Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-04-21

delivered one of his characteristic haranguess a.
gainst allowing this request After some ad-
dtional discussion the Court adjourned. The
Senate was called to order and Immediately ad-
journed. f# lib
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE The House
in Committee of the Whole attended the i'm
parchment trial, and at the close of the proceed
ings the members returned to the Hail. The
House soon after adjourned
SENATE. Friday, April 17-At - NJ the
Chief Justice took his seat and the Court Of
Impeachment was adopted. A motion was "a
dopted providing that hereafter the Court shall
meet at IL A. M An order was passed reject
ing certain tabular statements filed in evidence
by Mf.sButler but not mentioned in his argu-
ment. The examination of witnesses for the
defence was then resumed. VIM. W. Armstrong,
of Cleveland, Ohio, was called and examined in
relation to the speech made by the President in
that city in September 1866 Barton Abel,
of st. Louis; George Knapp, proprietor of the
St. Louis Republican, and Henry +. Zeider, Of
St. Louis, were examined In relation to Presi-
dent Johnson's speech in st. Louis in Septem-
Der, 1885, The testimony of these witnesses
was chiefly to prove that the President did not
make these speeches from any desire of his own,
but In response to urgent requests of citizens of
those places Frederick W. Seward, Assistant
Secretary of State, was then examined in rela-
ton to the custom of consular appointments and
removals. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of
the Navy, was then called and sworn. Mr..
Evarts asked the witness if the President made
any communications to him at the Cabinet
meeting on the 21st of February concerning the
removal of Mr. Stanton2 The witness respond
ed in the affirmative, and added that all the
Cabinet officers, with the exception of MIR. Stan
berry, were present at the time. Mr.. Evarts
then offered to prove the nature of the COM
munication, which was, that the President stat
ed that he had removed Secretary Stanton and
that Gen. Thomas was in possession Of the Of
fee, and that Mr. Stanton acquiesced in the re-
moval. Mr.. Butler objected to the testimony,
and proceeded to argue against It's admission
After long discussion a vote was taken and
the evidence was admitted-yeas &c, nays %.
The witness gave the statement made by the
President to the members of the Cabinet, which
was in substance as stated BY Mr.. Evarts The
witness was then about to state what took place
in the Cabinet when the Tenure of Office law
was laid before it for consideration Mr.. Butler
objected The counsel for the President stated
that the testimony would prove that the veto
OF the President was advised by all the members
of the Cabinet present at the meeting, and
Secretaries Seward aud Stanton we're fixed up
on to write the veto message. Before deciding
the question of the admission of this evidence,
the Court adjourned. The Senate was called
to order and Immediately afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, business
was transacted in the House. The members,
as usual, attended the impeachment trial. At
its conclusion they returned to the Hall and the
House soon after adjourned.