Showing posts with label President_Andrew_Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President_Andrew_Johnson. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Roll call votes relating to the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson on Articles II, III, and XI.

"The first Senate vote in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was taken on May 16, 1868. Article XI was called the "omnibus article" because it combined all of the charges against the President. As a result of 19 voting "Not Guilty" and 35 voting "Guilty," the Senate fell 1 vote short of the two-thirds majority required for removal. After a 10-day recess, the Senate reconvened and voted on Articles II and III. In each case, the result was identical: Johnson was not guilty by a single vote. The Senate then voted to end the trial..."
President Andrew Johnson Impeachment 

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

President Andrew Jackson�s Message to Congress "On Indian Removal"

"On December 6, 1830, in a message to Congress, President Andrew Jackson called for the relocation of eastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River, in order to open new land for settlement by citizens of the United States..."
Andrew Johnson "On Indian Removal"