The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-06

/ CON eut %. he Seaafe.'' nave not been in
~ q 4. No cam alI sion has y nee been Is
~u A. o the neal of "a department which
2 q not contain the words " To hold
'ur. NJ the = ea=ure OF the senate"
Bui or then offered lIst prepared AZ the
| state Department. OF ali tiie removals ana
aHy. itALm nls 0i be heads Of departments
70 ade sine the beginning o. the Govern
ne "a 8 'sz.isia iaa'sa. "a . senate was
I Il session al var Du- a q. e5.
kr-di eci ufiug the past thiriy-four
F"atis. ne appointments as Assisiant-Sec-
REAR! 8 Of 5 ttLe, nave always been made
- eonseqqene4 OF the absence Of the sec
A q .estion-" from whom did the letters
pi authority issue main aiming That
ID -OOf of the authority by which appoint
meuts were made. must be in writing.
AFTER c3Esideraole .parieY, Batter said
the eh1ienlfn on the opp site side seemed
disposefto m ike aim talk an hour before
ne could close.
The question being modified was an
swered, that the letter Of authority came
from The President.
Re-crOss-4sxamiu iued: Witness did not
know whether the one head OF the depart
ment specified ;ts rem wed while the Seg-
ate was Ia session in 1870 had previously
Bufies r1en offered extracts from "A
published works og John Adams. purport-
Ing 10 BE- Official letters which passed be-
tate and President Adams. No objection.
The Managers then puf in evidence the
executive journal Of the senate for May
II, 1890.
SIR. Creecy, appointment clerk OF the
Authenticity " OF the letter from the Presf-
dent 20 he Secretary Of the Treasury no.
ttying him Of the Suspension OF stanton
and the appointment Of Grant as secre-
tary of War dd tate3fsl, August r. 1865 un-
der the fenure-Of-Odice act.
on feceipt Of this communication, It
Iors aud Auditor OF the Department.
Recess Of fifteen minutes.
Mr.. B0u' well called the attention OF the
counsel 10 various statutes exBIaiuing the
appolntment to office Of the Postm 4ster
General IN 1881, Thlch Is specified IN the
sehedule as made when. tae Senate was in
Mr.. wilson called attention to several
entries on the Journal or 1900, showing
that the Senate met before nooo.
MIR. Bingham offered ia eVfd ancs the Fx-
fecutive neSsstge5 20 the senate Of Decem-
Der l0th ana 18th. 1867. and January l3th,
1863, fn which the President gives Ills rea-
sons for the sn pension from Office OF sew
eral Ofncetsi also. p com n un ication from
the secretary 81 state, accompanying one
or the messages, In which ne reports the
action under the Tenure-of-Ohice law.
Butler Informed the senate That the case
on the part Of the House OF Rep esenta-
tiYes, was substantially closed, although
they mighu call on a few more witnesses
whose testimony would be only comula-
tive.
Mr.. Curtis, on behalf Of he Presidents
counsel, made motion, that when the
Court adjourned to-day IL should be TO
Thursday next, IN cTder 10 afford them
three working days In which 10 prepare
have much oral testimony 10 oiffer. but
required timeto arrange their documenta-
~ evidence.
Conness moved The Court adjourn unta
Wed 1esday.
Johnson offered an amendment, making
IL Thursday.
Sumner and Cameron endeavnTed to in
terpOse remarks, but We're ruled out of or
der, anu ne yeas and nays being taken,
resulted, 81 10 10. 50 the CourL stands ad-
journed immediately thereafter, at 315
ofclC elk, till Thursday.
After executive session, Hendricks pre-
sen, Cd a resolution adopted st a meetnZ
O. blacksmiths and mechanics of indiana,
praying that eight hours De m 4de "A days
work in the Govern nGnt employment.
Refer d to the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs.
Thayer presented a remonstrancs Of the
citizens OF Omaha. against the passage Of
the bill now before the Committee OF
Ways and Means, providing thai a stamp
be affixed to each cigar. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.