The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-26
ATTEST NEWS ny CABLE.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON Nov. "a.
The House Judiciary Committee had very
long session yesterday, lasting until night,
on the impeachment report. Application of
press reporters for advance copies of the re-
port, under pledge not to be published ul-
til after presentation to the House, we're re-
ferred, and it will have to be copied after
presentation, secresy having been enjoined
on the members Of the committee. Moth
ing has been said to outside parties giving an
idea of the character of the report. They
are known, however, to be very long. No
information can be obtained to verify the re
port that one Of the committee has changed
the vote SO as TO give majority for impeach
ment.
Rev. Newman Hall preached sermon in
the Representatives Hall, ut the Capitol
this morning, to crowded auditory. Among
the audience were many Senators and Rep
resent tatives, heads of the executive depart.
ment, General Grant, and other distin-
guished gentlemen.
New YoRK, Nov. 25.
The Tribune publishes the testimony of
General Grant, Judge Chase, Secretary Sew
ard, and others on the Impeachment case
Gen. Grant said:
Ihave seen the President very frequently
in reference to the condition OF affairs in the
rebel States. When | was asked to be at a
cabinet meeting, it was because some ques-
ton was up in which, as General of the army,
| was interested. ] am not aware of any in
terview with the President on amnesty. /
have occasionally recommended person for
amnesty, and thought, myself, at the time
that there was no reason why, because per-
son had risen to the rank of General, he
should be excluded from amnesty, any more
than one who had failed to reach that rank
| spoke on that point did not see much
reason for the twenty thousand dollars clause.
These are the only two points that remem.
Der to have spoken of at the time. / after
wards, however, told him that thought he
was much nearer right on the $4,000 clause
than was. / was present when the procia-
nation was read in the cabinet, but my views
were not asked. Inever gavesmy opinion TO
the President that it would be better at that
time to issue proclamation of general am
nesty.
Question-Did you ever give your opinion
| to the President that his proclamation inter>
fered with the obligations between yourself
| and Gen. Lee?
Answer-No, sir. frequently had to in
tercede for Gen. Lee and paroled officers on
| the ground that their parole, so long as they
obeyed the laws of the United States, pro-
\
| dent at that time occupied exactly the same
grounds, viz that they should be tried and
| punished. He wanted to know when the
time would come when they should be tried
and punished. told him not so long as they
obeyed the laws and complied with the stipu-
lations. That was the ground | took.
| Question-Did you not also insist that it
applied as much to the common soldier?
| Answer-Of course; it applied to every
one who took the parole, but that was not
canvassed, except in case of some leaders. /
| claimed that in surrendering their armies
and arms they had done what they could. A
portion Of them could have escaped, but they
| surrendered in consideration of the fact that
they we're to be exempt from trial as long as
/ they conformed to the obligations they had
| taken, and hey were entitled TO that.
Gen. Grant said that was his view still,
but the President disagreed with him. The
| President at first seemed anxious to punish
/! the leaders, saying that treason must be made
| odious, but he afterwards got to agreeing with
/ the General as to the effect of the parole.
As to political rights Gen. Grant did not think
| the parole gave the rebels any whatever; that
! was matter entirely IN the hands of Con-
gress.
Gen. Grant further testified, that though he
| did not advise the granting Of amnesty, he
was in favor Of doing so, aud that the issuing
/ of the -proclamaton was only carrying out
President Lincoln policy for restoring civil
| government in the Southern States. The
| General then named several Generals whose
application for pardon be had recommended
among them Lee, Longstreet and Stuart. He
had never recommended universal amnesty,
as the time for that had not arrived.