Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-04
The President's ST. Leuis speech.
Renewals from Office.
SATURDAY, April 4.

Mr.. Howard moved 10 60 into executive ses-
SION 1or the purpose OF removing the injunc-
ton OF secrecy from certain documents which
the Managers of Impeachment desired 10 use
The motion was agreed to, and the senate
then went into executive session.
At 11.D the doors were re-opened.
MI. Hendricks presented resolutions of the
Legislature OF Indiana asking Congress to leg
islate so as 70 make eight hours a days legal
fairs.
Mr.. Tbayer presented memorial of citizens ~
Omaha, Nebraska, against the stamp tax on ci-
gars- Referred to Committee on Finance
Mr.. sherman asked TO take mp his order sus-
pending the ticket system during the impeach-
Mr.. Conness called for the ayes and noes, ana
the motion 10 take up was agreed to as follows.
feds-Messrs. Bnckalew, Chandler, Cole,
Conkling, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Ferry, Fow-
Ter, Grimes, Hendricks, Howard, Morton, Nye.
Patterson Of New Hampshire, Patterson OF
Tennessee, Ramsay, sherman, Sprague, Stew
arr, Ihayer, Irumoull, Van Wrinkle, Wade,
Ndgs-Messrs. Anthony, Corbett, Conness,
Doolittle, Drake, Edmunds, Fessendsn, ,FreIiug
hnysen, johnson, Nor -an, Morrill, of Maine,
ton and Vickers-16.
Mr.. Conness moved t. amend the order SO as
to provide that the ticket system shall be sus-
pended TOR three days. He was induced to
believe that certain persons who did not scruple
TO proclaim their antIpathy in the bar-rooms
and hotels for Congress would come here aud
create disorder. If the ticket system was abol.
ished, he did not believe that delicate and
refined persons would be able ever to make
Their way up the steps. He was opposed To
gratifying this morbid curiosity or antipsthy to
Congress II these galleries Were thrown open
did not doubt that rebellion would be rs rita i'm
the streets OF Washington as il ever was. III
however, this experiment was to be tried let Al
oe tried only for three days, so as 10 see how IL
would work.
MI Fr, hnghuysen did not agree with his
frlend from California TO the authorizations
Of disorder here. He thought they had The
ability 10 keep order here, and in -his city, and
In the nation. He thought great Injustice
would be done, however, by resembling the or
der. The Capitol did not belong 10 the peopIe
OF Washington, but TO the nation. Ifthe doors
were thrown open, the people of Washington
would rush in here hours before the court
opened and monopolize the seats, and the peo
PIE OF the country would have no chance what
ever.
Mr. Davis offered an amendment. that where
White persons may be pre-ent at the door of
he galleries who cannot obtain seats and col
ored persons are seated, It shall be the duty OF
the dcorkeepers TO unseat the colored persons
and give their seats TO white persons. [Laug h.
ter.
Mr.. Morrill, (Me.), who had the floor. asked
Mr. Davis If he proposed TO argue the amend
Mr.. Dayis.-No; 1 will let you do that.
[Laug ghter.1
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the order. He was not
in favor ot popui al izing this trial.
Mr.. sherman asked did the Senator know of
any court in any country where the people
were denied admissioni
Mr.. Conness said in the Surratt trial such n
regulation had TO be adopted.
The hour OF noon here arrived, and the,Pres-
id' nj pro teo,. raped and said legislative bust
ness must cease, and vacated the chair.
The Chief Justice took possession, and di-
rected the Sergeant-at-Arms to open the court
The counsel for the President entered and
took their seats.
An interval of i've minutes elapsed, and then
no oars nf Irtnra ahtRa...
noupced.
The House of Representatives were an.
nounced. and entered TO the number OF about a
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
then II ad.
The Chief Justice then notified the Managers
TO proceed.
Mr.. Manager Butler called L. L. walbridse.
l.. L. Walbrldge is a short hand reporter, has
been so for ten years, connected with the Ms
souri, Democrat. formerly with the Missouri Re-
dIcate IL cir politics, but the reverse; was con-
ne ctG with the Democrat on September y ls6s;
reported speech Of Andrew johnson deliy-
cred on the balcony of the hotel, between and
in the evening: very large crowd present
crying out; the President previously was re-
ceiv,d by the municipal authorities: Mayor
made him an address, and he had ans wered:
witness took every word Of that speech, and AZ
was written out Immediately under direction
Of witness; was AT banquet given to the Presi-
de mt al The Southern Hotel; President made a
short speech, written out by witness, published
neat morning in Sunday Republican. Witness
compared published speech with his notes:
found il correct with exception of some typo-
graphical errors. Afterwards compared the
not. again with the printed speech on occa.
sion OF being summoned here by the Committee
on the New Orleans riots. Don know where
The oIie inal notes are now; have no recollec-
ton OF them since summoned by the Riots
Committee. Have copy of the paper
Mr.. Butler.-Is this IL
WHness.-1t is; is an accurate report.
Mr.. Butler proposed if there was no oblec-
tit n to offer this report and also to offer 1t if
there was OBJ iection.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Eyarts.-The whole
spec ch is printed correctly reported made
The revision year ago. as stated, for the Com
Mite on the New Orleans Riots, and pro-
duced he copy then.
The speech was then read by the Secretary
at the request of Mr.. Manager Butler
MIR. Butler next called Joseph A. Deer
Joseph A Deer is a reporter; has been for five
years. is a shorthand writer; Joined the Presi-
de ntial party in 1856 AT Chicago; was with the
part at 81. Louis; reported all the speeches
made al ST. Louis; repoi ted them for the St
Louis inns; reported the speech made ON the
steamboat; was a speech in answer to address
OF welcome; made shorthand report; wrote
II out that evening; corrected certain inaccu-
racies i'm the grammar; have since written il
out from his notes. This taking a paper
banded 10 him by Mr.. b. is correct transcript
of my notes, as far as IL goes, Of the speeches on
the steamboat and at the Southern Hotel The
reason all Of the latter is not there is because
lost part Of my notes. Never compared the
notes with the St Louis Demecrat
Mr.. Butler offered the report in evidence
q C.oss-examined by Mr.. Stanbery.-Takes
ab ut four times as long 10 write out a report
as to make the notes; great difference between
mem heIs the standard of four times as long
applies to a deliberate speaker; ABOUT seven
unes as long TO a rapid speaker.
BY Mr.. Butler.-The whole of the speecb
was not pu blished in the Tones; was condemned
eonsiderably. Andrew Johnson was a very
hpent spea aker, but a very incoherent one; re-
peats great deal, which enables him TO be re.
ported With greater ease. There are long hand
fepol ters who, by experience, could give the
. nse Of what a speaker like Andrew johnson
would cay. a<y IN
BY Mr.. Stanbery.-A long.hand reporter
could take his own view Of the sense and SUBJ
stance OF what speaker said. y
BY Mr. Butler.-By dictation the notes could
BE- written out much sooner.
Robert s. Chew. sworn.-Chief Clerk in the
State Department. Supervises the commissions
iksued, receives them from the commission
clerk, sPnds them TO the President and on their
return hands them to the Secretary. Commis.
stons such as Comptrollers, Auditors, &c |, Of
the Treasury, Seczetary and Assistant Secre-
tsry are sent to the Treasury Department
There was q change made in the form on The
commissions Issued from the Deparment
shostly after the passage Of the tenure. OF once
aef. The words stricken ont were. .sdurins ~
pleasure Of the President" and the wor.is :.
serted, saccording TO the pro visions OF the Is
The cher was made after An exam,n,t,a-r