The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-04-14
PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL.
WASHINGTON Anril a


WASHINGTON, April 4.
On motion of Mr.. Howard. the Sepat
went into executive session in order t
give the Impeachment Managers an op
lportunity to obtain certain exeeutiy
documents. sa E8 81 Is
After executive session, Mr.. Hendrick
presented a resolution adopted at meet
ing of the blacksmiths and machinists o
Indiana, praying that eight hours b
made days work in Government em
lployment. Referred the committee OF
Naval Affairs.
Mr.: Edmunds offered two amendment
to the. bill regulatingth Court Of Claims
Referred. .s
I Mr.. Sherman's order. relative to th,
ticket system for the galleries was deba
ted until noon, when the Chief justice
took the Chair. sa9e 3s ss .iss.
L. L. Walbridge, reporter, testified tt
the correctness Of his report of the Pres
ident's speech delivered at St. Louis
September 8, 1866, and Mr.. Butler pul
the speech in as evidence.
After the speech had been read by the
Secretary, James A. Dean, stenographer
was called and testified that he joined
the Presidents party at Chicago, and
made reports in full or in part Of the
three speeches of the President up to
and encluding that Of the 9th of Sep.
tember, 1866; recognized the paper shown
here as an accurate transcript Of his notes
of the speech made at the Southern
Hotel, st. Louis--same as reported by
last witness. His report was published
in the st. Louis Times, somewhat con.
densed, and comprises all but the very
first part of the speechi he corrected the
grammatical mistakes.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Stanbery-It
takes from four to seven times as long to
write in long as short hand, according to
tho speakers rapidity of utterance.
Re-direct-The President frequently
repeats himself. making it easier to re-
port his speeches. Witness thought i,
would be possible for rapid long hand
writer to take the sense and substance
ofxthe Presidents speeches.
In answer 20 question by Mr.. Stan.
berry, witness said that be meant the sub
stance in accordance with the reporters
own ideas. *
Robert SoheW, Chief Clerk in the
State Department, gave evidence as tc
the manner of issuing commissions fol
certain officers in the Treasury and State
Departments, which are prepared in the
State Department. Shortly after the pas
sage of Tenure of Office act change
was made in the form of commission
Witness produced blank form. showing
what the changesconsisted of. Since the
passage Of the act no commission has
been made out in the old form.
Cross examined-The words s"to hole
untilremoved by the President, with tht
consent Of the Senate" have not beer
inserted; no commission has since beer
issued to head of a department which
did not contain the words ito hold du,
ring the pleasure Of the Senate"
Mr.. Butler then offered a list, prepared
at the State Department, Of ell the re
movals and appointments Of heads O
departments made since the beginning Of
the Government, specifying whether tht
Senate was in session at:the various dates
Re-direct-During the past thirty.
four years the appointment Of Assistant
Secretaries of State have always beer
made in consequence Of the absence o.
the Secretary. g8a
A question, from whom did the letters
Of authority come, was objected to- Mr.
Eyarts maintaining thatproof Of author
Eity By which appointments were made
must be in writing. a
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 ques
ton being modified, was answered, thai
the letter of authority came from the
President. ~
Recross-examined-- Witness did moi
know whether .he one head of the De
partment specified as removed while the
Senate was in session in 1900, but had
previously refused to resign. 81
Mr.. Butler then offered extracts from
the published works Of John Adams
purporting to be official letters which
passed between Timothy Pickering, Sec
retary of State, and President Adams
No objection being made, the Manager
then put in evidence the essexecutiye journ.
al of the Senate for May IL, 1900.
Mr.. Creecy, Appointment Clerk of the
Treasury Department, swas sworn as. te
the authority of the letter from the
President to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, notifying him Of the suspension 0.
Stanton, and the appointment of Gram
as Secretary of War ad interim, Angus
IL, 1867, under the Tenure-of- Office act
On receipt of this communication, it was
transmitted by copies to counsellors and
Auditor of the Department. Recess o
fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Boutwell, called the attention O
the counsel to the various statutes ex
planning the appointment to Office of th'
Postmaster General in 1874, which il
specified when the Senate was in session
Mr.. Wilson called attention to seyera
entries on the Journal Of 1900, Showing
that the Senate met before noon.
Mr.. Bingham offered 10 evidence tn,
executive messages to the Senate Of De
ccmber 10th and 18th, 1867, aud Jan
uary 18th and 18th, 1868, in which tn,
President gave his reasons for the sus
pension from Office of several officers
also communication from the Secretar,
of State, accompanying one of the mess
ages, in which be reports such actiol