Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16)
United States. Congress
Law -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
“_Mr. President_: We are ordered, in the name of the House of
Representatives and of all the People of the United States, to impeach
Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors; and to acquaint the
Senate that the House of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit
particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same.
“We are also ordered to demand that the Senate take order for the
appearance of the said Samuel Chase, to answer to the said impeachment.”
_Turnpike Road to the Ohio._
The Senate took into consideration the amendment reported by the
committee to the bill, entitled “An act authorizing the appointment of
Commissioners to explore the routes most eligible for opening certain
public roads;” and on the question to agree to the said amendment, as
follows:
Strike out, in the first section, after the word “proceed,” in the fourth
line, to the word “and,” in the seventh line, and insert, “to explore and
designate the most eligible route for a turnpike road, to lead from Fort
Cumberland, on the Potomac, to Wheeling, on the Ohio.”
It passed in the negative--yeas 13, nays 15, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Breckenridge, Cocke, Dayton, Franklin,
Pickering, Israel Smith, John Smith of Ohio, Samuel Smith,
Stone, Sumter, Worthington, and Wright.
NAYS.--Messrs. Adams, Armstrong, Baldwin, Bradley, Ellery,
Hillhouse, Jackson, Logan, Maclay, Nicholas, Olcott, Plumer,
John Smith of New York, Venable, and White.
_Ordered_, That the bill be recommitted, and that Messrs. NICHOLAS,
WORTHINGTON, and DAYTON be the committee further to consider and report
thereon to the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 14.
_Impeachment of Judge Chase._
Mr. BALDWIN, from the committee to whom yesterday was referred the
message from the House of Representatives relative to the impeachment of
Samuel Chase, made report; which was read and adopted, as follows:
“Whereas, the House of Representatives, on the 13th day of the
present month, by two of their members, Messrs. John Randolph
and Early, at the bar of the Senate, impeached Samuel Chase,
one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors, and acquainted
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 the said Samuel Chase 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.”
_Resolved_, That the Secretary of the Senate notify the House
of this resolution.
MONDAY, March 19.
_Post Roads in States._
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