The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-05
XLth CONGRESS---Second Session

WASHINGTON. April 4.
BousK.
The House resolve ed itself into Committee
of the Whole and proceeded to the Senate
Chamber 10 witness the trial.
House re-assemblai at $50.
After some discnsbion. the House decided
to adjourn till Wednesday next, 70 give The
Impeachment managers time to devote 10 the
trial.
SENATE.
Mr., Sherman order relative to the ticket
system for the galleries was debated until
noon, wien the Chief Justice took the chair.
l., h. Walbridge, reporter, testified TO the
correctness Of bis Report of the Presidents
speech delivered at St. Louis Sept sth, 1866,
and Mr. Butler put ih the speech as evidence.
and il was read By the clerk
james W Dean. seuographer. was called
and testified. lie Joined the President party
BIT Chicago, and made reports in full or in
part of tbs speeches OF the President up TO
and including that {f Sept. g, 1866; recog,
nized the paper shown him as an accurate
transcript OF bis notes Of the speech made at
the Southern Hotel ST Louis, as reported by
wiiness.
Hisreport was published in the ST. Louis
Timss somewhat condensed, and comprises
ell he speech bat the 6rst part
Cross-examined BY stanbery.
Rober. Scbew, Chief Clerk in the State
Department gnye evidence concerning COM
missions made out f9r certain officers in the
Departments. which did not contain the
words TO hold during the pleasure of the
Senate"
Mr. Butler then opened q hist prepared at toe
State Department OF aiiihe remo.afs and ap-
pointmehts Of heads Of departments is made
since the beginning OF the 6overn ment,
specifying whether the Senate was in session
at the various dates during the past thirty
four years; the appointment Of Secreia-
Fee'0 State have always been Y ads in con-
sequence of the absence OF the Secretary.
A question from whom did the letters Of
authority come, was objected to by Mr..
Evarts, mainisining that the proof Of author
ity by which appointments were made, must
be in writing.
After considerable psrley, and the question
b<ing modified, il was answered that the let. |
tes OF Aaihoriiy came Fsoa the PRESIDENT
Re-cross- ss-examined--Nitness did not know
whether the one head If the department spe>
cited as removed while the Senate vas in |
session in 1900 had previously refused to re.
sign.
Mr. Butler then offered extracts from the |
p0UDS6u HDrks OIL JlOun Audus, puFpOIIibE
to be the official letter which passed between |
President Adams
No objection being made, the mansgers
put in as evidence The executive Journal Of
the Senate for May II, lS0e.
Mr. McCreecy, clerk in the Treasury De- |
psrtmenr. was sworn rs to the authenticity of
the communication from the President to the !
Secretary Of the Treasury, notifying him Of the |
suspension Of Mr.. Stanton and the appoint /!
meat Of Gen. Grant as Secretary of War ad |
interim August Il, 1867, under the Tenure |
ofuffice act.
Mr. Boutwell, called. the attention Of coun.
sci to various statutes explaining the ap- |
pein,msnt 10 Office Of Postmaster General in I
1874, which is specified in the schedule al
made, when the Senate was in session..
Mr.. Wilson called attention to several en- I
tries on the Journal of 1900 showing that the 1
SENATE met before noon.
Mr. Bingham offered in evidence executive
messages 10 the Senate Of December 10th
and l9th, 1867, and January 18th, 1868, in |
which the President gives his reasons for the .
suspension from oflce Of several officers
Also communication from the Secretary Of
State accompanying one Of the messages. IN 7
which he reports his action under the tenure /
of-office law.
Mr, Batter informed the Senate that the /
ease on the part oil the House OF Representa-
tires was substantially closed, although they I
might call a few more witnesses, whose lesti- I
mony would be only cumulative.
Nj. CARTS, on behalf Of the Presidents
COUNSEL, made motion that when the court /
adjourned 70 day it shall be to Thursday NEXT /
III order to afford them three working days j a |
which TO prepare their testimony. He stated |
that thes would hare much testimony to offer,
but required time to arrange their doeumen-
tary evidence
Mr.. CONFESS moyed that the court adjourn
to Wednesday. /
& Mr. johnson offered an amendment MAX /
ing it Thursday.
Messrs. Sumner and Cameron endeavored /
to interpose remarks, but were ruled out Of
order and the yeas and nags being taken, re.
suited 81 to 10. So the court stands adj |
journed.
Immediately thereafter the Senate adjourn
ed till nounday. s4