The New York herald., 1868-04-05
Trial Of President Andrew Johnson for
High Crimes and MiSdemeanors.
The Case for the Prosecution
Closed.
Adjournment of the Court Until
Thursday Next.
RRRATIC TESTIMONY OF GENERAL EMORY.

The Managers of the impeachment trial closed
their case, as Mr.. Butler expressed 1t, "substan-
TALLY" to-day. Some unimportant documentary and
cumulative evidence Is expected to be introduced
when the court reassembles on Thursday next
About three O'clock after Messrs. Bingham and
Boutwell, had read some brief extracts from laws Of
the United States affecting the Of Mr. Pickering
who was removed from the office Of Secretary Of
State by President Adams, and also several
messages sent to Congress by President John
son within the past year, showing his re-
cogniti0n OF the Tenure OF once act,
Manager Butler rose and said the prosecution had
nothing more at present to produce, and declared
the case closed on behalf Of the House Of Represen
tatves reserving the right to offer certain additional
testimony when it was forthcoming.
Nothing either lively or important occurred in the
proceedings OF to-day. Two shorthand writer's testi
Ned as to the correctness Of their reports Of the
Presidents famous speech at st. Louis, and Mr..
Robert Chew, thrty-fOur years veteran clerk in
the State Department, explained the form OF CON-
missions issued to officers Of the government before
and since the passage OF the Tenure Of Offce
act After Mr. Butler got through with this witness
M. Stanbery put leading and very pertinent ques-
ton to him, to which Mr.. Butler interposed sudden
and vigorous objection. He asked the Witness
whose long experience was certainly worth some
thing, II he knew, during his prolonged service, Of
any head of department being requested to resign
and refusing to do So The witness was on the point
OF replying In the negative though perhaps reserv-
Ing the recent exception Of the individual who has
stirred up the present strife between two branches
OF the government, when Mr.. Butler sprung from his
seat, and in that indescribable voice Of his exclam
ed sharply, Stop Object object to that" And
the experience Of the witness lost to the world
The documentary evidence which followed proved
the year 1900, sent certain nominations to the Sen
ate soon after the vacancies were created.
When all was over Mr.. Curtis made BRIEF cOgent
and dignifed appeal for few days time to prepare
for the defence. The Senate was evidently i'm
pressed ws.h the candor and reasonableness of his
request and would by majority have granted it
there and then, but some irrepressible radical was
bound to make O motion against It, Old Simon
Cameron, who has been commercially quiet thus
lar, wanted to know what the defence required more
time for. The Managers were prepared to go on,
and he thought the defence ought to be equally
ready.
The Chief Justice had more trouble in bringing ST.
mon to order than he previously had, a few days
ago, with the incOrrigbe Drake. Mr.. Conness moved
10 grant two days from Sunday. Reverdy Johnson
moved the counsels request for three days, until
Thursday, and after vote the latter was carried.
terday and several days previous. 1t consisted Of
members male and female relatives and friends, to
the exclusion Of all Others The House was repre-
sented on the moor by about dozen members. All
the rest had gone either home or to the circus
Speaker COlfax said to-day he had given leave to all
but fifty Of his "boys" to go home and look after
their denominations and other congenial interests
washington is consequently dull.
Assistant Treasurer II. ii. Van Dyke, having been
summoned to appear before the Impeachment Man.
ayers, arrived here this morning, and was examined
by them at ten O'Clock this morning.
It is ascertained this evening that the statement
made by General Emory in his testimony before the
High Court of Impeachment few days ago that he
took advice from Robert j. Walker, who declared
that no order Of the President was valid unless
issued through General Grant, Is pronounced by
Robert J. walker himself 'the very reverse of
what he did recommends; and Reverdy Johnson,
who was placed in the same category as denying
the right Of the President to issue orders except
through General Grant, declares he gave utter
ance to any such opinion; and both these dstin-
guished authorities have been represented in the
evidence In wrong light before the country. Their
opinions arc, according to themselves Numerically
opposite to those with which they have been credited
BY the witness.
washington despatch to the Erentng telegram
says-For one hour prior to the meeting Of the i'm
peachment court to-day the Senators amused them
selves with the discussion Of the resolution Of Sena-
tor Sherman to abolish the present system of issuing
tickets for admission to the Senate galleries during
the impeachment trial. Senator Morrill,, Of Maine,
who took the lead In favor Of the ticket system, de-
feated the resolution by talking against time He did
not conclude his harangue till the hour for assembling
Of the court arrived, thus rendering 1t impossible to
get vote on It, Popular indignation against the ticket
system Is very great. Many persons, who spend
time and money coming from distance to witness
the proceedings, are unable to gam admttance and
are forced to return disappointed. In the disposi.
zion OF tickets Senators and members exhibit IA
voritism, which is strongly condemned. Those
who have attended regularly have observed the same
faces IN the galleries almost daily showing that hut
O comparatively small number have been able 70
attend the trial. These fovorites are becoming
weared, and as consequence the galleries for the
last few days have not been half filed while hun.
dreds are standing outside unable to obtain ad-
mission.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COirRT