The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-16
C0NGRES-I0AA PROCEEDINGS.
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Progress Of The Impeachment Trial.
SENATE

/ luton, so that additional arruments ~
/ the Managers shall be filed before the con-
I ciusiOn OF the closing argument.
/ Conness -oRered a substitute, Allowing as
many to speak on both sides as desire pro-
/ vtd1ng only four days be consumed on
each side. EOst-I9 to y. f...-- --a.t
/ -D0el4btle offered an amendment that or
/ posing counsel speak alternately until all
Drake moved to postpone the subject in
! definitely. Agreed tO-34 to Is.
| EyartS said that although Stanbery was
\ not yet able TO soe present. yet, tshilIg to
AVOID del7y, counsel would proceed to Of
I Ter documentary evidence. He hoped they
/ could tomorrow go on vita oral testimO-
b C.Glark, ExeoutiveC CLERK of the ser. F..
I ate, verified the message nominating
Thomas Ewing Secretary Of War, received
Curtis then offered messages dated Feb
ruary 23Ss, in response JDithesSenate- -reSO-
Butler objected.
Butler said: The article OF proof is not
0RjsStsa @ s., 9pt 7 4Re proc 5 5tself tsf3E yeT
ter the p esident was imDeached by the
House, aud, of course, his declarations. Dut
in or attemp pted TO be put IN after his I'm.
ate or any body else, cani15g Be siveii III ev
idence- The act in the order OF time NAV
not be IN the IN nds OF the Senators: I
FebruaFy,sss n reSOlutiOn' was offered in the
House looking to the impeachment Of the
President. ard 70 was referred TO a COM
mittee. on he z2d of February the COM
nnittee reported. and the inlpeaeh naeAt
was actually voted Then lntArvai1e,i
Sunday, the 23d. Any message sent On
the 24th OF February must have been
known 10 the President TO BE AFTER his I'M
peachment. s ~ s--n Ll5t - ..s. .t lil
Carter--It viii. he recOIIeeted that the
House Managers pat in as evidence the
resolution CI the senate to which this
message i q response. 50 the question Is
whether the Managers can pur in a. evil
nliftAd 10 the Bresidenf ERiths ieieltsgiee To
the removal of Stanton, and refuse TO re-
ceive "a reply VII ca the President made to
that resolution.
Buuef4E' ma Fss only to 7sar1tbAf this fs
an aTgurn -lIt TO pfAju and not to law
VIII my learned friends opposite dare sav
tina! they nave read of case where after
lowed 70 pat IN ev3de 1ce-hfs staten ert Of
his own detense-if SO, when does that
llgnt cease? We put in the resolution re-
ferTed to because IT. is q Da-t.o of the trans
action II vas made before Impeachment
was determined upon, and We are asked to
admit criminals declaration after that
day. only ask the Senate to cQnsiderit
as oelng a.greet wrong on tire speopte That,
FreSldent can send IN message when
shall be taken a evidence
EVarts - The learned - Managers ask
whether we dare 10 do something. We
have not been in the habit OF considering
measure tOr the cOnductiOu of forensic
d5tseufatFon ITO ghe a queSti0hH OF daEing.
w Z are not IN the habit OF applying such
eplthetS to opponents. and h ave not hitfi-
ertO been In the habit OF rece wing them
0F which We Sflse s. strive to 35 s., 4 i5t
measure OF triua. Il for no other rea-
SON tAaA. that on-questiOus' o f.law3 OF faGt,
ana eFidenee. we. may perhaps expect
some superiority but GA the nl6asune of
daring LIaughterl Is the learned Manager
entirely right ia saying ~TII1p achnent was
voted ON me 221 0f sect rfas,r-xy9 Tho 81
was saturday. and unless am mistaken q
vote was not taken until Monday. 4-I-f =
Butter The vote was taken IA rTrfav
the Z2d OF February. "'a#at ~ FlTH
Eyarts-rhst IS, that articles of fnipeachl
menB sssall be brought i.'l- re =
Butt er-Yes, s1r 5ss. tl IA
Evarts-The articles were no. voted An
the ilesSe7I- y ssrid tilgtt@5eGsase@ the
was taken on the 22d OF FebrGarT. I6ot
impugns the admissa biliJv of the evfdpnca
propoaedJo be aid before the5Senate. My
learned assOgiat mas Stated the Situation /
ofthe matter. Perhaps both these trans
actions, fre yote in the enate and This
message Iil a.. bd Svithia the range Of tire
alSumenL. but the Managers have put in
evidence cOncerninZ- this tran nsactlOn be-
lore ihe senate, ana exactly what bearing
n nova as a5 Of fl SET q Il 5Fe a5 ana
DeloFe the resolution was passed by the
senate, IL IS not easy-t9-see. It was how
ever, received as proper evidence, and the
feitso4, Wa3 We did not consider it 0bjee-
onaple was, We supp osed, as a matter OF
course, That this message, W hich is in an /
Swes to that reSOl UtiOn, would be admit
ted The resOlu ion would be adm issibIe I
We submit BY every principle Of law, aud i
ulseuss4Oh III friefehce 10 the complete I
ness OF the record is moi in point. This 1
message -ofthe Presidents ould be allowed
TO be read and gi ven ln5svidence. i ul
ton Of the senate 70 the fact that whether (
as matter of daring or PROFESSIONAL (
knowledge. neither counsel having ated I
any possible reason why this pa per saOD ID +
be received IN evidence. We put in the +
resolve Of the Selat e TO show { at not (
Wltblsstt nding that reso. .ye was served upon \
February, he still went Oh and treated this 4
Lorenzo Thomas as Secretary OF War cd !
OF War al fstsTTsi3 ami thaua erthar LO-
5li1 TO taa glses W. cfrSie Il 20 2tt y nj dssigp
" r offered It,Ip oaGer To show thut tue +
T FieSldeut was determined in dIsODeyiug /
Ibe Jaw otlthe Lana :s.nd notice was served 4
upon hlm for the purpose of baving linn I
snow the actl on o1 the senate, SO he n3I-lC (
stdk MS hand Now can =. prep sles5 ARR /
&C De maze after that and afler he was /
IN b272'Stlso oy the Hpuse p1 RepTesem1a- J
u yes, be put in evi eBce? OEe ounce 4
resolution OF the Sanars Vv6nId h ~ l,sst5
great deal better fhau page o. ar ulf1ai +.
good .awyerS wOUIt dare TO do IN favor. of .
,tie- G.-r-lse1 1As = p IA SAY tHes geR Z CenIen
L1E5 NO saoT ~ ~ u any sound res on on .
The Chief Justice directed tae.coazisel..
-Lt -ns st9sIt ~ EqJ lA wrttlns WHIST
H nile Lh2E were -eugaSed in do .ng. so. (
Butler saiu, 10 prevenI q mistake he hsd I
4
proceeding = on Impeachment. AIePh r
so us. Glerk. OF the House. having come in f
soon attef- handed the House Journal to
Butler. tier said Il nnu Dpon exstinin- (
alton that the state of the records ou tnis Z
10 be. on 2ist of February the resolution .
OF i'm peaClnn 1uL y as prepared ana refer T
red 10 Committee FOn 22nH the Commit +
tee reported. and that report was debated .
through the Z2ud, ami IN @. AcndzF- the
24th. The act uaI vote was isEzst o.4L Son I
day. 24th.'"
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