On the same day, also, the 22d, the Reconstruction Committee of the House, to whom the resolution for impeaching the President had been
The House resolution to
impeach the President.
By another strict party vote the House authorized the Speaker to appoint a committee to acquaint the Senate with its resolution to
The committee of the
House on impeachment.
Meanwhile the day for General Thomas to appear in court, February 26th, arrived. By this time the General had taken legal advice, and the plan
The withdrawal of Stanton's
complaint against Thomas.
There is little doubt that the Republicans were afraid to have the Tenure-of-Office Act tested judicially. They preferred recourse to the