Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-17

- ysss - ssys wsse $50 49, r.
su'sed 20 TO 81, and The sv'ssneo - sns'e
VIA 4; u :. then resumed: The .'.csidens told
! -,ssr.. i. slexfved to have pS 'ceedsnkp in
s,;,,,s11 - Teri the act constil ssionalIy. and
sr;si,.d f.iu, 10 consult with sir. Ssanbery.
Who had been too busy tn lock into the
natter He left Gen. Thomas with the
President. and concluded il would be best
| 10 apply for writ Of habeas corpus alter
! Ger homss should be committed by the
Criminal Court, which course Mr.. StaDbery
approved.
Question ssled and objected to-What
did you do towards getting oat a writ of
habess corpus by direction OF the PRESIDENT
Admitted by % to 20
A.-Iried to have General Thomas CON-
mitted 10 prison; Mr.. etaDton's counsel ap-
piled for rosiponement. Judge Carter
said he should not be held In custody. Wit
ness moved his discharge. expecting to
force HE ccmmittal, but the motion was
grnuted.
The senate refused 10 allow . statement
TO BE- msde q ~ cooyUemGjon with the
Presj6ens ~ 49, evening, ond the coun.
eel the1 oGaed; Allet coQoesine this TO the
Prcsideak ~ 20 - oDy oehsr oct In pur-
suapcc 81 psoSIoos inGisucsscns from the
President - - ~ uasaisutionality Of tbs
tenure of otIice acff II %. what we're they
objected TO. which the Chief.J ustice over
ruled. and he Senate sustained his ruling.
~ TO %.
Witness resumed.-The next day applied
TO the President for information of quo
tearronto which he declined 10 do without
authority of the Attorney General.
The Senate took recess for Is minutes.
On re-assenbling. MIR. Cox Was cross-ex
amined by Ar. Builer.--He considered him.
sell as counsel for the President, but ap-
pesred before JUICE Garter as counsel for
Thomas and did not tell the court or CD
posing counsel In court that his purpose
was TO get the case in trim TO test the con-
| sttutionality of the tcnure-of-ofice law
and supposes they OWNED the hjec'; was ad-
visory counsel for Gen. Thomas; the papers
which he prepared to obtain q quo scdrrdato
were returned to him lew day ago by Mr.
| StunheTy, with verbal message for him
and Mr. nerrick To use them at their dis
erection; he hes never received authority
from the Attorney General or the President
10 use them Gen Thomas was discharged
from custody on motion Of the Presidents
counsel: Merrick was employed by Gen.
Thomas on the morning Of the 2ed Of Feb
ruary alter the action of Judge Carter IN
Cham Sers witness went TO eco the Presi-
dent about noon, and told what had occurred
in the case. Gen. Thomas and Mr.. 6tanbcry
being present; the Astornsy General told
tho President 10 see II he could could carry
up the case 70 the Supreme Court on writ
! Of habeds corpus, and few hours after wards
wrote the Attorney General . note on the
subject
On Monday he communicated the result,
Of his Investigations to the Presidents coun
eel. Ar. Cox. and they agreed TO work TO-
gether IL order to accomplish the purpose
suggested by the Attorney General. On
Tuesday night he had an interview with
the Attorney General relating TO the con.
ducsinR Of the Gaze. which was next day
obj-tset to.
Whit did you and Mr. Cox DO In ordei
10 accomplish the result referred to ~ held
admissible ny the Chief Justice and no ap
peal a.. k,d foI!
Apswer-All We did 10 court Wednesday
morning was, Witnesses were commenced
10 detail TO recount the circumstances al
ready narrated by Mt. Cox
Mr.. Butler interrupted him to cay tha,
0e wished " clear his skirts Of oil thin
n,ss,er aud wss going 10 against the objec
ton Ot the managers and under the ruling
OF the Chief Justice, whereupon Mr. Chas,
aSnse aud said:
Il goes 10 BY the decision of the Senate
of the United States
!, The witness resumed hia narration and
~ its close WAS cross examined by Mr.. Bot
Ter when be testified that Mr. hVmis was
not nj the Viii House when lie arrived
lie did not know whether he was a: the
war Department or rot.
| y. U. Parvin, vi Long Island, was called:
Has been personally acquainted with tha
Pre- sident about fourteen years Was In
this city during the month vi February, Ia
company with Mr. S.leye, member oil
Congress from New York. Had an inter
view with the President February 2lst, nj
about p. m. Took Mr.. Seleye to intro
duce him. Neither himself nor Mr.. Seleye
had any knowledge VI The removal Of Mr.,
Stanton.
The counsel then ofr.rtd to prove that the
l Pretideht informed them that he had re-
moved MIR Stanton. but would soon send
into the Senate good name for the posi-
ton; tLat be did not anticipate resistance,
and regarded the arrangement a. tempo
rsty.
Mr.. Butler objected and An argument en-.
sued on both sides.
The question WAS ruled ont by the Sen.
ate.
Mr.. Evarts had nothing more to ask In
that view and suggested an adjournment.
Mr.. Butler opposed 1t in long speech,
after which the Senate adjourned.
Houss. House Immediately wen,
into a COMMITTEE Il the Whole, and pro.
ceedsd TO the Senate.
The Speaker gave notice that no business
would be transacted on their return to the