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to send the suspension to the Senate soon as they sat-
Mr. sTANBERRY requested certified copy of the eI-
On motion Of Senator CONFESS, the Senate took re-
cess OF Is minutes from a o'clock.
AFTER RECESS.
Senator CoNNEss suggested an adjournment, where
Mr. CURTIS said: Mr. ChiefJastice it is suggested to
time 70 the senate tat s is our Intention II tSe
on the part of the prosecution should be closed today
Presents connse three days IN Which to prepare and
arrange their proof and enable themselves 70 proceed
with the defense. We find ourselves In condition In
which it absolutely necessary make this request and
hope the Senators will agree TO II. In response 10 an
postponed until the Senate was fuller Mr. Curtis said he
had merely suggested now lest t should not DC III order
Mr BOUTWELL, of the Managers called the attention
OF counsel 10 the statutes explaining the nature Of the
He said the only appointment 81 the head Of depart
ment which appeared the record to have been made
the 22d OF September 1882 in which 10 provided hat
there shall be Postmaster General with powers ana
compensation TO the assistant clerks and deputies whom
he may appoint and the regulations OF the PostOhce
shall be the they under the resolution and
second section that this shall continue in force until
the end Of the next session Of Congress and no opgf
Office Department that was contemplated On the ith OK
A6 Il t was pfoyde Sa sS OF a
entitled act for the establishment of PostOnico
until the end Of the next session OF Congress" which
also conhpuance OF the Continental system OF Post
Once MANAGEMENT. On the yn day or March,, Con-
gsess passed another act continuing the act for the tenn
porary establishment of PostOice Department In full
force effect until the end OF the next session OF Con-
gress and no longer the 10th OF February 1884, Con
gress passed an act making various arrangements ln
ment and establish certain post routes" That act pro-
vded the Of the preceding session be continued
not provide for the establishment Of PostOice Depart.
ment branch OF the Government so that the act OK
the previous session continued by 1t until i94 on
May 1884, Congress passed act covering the whole
ground OF the Office system, providing for General
e and the last section Of the act passed May g. 1884,
declares that it shall begin the first day Of June follow
ing the day when the Continental system terminated.
And appears from the record that 1t was then that
Timothy Pickering was appointed although the senate
This fully explains the appointment Of the only person
who apPSnted during The RE- recess Of the Sc SeIse ,S
sci for the respondent 20 entry in the Executive Jour
nal Of the senate OF the n loa ,a, OF May @ also t te 2
at that time met at earlier hour than IL O'Clock. ON
page OF Journal Of the Senate for May TO- 1900
tered that met and adjourned TO II o'clock ON
Monday morning. Readngl."On Monday, morning,
Of D Sdourn%ent is MADE after the consideration Of ei
ecutive business the Senate adjourned to II O'Clock To-
morrow Tuesday May 49, 1900, the Senate met IN pursu
ance of said adjournment at II O'Clock"
Mr.. BINGHAM-Mr. President and Senator's, We offer
as evidence Executive Messages of the President
of the United States dated respectively December 10,
1867 December H. 1851 December 49, 1867. January IS,
The documents were read They referred to removals
aud appointments Of internal revenue and other officers
Mr. Bingham also offered i'll evidence letter of the
Secretary OF accompanying OF the messages
just read dated December l9 1851 informing the Senate
of the suspension OF consular agent ia bOrheo duhB
Mr. BUTLER-Mr President, believe now that | may
inform the Senate that the the part OF the House
OF Representatives is substantially closed There may be
witness here that shall ask TO call on Monday
morning and also other testimony that We shall ask leave
put in. 1t is substantially cumulative 1t IL possible
that We may have left out piece o. d0cumentary ey
can examine carefully. With these immaterlal ex-
cepons which hope may not turn out to be exceptions
Mr. CURTis-The counsel for the President will tako
no exceptions TO what Is by t1e % % S
the opportunity to ascertain whether anything has been
omitted. desire to submit motion on behalf OF
the Presidents counsel that when this court adjourn 10
will adjourn 10 meet Thursday next to allow TO tho
select Collect and arrange hsir proof 50 as present
them to the senate with little delay practicable
of tIe trial and before the trial was begun we had
notime whatever L assure the Senate that II VIII
those gentlemen the who have been in the habit
Of practising law are quite aware OF the TACT tha more
time is frequently consumed in the introduction OF evil
from want OF having properly arranged ana pre-
sented than would have been the case proper arrange
ments had been made before the trial was begun We
think therefore, that assure the Senate tpat
considerable delay will be saved II TINS ndulgenee can Dc
granted the Presidents counsel We do not To
Introduce large amount OF oral testimony or great
number of witnesses but we have @ M eo Sean
able to collect and arrange some portions when we nave S
search We request, therefore, that this postpone
senator CONNESs moved that the Senate, sitting as
Court adjourn until Wednesday next at IL o'clock
several 5 MAJORS Give them the other day.
senator CONNESS-That is the time that, IN my Judg.
men should meet the wants OF the counsel ior the re-
spOndent. -, 4. ,
the motion made the honorable senator from Cafor
mia by inserting Thursday instead of "Wednesday:
The question was put on the amendment or Mr. John-
son and agreed to with only one dissenting voice.
Senator CAMERON-Mr President
The heCHIEF-JUsTICE-No CH debate is in order
senator CONKLlNG-I wish 10 inquire whether the
Managers want TO submit remarks on the motion
The cCHIEF,JUsTICE-The question is on the motion
10 adjourn a., 49,.
Senator CAMERON-I was going TO ask the Managers
whether they will not be prepared 10 go with this case
on Monday can reason why the other side VIII
not be as well prepared
Mr.. BUTLER-We are ready.
senators CAMERON and SUMNER simultaneously
The CHIEFJUsTICE-The ChiefJustice is OF opinion
that pending the motion Of adjournment no debate IN
The notion as amended then agreed TO by the fol-