New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-13
The Yeas and Nays were taken and the Senate excluded
~ question by the following vote

BY Mr. STANBERl-Gen. sherman, ~ any conNeIa".
ton with the President while you were here what was
SAID about the Department Of the Atlanta ,,.,.,,
Nh BUTLER-sop moment sunni! tn{ ena 5 Laws
within the rule just made lou eauho' P"' IA INC "
ations about the fact. ,.,..t,
The CHIEFJUsrIcE put the question OIL the admission
OF the question and 10 was excluded, 49,,
Question by Mr. slANBERf-I VIII ask you ,lhis
question: Did the President make any 20 you
respecting your acceptance OF the once Oh secretary ~
War al uiierm2 Did he make proposition TO youi Dld
he make offer to you A. TIE fIesdSh te1oeiee ,ne
the first the afternoon OF january te Z0'h' anu
the second on Thursday the a9th OF January ,.oo,
the library and the clerks room, In the Executive MAJ"
O. Mr.. stanton was then III Office A. M stanton was
then IN Office, rs now. ,,.-,-. ~.
Q. Any one else present theni A. lhhk moi mr.
Moore may have been called IN 10 SHOW some lape Vut
think he not present when the tteslaent lnaIe is
the tender Both OF them were IN wrIing answered
the frat one the 27th OF January. ~
O. Did YOU receive any communication in writing frolp
the President on that subjects A. did not s.r. -,,
@ What the date OF yeur hrst letieT' a. Tue -h
of January. ne d..
place between you IN reference 10 that matter the tender
by him the acceptance by you concomIt"ht 10 'h"'
Mr. BUTIER-That we object to. Ills Is now getting
In the conversations again Senators, can your atei
tion To the manner In which this ease IS conducted
warned you that You let IN the act that the @
would come after IT, Now they say they nave gov S
and they want 10 If by this means iley e""no' Fe'
around the declarations. ... , 49,, 1,,,,o,..rq
Mr. BUILER-My proposition - t.dI w :, N ~ ~
incompetent and based upon evasion III eetGs 10 tne Az
which looked TO be immaterai t was quis nUSEai ID
Senators TO vote 10 let IN the act bat that Oerahy s
taken advantage OF 60 endeayor 10 get py e ruhg OF
the senate and pnt in the declarations winch the Senate
has ruled. -, ,,.--..,-.-, =, -
Mr. EVARIs-The tender by the Chief Executive OF the
United States 10 General ia the position Of Gen. Shel
man Of the War ONCE executive act and as such has
been admitted in evidence by the senate. Like every
other ACT which Is admitted Ia evidence an act, IL Is
eonpeteut TO attend by whatever expressed FROM
one the other In the course OF that act ana the deter
mnaon Of IT, and that proposition the learned Mana
Ger shakes his finger OF warning az the Senators OF the
United states against the mapractces OF the counsel Tor
the President Now, Senators, II there lie anything
clearer any thing paner in the law OF evidence without
which truth shut out and the form and features OF the
fact permitted 20 be proved excluded is this rule that
spoken act is part containing the qualifying fact aud
mart OF the act itself.
MIR BUTLER-To that answer, Senator'S that Of an
immaeral aotan act wholly immateTal-tle only quail
haps of Gen sherman That Is not offered. But then
the offer TO put In an incompetent conversation as eh
planning immaterial act What is the proposition put
iorwardi It 10 Executive offers of obce " any man IN