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Congressmen began to talk informally of impeaching the president after his veto of the Civil Rights Act.
The foremost advocates of impeachment were Ben Butler and James M. Ashley.
The first vote in the House to impeach the President occurred in the fall of 1867.
On November 21, 1867, the House Judiciary Committee produced a bill of impeachment: it had a broad collection of complaints against him, but as stated, these were not thought to be easily provable under the Constitution, which required evidence " as treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
" After a vigorous debate, a formal vote for impeachment was held in the House of Representatives on December 5, 1867, and failed, 57 – 108.
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