The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-04-25


soon az he could remove his papers. In re-
gard to the tenure Office law, Mr.. Wells said, it
had been laid before the cabinet at the time of
It's passage; that the cabinet unanimously
agreed that it was unconstitutional, and that
Seward and Stanton undertook to and did pre-
pare the veto message. To this, and indeed
most OF the evidence intended to be given by
Mr.. Wells The managers stoutly objected, and
at AIS p NJ.
No business dsne in the House.
SATURDAY, April Is.
y'Send6-Court opsned at IL o'clock. The first
question before the cout was on admitting ths
evidence Of Secretary Wlls as to what Cured
in the cabinet in reference 20 vsteing tho tenure
o; Office bill After longdiscussion. tb. owl.
dsnce was excludsd-20 to ~ Various other
questions, in reference to csbine consultations in
reference 70 the removal OF StanSn, werc asked,
but after lengthy discussions, all we're excluded
and Secretary Wells left the stand
Mr.. Evarts then stated that he haa int.rd.d
TO examine other members of the c.b;nat on
points embraced in the evidence hs sxp~t.d -
elicit from Secretary Wells, but as about o. ths
evidence of the latter had been excluded, "
should not call tho others. He also stated THAI
Air. Stanbery was still too much indisposed 10
attend the court but so far as he himself was ad-
vised, the evidence Of the defence was all in.
The Court adjourned at $40.
MONDAY, April 90
Senate-In the court Of Impeachment no i'm.
portant testimony was submitted on either side
Butler attempted to introduce a number of dec
uments but nearly all were ruled out. The case
was then announced to be closed on both sides
The Chief Justice then asked the managers il
they were ready to proceed with the summing
up, but Boutwell,, to whom tho first speech has
been assigned asked for time until tomorrow.
Mr. Evsrts, in behalf Of Mr.. Stanbury, asked an
Adjournment until Wednesday. saying he thought
by that time his associate would be well enough
to appear. Mr.. Logan asked leave to hand in
printed speech which he had prepared, but it
was not granted The court then adjourned TO
Wednesday.
HoWe--The House, having member or two
more than quorum present, attempted TO do
some business. A bill from the senate was pass
ed, apprspristing 100000 toward paying the ex-
penses OF the impeachment trial.
On motion Of Mr. Banks, the house took up for
consideration the bill in relation to the right. of
American citizens abroad. The prsviess cues
ton was seconded upon the bill, and, pending
the consideration Of the amendments, Mr. Banks
proceeded to address tho house in favor Of the
bill. After . speech Of an hour and q half, the
bill was passed with but five dissenting votes 1t
10 very stringent measure, and authorizes the
president to seize foreign subjects ia this ooun-
try as hostages, and to prohibit commercial re-
lstions with such nations as commit outrayss on
American citizens.
/ The house then adjourned till tomorrow, when
it will consider the appropriation bills.
TUESDAY. April 81.
The Senate WAS not in session to-day.
XDUse-The House reected nv psr,v voto
u motion OF Mr.. Robinson, of H., to withdraw
the articles OF impeachment and put q stop to
that feoling.
A bill was passed reducing the marine corps
to 1900, and sbolishing some 30 assistant sngin.
GERS ont Of Office.
!. bill was also passed amending the bankrupt
act so that tie second clause of sec 32 shall
not apply to cases commenced prior to June |,
1869. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April o.
Sendte-The Senate convened a. the "Hiph
(old) Court of Impeachment" The first business
was to dispose of pending motion to allow the
counsel on either side to file printed arguments
in the case which, by the rules they were not
allowed to deliver. Three hours were spent in
discussion, when the motion was finally adopted
to allow each one TO make an oral speech of one
hour and to file mnch Of printed argument
as he pleased. The adoption of this motion gave
great relief to Logan, for whose benefit it was
chiefly adopted, and who has ready a. printed
speech of So pages.
Mr. Boutwell, then commenced reading hi.
printed speech, and having read about hours,
asked the court to adjourn and let him finish to.
morrow, which the court obliginsly did. He had
read about 32 of his fifty printed pages.
The House was TOO much Interested in the
impeachment proceedings to hold q session.