The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-04

give In full and what part 70 condense,
he was, perhaps, influenced somewhat
by what he considered would be little
more spicy or interesting to the reader.
Mr.. Evarts--In what interest-of the
President or his Opponentsf
Witness--I do not know what.
Mr.. Evarts-0n which side were your
Witness-I was opposed to the Presl-
dent.
Mr.. Evarts-But you did not say
where you thought the interest was
when you selected the spicy part.
Witness-I was very careful In all the
parts, when there was considerable eA-
citement and interest in the crowd, 10
take down carefully whatthe President
said.
Mr.. Evarts-The part which the
crowd was most interested in you took
down carefully
Witness-Yes.
Mr.. Evarts-And the part in which
the crowd seemed to have most interest
was the part in which they made the
most outcryf
Witnoss-Yes.
Mr.. Eyarts-Are you able to say that
there is single expression IN that part
of your report substantially that which
was used by the President SO as to give
the words as they fell from his lips
Witness-No, sir.
Mr.. Eyarts said he would object to
this report as being no report OF the
Presidents speech.
Mr.. Butler asked what were the poll
tics of the Cleveland Herald at that
timei Witness stated it was what was
called Johnson Republican; some called
| it Postoffice Republican. The editor
had the Postoffice.
Mr.. Butler said he proposed to offer
the Leader report OF the speech, as
sworn to by Mr.. Hudson.
Mr.. Evarts objected Oh the grounds
| that the Managers are i'll possession OF
tho original notes of the shorthand
writer of the whole speech and OF his
transcript made therefrom and sworn
| TO by him. The substitution for that
of the statement of Mr.. Hudson, as tes-
titled to by him, is against the hrst
principles of Justice or ofevidence. He
has not testified how much of the re-
mort is his or how much the reporter
Johnson's; besides it is for the great
part a condensed statement, directed by
circumstances. The same objection
NAV be made to this second Herald re-
| port.
Mr.. Butler did not propose to with
draw the report Of McEwen, but to put
in all Others.
After considerable argument, Mr.. But
| Ter asked decision of the question.
The Chief Justice said he could not
put the question on all three at once.
Mr.. Butler-I will first offer the Leader
report.
Nrhe Chief Justice said 1t appears
| from statement of the witness that
the report was not made by himself,
but with the assistance of another per-
sou whose notes are not produced or
whs is not himself produced. AS wit
ness the Chief Justice thinks that paper
| inaGRissable.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the admissability of the report, and 1t
was admitted, Messrs. Howe and Trum-
bull voting with the Democrats in the
negative.
Mr.. Butler then offered a report pre-
pared by Mr.. McEwen.
! MI. ENarIS ODleCIeu'
Mr.. Butler offered the report of the
Cleveland Herald.
Mr.. Eyarts objected.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Court
adjourned till tomorrow noon.
The chair was vacated by the Chief
Justice and assumed by the President
pro tem.
Mr.. Anthony called up resolution to
assign place an the floor Of the Senate
to the reporters of the New York As
ISOLATED Press.
A debate of some length followed, i'll
which several Senators warmly advo-
Gated tie Association as in interest of
the public, while opposition was
shown by some members on the
sro~~d that the agents of the Assn
at the South had systematlcauy IL
bcl!ed the Reconstruction Conventions,
and by others because the Association
did not furnish news to all papers in
the country. Without reaching "a vote,
the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.