Four days later, on July 7, the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach Blount and on July 8 the Senate voted 25 to 1 to expel him from the Senate.[3] The Senate began an impeachment trial on December 17, 1798, but dropped charges two months later on the grounds that no further action could be taken beyond his expulsion.[3]
Interesting. Thanks.
The action of the house seems kind of irrelevant. 2/3 of the senate can convict a senator after impeachment by the house, or 2/3 of the senate can expel a senator with no action by the house.