Events Date Event 07/20/1866 Governor Crawford of Kansas appoints Edmund Ross to succeed James H. Lane in the U.S. Senate. 09/13/1866 The Massachusetts Republican Convention meets and has harsh words for President Johnson. 09/18/1866 In Galesburg, Illinois, the annual general meeting of Universalists condemns President Johnson. 09/29/1866 In a Cleveland, Ohio speech, Benjamin Butler threatens President Johnson with impeachment. 12/03/1866 Senator George Williams of Oregon introduces the "Tenure of Office Act" in the U.S. Senate. 12/18/1866 The U.S. Senate passes the initial version of the "Tenure of Office Act" on a vote of twenty-nine for and nine against. 01/07/1867 The House of Representatives requests its Judiciary Committee to investigate impeachment of President Johnson 01/28/1867 In Washington D.C., President Johnson vetoes the Colorado Statehood Bill 02/18/1867 The compromise "Tenure of Office Act" passes the U.S. Senate by a vote of twenty-two to ten. 02/19/1867 The compromise "Tenure of Office Act" passes the House of Representatives by a vote of 112 to 41. 03/01/1867 The U.S. Senate fails to override President Johnson's veto of the Colorado Statehood Bill. 03/02/1867 President Johnson rejects the "Tenure of Office Bill" and the Congress over-rides his veto before the day is out. 03/07/1867 The Fortieth Congress orders its Judiciary Committee to continue impeachment investigations on President Johnson 12/04/1867 In Washington, the House Judiciary Committee reports and recommends the impeachment of President Johnson. 12/07/1867 The Fortieth Congress strongly rejects its Judiciary Committee's recommendation to President Johnson. People Ashley, Delos Rodeyn Bingham, John Armor Boutwell, George Sewall Butler, Benjamin Franklin Covode, John Doolittle, James Rood Edmunds, George Franklin Grimes, James Wilson Johnson, Andrew Lynch, John Mallory, Rufus Norris, Benjamin White Norton, Daniel Sheldon Norton Patterson, David Trotter Poland, Luke Potter Roots, Logan Holt Ross, Edmund Gibson Sitgreaves, Charles Stewart, William Morris Stockton, John Potter Tipton, Thomas Weston Van Winkle, Peter Godwin Vickers, George Ward, Hamilton Williams, Thomas Wilson, James Falconer Places Washington, DC United States Capitol, Washington DC Documents Date Title 11/11/1865 Lafayette Curry Baker to Andrew Johnson, November 11, 1865, Washington, D.C. 02/22/1866 Andrew Johnson, Speech before Washington's Birthday Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 22, 1866 03/27/1866 Andrew Johnson, Civil Rights Bill Veto Message, March 27, 1866 03/28/1866 "President Johnson and His Enemies," Daily Union and American (Nashville, TN), March 28, 1866 01/07/1867 James M. Ashley, Motion to Impeach the President of the United States, floor of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., January 7, 1867. 03/02/1867 United States Congress, "An Act regulating the Tenure of certain Civil Offices," March 2, 1867 Images "Samson Agonistes at Washington," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, August 24, 1867 "The Hurt Can Not Be Much," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 1, 1868, zoomable image. "The Baby That Won't Talk At Present," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868. "Ides Febrvarii MDCCCLXVIII," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 22, 1868, zoomable image.
