Senate Chamber and resumed the chair; and The Sergeant at Arms having made proclamation, The managers appointed to conduct the trial of the President of the United States upon articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, to wit, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Boutwell, Mr. James F. Wilson, Mr. Butler, Mr. Thomas Williams, Mr. Logan, and Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats assigned to them. The Sergeant at Arms announced the presence, at the door of the Senate Chamber, of the House of Representatives; and The House of Representatives, as in Committee of the Whole House, preceded by its chairman, Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne, and accompanied by its Speaker and Clerk, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats provided for them. The counsel for the President, to wit, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Evarts, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Groesbeck, appeared at the bar of the Senate and took the seats assigned them. The journal of the proceedings of the Senate sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment of Saturday, the 25th instant, was read. The Chief Justice stated that the business first in order was the motion submitted by Mr. Edmunds, on the 24th instant, that, after the conclusion of the arguments, when the doors of the Senate shall be closed for deliberation upon the final question, the official reporters of the Senate shall take down the debates to be published in the proceedings; and The Senate resumed the consideration of the said motion. On motion by Mr. Williams to amend the motion by inserting at the end thereof the following: "But no Senator shall speak more than once nor to exceed fifteen minutes during such deliberation;" On motion by Mr. Howard, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Williams, by inserting, after the word "minutes," the words "on one question," It was determined in the negative.. On motion by Mr. Fessenden, Yeas. 19 (Nays_--- 30 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Trumbull, Vickers, Willey. Those who voted in the negative 340 Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Harlan, Henderson, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Van Winkle, Williams, Wilson, Yates. So the amendment of Mr. Howard to the amendment proposed by Mr. Williams was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. Bayard, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Williams, by striking out the word "fifteen" and inserting the word "thirty," so that the amendment would read, "nor to exceed thirty minutes," It was determined in the negative_- (Yeas 16 Nays_-_- 34 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, Johnson, McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Vickers. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye. Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates. So the amendment of Mr. Bayard to the amendment proposed by Mr. Williams was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. Morton, Ordered, That the further consideration of the motion of Mr. Edmunds be postponed until after the arguments of counsel and managers shall have been closed. The Chief Justice stated that the next business in order was the motion submitted by Mr. Sumner on Saturday that the Senate proceed to vote on the several articles of impeachment at 12 o'clock on the day after the close of the arguments. On motion by Mr. Sumner, Ordered, That the further consideration of the said motion, and also the resolution submitted by him on the 25th instant, proposing two additional rules of proceeding, be postponed until the final argument in the cause shall have been closed. The Chief Justice directed the managers to proceed with their arguments; and Thereupon Mr. Manager Stevens commenced his argument in support of the articles of impeachment; and having concluded the same, Mr. Manager Williams commenced his argument in support of the said articles; and without concluding, yielded, at 25 minutes past 2 o'clock p.m., to Mr. Conkling, upon whose motion the Senate took a recess for 15 minutes; at the expiration of which, Mr. Williams resumed his argument; and, without concluding, vielded to Mr. Morrill of Vermont, upon whose motion 341 The Senate, sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment, adjourned to to-morrow at 12 o'clock m. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1868. The United States v. Andrew Johnson, President. At 12 o'clock m. the Chief Justice of the United States entered the Senate Chamber and resumed the chair; and The Sergeant at Arms having made proclamation. The managers appointed to conduct the trial of the President of the United States upon articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, to wit, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Boutwell, Mr. James F. Wilson, Mr. Butler, Mr. Thomas Williams, Mr. Logan, and Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats assigned them. The Sergeant at Arms announced the presence, at the door of the Senate Chamber, of the House of Representatives; and The House of Representatives, as in Committee of the Whole House, preceded by its chairman, Mr. Elihu B. Washburne, and accompanied by its Speaker and Clerk, entered the Senate Chamber and took the seats provided for them. The counsel for the President, to wit, Mr. Evarts, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Groesbeck, appeared at the bar of the Senate and took the seats assigned them. The Journal of the proceedings of the Senate, sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment, of yesterday was read. Mr. Sumner submitted the following motion for consideration: Whereas it is provided in the Constitution of the United States that on trials of impeachment by the Senate "no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present," and the person so convicted "shall be removed from the office"; but this requirement of two-thirds is not extended to any further judgment, which remains subject to the general law that a majority prevails: Therefore, in order to remove any doubt thereupon, Ordered, That after removal, which necessarily follows conviction, any question which may arise with regard to disqualification or any further judgment shall be determined by a majority of the Members present. The Chief Justice directed Mr. Manager Williams to proceed with his argument; and Thereupon Mr. Manager Williams resumed his argument in support of the articles of impeachment; and, having concluded, On motion by Mr. Johnson, at 40 minutes past 1 o'clock p. m., The Senate took a recess for 15 minutes; at the expiration of which, Mr. Manager Butler asked and obtained leave to make a brief explanation in regard to a portion of the argument of Mr. Nelson, of counsel for the President; and After a response thereto by Mr. Nelson, Mr. Evarts, of counsel for the President, commenced his argument for the defense; and, without concluding, yielded, at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., to Mr. Conkling, upon whose motion The Senate, sitting for the trial of the President upon articles of impeachment, adjourned to to-morrow at 12 o'clock m. |