Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-19
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.


WASHINGTON, April 18.-The court
opened at IL o'clock by direction of the
Chief Justice.
The question pending yesterday was
read as follows, in effect: That the counsel
for the President offer to prove that at a
Cabinet meeting all the members, inclu-
ding Messrs Stanton and Seward, declared
the tenure of office act unconstitutional,
and that the duty Of preparing the veto
was devolved upon Messrs. Seward and
Stanton, to be followed by proofof what was
done by the President and Cabinet up to
the time of sending in the veto. The yeas
and nays were called for, resulting in 90 to
81. So the evidence was not admitted.
Mr.. WeIles was then recalled, and the
counsel proposed to ask whether the ques.
ton Of applicability of the tenure of office
bill to Mr.. Stanton was considered in Cab
met meetings previous to its return with
the objections of the President, snd whether
the opinion was expressed that the law did
not apply to any OF the Secretaries APP
pointed by Mr. Lincoln. The evidence
was not admitted.
Mr.. Evarts asked il within the period
mentioned in the Cabinet discussion, was
anything suggested or said about using
force in order to bring about settlement
Of the question at issue?
Mr. Butler objected for the reason that
it was covered by the ruling of the Senate.
The objection was sustained by q vote of
Is to &c.
Mr.. Welles, on crOss-examinatlOn, said
he had received but one commission as
Secretary of the Navy, which was by
Abraham Lincoln; called on the President
February 22d, before II o'clock, the nomi-
nation of Mr. Ewing was then made out
as testified yesterday. Mr.. Stanbery had
an engagement at Supreme Court at II
o'clock; does not know why the officers
under Gen. Emory's command were called
for at the party to go to headquarters; did
not hear that it was to warn them not to go
to masquerade; does not know whether
he stated this to the President, but stated
that the officers were called, and that the
War Department was unusually lighted up.
Edgar Welles son Of the Secretary, and
Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, was
the next witness. He certified to the form
of commission Of Navy Agents; then
stated what he had heard at party, which
he communicated to his father the same
night; the lady OF the house told hlm
about the call for officers to go TO head
quarters.
Mr.. Eyarts then stated that the Secretary
of the Treasury, Secretary of State, Secre-
tary of the Interior and Postmaster Gen
eral were prepared to give the same evil
dence they had wished to elicit from the
Secretary Of the Navy, but would not now
attempt 10 Introduce il in consequence of
the late ruling.
Alex. Randall, Postmaster General, was
then called, and testified that Foster Blod-
gett was relieved from Office as Postmaster
at Augusta in consequence of a complaint
in writing Of misconduct. He produced |
the papers and letters which effected the
removal Mr.. Evarts offered to put them
in evidence, but the Senate refused
Mr. Eyarts then rose and stated that the |
illness of Mr.. Stanbery prevented |
the counsel from saying positively, but as
far as they knew, their evidence was all in.
The court then, at $40 p. NJ, adjourned. |