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　Cornell；　Covode；　Cullom；　Dawes；　Dodge；　Driggs；　Eckley；　Eggleston；　Eliot；　Farnsworth；　Ferries。　Ferry；　Fields；　Gravely；　Griswold；　Halsy；　Harding；　Higby；　Hill；　Hooper；　Hopkins；　Asahel　W。　Hubbard；　Chester　D。　Hubbard；　Hulburd；　Hunter；　Ingersoll；　Jenckes；　Judd；　Julian；　Kelley；　Kelsey；　Ketcham；　Kitchen　Laflin；　George　V。　Lawrence；　William　Lawrence；　Lincoln；　Loan；　Logan；　Loughridge；　Lynch；　Mallory；　Marvin；　McCarthy；　McClurg；　Mercur；　Miller；　Moore；　Moorhead；　Morrell；　Mullins；　Myers；　Newcomb；　Nunn；　O'Neill；　Orth；　Paine；　Perham；　Peters；　Pike；　Pile；　Plants；　Poland；　Polsley；　Price；　Raum；　Robertson；　Sawyer；　Schenck；　Scofield；　Selye；　Shanks；　Smith；　Spalding；　Starkweather；　Aaron　F。　Stevens；　Thaddeus　Stevens；　Stokes；　Taffe；　Taylor；　Trowbridge；　Twitchell；　Upson；　Van　Aernam。　Burt　Van　Horn；　Van　Wyck；　Ward；　Cadwalader　C。　Washburn；　Elihu　B。　Washburn；　Williams；　Washburn；　Welker；　Thomas　Williams；　James　F。　Wilson；　John　T。　Wilson；　Stephen　F。　Wilson；　Windom；　Woodbridge　and　the　Speaker126。

NaysMessrs。　Adams；　Archer；　Axtell；　Barnes；　Barnum；　Beck；　Boyer；　Brooks；　Burr；　Cary；　Chanler；　Eldridge；　Fox；　Getz；　Glossbrenner；　Galladay；　Grover；　Haight；　Holman；　Hotchkiss；　Richard　D。　Hubbard；　Morrissey；　Mungen；　Niblack；　Nicholson；　Phelps；　Pruyn；　Randall；　Ross；　Sitgreaves；　Stewart；　Stone；　Taber；　Lawrence　S。　Trimble；　Van　Auken；　Van　Trump；　Wood　and　Woodward47。

On　motion　of　Mr。　Stevens　the　following　resolutions　were　adopted：

Resolved；　That　a　committee　of　two　be　appointed　to　go　to　the　Senate　and；　at　the　bar　thereof；　in　the　name　of　the　House　of　Representatives　and　of　all　the　people　of　the　United　States；　to　impeach　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　of　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　office；　and　acquaint　the　Senate　that　the　House　of　Representatives　will；　in　due　time；　exhibit　particular　articles　of　impeachment　against　him　and　make　good　the　same；　and　that　the　committee　do　demand　that　the　Senate　take　order　for　the　appearance　of　said　Andrew　Johnson　to　answer　to　said　impeachment。

Resolved；　That　a　committee　of　seven　be　appointed　to　prepare　and　report　articles　of　impeachment　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　with　power　to　send　for　persons；　papers　and　records；　and　to　take　testimony　under　oath。

The　Speaker　announced　the　following　committee　under　these　resolutions：

Committee　to　Communicate　to　the　Senate　to　the　Senate　the　action　of　the　House　ordering　AN　IMPEACHMENT　of　the　of　the　President　of　the　United　States。…Thaddeus　Stevens；　of　Pennsylvania；　and　John　A。　Bingham；　of　Ohio。

Committee　to　declare　articles　of　Articles　of　Impeachment　against　the　President　of　the　United　States。George　S。　Boutwell　of　Massachusetts；　Thaddeus　Stevens；　of　Pennsylvania；　John　A。　Bingham；　of　Ohio；　James　F。　Wilson；　of　Iowa；　John　A。　Logan；　of　Illinois；　George　W。　Julian；　of　Indiana；　and　Hamilton　Ward；　of　New　York。



CHAPTER　VII。　IMPEACHMENT　REPORTED　TO　THE　SENATE。

THE　PRESIDENT'S　ANSWER。

On　February　25th；　1868；　Messrs。　Stevens　and　Bingham；　a　committee　of　the　House；　appeared　at　the　bar　of　the　Senate；　and　Mr。　Stevens　said：

Mr。　President；　in　obedience　to　the　order　of　the　House　of　Representatives；　we　appear　before　you；　and　in　the　name　of　the　House　of　Representatives　and　of　all　the　people　of　the　United　States；　we　do　impeach　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　of　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　office；　and　we　further　inform　the　Senate　that　the　House　of　Representatives　will　in　due　time　exhibit　particular　articles　of　impeachment　against　hint　and　make　good　the　same；　and　in　their　name　we　demand　that　the　Senate　take　order　for　the　appearance　of　said　Andrew　Johnson　to　answer　said　impeachment。

The　committee　retired；　and　after　debate　the　following　resolution　was　adopted　by　the　Senate：

Resolved；　That　the　Message　of　the　House　of　Representatives　relating　to　the　impeachment　of　Andrew　Johnson。　President　of　the　United　States；　be　referred　to　a　select　committee　of　seven；　to　consider　and　report　thereon。

On　the　26th；　Mr。　Howard；　from　the　select　committee　appointed　to　consider　and　report　upon　the　Message　of　the　House　of　Representatives　in　relation　to　the　impeachment　of　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　reported　the　following　resolution：

Whereas；　the　House　of　Representatives。　on　the　25th　day　of　the　present　month；　by　two　of　their　members；　Messrs。　Thaddeus　Stevens　and　John　A。　Bingham；　at　the　bar　of　the　Senate；　impeached　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States。　of　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　office；　and　informed　the　Senate　that　the　House　of　Representatives　will　in　due　time　exhibit　particular　articles　of　impeachment　against　him　and　make　good　the　same；　and　likewise　demanded　that　the　Senate　take　order　for　the　appearance　of　said　Andrew　Johnson；　to　answer　to　the　said　impeachment：　Therefore；

Resolved；　That　the　Senate　will　take　proper　order　thereon；　of　which　due　notice　shall　be　given　to　the　House　of　Representatives。

On　the　28th；　Mr。　Howard；　of　the　Select　Committee　appointed　to　prepare　rules　for　the　government　of　trials　of　impeachment；　reported　a　series　of　rules；　which　were　adopted　by　the　Senate　on　March　2nd；　after　a　three　days　debate。

On　the　same　day；　the　following　gentlemen　were　elected　by　the　House　of　Representatives　as　Managers　to　conduct　the　prosecution　of　the　impeachment　of　the　President　before　the　Senate

Hons。　Jno。　A。　Bingham；　of　Ohio；　George　S。　Boutwell；　of　Massachusetts；　James　F。　Wilson；　of　Iowa；　Benj。　F。　Butler；　of　Massachusetts；　John　A。　Logan；　of　Illinois；　Thomas　Wilson；　of　Pennsylvania；　and　Thaddeus　Stevens；　of　Pennsylvania。

On　March　3rd　it　was　ordered　by　the　Senate：

That　the　Secretary　of　the　Senate　inform　the　House　of　Representatives　that　the　Senate　is　ready　to　receive　the　managers　appointed　by　the　House　of　Representatives　to　carry　to　the　Senate　articles　of　impeachment　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States。

In　the　Senate；　on　the　4th；　the　following　formal　proceedings　were　had：

The　managers　of　the　impeachment　on　the　part　of　the　House　of　Representatives　appeared　at　the　bar；　and　their　presence　was　announced　by　the　Sergeant…at…Arms。

The　President　pro　tempore：　The　managers　of　the　impeachment　will　advance　within　the　bar　and　take　the　seats　provided　for　them。

The　managers　came　within　the　bar　and　took　the　seats　assigned　to　them　in　the　area　in　front　of　the　Vice　President's　Chair。

The　Speaker　of　the　House　of　Representatives　advanced　and　took　a　seat　on　the　right　of　the　President　pro　tempore　of　the　Senate。

Mr。　Manager　Bingham：

Mr。　President；　the　managers　on　the　part　of　the　House　of　Representatives；　by　order　of　the　House；　are　ready　at　the　bar　of　the　Senate；　whenever　it　may　please　the　Senate　to　hear　them；　to　present　articles　of　impeachment　and　in　maintenance　of　the　impeachment　preferred　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　by　the　House　of　Representatives。

The　President　pro　tempore：

The　Sergeant…at…arms　will　make　proclamation。

The　Sergeant…at…arms：

Hear　ye！　Hear　ye！　All　persons　are　commanded　to　keep　silence；　on　pain　of　imprisonment；　while　the　House　of　Representatives　is　exhibiting　to　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　articles　of　impeachment　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States。

The　managers　then　rose　and　remained　standing；　with　the　exception　of　Mr。　Stevens；　who　was　too　feeble　to　do　so；　while　Mr。　Manager　Bingham　read　the　articles　of　impeachment；　as　follows：

Articles　exhibited　by　the。　House　of　Representatives　of　the　United　States。　in　the　name　of　themselves　and　all　the　people　of　the　United　States；　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　in　maintenance　and　support　of　their　impeachment　against　him　for　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　ofce。

ARTICLE　I。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　on　the　21st　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office；　of　his　oath　of　office；　and　of　the　requirement　of　the　Constitution　that　he　should　take　care　that　the　laws　be　faithfully　executed；　did　unlawfully；　and　in　violation　of　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States　issue　an　order　in　writing　for　the　removal　of　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　the　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　having　been　theretofore　duly　appointed　and　commissioned　by　and　with　the　advice　and　consent　of　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　as　such　secretary；　and　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　on　the　twelfth　day　of　August　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　and　during　the　recess　of　said　Senate；　having　suspended　by　his　order　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　said　office；　and　within　twenty　days　after　the　first　day　of　the　next　meeting　of　said　Senate；　that　is　to　say；　on　the　twelfth　day　of　December　in　the　year　last　aforesaid　having　reported　to　said　Senate　such　suspension　with　the　evidence　and　reasons　for　his　action　in　the　case　and　the　name　of　the　person　designated　to　perform　the　duties　of　such　office　temporarily　until　the　next　meeting　of　the　Senate；　and　said　Senate　thereafterwards；　on　the　thirteenth　day　of　January；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　having　duly　considered　the　evidence　and　reasons　reported　by　said　Andrew　Johnson　for　said　suspension；　and　having　refused　to　concur　in　said　suspension；　whereby　and　by　force　of　the　provisions　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　Act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　did　forthwith　resume　the　functions　of　his　office；　whereof　the　said　Andrew　Johnson　had　then　and　there　due　notice；　and　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton；　by　reason　of　the　premises；　on　said　21st　day　of　February；　being　lawfully　entitled　to　hold　said　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　which　said　order　for　the　removal　of　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　is　in　substance　as　follows；　that　is　to　say：

Executive　Mansion；　Washington；　D。　C。；　Feb。　21；　1868。

Sir：By　virtue　of　the　power　and　authority　vested　in　me　as　President　by　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States　you　are　hereby　removed　from　office　as　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　and　your　functions　as　such　will　terminate　upon　the　receipt　of　this　communication。

You　will　transfer　to　Brevet　Major　General　Lorenzo　Thomas；　Adjutant　General　of　the　army；　w