The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April 4.
SENATE.

tive docuuehIS.
Mr.. Hendricks presented a resolution
adopted alta meeting of the black
smiths and machinists of Indiana, pray
ing that eight hours be made a days
work in the Government employment.
Referred to the committee on Naval
Affairs.
After the Executive session, Mr.. Ed
munds offered two amendments to the
bill regulating the Court of Claims.
Referred.
Mr.. Sherman's order relative to a
ticket system for the galleries was de-
bated until noon, when the Chief JUS
tice took the chair.
l.. l.. Walbridge, reporter, testlhed TO
the correctness of his report OF the
Presidents speech delivered at st. Louis
on September Sth, 1850, and Mr.. Butler
put the speech in evidence.
After the speech had been read by the
Secretary, James A. Dear, steno9rapher,
was called and testified. He Joined the
Presidents party at Chicago and made
reports in full or in part OF the speeches
of the President, up to and including
that of September Sth, 1866; recognized
the paper shown him as an accurate
transcript of his notes of the speech
made at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis
same as reported by last witness; his re-
port was published in the st. Louis Times
sOmew hat condensed and comprises al
| but the very first part of the speech; 1t
corrected the grammatical mistakes.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Stanbery-l'
takes from four to seven times as !cnG
to write in long as short hand, according
to the speakers rapidity of utterance.,
Redirect-The President frequently
repeats himself, making it easier to re-
port his speeches, witness thought II
would be possible for rapid long-hand
writer to take the sense and substance
of the Presidents speeches.
In answer to question by Mr.. Stan
berry. witness said he meant the sub.
stance in accordance with the reporters
own ideas.
Robert s. Chew, chief clerk in the
State Department, gave evidence as 10
the manner Of issuing commissions for
certain offices in the Treasury and State
Departments, which are prepared in the
State Department. Shortly after the
passage of the tenure of Office act a
change was made in the form of the
commission. Witness produced blank
form, showing in what the change con,
sisted. Since the passage of the act
no commission has been made out III
the old form.
Cross examined-The words "tO hold
until removed by the President with
the consent of the Senate" have not
! been inserted. No commission has
since been issued to u head of De-
partment, which did not contain the
words "to hold during the pleasure OF
the Senate"
Mr.. Butler then offered list prepared
at the State Department Of all the re-
movals and appointments of heads OF
Departments made since the begin
ming of the Government, specifying
whether the Senate was in session al
the various dates.
Redirect-During the past thirty-four
years the appointments as Assistant
Secretary of State have always
been made in consequence OF the alb
sence of the Secretary.
AquestiOn, Prom whom did the let
tiers of authority emanate 7" was OBJ
iected to, Mr.. Evarts maintaining that
proof of authority by which appoint
ments were made must be in writing.
After considerable parley Mr.. Butler
said the gentleman on the opposite
side seemed disposed to make him talk
an hour before he could close.
The question as modified was answer
ed that the letter of authority came
from the President.
Re-cro s-axamiuCd-Witness cid not
know whether one head of, Depart
ment specified as removed while the
Senate was in session on 1890, had pre-
viOusly refused TO resign.
Mr.. Batter then offered extracts from
the published works of John Adams,
purporting to be official letters which
passed between Timothy Pickering,
Secretary of State, and President Adj
ans.
The Managers put in rs evidence
the Executive Journal of the Senate,
for May 18th, 1900.
Mr.. Creery, Appointment Clerk Of
the Treasury Department, was sworn as
to the authenticity of the letter from the
President to the Secretary Of Treasury,
vi tuC vi NAl .
Stanton and the appointment ofGeneral
Grant as Secretary of War al interim,
August 18th, 1856, under the tenure of
Office act. On receipt of this coIHmuni-
cation it was transmitted by copies to
the Counsellors and the Auditors of the
Department.
Recess of 10 inmates.
Mr.. Boutwell, called the attention of
counsel to various statutes explaining
appointments to the office of Postmas-
ter General in 1874, which is specified
in the schedule as made when the Sen.
ate was in session.
Mr.. Wilson called attention to several
entries in the journal of 1900, showing
that the Senate met before noon.
Mr.. Bingham offered in evidence the
Executive messages to the Senate of
December 10th and 10Th, 1867, and Jan
nary 18th, 1868, in which the President
gives his reasons for the suspension
from office of several officers; also q
communication from the Secretary OF
State accompanying one of the mes
sages, in which he reports action under
the tenure of Office law.
Mr.. Butler informed the Senate that
the case o. the part of the House of
Representatives. was substantially clos
ed, although they might call few
more witnesses, whose testimony would
be only cumulative.
Mr.. Curtis, OH behalf of the Presi-
dents counsel, made a motion that
when the Court adjourn to-day it shall
he to Thursday mex, in order to afford
Al IL. 4. T.
prepare their testimony. He stated
that they would have much oral testi-
mony to offer, but it required time to
arrange their documentary evidence.
The yeas and nays being taken re-
sulted-S to 10. So the court stands
adjourned until Thursday next, and the
Senate adjourned Immediately there
after, at 81 o'clock, till Monday.
HOUSE.