The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-06
By ELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
WAsH1SeroS Anril .

On motion of ofMr.Howard, the Senate
went Into executive session In order To
give the mpeachment an on
Portuntty to obtain certain executive
After the executive session Mr.. Ed
munds offered two amendments to the
bill regulating the Court of Claims.
Referred. = -
Mr.. Sherman's order relative to the
ticket system for the galleries, was de-
bated'until noon, when Mr.. HendriCks
presented the resolution adopted at the
nesting of blRcksmiths and machinists
OF Indiana, praying that eight hours
be made a days work in government
employment. Referred to the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs.
ZL&G L1IPEACHlrENR G
The Chief Justice took the chair.
4. Z. WdLbtidge, reporter, testified
to the correctness of his report Of the
Louis September stA, 1866. zs1 5s4
Mr.. Butler put the speech in evidence,
After the speech had been read by
the Secretary, No o. - sfs5f5S
James a, SteGT, SteRo0rapher a0dS
cGtted and testif ifed-He Joined the Pres
tdent's party at Chicago, and made re-
ports In full or In part of the speeehes
Of the President up to and Including
that of September 8th, 1865, and recoo.
nized the paper shown him as an accn.
rate Transcript OF his notes of the
speech made at the Southern Hotel,
st. Louis; same as reported by last
witness; his report was published in
the st. Louis Times somewhat cons
densed and comprises all but the very
first part of the speech; he corrected
the grammatical mistakes.
CroSS-eLdRlf3ted- Mr.. Stanbery-
1t,takes from four TO seven times as
long to write in long as short rt-hand; ac-
cording to the rapidity OF the speakers
uttefance. at.z7E 2 ~
Re.direct-The President frequently
repeated 1t himself, making it easier to
report his speeches; witness thought 1t
would be possible for a rapid long
hand writer to take the sense and sub.
stance of the Presidents speeches. In
answer to q question by Mr.. StRnbery
witness said he meant the substance in
accordance with reporters own ideas.
Roberts Chen, Chief CLERK i,l the STATE
Department, gaze evidence as to the
manner of Issuing commissions for cer-
tain officers in the Treasury, and states
which are prepared in the State DEPART
ment. Shortly after the TehuEe-of-
office act a change was made in the form
of commissions; witness, produced a
blank form showing In whatthe change
consisted; since the passage of the act
no commission has been made in the
old form.
Z Cross examined The words. "to hold
until removed by the President, with
consent of the Senate" ;" have not been
inserted; no commission has since been
Issued to a head of department which
did not contain the words |to hold
during thepleasure of the Senate, - =5'S
Mr.. Butler then offered list pre-
pared at the State Department, oEiall
the removals and appointments of
heads of departments made since the
hnnin M ~
ing whether the Senate was in session
at the various dates. - : ti7l
e-diEect-Durfng the past "a years
the appointments as Assistant Secre-
tary of State have always been made in
consequence OF the absence of the Sec-
retaries. - izei.yit
A question, 'sfrom whom did the let
ters OF authority emanate?" was oh.
tected to, MIR. Evarts maintaining that
proof ofSauthortty by which appoint
ments were made must be In writing.
Mr.. Butler said the gentlemen on the
opposite side seemed disposed to make
bin talk an hour before he could close.
The question as modified was answered
that the letter Of authority came from
Re.cro8s eIanai,Ied-Witness did not
know whether the one at the head of
the department. specified as removed
while the Senate was in session in 1900,
had previously refused to resign
Mr.. Butler then, offered extracts from
the published works of John Adams,
purporting to be the official letters
which passed between Timothy Pick
ering, Secretary of State, and President
| Adams. -ii,r- 80 80 n, 81,
There being no objection, the mana
EerSthen pOtlaS evidence the executive
journal of the Senate for May II, 1900.
Mr.: Creery, the appointment clerk OF
The Treasury Department, was sworn
as tothe authenticity of the letter from
the President to the Secretary. of the
! Treasury, notifying him of the suspen-
sion of Mrs Stanton and the appoint
ment of Gen. Grant as Secretary ofWaI
0d Interim, August II, 1867, under the
Tenure of Office act. On receipt Of this
communication 1t was transmitted by
copies to the councillors and auditor
| of the department.. II ii.-i 1f7s1 si45s ~
Recess of fifteen minutes. Sc %
Mr.. Boutwell, called the attention oi
the counsel to various statntes explain
| Ing the appointment to the Office OF
Postmaster General in 1894, which is
| specified in the schedule as made when
the Senate was in5sessf6n.
Mr.. Nelson called attention to sew.
eral entries in the journal of 1900, show
| ing that the Senate met before noon.
Mr.. Bingham offered in evidence the
executive messages to the State of De-
cember 18th and 18th, 1857, and JAM
nary 18th, 1868, in which the President
gives reasons for the Suspension from
office OF several officers. Also a COM
munication from; the Secretary of State
accompanying one OF the messages, in
which he reports the action under the
tenure-of-omce1 law 49, -..rti 5sfiiJl
Mr.. Butler Informed the Senate that
the case on the part of the House Of
Representatives was substantially
closed aIEhou0hl tI1aTy. Ytii0he call atfeIQ.
more witnesses whose testimony would
be only cumulative. 70 . 3fH-a 2 +.
Mr. Curtis on behalf of the PresI.
dents counsel, made motion that
when the Court adjourn to-day, it shall
be to Thursday next, in order to afford
to prepare their testimony. BE stated
they would have much oral testimony
to offer, but required time to arrange
their documentary evidence. .-fglI
The yeas, and nays being taken re-
suited 81 to 10, so the Court stands adj
toufned until Thursday next.
The Senate adjourned Immediately
thereafter at s1< O'Clock till Monday.
- .gaali sssz iTOIJgF. 5l.s-a5 sas ssi
The Speaker presented message
from the President in relation to the
treaty, with the German Powers re-
specting naturaltzatdonzs Referred 10
the Com mtttee on Foreign Relations.
The House, in Committee of the
Whole, proceeded 70 the Senate cham
Der, no business to be done on re as
sembling.
On re.assemblfng atihalf-past three.
MI, Washburne reported the action Of
Senate In adtourntng as Court until
Thursday NEXT.
Mr.. Eldridge moved that when the
House adjourn today It adjourn to
meet on Wednesday next. he stated
that by an adjournment TO that day the