The SPEAKER. The ruling of the Chair, however, will cover the whole case, so that the point will not be lost to the Gentfrom NewYork, [Mr. HALE, although the words objected to by him cannot be transcribed from the reporters' short hand notes to be read at the Clerk’s desk, as the reporters, supposing it to be all a written speech, were not taking notes at the time the objection was raised. The Constitution of the U.S., article two, section 4, reads as follows: “The President, VEEP, and all civil officers of the U.S., shall be removedfrom officeon and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Another section of the Constitution provides that the articles of impeachment must be found by the HoRep and tried by the Senate. On last Monday a resolution was submitted by the Gentfrom Missouri, [Mr. KELso, l a colleague of the gentleman now upon the floor. The Chair will read a portion of that resolution. It declares that It is the imperative duty of the 39th congress to take without delay such action as plish will accomthe following objects: 1. The impeachment of the officer now exercising the functions pertaining to the officeof the POTUSA., and his removal from office, upon his conviction in due form of the crimes and high misdemeanorsof which he is mani festly and notoriously guilty, and which render it unsafe longer to permit him to exercise the powers he has unlawfully assumed. 2. To provide for the faithful and efficient administration of the executive dept within the limits prescribed by law. This is a charge of crimes and high misdemean ors without specifying particularly what those “crimes and high misdemeanors” were. That resolution is now open to debate. If the Gentfrom Missouri [Mr. LoAN] now charges as one of the “crimes and high misdemeanors” of which the POTUS is guilty that he was in complicity with the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, it is certainly within the rules of this House and the provisions of the Constitution. And the Chair so rules for this reason: if it is not in order, then if any member charges the POTUS to be guilty of treason, or of any high crime or misdemeanor, he could not state what were his reasons for making the charge; or if he believed the President or VEEP to be guilty of the crime of bribery, and desired to have the matter investigated, he could not state the specific grounds of his charge. The charge contained in the resolution from which the Chair has read is general and not specific; it is “the crimes and high misdemean ors of which he [the President] is manifestly and notoriously guilty.” The Gentfrom Missouri, [Mr. i. in debating the resolution, saw fit to specify one of the charges against the POTUS That is certainly not out of order.