The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-06
XLth CONGRESS- Second Session.
The Inepe0chment Trial.
SIXTH DAY.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate met at
III o'clock, but as the Managers were not quite
ready TO proceed, went into executive session.
MIR. Anthony's resolution for the admission
OF the Associated Press reporter to the floor of
the House was carried.
The Chief Justice then took the chair. q =
MIR. Walbridge of st. Louis was the first
witness called. He testified to taking full
short hand report of the speech delivered by
the President in that city Sept. Is, 1866, which
was published next morning in the Saadav
Mercury. He compared it with his notes and
found it correct. Has lost his notes, but is
willing to swear that the printed copy now
shown him is an accurate report.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES before the House
Committee on the New Orleans riots. No por-
ton Of the report is synoptical.
Mr.. Butler-Then put the speech in evil
dence. 1858
After the speech had been read by the Sec
Rotary, Jas. A. Deane stenographer was called,
and testified that he joined the Presidents par
ty at Chicago, and made reports in full or in
part of the speeches of the President up to and
including that of Sept. ID, 1866. Recognized
the paper shown him as an accurate transcript
of his notes of the speech made at the Southern
Hotel in st. Louis, and the same as reported
by the last witness. His report was published
in the St. Louis Times, somewhat condensed.
and comprises all but the very first part of the
speech. He corrected the grammatical mis-
takes. -l., ...s ss, ..t.- ft.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Stanbery-It takes
from four to seven times as long to write in
long as in short hand, according to the speak
er's rapidity of utterance. 7'eeJ
Re-direct-The President frequently repeats
himself making it easier to report his spe eches.
Witness thought it would be possible for rap
id long-hand writer to take the sense and sub
stance of the Presidents speeches. In answer
70 a question by. Stanbery. witness said he
meant the substance in accordance with the
reporters own idea. go, EI.s\--) M
Robert S. Chew, chief clerk of the State De-
partment, gave evidence as to the manner of
issuing commissions for certain officers in the
Treasury and State Departments, which are
prepared in the State Department. Shortly
after the passage of the tenure of-ofice act
change was made in the form of commissions.
Witness produced blank forms showing in what
the change consisted. Since the passage of the
act no commission has been made out in the
old form.
Cross Examined-The words "To hold until
removed by the President with the consent of
the Senate" had not been inserted. No COM
mission has since been issued to the heads of a
department. The forms were put in evidence
Witness has filled his present position for "a
years. During that time no commission has
been issued to the head of department which
did not contain the words ''To hold during the
pleasure of the Senate"
Mr.. Butler then offered list prepared at the
State Department, of all the removals and APP
pointments of Heads of Departments made
since the beginning of the Government, speci-
fving whether the Senate was in session at the
YIrious departments. T4DM
Notwithstanding the past "a years the ap-
pointment as Assistant Secretary OF State have
always been made in consequence of the alb
sence of Secretaries.
A question-From whom did the letters of
authority Gomez Was objected to, Mr., Evarts
maintaining that proof of authority by which
appointments were made must be in writing
After considerable parley Mr.. Butler said
The gentleman on the opposite side seemed
disposed to make him talk an hour before he
could have the close.
The question being modified was answered
that the letter of authority came from the
President. ~
Cross Witness did not know
whether the one head of the Department spec
fed as removed while the Senate was in session
in 1860 had previously refused to resign.
Mr.. Stanberry-Have you ever examined tn
records to ascertain under what circumstance
II was that Mr.. Adams removed Mr.. Pickering
INC uedQ Vi luo fothbc DCphll II
1900, when the Senate was in session?
have not.
Mr.. Butler-Do you know that he was re
moved when the Senate was in session of you
own knowledge?
/ do not.
MT Butler1I now offer, sir, from the mint
volume OF the works of John Adams. 9TH
Llttie q Brown edition) by his grandson
Charles Francis Adams, what purp9rts to b
othcial letters from Timothy PICKERING Secre
tary of State, to John Adams. and fr,on n'i Al
ans to him. Any obiection9 Ito Mr. Stan tan
berry, WV NIL ''''n
Mr.. Stanbery-Not the least.
Mr.. Butler-The first one dated 10th of No,
1900, (pages SO, 81 55) offer them as The ' 10y
evidence of official letters of that time. T his
not been able to find any record of them tbn
far. Any objection, gentlemen?
Mr.. Stanbery-Not at all, sir.
Mr.. Butler read letter from Presider
Adams TO Timothy Pickering, Secretary {
State, dated May 10, 1900, which he said wa
saturday, announcing that the adminstratio
deemed change in the office of Secretary
etate necessary, and stating that the al
nouncement was made in order to give Picl
ering an opportunity to resign. He next res
the reply OF Mr.. Pickering, dated Departme1
Vf State, May II, 1900, stating that he had col