History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson)
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History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868
Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
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.
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