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Mr.. Boutwell, here almost took the breath OF
people away by announcing thatthe replication
would be ready by to-day at one o'clock. lie
asked for copy of the answer.
Mr. Evarts here rose 70 ask for reasonable
time for preparation of their case. Soiar their
whole time had been taken upin preparing the
answer. In order to examine properly the
questions of law involved, the rules Of evil
dence, &C., they desired thirty days.
At this point Mr.. Sumner became greatly
alarmed for fear the thirty days were to be al
lowed men, con. He proposed to hear the
House managers frst-a palpable suggestion to
those modest gentlemen to speak quickly. But
Mr.. Sumner had in his partisan zeal gone Oft
hslf-cocked The application for copy had
to be first acted on, and was granted, of course.
Then comes the tug of war on the motion
for time General Logan, no longer patient at
being kept in the background, aud unable TO
figure Just vet at review of the &c. A. r.,
rises to enlighten the honorable Court. Even
Radical Senators grew listleSs over the elo-
quence which so often inspires the House, and
could not see why hehonorable managershou!d
travel so YEARLY over and over again the same
ground. The contrast is marked indeed-not
merely as to manner and style Of speaking, but
as to matter between General Logan and Mr..
Evarts, who follows him--close, logical, IN
cisive-with a touch of irony and sarcasm as
Damascus blade. lie said, among other
things, that it was no answer TO the point that
there would be haste and pressure putuponthem
in preparing to reply; that there would be
equal haste and pressure upon the House man
ayers Mr. Wilson came next, something OF
an improvement upon General Logan, but fall
ing in dignity and elevation far below his former
speeches upon impeachment in the House
This member has now burned his boats lie
schemes and tricks with such as Schenck, and
sinks to the level of such declaimers as Bng-
ham and Logan. 1t is pity. There were
not many of his sort in his party.
Mr. Stanbery made very candid, cogent
appeal FOX time remarking that only eight
working days had been allowed them to pre-
pare their answer its preparation had con-
sumed every hour they could spare day and
night, and he was sorry to say that they had
/ been forced to work even upon Sunday. They
| had had no time to summon or arrange for
witnesses. On the contrary, the managers had
| been preparing their witnesses while the Pres
ident's counsel were preparing their answer
Mr. Bingham here claimed the right to open
and close the debate for the managers on all
questions, and then proceeded to deliver him
self of one of his usual vehement and violent
| harangues, chanted in his usual monotonous,
sing-song style, and abusing Mr.. johnson
roundly. 1t was obvious from this and other
speeches that the answer of the President had
told as a centre shot, and the parties hurt were
by no means pleased thereat.
Mr.. Henderson submitted a motion to defer
the decision on the question Of granting time
until replication shall be fled but Mr. Butler
took exception to this, and dogmatically IN
sisted the question should be " settled now =
Mr.. Butler carried at first majority Of the
Senate, beating such influential Republicans as
Messrs. Trumbul, Fessenden, Grimes, Hender-
son and Edmunds.
After some parley the request Of the Presi-
dents counsel was voted down by a party rote.
Mr.. Eyarts then submits motion for rea-
sonable time after issue joined. to be fixed
by the Senate, and Mr.. Reverdy Johnson moves
to allow ten days Pending this the Senate
adjourned, thus in effect following the course
indicated by Mr. Henderson, and which proved
so offensive to the House managers