New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12


WASHINGTON, April -House-Return-
ing from impeachment, adjourned.
Sendte-Continued.- was ELECTED from
General Thomas that the presidents words
to him were go and take charge of the war
Office instead of possession of the war
Office.
General Sherman was here in the middle
of December, and had several interviews
with the president two in company with
General Grant. The managers objected to
receiving declarations of the president.
Judge Chase said no question had yet been
asked. Mr.. Stanberry asked Ibid the presi-
dent ask if you would take charge of the
war department on Secretary Stanton's re-
moval" Butler objected.
General Sherman said he had an inter.
view with the president in General Grants
presence the day Secretary Stanton resumed
office.
Mr.. stanbery asked what that interview
related to?
Mr. Butler objected.
Mr.. Stanbery asked-Did the interview
relate to Secretary Stanton's occupancy of
the war Office
General Sherman-It did.
Mr.. Stanbery-What was the purport Of it?
Mr., Butler objected.
Mr.. Stanbery reduced the question to
writing. In that interview what was said
about Secretary Stanton's return to the war
I department?
Mr.. Butler objected.
Chief Justice Chase thought the question
| admissible.
Mr. Conness appealed, and the yeas and
nays were demanded.
The matter was at this point discussed
very sharply, and at great length. Mr..
| Butler interrupted Mr.. Stanbery repeatedly.
Mr.. Stanbery insisted on his right to say
what they intended to prove, and he should
| nnlpag tho GpnatA OrdaYa6 than n
| stop. He would prove that the president
wanted Sherman to take the war Office to
secure judicial decision. Mr.. Stanbery
called on the chief justice during the de-
bate to stop Mr.. Buffers personal asper-
sions.
Here the court took a recess.
Upon reassembling Chief Justice Chase
repeated his opinion that the question was
admissible under yesterdays ruling, be-
cause like that yesterday its purpose was to
| elicit the presidents intention. The. ques
| ton was then put and ruled out-25 to 2S.
| Among the Republicans voting with the
minority are Messrs. Sumner, Fessenden
| Fowler, Sprague, Van Wrinkle, Anthony
/ Grimes, Morgan Trumbull, and Wiley.
Mr.. StanbeTy asked Gen, Sherman what he
knew about the department of the Atlantic
/ After discussion the senate declined to heal
/ the answer without division. Mr.. Stanbery
then asked if the president rendered Cen
eral Sherman the position Of secretary of
war ad interim.
Mr.. Butler objected. The senate decided to
| hear the answer.
Answer-The president rendered General
| Sherman the office on two occasions, name
| ly: January 25 and 80.
| Mr.. Stanbery asked if anything else Oc
| CURED between witness and the president
concomitant to the offer when it was frs
made?
1
The senate refused to hear an answer-2S
to 20.
Mr. Stanbery asked il the president had
/ in any interview stated his intention, in
| Offering witness the appointment was to
/ bring the matter before the supreme court,
| Objection. Senate refused to hear an
answer to A. This being regarded a lead
| ing question Mr.. Stanbery desired to
mend it, but was interrupted by the fol
lowing question by Senator Hender
son: "'Whether the president in
any interview, had expressed any inten
ton with regard to making the appoint
ment.' The senate refused to hear an an
swer, rs to q.
Yeas Anthony, Bsyard, Buckalew, Da
Wis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fowler
Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, johnson
McCreery, Morrill, Of Maine, Morton, Nor
ton, Patterson of Tennessee, Ross, Sherman
sprague, Sumner, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle
! Vickers, Willey-25.
Nays: Cameron, Catten, Chandler, Cole
Conklin, Conness, COrbett, Cragin, Drake
Edmunds, Terry, FrelinghuyseD, Harlan
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrell of Yer
mont, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire
Pomeroy Ramsay, Stuart, Thayer, Upton
Williams Wilson, and Yates-27.
Court and senate adjourned.
Approximations for the collection of rev
enue and customs are so nearly exhaustel
that the secretary will be unable to pay sal
| aries until q new appropriation is made.
Proceedings in the senate indicate tina
the rule limiting speeches will be relaxed
Internal revenue receipts to-day S427, 600
for the week So, 7O5, 600; for the year $3.50,
900 600.
The counsel for the defense are much cha
grined to-day at the exclusion Of General
Sherman's evidence. They struggled man %
fully, using every art known to law Dut
were defeated at every turn. They persisted,
however, in asking que { ons after all hoPe
was gone, in order to get questions on tne
TacoTd. So far was this pnshed that Mr..
Butler charged them with pettl1ogylng ~
order to gain time. Mr.. stanDery ret 'rted
with dignity but with some anger, claiming
that he had practiced many years, and was
never before accused of trihing with any
court, whether high or low.
Tbe managers appeared to have gained
| their confidence. Mr.. Butler was almost
| brilliant in the shreWdness with which he
alone fought the combined learning and
| tact of the counsel. He seemed never st a
/ loss for an argument.
Several motions 10 adjourn were made,
on which the yeas and nays were called,
the majority desiring 20 force counsel 70
close with General Sherman this evening.
Counsel evidently at loss, and after CON
sultation stated that they were through
with General Sherman for .he present, but
would like 10 be allowed to recall him on
Mr. Butler objected, but yielded 70 Mr..
Bingham and several senators who remon'
| strsfed. and the senate finally adjourned.
The presidents friends seem little dis
couraged tonight, though the votes ex.
/ cludipg testimony were in no case two
thirds, except on the question regarded as
leading one.
EraR oesFEta.
ATLANTA, April IL. = The attention Of
General Meade being called 70 the course OF
/ Lieutenant Charles 7. johnson, ntteenth
regiment Of infantry, In arresting Judge
Pope, OF the circuit court Of Calhoun coen-
ty, az Atlanta, and cl0sing hin court, oElA6
70 the difference Ia construction of orders
ia reference to impaAne1ng ilurles, the
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