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On motion of Mr。 Stevens the following resolutions were adopted：
Resolved； That a committee of two be appointed to go to the Senate and； at the bar thereof； in the name of the House of Representatives and of all the people of the United States； to impeach Andrew Johnson； President of the United States； of high crimes and misdemeanors in office； and acquaint the Senate that the House of Representatives will； in due time； exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him and make good the same； and that the committee do demand that the Senate take order for the appearance of said Andrew Johnson to answer to said impeachment。
Resolved； That a committee of seven be appointed to prepare and report articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson； President of the United States； with power to send for persons； papers and records； and to take testimony under oath。
The Speaker announced the following committee under these resolutions：
Committee to Communicate to the Senate to the Senate the action of the House ordering AN IMPEACHMENT of the of the President of the United States。…Thaddeus Stevens； of Pennsylvania； and John A。 Bingham； of Ohio。
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。
On the same day； the following gentlemen were elected by the House of Representatives as Managers to conduct the prosecution of the impeachment of the President before the Senate
Hons。 Jno。 A。 Bingham； of Ohio； George S。 Boutwell； of Massachusetts； James F。 Wilson； of Iowa； Benj。 F。 Butler； of Massachusetts； John A。 Logan； of Illinois； Thomas Wilson； of Pennsylvania； and Thaddeus Stevens； of Pennsylvania。
On March 3rd it was ordered by the Senate：
That the Secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the managers appointed by the House of Representatives to carry to the Senate articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson； President of the United States。
In the Senate； on the 4th； the following formal proceedings were had：
The managers of the impeachment on the part of the House of Representatives appeared at the bar； and their presence was announced by the Sergeant…at…Arms。
The President pro tempore： The managers of the impeachment will advance within the bar and take the seats provided for them。
The managers came within the bar and took the seats assigned to them in the area in front of the Vice President's Chair。
The Speaker of the House of Representatives advanced and took a seat on the right of the President pro tempore of the Senate。
Mr。 Manager Bingham：
Mr。 President； the managers on the part of the House of Representatives； by order of the House； are ready at the bar of the Senate； whenever it may please the Senate to hear them； to present articles of impeachment and in maintenance of the impeachment preferred against Andrew Johnson； President of the United States； by the House of Representatives。
The President pro tempore：
The Sergeant…at…arms will make proclamation。
The Sergeant…at…arms：
Hear ye！ Hear ye！ All persons are commanded to keep silence； on pain of imprisonment； while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States； articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson； President of the United States。
The managers then rose and remained standing； with the exception