XXII. On the final question whether the impeachment is sustained the yeas and nays shall be taken on each article of impeachment separately, and if the impeachment shall not, upon any of the articles presented, be sustained by the votes of two-thirds of the members present a judgment of acquittal shall be entered; but if the person accused in such articles of impeachment shall be convicted upon any of said articles by the votes of two-thirds of the members present the Senate shall proceed to pronounce judgment, and a certified copy of such judgment shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. XXIII. All the orders and decisions shall be made and had by yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the record, and without debate, except when the doors shall be closed for deliberation, and in that case no member shall speak more than once on one question, and for not more than ten minutes on an interlocutory question, and for not more than fifteen minutes on the final question, unless by consent of the Senate, to be had without debate; but a motion to adjourn may be decided without the yeas and nays, unless they be demanded by one-fifth of the members present. XXIV. Witnesses shall be sworn in the following form, viz: You, , do swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that the evidence you shall give in the case now depending between the United States and shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. which oath shall be administered by the Secretary or any other duly authorized person. Form of subpoena to be issued on the application of the managers of the impeachment, or of the party impeached, or of his counsel: You and each of you are hereby commanded to appear before the Senate of the United States on the day of at the Senate Chamber, in the city of Washington, then and there to testify your knowledge in the cause which is before the Senate in which the House of Representatives have impeached A. D. and Presiding Officer of the Senate, at the city of Washingand of the Independence of the United States Form of direction for the service of said subpoena: The Senate of the United States to -, greeting: You are hereby commanded to serve and return the within subpoena according to law. Form of oath to be administered to the members of the Senate sitting in the trial of impeachments: I solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of 1 now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws. So help me God. Form of summons to be issued and served upon the person impeached: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SS: The Senate of the United States to -, greeting: Whereas the House of Representatives of the United States of America did on the day of exhibit to the Senate articles of impeachment against you, the said in the words following: [Here insert the articles.] And demand that you, the said should be put to answer the accusations as set forth in said articles, and that such proceedings, examinations, trials, and judgments might be thereupon had as are agreeable to law and justice: You, the said are therefore hereby summoned to be and appear before the Senate of the United States of America, at their chamber, in the city of Washington, on the day of at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes afternoon, then and there to answer to the said articles of impeachment, and then and there to abide by, obey, and perform such orders, directions, and judgments as the Senate of the United States shall make in the premises, according to the Constitution and laws of the United States. Hereof you are not to fail. day of and Presiding Officer of the said Senate, at the city of Washand of the Independence of the United A. D. Form of precept to be indorsed on said writ of summons: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SS: -, greeting: if conven You are hereby commanded to deliver to and leave with iently to be found, or, if not, to leave at his usual place of abode or at his usual place of business, in some conspicuous place, a true and attested copy of the within writ of summons, together with a like copy of this precept; and in whichsoever way you perform the service, let it be done at least days before the appearance day mentioned in said writ of summons. Fail not, and make return of this writ of summons and precept, with your proceedings thereon indorsed, on or before the appearance day mentioned in the said writ of and Presiding Officer of the Senate, at the city of WashingA. D. ——————, and of the Independence of the United States All process shall be served by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate unless otherwise ordered by the court. XXV. If the Senate shall at any time fail to sit for the consideration of articles of impeachment on the day or hour fixed therefor, the Senate may by an order, to be adopted without debate, fix a day and hour for resuming such consideration. On March 31 Rule VII was amended to read as follows: VII. The Presiding Officer of the Senate shall direct all necessary preparations in the Senate Chamber, and the presiding officer on the trial shall direct all the forms of proceeding while the Senate are sitting for the purpose of trying an impeachment, and all forms during the trial not otherwise specially provided for, and the presiding officer on the trial may rule all questions of evidence and incidental questions, which ruling shall stand as the judgment of the Senate, unless some member of the Senate shall ask that a formal vote be taken thereon, in which case it shall be submitted to the Senate for decision; or he may, at his option, in the first instance submit any such question to a vote of the members of the Senate. On April 3 Rule VII was further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: Upon all such questions the vote shall be without a division, unless the yeas and nays be demanded by one-fifth of the members present, when the same shall be taken. On March 13 Rule XXIII was amended to read as follows: XXIII. All the orders and decisions shall be made and had by yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the record, and without debate, subject, however, to the operation of Rule VII, except when the doors shall be closed for deliberation, and in that case no member shall speak more than once on one question, and for not more than ten minutes on an interlocutory question, and for not more than fifteen minutes on the final question, unless by consent of the Senate, to be had without debate; but a motion to adjourn may be decided without the yeas and nays, unless they be demanded by one-fifth of the members present. On May 7 Rule XXIII was further amended by adding thereto the following: The fifteen minutes herein allowed shall be for the whole deliberation on the final question, and not to the final question on each article of impeachment. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1868. THE UNITED STATES US. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT. Mr. Henry Stanbery, in behalf of Andrew Johnson, the respondent, read the following paper: In the matter of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE: I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, having been served with a summons to appear before this honorable court, sitting as a court of impeachment, to answer certain articles of impeachment found and presented against me by the honorable the House of Representatives of the United States, do hereby enter my appearance by my counsel, Henry Stanbery, Benjamin R. Curtis, Jeremiah S. Black, William M. Evarts, and Thomas A. R. Nelson, who have my warrant and authority therefor, and who are instructed by me to ask of this honorable court a reasonable time for the preparation of my answer to said articles. After a careful examination of the articles of impeachment and consultation with my counsel, I am satisfied that at least forty days will be necessary for the preparation of my answer, and I respectfully ask that it be allowed. ANDREW JOHNSON. Mr. Stanbery then submitted the following motion: In the matter of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. Henry Stanbery, Benjamin R. Curtis, Jeremiah S. Black, William M. Evarts, and Thomas A. R. Nelson, of counsel for the respondent, move the court for the allowance of forty days for the preparation of the answer to the articles of impeachment, and in support of the motion make the following professional statement: The articles are eleven in number, involving many questions of law and fact. We have during the limited time and opportunity afforded us considered as far as possible the field of investigation which must be explored in the preparation of the answer, and the.conclusion at which we have arrived is that with the utmost diligence the time we have asked is reasonable and necessary. The precedents as to time for answer upon impeachments before the Senate to which we have had opportunity to refer are those of Judge Chase and Judge Peck. In the case of Judge Chase time was allowed from the 3d of January until the 4th of February next succeeding to put in his answer—a period of thirty-two days; but in this case there were only eight articles, and Judge Chase had been for a year cognizant of most of the articles, and had been himself engaged in preparing to meet them. In the case of Judge Peck there was but a single article. Judge Peck asked for time from the 10th to the 25th of May to put in his answer, and it was granted. It appears that Judge Peck had been long cognizant of the ground laid for his impeachment, and had been present before the committee of the House upon the examination of the witnesses, and had been permitted by the House of Representatives to present to that body an elaborate answer to the charges. It is apparent that the President is fairly entitled to more time than was allowed in either of the foregoing cases. It is proper to add that the respondents in these cases were lawyers, fully capable of preparing their own answers, and that no pressing official duties interfered with their attention to that business; whereas the President, not being a lawyer, must rely on his counsel. The charges involve his acts, declarations, and intentions, as to all which his counsel must be fully advised upon consultation with him, step by step, in the preparation of his defense. It is seldom that a case requires such constant communication between client and counsel as this, and yet such communication can only be had at such intervals as are allowed to the President from the usual hours that must be devoted to his high official duties. We further beg leave to suggest for the consideration of this honorable court that, as counsel careful as well of their own reputation as of the interests of their client in a case of such magnitude as this, so out of the ordinary range of professional experience, where so much responsibility is felt, they submit to the candid consideration of the court that they have a right to ask for themselves such opportunity to discharge their duty as seems to them to be absolutely necessary. HENRY STANBERY, B. R. CURTIS, JEREMIAH S. BLACK, Of Counsel for the Respondent. The above motion was denied, and the Senate adopted the following orders: Ordered, That the respondent file answer to the articles of impeachment on or before Monday, the 23d day of March instant. Ordered, That unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, for cause shown, the trial of the pending impeachment shall proceed immediately after replication shall be filed. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1868. THE UNITED STATES US. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT. The answer of the respondent to the articles of impeachment was submitted by his counsel, as follows: Senate of the United States, sitting as a court of impeachment for the trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. THE ANSWER OF THE SAID ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT EXHIBITED AGAINST HIM BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. Answer to Article I.-For answer to the first article he says that Edwin M. Stanton was appointed Secretary for the Department of War on the 15th day of January, A. D. 1862, by Abraham Lincoln, then President of the United States, during the first term of his Presidency, and was commissioned, according to the Constitution and laws of the United States, to hold the said office during the pleasure of the President; that the office of Secretary for the Department of War was created by an act of the First Congress in its first session, passed on the 7th day of August, A. D. 1789, and in and by that act it was provided and enacted that the said Secretary for the Department of War shall perform and execute such duties as shall from time to time be enjoined on and |