The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-04-18
Congressional Synopsis.
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Senate-We give, on the I'd page Of to-day's
TRADER, q summary of the speech Of Judge
Curtis, in the impeachment trial, on opening the
case for the defence. The speech occupied Thurs-
day and part OF Friday Of last week At the
close Of the speech, the defsncs called ~ their
first witness Sem horenzo ThomSsAeusAef whose
appointment by the President as Secretary Of
War arose the impeachment trial = The o6isct
in calling him was to prove that the President
had never authorized him to use force TO eject
Stanton out Of the War Departmeat. Gen. +.
positively denied that the President had ever SO
much a. limited TO him this use of force The
evidence throughout was highly amusing, and
kept the galleries in roar. Gen. Thomas de-
scribed his visit TO the War Deprrtmsntsftsr his
appointment, saying he had been received 81 Mr.
Stanton very sndearingly. He Stanton had
hauled out his whisky bottle, and finding there
was but spoonful OF two in it, sent off and had
it filled, when they sat down and rhstted and
drank whisky very pleasantly for an hour or two
The fun reached its height when Mr. Staberny
solemnly asked Gen. Themas whether this was
all the force he used, and Gen. Thomas affirmed
'that was all."iO+1 - LA
Ne business done in the House
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SATURDAY. April II.
Eenate-In the Impeachment trial. Gen. Thorn
- reappeared or tho stand to correct some state
meut in his evidence Of Yesterday, and was escls-
examined by Gen. Butler. Then Gen. Sherman
was called by the defence, and proceeded to give
his evidence stating that the President had
twice offered to appoint him Secretary Of War
od interim in place Of Stanton, but he had each
time declined the office. He had had several
conversations ON the subject of Stantops remov-
al but when asked wheather the President had
not stated to him that his only object in remov-
ing Stanton was. 10 test the stitntipnality of
n~f ho tcc ty.a oh,
ed to, and although Chase promptly decided
that it was admissible, long debate artse on
tho question, and the Senate finally decided, by
% to 90, not to receive it. This occupied the
day.
MONDAY, April Is.
Sepate-Ths, first business in the ..bigh court
Of Impeachment ~was TO dispose Of a-ptopos-
ed amendment - The 21st rule, SO as to allow
| the at rneysi III t'FF closing argument, to make
az ma " and ~ la4ls speeches ~ they please
The proposition cArfie from the sidsiof the man.
ayers and looks sa Il they were less confident Of
success than they weren't the commencement OF
| the trial But the anendmsnt was voted down.
\ " Then Gen. @ShtInsn wasrecslled to the wit
ness stand. The hs5tquestion asked OF him by
Mr.. Stanbery was whether he did not advise the
President to rsuaoys stanton, and whether, in his
opinion, T y good " She service did not require
it. The manager almost raved in their objes-
tons to his answstsHy this Question: A debate
arose which LASTED couple of hours, At the close
Of which the S, fSfS TTFNided againAt putting the
uuestion. Their STAY .sa was asked what the
to remove stsntor when Is3hsd offered him
the Wan Office .Atysi1 .objccsed to. but the Sen.
ate by msiSfig q Allowed the question
TO bs H.wersa g. some No
length de s s%s .nns"1 .: