New-York tribune., 1868-04-20
Mr. BUTL.ER objected 20 the question as rmnaterlai
and Ia was excluded by the following vote;

Mr. ETfTLER Objected 20 tne lueStOu to uindtci"i,
and was excluded by the following vote:
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Mr. TCARTs Ia Mr. BUtler--you ogEl roSs-examlne;
Arterconsutatipn anneng the halcgcls' MI bOlLH'
pI1'eu & Tin d Il Won We're secretary Of the Navy
TIC date Of con,s.issioI "A, A. Yes NJ ~ Sir
q And you se Secretary Of tho Savy down to to-dayF
o. LORENZO YNomaa-has he acted as member of tho
cabinet down 20 to-day, from the me he was appoinedf
A Be has msf with the Cabinet. ....,,.u,
I q Did he meet AZ member, o. as an outsider
Nr FVARFS-I submit Mr.. ClEefJustce that this IS no
CrossexamiuetOn Oh any matter that the Witness mas
O' Mr. BUTIE win waive it, Won't El have ave, ,G MOTd
upon thatSr no witness Now PEI neheHe eve you ton . us
the movement OS troops want 10 get. little more
was iti a. 1t was ON the 29d day Of February.
O. is there any doubt about that a. None, Sir.
% Inndcrsfood You to fix that umc Of day by some
thing that happened with the AttOneyGenGrai what
wositi called on the President the 22d, about u
o'clock the reception OF official business was from
To odoc let as soon as h3t vas over ana tneIe
called the President the Attorney was there
while % theIS In 14s h%nnmIG o d B @Sen lint
Witness, cOntiulunC-And the Private secretary went
TO take 1t u and stanbery remarked that he must
GO about ,lcOck, had some appointment about l2
O'clock ana II had got TO be near that time
ihd a&emS cogpti Af Wouldn't say what
O. Didl't yOu say yesterdays A Perhaps inferred
O. Didn't You so testify yesterdays A. Perhaps did
q How did you remember 10 testify on that point yes
terdayq A. presumed he had to 80 to the supreme
Court. as IL was 70 o'clock. ,.,..,. eo
@ Haven't you heard since YESTERDAY that the supreme
O DO you know whether they sit on Saturdays or not
o Now Sir, did you learn that there were any other
movement of troops except an or9eT TO tG % oGcS ~ o. I
O. am now speaking about the officers Of reghnentsi
o Any morei A heard that the officers Of regiments
were REQUIRED 10 meet GEN Emory at headquarters on
the morning Of the 2lst, and THAT the officers called at
o. Did YOU learn whether it was give them directions
about keeping away from masquerade or gong 10 ti
Lanecr A. did not hear ihe reason a. j, nGS5a aas Tg
hour, aud called nom party ,-c -. ,..,.
q. what partyi A. party that was IN G-st'-l thihK
Q Now. SIR. that M the movements Of troops you
spoke Of yesterday II nOti A. don't Tecoect that
IIoG Won any other in your mind but that yesterday
A. There were some other in my mind, but they were
not an connection with Gen Emory.
o. None communicated 20 you, whatever might have
been In your niud : A. What do you mean by thatf
q. No other communicated 10 you, whatever might
have been in your mind 4. l heard the War Depart
meut was lighted up in unusual manner; don't
know tat stated that President Johnson, but that
was instance that heard OF Tic evening before
y And then the movement was to eall The Officers OF
ono regmci to meet GS1 kmPy @ tC% Sea Ty by nn6
Of officers heard that Gen. Emorys soI and one on two
oIdees lad been sent 10 the party requesting that any
officers belonging 10 the 5th Regiment shonld repair forth
with TO headquarters; 1t was thought to be very u
O. / didn't ask you that and that was all You stated
to lie President about the movements Of uoopsi A.
would not say that that was al.
O. Is it ali You remember you didl A. wont he sure
whether stated to BIN nc fact Of the Lighting n9 OF OF
eJo IA M.4- I4fu ftuo
the fact Of company or part OI a company 49,,
not what yOu did not state
Mr. EVGRTs-Your question was whether that was all
Mr. BTTLER-I am asking him not for what he didn't
state, but for what he did state 49,,
9 Mgsfl TIfR%ws sfeS %i%t Stop EiST here stated
WtncNs-Nery well stated To nm IN relation 10 Gen.
Emory: whether / alluded to other facts cannot say
Tic 22l to be kept as halfhoiday; II is haho
day believe. The War Department closed the Office
but suppose it violation Of the law The law is that
the departments are TO be Kept open every day OF the
year save tie Fourth Of July and the 2th OF December
@ am not asking your legal opinion. A. am not
stating legal OplulOn -. 80,
o. is Tact thar YOU kept it hohdayi A. We did
not keep 1t rs holiday such as the 4th Of July ,,o
O. How was 10 at the War Department. A. under
stand the War Department was closed on that day.
O / do not want any comparison between the Navy
and the War Departnets only want the fact that II
closed that day Did yOa inquire whether the OF
cers called together 70 inform them that y was
hodayt a. / made inquiry on the subject further
than TO communicate 10 the President what had heard
EXAMISATION or EDGAR b. WELLEs,
Edgar u. Wecs then sworn ia behalf OF the respOn
dent and examined by Mr. Evarts.
o. You are "a son Of Mr.. secretary Welesf A. Yes,
Sir.
Q. You are employed in that Department A. am
chief clerk % the Department
q. paper shownJ Please look at this paper and say II
II Is "A blank form Of the Navy Agents cOnmssiOnf A.
Yes Sir, the blank form newly issued
O. DO yOu remember that Friday, the OF FebTl-
ary your attention drawn 20 or sup
posed connected with the military Organiza-
lions here A. Yes, Sir.
o. At what hour Of the day was thati A IT about
o. What was IT, and how II brought TO your atten.
tion A. attending small reception, and the lady
Of the house Informed ne
Mr. BUTLER-ENcuse me, you need not tel what the
lady OF the horse sa.d
Mr. EVARTS-t does NOV letract from lne trlth OF the
M RITTLER-As nothing but the truth is put In ev.
denee we don't want "a know what she stated.
Mr. EVARTS-The truth Is that he came TO this knoYl
edge, and be states It, ,....,. .., . -,
proper way 10 prove the truth OF the case by putting
what the lady said 20 this man NO hattef now ne got
tbef nfOrmatiOn let him give IT,
NJ EVARTs-What Information did you geti
Mr. BUTLER-NO, Sir! what did he giYef
Sir EYARTS-I want 10 prove that he gave the sane
that IL got. -
WitnSss-It that Gen Emory's son had come there
with ucssage that certain officers, Who were named
hond p.sUrt headquarters Immediately ana also That
he had scat his requesting that certain ODers D te
cayalry Snd artillery report at headquarters hnlhe
O. After this did you communicate this to your iatber
70 Al what tiInei A. suppose about 10 o'clock
q The same eyeuiDgt a. That sane evening