The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-14


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with.
The Chief Juslaee stated II question be-
1919 the Coart % De on me motion ai!oxlng
= nany mnna4enan nd eosneel 70 paf6cipase
in the anal debate = may wish 70 DO ..
Mr.. Semler ndered - eDsedneot that no
further pcssponement should be caused
thereby. Accepted.
Several amendments relative 70 the mem
bers Who should close, length Of time 70 be
occupied y esch, &C., were made.
Mr. Stannery saad the counsel for the Do.
fence were atrorgly opposed to limitation Of
time on NE hnal argnment.
hf. Bsties insanated thss he would not
take advantage OF chance TO speak.
Mr.. Eyarts said the result Of the PROPOSE
ton, - i now stood, vonld give nix mama
gers to four couns1 on the closing argu-
nent.
Mr.. Drake raised point Of order, that the
Ssnafs, sisting - court, could not take such
action. !
The point vas overruied. -.
The vote WAS then taken, and resulted SO
to 10, 30 the ruls remains unchanged.
The examination Of General Sherman was
resumed.
Mr.. Stanberry asked II, after restoring
MI. Stanton, did you form an opinion = 70
the disability or - 10 the good Of the service,
Of ths odice Of Secretary Of War being filed
BY any other than Secretary Stanton ?--if 50,
did you express your opinion to the Prea-
dent3
!. 0bjection made and argued BY Mr.. -Bing
ham.
NJ. Stsehssy replied that the question Of
sztsnt wAs one Of vital importance. He re-
fefred 70 the relations existing between the
President and Mr.. Stanton, and claimed that
i Vas competent to prove thnk distinguished
Generals like Grant md Sherman believed .
change should be made IN the interest OF the
government. He appealed earnestly 70 the
Senate, for the sake of justice, 70 admit the
es,oence.
Ii bnuer objected, and said that BY in
truducing irrelevant testimony, testimony
would be broken TO defend breaking Of Law.
de SAID there would be no limi. 20 the inqui.
ries which would be put to the vltaess.
Senator Conkling inquired if the counsel
proposed 10 prove that General Sherman had
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any particular way?
Z Mr. 6tanbefy replied ID the negative, Wit
ness had only expressed an opinion a. to the
desirability Of change.
The yeAs and nays vere taken asd resulted
10 to 80, 90 II was not admitted.
Mr. johnson ohsred % question, whether
hcfore the removal stanton had advised the
President that be should be removed and re-
placed
Ihe Chief Justice eaid the Cburt must de-
eide whether the question should be put, and
the Senate decided 10 the negative, by .
vote OF IL % az.
Mr. stanbcry then said ne had no more
Questions 70 ask General Sherman.
The managers decsined TO crossexaminer
ana the IonH .ook recess o. S'iv:
On -e.asssmhling b. Meiss, Clerk Of the
Distsies oupfsme cosfs, tesfined. ne amxed
tne sea- % the variant ior the Arrest OF Cen
erai hemss, aboat @ clock, =. M, februa>
~ zzai IT: FHes oi missouri, Drought It TO
him q ns mouse.
In answer 70 Mr.. nutier ne SAID ne had
been caiied on q ench hours before IN cases
OF pfesnng Necessity.
:, nj. nseApsfy ousreu 20 put 20 e evidence
the vAfrant ana amaayI O sanscn, which
was ovelruied on mr.. Buffers objection
! re seceP.ioa.
mt. nsa's saia tney reiated 70 ths same
subject on which the managers had insro-
dnced m tes.imony,
tac 0hle. Snssics rniea ,hat the vAsssnt
ana amaas', sere aomlsaoie, ana on 'aking
.ne yeas ana nays MS ruling was sustained BY
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