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[[underlined]] Feb. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] 1868 [[/underlined]]
face of the tenure of office law.  At 20 min. past 2 o'clock this resolution was presented to the House by Mr. Stevens amid profound silence.  Nell & Carry went to a matinee at Mrs. Prague's.  Nothing talked of but the impeachment.  The House is in session.  Carry has gone up with Mr. Franklin, Dr. & boy left us at dinner time.  Mr. Varley is still here.
10 h. P.M.  Carry has returned she was fortunate in obtaining admission to the floor of the House.  Speechs were made by Bingham, Farnsworth, Butler & other prominent members spoke in the morning.  In the evening Farnsworth, Kelley, Beck, Lorgan Phelps Holman Peters Nublack and Ingersol continued the debate.  The [[strikethrough]] senate [[/strikethrough]] House journed or rather took a recess until ten o'clock [[strikethrough]] tomorrow [[/strikethrough]] ^[[insertion]] on Monday morning [[/insertion]]  The vote upon the resolution will be taken at 5 P.M.  The members allowed a half hour each to speak upon it.
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[[underlined]] 23rd [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] 1868 [[/underlined]]
Sun.  The excitements is still great numbers of people have visited the White House & War Department  Sec. Stanton has possession ^[[insertion]] of the latter [[/insertion]] and the building is protected by a guard.  Gen. Thomas was arrested yesterday but ^[[insertion]] was [[/insertion]] released on parole.  Prof Hansford here in the afternoon.  G coming to go with us to the Capitol [[strikethrough]] this [[/strikethrough]] tomorrow morning.  Read Ecce Homo in the evening.  About nine o'clock Mr. Hall came in with Evening Express Extra.  Gen. Grant said to be arrested & a rumor that Hon. Thomas Ewing has been appointed Sec. of War.  It is said that a hundred thousand armed men are preparing to come to W. at a moment's notice to sustain Congress.
29th  The debate commenced this morning by Mr. Ashley, Mr. Cook followed in favor of the resolution of impeachment.  Mr. Boyer in opposition.  Mr. Washburn speech