Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-24

ment, the question was ruled out by The
Senate. Mr.. Eyarts had nothing more to
ask in that view, and suggested an adjourn
ment. Mr.. Butler opposed it in a long
speech, after which the Senate adjourned.
Joseph n. Bradley, attorney, Washing
to, and Edgar Welles, son Of Secretary
Welles, were, on the 10th, summoned as
witnesses for the President
After the opening Of the Court on the
18th, an order was adopted-29 to 10
that hereafter the Senate, as Court of
Impeachment, shall meet at II q. N. On
motion, certain tabular statements pub
lished in the Globe as part of Mr.. Buffers
speech on the. 10th, and which were not
read in the Senate, were ordered to be
stricken out of the official report of the
trial. W. W. Armstrong, of the Cleveland
P2aindedler, testified that the President
spoke there only on solicitation the inter
ruptions by the crowd were kept up most
of the time, and we're responded to by the
President. Barton Able, of St. Louis, tes-
titled that the President reluctantly con-
sented 10 make speech from the balcony
of the Southern Hotel in st. Louis; he
told the committee that he would make
only short speech on the cross exami-
nation, witness stated that the President
was listened to respectfully when speaking
at the landing; witness remained inside
while the President was speaking from
the hotel balcony, and did not see any per-
sons try to draw him on 30 as to get him
to desist from speaking. George Knapp,
proprietor of the st. Louis Repub-
lean, testified that he and Captain
Able advised the President to respond
to the calls of the crowd, and go out to
speak to them; the President consented
with reluctance the crowd was at the
time very disorderly; witness listened to a
portion of the speech did not hear any
thing about Judas or John Bull; the Re-
publican and Democrat published the speech
on Sunday, and On Monday he gave direc
tions to correct the speech for the
second publication does not recollect
whether he has ever complained that
his directions were not carried
out. Henry Seidner, shorthand reporter
for the republican, reported the speech and
corrected it for publication on Monday /;
compared the report of the speech pub
lished in the Democrat with his own pub
lished in the Republican; made the COM
parison April 18th, and wrote one accurate
memoranda of about sixty differences; the
memoranda were put in evidence on the
cross-examination, witness gave examples
of the difference to show that the Demo
erat had left out qualifying words
to the prejudice of the President.
Mr.. Curtis then put in as evidence the
commission issued by President Adams ap-
pointing Washington as Lieutenant Gen
eral; also document showing the par
ticulars of all removals of officers under
the Department of the Interior. f. w.
Seward, Assistant Secretary of State, tes
titled to appointments Of Vice Consuls dd
interim, which are sometimes necessary to
be made by the Department for the inter-
ests of the service, and which are made in
conformity with the statute law. Mr..
Curtis then put in as evidence list of
Consuls appointed during the sessions of
the Senate. Secretary Welles, of the Navy,
testified that he called on the President on
the 22d of February and told him that his
son had informed him that, at q party the
previous evening, a call had been made for
all officers belonging to certain command
to repair at once to General Emory's head
quarters; the President said he did not
know what General Emory did; would
send for him to inquire at the close of the
the President about two o'clock same day,
relative to the removal of Mr.. Stanton !;
Mr.. Butler objected to the witness stating
what passed between the President and
himself; after debate, evidence decided adj
missible-26 to 20 sand witness stated
that the President told the Cabinet that
he had removed Mr.. Stanton and ap-
pointed General Thomas, who was then
in possession, Mr.. Stanton acquiescing,
requiring only time enough to remove his
papers; next Gay witness saw the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Ewing prepared in the hands
of the President; the Tenure of Office
law was first brought before the Cabinet
in February, 1866; Secretary Stanton was
present. The counsel at this point offered
to prove that the President laid before the
Cabinet the Tenure-of Office bill; that
they advised its return with objections as
unconstitutional, and Secretaries Seward
and Stanton undertook to prepare the
veto message, and also to show what fur
ther action was taken during the ten days
following. Mr.. Butler argued at length
against the admissibility of such evidence,
taking the ground that President could
not shelter himself behind the opinions of
his advisers Mr.. Curtis replied in an ar
gument which went into the question of
the Presidents responsibility with consid-
cradle minuteness, and the Court adj
journed at 4:45. a<.< III
The Court opened at II a. M on the
18th. The question as to the admissibility
of testimony to prove that the Presidents
Cabinet had advised him that the Tenure
Of Office act was unconstitutional, and that
the duty of preparing q message setting
forth objections to the constitutionality OF
the bill was devolved on Secretaries Sew
ard and Stanton, was debated at length,
and the Chief Justice decided in favor OF
admitting the evidence as applicable to
the question of evil intent. The decision
of the Chief Justice was overruled-29 to
20--and the evidence was not admitted.
Secretary Wells was recalled, and the
counsel proposed to ask him whether the
question of the applicability of the Ten
ure.of. Office bill to Mr.. Stanton was
considered in Cabinet meetings pre-
vious to its return with the OBJ
jections of the President, and whether
the opinion was expressed that the law
did not apply to any Of the Secretaries ap-
pointed by Mr. Lincoln /; objected to, and
objections sustained-26 to %; Mr.. Evarts
then asked if at any Cabinet meetings
held between the time of the passage of
the Tenure of Office bill and the removal
of Mr.. Stanton, the question of how the
public service was affected by it was con-
sidered, witness replied that it had been
considered often counsel then offered to
prove that on such occasions the President
and Cabinet determined that proper re.
gard for public interests required that a
case should be arranged so as to procure a
judicial decision as TO the constitutionality
of the law; not admitted-30 to 49,; after
rrcesq the Senafe-o6 tn 12-raftleed RI