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CONGKESS, UNITED STATES. 



couragement to the recent rebellion, are deprived of 

 the elective franchise ; and, whereas, it is alleged that, 

 at the last election in the State of Maryland, large 

 numbers of the persons disqualified as aforesaid did 

 vote for Representative in the Fortieth Congress 

 and other officers ; and, whereas, it is further alleged 

 that armed forces of the United States were ordered 

 by Federal authority to, and did, cooperate with the 

 Executive of the State of Maryland, and others who 

 were engaged with him in overriding the constitution 

 and laws aforesaid, and in securing the votes of rebels 

 and persons disqualified as aforesaid, and whereby 

 loyal and qualified voters of Maryland were deterred 

 from the free exercise of the elective franchise, and 

 from resisting and preventing the violation of the 

 constitution and laws aforesaid : Therefore, 



Resolved, That the Committee of Elections shall 

 inquire into, and report whether the constitution and 

 laws have been violated as aforesaid ; and whether 

 the President or any one under his command has in 

 any manner interfered with the said election, or has 

 in 'any way used, or threatened to use, the military 

 power of the nation with reference to the said elec- 

 tion ; and if so, whether it was upon the requisition 

 of the Governor of Maryland ; and the committee 

 shall have power to send for persons and papers. 



The preamble and resolution were agreed to 

 by the following vote : 



TEAS Messrs. Allison, Anderson, Delos R. Ash- 

 ley, James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin, Barker, Bax- 

 ter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine, 

 Boutwell, Brandagee, Bromwell, Broomall, Buck- 

 land, Bundy, Reader W. Clarke, Conkling, Cook, 

 Cullom, Defrees, Delano, Deming, Dixon, Dodge, 

 Donnelly, Eggleston, Eliot, Farquhar, Ferry, Gar- 

 field, Grinnell, Griswold, Abner C. Harding, Hart, 

 Hawkins, Hayes, Higby, Hill, Holmes, Hotchkiss, 

 Chester D. Hubbard, Demas Hubbard, John H. Hub- 

 bard, James R. Hubbell, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Julian, 

 Kelley, Kelso, Ketcharn, Koontz, Kuykendall, Laf- 

 lin, George V. Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch, 

 Marstonj Marvin, Maynard, McClurg, Mclndoe, Mc- 

 Ruer, Mercur, Miller, Moorhead, Moulton, O'Neill, 

 Orth, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Plants, Pom- 

 eroy, Raymond, Alexander H. Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, 

 Schenck, Shellabarger, Sloan, Spalding, Stevens, 

 Stokes, Trowbridge, Upson, Van Aernam, Burt Van 

 Horn, Hamilton Ward, Warner, Elihu B. Wash- 

 burne, Henry D. Washburn, William B. Washburn, 

 Welker, Wentworth, James F. Wilson, Stephen F. 

 Wilson, Windom, and Woodbridge 104. 



NAYS Messrs. Ancona, Bergen, Boyer, Campbell, 

 Chanler, Cooper, Dawson, Denison, Eldridge, Hnck, 

 Glossbrenner. Goodyear, Aaron Harding, Hise, Ed- 

 win N. HubWfell, Humphrey, Kerr, Le Blond, Left- 

 wich, Niblack, Nicholson, Noell, Phelps, Radfbrd, 

 Samuel J. Randall, Ritter, Rogers, Ross,. Shanklin, 

 Sitgreaves, Taber, Nathaniel G. Taylor, Nelson Tay- 

 lor, Thornton, and Trimble 35. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Alley, Ames, Arnell, Banks, 

 Blow, Sidney Clarke, Cobb, Culver, Darling, Davis, 

 Dawes, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Farnsworth, Hale, 

 Harris, Henderson, Hogan, Hooper, Asahel W. Hub- 

 bard, Hulburd, Hunter, Johnson, Jones, Kasson, 

 Latham, William Lawrence, Marshall, McCullou^h, 

 McKee, Morrill, Morris, Myers, Newell, Price, Wil- 

 liam H. Randall, John H. Rice, Rousseau, Scofield, 

 Starr, Stilwell, Strouse, Thayer, Francis Thomas, 

 John L. Thomas, Robert T. Van Horn, Andrew H. 

 Ward, Whaley, Williams, Winfield, and Wright 52. 



In the House, on January 7th, Mr. Ashley, 

 of Ohio, offered the following remarks and 

 resolution: "Mr. Speaker, I rise to perform a 

 painful, but, nevertheless, to me an imperative 

 duty ; a duty which I think ought not longer to 

 be postponed, and which cannot, without crimi- 



nality on our part, be neglected. I had hoped, 

 sir, that this duty would have devolved upon 

 an older and more experienced member of this 

 House than myself. Prior to our adjournment, 

 I asked a number of gentlemen to offer the re- 

 solution which I introduced, but upon which I 

 failed to obtain a suspension of the rules. 



" Confident, sir, that the loyal people of the 

 country demand at our hands the adoption of 

 some such proposition as I am about to submit, 

 I am determined that no effort on my part 

 shall be wanting to see that their expectations 

 are not disappointed. Sir, on my responsibility 

 as a Representative, and in the presence of this 

 House, and before the American people, I 

 charge Andrew Johnson, Vice-President, and 

 acting President of the United States, with the 

 commission of acts which, in contemplation of 

 the Constitution, are high crimes and misde- 

 meanors, for which, in my judgment, he ought 

 to be impeached. I, therefore, submit the fol- 

 lowing: " 



The Clerk read the proposition of Mr. Ashley, 

 of Ohio, which is as follows : 



I do impeach Andrew Johnson, Vice-President, 

 and acting President of the United States, of high 

 crimes, and misdemeanors. 



I charge him with a usurpation of power and vio- 

 lation of law : 



In that he has corruptly used the appointing 

 power ; 



In that he has corruptly used the pardoning power ; 



In that he has corruptly used the veto power ; 



In that he has corruptly disposed of public prop- 

 erty of the United States ; 



In that he has corruptly interfered in elections, 

 and committed acts which, in contemplation of the 

 Constitution, are high crimes and misdemeanors : 

 Therefore, 



e it resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary 

 be, and they are hereby, authorized to inquire into 

 the official conduct of Andrew Johnson, Vice-Presi- 

 dent of the United States, discharging the powers 

 and duties of the office of President of the United 

 States, and to report to this House whether, in their 

 opinion, the said Andrew Johnson, while in said office, 

 has been guilty of acts which are designed or cal- 

 culated to overthrow, subvert, or corrupt the Govern- 

 ment of the United States, or any department or office 

 thereof; and whether the said Andrew Johnson has 

 been guilty of any act, or has conspired with others 

 to do acts, which, in contemplation of the Constitu- 

 tion, are high crimes and misdemeanors, requiring the 

 interposition of the constitutional power of this 

 House ; and that said committee have power to send 

 for persons and papers, and to administer the cus- 

 tomary oath to witnesses. 



It was agreed to by the following vote : 

 YEAS Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Arnell, De- 

 los R. Ashley, James" M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin, 

 Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, 

 Bingham, Blaine, Boutwell, Brandagee, Bromwell, 

 Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, Chanler, Reader W. 

 Clarke, Sidney Clarke, Cobb, Cook, Cullom, Culver, 

 Darling, Defrees, Delano, Deming, Dixon, Donnelly, 

 Dri-rgs, Eckley, Farnsworth, Farquhar, Ferry, Gar- 

 field, Grinnell, Abner C. Harding, Hart, Hayes, Hen- 

 derson, Higby, Hill, Holmes, Hooper, Chester D. 

 Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Ingersoll, Jenckes, 

 Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, Kuyken- 

 dall, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Loan, 

 Longyear, Lynch, Marston, Marvin, Maynard, Mc- 

 Clurg, McKee, McRuer, Mercur, Miller, Moorhead, 



