CONGRESS.-SENATE, MAY 26. On the assembling of the Senate, the Chief Justice took the chair as presiding officer of the Court of Impeachment. Mr. Stevens was not present with the managers. Messrs. Stanbery, Evarts, and Nelson, represented the President. Every Senator was in his seat. On motion of Mr. Williams, the resolution as to the order of reading and voting on the articles was rescinded. Yeas 29, nays 25, as follows: Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson, McCreery, Morrill of Vt., Morton, Patterson of N. H., Patterson of Tenn., Saulsbury, Trumbull, Van Winkle, and Vickers-25. Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Wade, Williams, Wilson, and Yates-29. Mr. Conkling moved to vote on the remaining articles in their order. Lost-26 to 28. Mr. Williams modified his resolution so as to rescind all orders relating to the time of voting, and Mr. Trumbull raised a point of order that this could not be done. The point was not sustained by the Senate-24 to 30. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, moved an adjournment to the 23d of June. The vote resulted in a tie vote, and the Chief Justice declared it lost. The vote was then taken on the second article, and resulted: Guilty 35, not guilty 19. Same as on the eleventh article. A vote was then taken on the third article, and it resulted the same. Mr. Williams then moved that the Court adjourn sine die, which was carried, 34 to 16, the anti-impeachment Senators voting in the negative. The Court then adjourned sine die. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. Adams, John, administration, 8. his patriotism and mistakes, 9. Adams, John Quincy, on the Federal proves their disunion proclivities, 81. favored Federal Government making rendered good service before and after had no party to sustain him as Presi- Albany, city of, voted not to read Declara- Anti-Democratic naturalization laws, 11. Arkansas, reorganization under Lincoln, Army and its officers, 63. General Pike, 64. Macomb, 65. 66 Wool, 65. 66 Brown, 66. Banking system of Secretary Chase, 288. Banks and banking in New York, 108. unconstitutional and void, 137. removal of deposits from, 138. contest with General Jackson, 140. Banks of the States, taxed to death and Benton, Thomas H., 166. Blount, dismissed by Senate, 36. British, claim of American citizens, 42. his administration, 251. Buchanan- his calls upon Congress, about dis- his defence complete, 257. unconstitutional, 310. extended in 1865, and its real objects, to be further extended, 313. Capital, slander, as political, 366. effect on legislation, 308. a good citizen and judge, but not Clay, Henry, reply to Quincy, 49. resolution condemning General Jack- Clergy, American, mistakes of, 315. acting in the name of the Almighty Clinton, George, 34. Vice-President, 36. Conclusion, 396. Committees, congressional fishing, 294. Congress and Supreme Court, 344, 347. Constitutions, 2. present, 400. proposed 14th amendment, 319. Court, destruction of, in District of Co- Internal improvements, 132. veto by General Jackson, 134. Governor Seward's recommendation, Issues to be tried by the people, 376. Jackson, Andrew, as a general, 67. battle of New Orleans, 97. did not suspend habeas corpus, 99. Jefferson, Thomas, attempt to deprive of his marriage, temper, and disposition, 16. was a musician, 16. on contracting debts, 17. his political principles, 18. extracts from first inaugural, 21. Johnson, Andrew, 333. mistakes and his record, 335. Johnson, Cave, extract from letters, 267. Loans, Federalists tried to prevent Gov- Lincoln, Abraham, 259. in Congress, 259. his political opinions, 260. made no recommendation to prevent Lowell, his pamphlet against the War of Louisiana, reorganization of, under Lin Madison, James, 45. elected to Congress, 45. elected and reëlected President, 47-94. Majorities, tyranny of, 257. Marcy, W. L., Koszta letter, 42. took first prisoners and colors, 126. remarks on his administration, 111. Negro fighting and loyalty, 360. New York, conventions to amend consti- New England, political clergymen in, 72. Objects of the war, 279. what Lincoln said, 280. what Congress did, 281. Precedents, force of bad, 215. Voting to pay expenses of election, Press and telegraph, American, 323. its bad consequences, 153. if amount of, is stated in account, who Quincy, Josiah, impeachment of Jeffer- his speeches, extracts from, 49, 50, 72, Randall, his life of Jefferson, 79. negroes, injury to, by reconstruction, Reorganization, in Louisiana and Arkan- failure of Lincoln's plan, 306. course of New York electoral law, Naval Officer and Collector in New served in War of 1812, 219. Republican governments, 3. Governor Marcy's views on, 128. action of all Presidents, including Richmond, Dean, 357. business talent, and knowledge of ideas of the duties of men, 359. consequences, how long continued, 13. why Lincoln was nominated, 254. extracts from speeches, sermons, and Sedition Laws revived on impeaching the Seymour, Horatio, what he said of the slandered, and slanders refuted, 366, Specie Circular and its effects, 163. Stanton, E. M., and his course, 362. an instrument of radical Republicans, States, secession, never out of the Union, Lincoln's opinion, 328. Sub-Treasury, established, repealed, and Taney, Chief-Justice, his Dred Scott de- Tariff duties, 202. unconstitutional when not for reve- difficulties it occasions, 206. Taxes, internal revenue, incongruities attempt by, to alter contracts and Taylor, Zachary, and his administration, well-meaning and honest man, 236. Toast at the Madison-Richmond dinner Tompkins, Daniel D., 32. great usefulness as Governor, 75. elected Vice-President in 1816, and a great and good man, 79. Tyler, John, and his administration, 228. Van Buren, Martin, sketch of, 188. elected Governor and United States rejected as minister to England, and Sub- Washington, George, his administration, 8. his wisdom and firmness, 8. his Farewell Address and its warn- Wright, Silas, sketch of, 176. impulses and amusements, 178. as a speaker, 180. declined numerous offices, 182. |