A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1908: 1833-1841Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 - United States |
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Page 73 - Justice shall preside" — that "no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two.thirdsof the members present" — and that "judgment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit, under the United States." The resolution above quoted, charges in substance, that in certain proceedings relating to the public revenue, the President has usurped authority and power not conferred upon him by ihe Constitution...