05 Mar 1868
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1868
Page
1
A decisive chamber vote moves forward with impeachment proceedings against the president. Lawmakers allege serious abuses of power and call for accountability amid mounting political tension. Opposition parties urge restraint and due process. The outcome may reshape governance and public trust.
A record of votes shows 126 for and 47 against impeachment. The session also notes the order of debate and related procedural details.
The House reassembled to resume impeachment debate and voted 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson for high crimes and misdemeanors. The session saw tense rhetoric from Ashley of Ohio and Stevens of Iowa moved to pursue further steps, with a committee to notify the Senate.
The article lists the two and seven member impeachment committees with named members from Pennsylvania Ohio Massachusetts Illinois New York and Indiana and describes the House debate rules for considering impeachment. Washington notes the February 25 resolution limits debate to fifteen minutes per speaker and sets a strict timetable for readings amendments and voting with adjournment.
The President informs the Senate that he has removed no War Secretary and discusses constitutional limits on removal powers. He cites 1789 War Department provisions and the 1867 tenure act to argue the President may remove executive officers, but that war secretary removal requires Senate concurrence only for certain officers. The message analyzes historical practice and legal precedent surrounding executive removals.
The President argues the tenure of office act limits removal of cabinet officers without Senate consent while other heads appointed by him may be removed with Senate approval. He cites precedents from 1795 to 1863, contends vacancies from removal require interim appointments, and asserts his pursuit of Supreme Court guidance to settle constitutionality.
Andrew Johnson protests a Senate resolution accusing him of violating the Constitution and laws. He asserts the Night Office powers and his public obligations, claiming his removal would be improper absent certain circumstances and maintains his defense in Washington on February 22, 1868.
A Brown and a 13 year old French boy cross the river for medicine. their skiff is jammed in heavy ice. They cling through a frigid two mile ordeal until morning when the ice bears them to land. Both men suffer frostbite but survive. The report links a Bloomgart lottery history with embezzlement losses and a New York bill limiting cousin marriages.
A Kentucky coal dealer testifies that Jim Macklin did not commit the alleged crime and was with him at the wharf from noon to five thirty PM. Henderson and eight others corroborate the timeline and that the mob’s hanging decision bypassed a trial with the priest failing to secure one.
Reports from Abdala describe a mysterious heart disease afflicting cavalry mounts and transport animals in the Abyssinia expedition. Of 475 horses landed at Zoyally on October 25, 120 died and 40 were left behind, while about 250 mules perished, leaving two thirds of the vanguard mounted. Locals claim the region is deadly to horses.
The document lists Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance with 18 000 members and 2 500 000 in assets. It names actuary Ebwaup Inan.x and others. Extra premiums apply to railway and lake river workers with specific rates. Travel limits cover the Western Hemisphere north of the Tropic of Cancer and Europe with first class steamers. Permits for outside limits offered at proportional risk rates.
An advertisement collection touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a cure for consumption coughs bronchitis asthma and other pulmonary diseases. It cites medical journals praise and suggests clergy and ministers will benefit. Also promoted are Pain Killer Holloway's Pills and Ointment Coe's Dyspepsia Cure and general domestic remedies with testimonials and availability from druggists.
Promoted as a cure for indigestion bilious attacks and impurity removal. Claims to cleanse the blood. Sold by all druggists at 35 cents per box. H Bosworth & Sons are wholesale agents based in Milwaukee.
A brisk note from a period paper extols the Flor de Mayo perfume by Paalon. The excerpt claims the scent fills rooms when worn, with a removed stopper allowing its aroma to scent dresses hair and handkerchiefs. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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