The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-18

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subject and told him what he had heard
~ quest on-W hat passed between yOu anC
Lne Fresl dent after you made that com mn.
Fini icatton inrelatioh to.tb? reTHI-f0 r7L
R2.eG2 lons made, but overrnled by the
ts Witness resumed-The President said n a
did not know what General Enbfy did.
land would send for him to enquiries at tie
z O'Clock Of the 80 me tlay h al an Interview
is l de se Efefiqet IA q relation TO the re
4 Eyart- asked what Pa }Sed betgesn them
4 Butter 99ieetea0 aaa Zl491la 3gad III
But before the question was put In writ
Ing. the Senate took aGrecess for IS erain4
Y on re-assernblfng. al 2.45. Eyvat asked \.
fact that the coIivefsaffon bstwsen Secre-
taryi Welles aud theHPr6sident took place
t Cabinet l7aid theil s5lId the i5odnsef prs
P;52P PG1e e PF2Ee4 l4 th3t 29 5,hi3 9sS3si9n tHe
fIneetinz, broke up, that he had removed
SECRETARY stanton and ia answer to Sec
fetarY Welle5 said General Thomas was in
poSSessl on OF the Ohice, aud that Mr. stan
I ton had lacquiesced. only FequiFing time
q Butler argued ainst admitting the tes-
4 tlm9ny, aud reiterated his YIewsregRrding
the duties Of members OF the C8binet.
They cOuId only give opinion ps l1ll writing
about matters connected with their own
j Departments; he also said the evidences Of
4 the witness showed tsat he President had,
i acted in this Instance withouu cohsuital
point f.9 Il Il issue s S @ b. hf9 th9 f6i s4 4 i6
Fe2gaEd 2lla l.. . lr, PIT ,PsF.riA yes5erdgays
I ness lWarF8nted the statenlent of Butler
4 Witness had only said that he, was then
/ Informed of the actaal c0fnmissiOn or tile
mem efs 81 81 te ea6te id 4 hot ail4 tiSw 2shf Il
1 was eopten plated. "A r. 2 50 denied any
/ Inunication OF tine President was not adj.
dressed to private Individuals. but to
Cdrris f5liowed 81 tie Same side4that
I they did Fepisc their application on the
ground that his counseIOrs were then giv-
ing t-ts PEesident advice, but because he
was then performing an official act IN
making a communication! He eonabatted
Ieffefs6n. ana 1i1oeed from the Federdlfst.
and from the histOrylof the COnsttution, 4
10 show that the theory and practice of
1 our Government were totally opposed TO
4 r even during Dir. JeHersons Admins
Butler replied: . No act Is official which
is not enjOif1ed by some law" and held
thar here was none requiring such ldeclar-
ations as those in question. he remarked
that's counsel did mot assert that the
net TO d o what he had dones aha Vent on
evidence. they would reverse The decision !
Eysrts rbfiedy. reioined, Insisting that it !
bore 0n. the questTonol the ihtel1tll .o0nt
The Chief Justice said this evidence re-
lated to the removal or stanton SRtefeas |
that ottese@ yesteriay referred 70 the apr |
clearly 1.-THE opiul9R that Was'aamissi- /
The yeas b and. nays being taken, his |
SECRETARY W elles then testifed that the 4
l,5 Pesla5ePt t9Ia the gebiRet Me- f had rs7
Thomass who. was then in 5 possessfJn; j
sIsp on ae9uieSeing, and d.. requlEing only /
cOmmun tcafton was made III. conformity 1
with tbe regular r0utiiie, after other busf- /
ness Iyss disPosed OF next Day witness
pared, in the hands of the President; the I
tenure Of office law was first brought be-
fore the Gabuetin EebEuarg, 1865, Secre-
s Tie connsel. at this point, offer9f TO
prove that the President laid befefe the I
Cabinet the tenure OF Office bin. that they T.
advised It's ret9rn vito objections asbaing
unconsttutional, and Secretaries Seward
aud.Stantlon undertoOk to prepares a veto
argue. and also 10 show what further ac-
zion was had during the ten days follow
Butser argued at length against tie adj
Fn i5sah.Ii ity- OF such evidences, taking
grounds 'taat a President coq d not shel-
Ter himself Dshlhq the opinions OF his
EyaE5 replied ia an argument, which
sP5 Pbty QsfaKBoe With deT3bfe fs9fifhl ihte
ness TAe COURT adjoqFned at asA5i eBvt
HOUSE. T.. ...,., - " SaroS. April Il.
3Oa motion Of Shanky II was resolved
tnat tRe Jerk Of the G9urtlof Claims be
Der OF Judgments rendered ia said Court
IA cotton cl aims; the amount thereof. and
70 VII oee fa,y9r and also 70 state the ma
ed, and 9g " hat attorneys prOsecuted- & i
B On motion Of 4ngersoti AZ was resolved
rected to furnish this House with a state II
ment showing the amoudt of tax collect
ed on -dtstilled spirits since tbe.lstacf JAM. J
o . inoti6u of Miller. of bennsyI yIvaniay
II was resolved that the Committee on q,
copies of the report Of the impeachment
tr al for the use Of the members ot the Il
{ The Speaker notified the members that
If the should return nom the senate be-
tore 3 o'c!Oeh he would proceed 70 call .
should not adjOurn until afief th&t holr,
ne Jnen 1. 2fEs f > y2utd Pc yiiegea 70 ieaXe
The. speaker, Ia reply to "a Question I Y
asked bJ Garfield, said there was more /
han quorum Of members IN the city =
IA. hundred aud zen OF thenlr i
The members thea proceeded 20 the j z
On re assembling. Washburhe repdrtedt
ne progress o the trial, and tha4ithe Sem g.
ate, sitting as Court, adjourned TIL u.
Gasaeld moved that the1 House meet at 7
he same hOuF..r# H-UgE 1a Fs. I @t 4
Wool objected, aud on division no I
rae speaker stated, +. as the hour Of meet +
ng ConLd not be changed Yithquta vote I
I O'Clock, and. with the G1HiFIaan of the i
Committee Of the Whole and SUCH other-i y
members as might JOIN them accO mpanL
he Managers to the senate as a marx OF
adjourned, -.i-a. 7
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