New-York tribune., 1868-04-20
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

r1ADoRATE ARGUMENT BY MANAGER VIII
soN-THE PRESIDENTS INTENT EACLoDhD
-CONsTERNATION OF THE DEMOCkACl,u,
SECRETARIES wELLEs AND RANDALL On inN
sTAND--GEN. BUTLER'S GLOVES OFF,
nv YtLEgRAPH TRIBUNE 80 ,o.o
'' WASHINGTON. April 49, 1903
The Impeachment Court. in accordance WIN
che order of the preceding day, was openeu "'
O'Clock on Saturday, hour Garner 'n"I 49,
When the Chaplain of the Senate asccnu'N ~ w
Presidents desk 10 offer prayer, scarcey iioio ,n"
dozen Senators were in their seats anu INC
1yere Int partially filed In the ensuing ton
tbe Chief Justice took his seat Inc sergeant t-"V-
Arms made the customary proclamation oesiui'ns'
"be,r We hear ye" and the Managers anu the Ilouse
- tpa,Toseptatives were successivey announced. Ot
tbe Presidents counsel, Judge Nelson was the hist
=; his seat but all his associates, except Mr. Stan
49, entered within the next minutes The reading
of tbe Journal being the first business in order,
senator Stewart. who appears to have a
chronic objection to the perusal OF that
document moved that it be omitted
bnt Senator Drake, who had a number OF letters to
write objected and the Secretary ef the Senate read
IT. in a monotOnous, indistinct tone. The question
which was before the Court when it adjourned the
day before and which was relative to the proceed
ings of the Cabinet when the Tenure-Of-Oftce bill
was before that body for consideration, was then
read in the form of an offer to prove. Mr. Manager
Wilson rose to speak the subject; but, before ne
had time to address the Chief-JuStce, ReVeru5
johnson sent mp written question asking the IIesi-
dents counsel whether they understood that the
Managers denied the allegation made Dy tne
President in his message of Dec. X, Ioo''
which was followed on the heels by another query TO
the same side. by Senator Howard suUS'9I.I.IS &C
follows: Do you not think that INC il5 AeHIuJ5 I
fhe Senots. and II so do you hold that opinions OF
Cabinet officers that subJect ongHt h1M MS 10 Do 90
duced to influence the senate t W. i'yn 70 Give
then allowed to proceed with his argument 10 gIoU
The Presidents counsel opportunity 10 delDeiate OH
the questions thus presented lie rose at lIiSo anu
continued TO speak, or rather TO reaq-IoI ne Io@I
f1,n scrpt-until 1918 His speech was ilSteIeu
10 with the utmost attention, ana was Gons%!IeIeu % ~
very able argument II was not c3iineu n1 10 tmI Ptb
whole subject of Impeachment. III hau Deeh Pite,
pared in the expectation that the rule hmitng tne
humber of speakers would be so modlIed as
~ aiio,v more than two to speak on the summing up
Judge Curtis followed Mr.. Wilson, but nc maue n9
attempt TO reply to that gentlelnans argument, u4
confined himself solely to the point before te court
and to tbe questions propounded TO him by the Sen
atOrs above mentioned. lie spoke III MS usuu SLOW,
deliberative and unimpassOned manner fOr ABOUT
half an hour when. in reply to question by senator
Williams concerning the pertnency 70 Jne IIlal VI
the advice gwen to the President by his CABINET ne
said that he though il strictly pertinent as going 70
show the Presidents views concerning the uuc9nsTti T
tionality of the law When he sat down, anu INC tlIo
ChefJusce stood erect at his desk tle IalnI i % l
nur of whispered conversation which filled the cha,
bor was Immediately suppressed, and all were husISu
into perfect silence. The only question DeIOTe the
Senate said he, respects not the Welght OuU the
sdmiss,biiity of evidence He gave the opinion that
the testimony proper to be onered as SohIns U
show the Presidents intent. The 1eas ana Nays nays
were taken and resulted Yeas 20 and Nays ~ Among
those who were present and did not vote, were
Messrs. Norton, Nye and Sumner. Mt. opTague uLu i
not vote at first, and when hls name was cIeu tne
second time and he threw his vote aganst the rullg
of his fathern-law, there was some llttIe laugntei
Sacretary Welles who. up to this time, had occu-
MED aSenatOr's desk then went on the stand After
The declaration of the vote buzz of conversation
something similar TO that which one may ,a near
arose in the chamber, ana cNntiHueu se'nrol Drol
minutes There was some delay IN tHe pro, to-
fs fseangS Side IRe aSd tbe ccSnse too
had their heads together At length Mr. Evarts SAID,
rather petuantly, " Mr. ChefJustice we are ready I
TO proceed with the case MI EvaTts ana ms rs
associates were evidently. not pleased with
the last vote and could but III conGeal
their dissatisfaction AT lbs oclock, oStien WIen
was asked The ever-watchtul Bntler objected 10 IT,
on the ground that it came within the last rulhg
and should be excluded. Mr. Evarts argued 1t, and
Mr. Butler replied: Another vote was taken, ana II
was rejected by four majority Another question
was prOpounded. very little more than mere % m4ul-
fcatOn of the preceding queries. Mr.: Butter rather
pOntedly remarked that by series OF WeIl-uHected
questions the Cabinet proceedings may be ascer-
tanned, and he therefore objected AFTER mucn He-
bate il was excluded by 80 TO 10. IL being now five
minutes to o'clock the Court took recess OF hfteen
minutes which was heightened into half an hour.
The examination of the Secretary was continued
Another question, slightly altered nom the preceu,
ing, on the same subject, was put II was excluded
Iy eight majority. The crosse examination was nm
isbed at 245 Ii was principally in reference 10 the
movement of the troops. Mr.. Edgar L. Welles, son
of the Secretary. examined and croSs-eXamlned
on the same subject .
Postmaster-Gen. Randall went on the stand at 3
O'Clock He testified concerning the removal OF FOs-
ter Blodgett Mr.. Evarts offered the order OF re-
mOval but Mr.. Butler objected to its reception WITH
ont the presentation also of the complaint on which
the order was issued. Several sharp, laconc ques-
tiOns and replies passed between counsel and then
Mr. Butler withdrew the objection, not because he
had been foiled but because he expected to make a
stronger point by doing In the crosse examination
Mr. Butler manipulated Mr.. Randall with ungloyed
hands and drove him 10 the wall more than once.
Randall assumed an air of independence and superb
ority if not of contempt; but he was considerably
taken down before he stepped down from the
much fuss presented a question IN writ
ing, which he evidently considered extremely
important but which had been IN one form OF the
other ruled out four five times Ii created little
excitement, however, and after objection by Mr.
Bingham, a vote was taken. and II was ruled out by
2G to 20 Mr.. Evarts then Informed the Court that
the defense had closed, reseTving the right to Mr..
Stanbery, however to offer such evidence as he may
deem advisable. The announcement was received
with surprise and the Presidents side of the fell
at 30 per cent for the defense was everywhere
thought lame That the first impression: but by
and bv the Presidents friends rallied little and
took a more hopeful view Of the case. The Senate
adjourned at 40.
THE TRIAL.
The Court met at II o'clock, and Mr.. DRAKE
oectng 20 the omission the reading Of the journal