The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-14

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/ preparation of the defense or the call.
/ ing Of witnesses, and that In the worst
/ days Of ithe Star Chamber such an at
tempt 20 hurry through a trial mad
never been made He spoke very
/ warmly, saying there seemed to have
/ been a trap set for the President and
/ his counsel
At the conclusion Of his remarks.
! the Chief Justice said the motion
| would be argued for an hour. in ae-
cOrdance with the rules.
When Mr.. Bingham rose and said
he had been greatly surprised at hear
| ing the hasty words which had been
dropped from the lips of his learned
friend, Stanbery, and asserted that
to enforce a rule which the Senate
had made, and prevent a dilatory line
of defense
The Chief Justice was about to put
! the question on Stanbery's motion,
when Edmunds offered the order that
April the first be the day appointed
for the filing of the Presidents an
swer, and that within three days there
after the managers file the replication,
and that the 9th of April the trial
proceed.
On motion of Morton, at two clock
the Senate retired for consultation.
At 4 10 the Senate returned to their
Chamber, and the Court reassembled.
The Chief Justice announced that
the motion undsr consideration had
been overruled, and an order was en-
tered that the President be required
to file his answer on Monday the 23d
of March. vlr ssf.-'
Bingham offered an order that, on
the fling of the replication by the
Managers, the trial proceed forthwith.
The Chief Justice submitted the
order to the Senate, and on the ques-
tion of the adoption the ayes and nays
were taken, resulting, p affirmative
and 26 negative, so the order was de-
MED.
Yeas-Cameron, Cattlett, Chandler,
Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett,
Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Howard, Nor.
gan, Morton Nye, Patterson, of New
Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross,
Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton,
Williams, Wilson, and Yates-25.
Nays-Anthony, Bayard, Bucka-
lew, Davis, Dixon, Edmunds, Fessen-
den, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes,
Henderson. Hendricks, Howe, John
son, McCreery, Morrill, of Me-, Nor
rill of VT, Norton. Patterson of Ten
nessee, salisbury, Sherman, Sprague,
Trumbuil. Van Winkle, Vickers and
Willey-26
Senator Sherman offered the fol-
lowing order which was read:
Ordered that the trial of the Arti-
Giles Of Impeachment shall proceed on
the 9th day of April next.
Senator Howard hope not, Dir.
President.
Senator Wilson moved to amend by
making it the 1st instead Of the 9th Of
April.
Mr. Butler-Mr. President and
gentlemen Of the Senate. However
ungraeious it may seem on the part Of
the Managers representing the House
of epresentatiVes--and thereby rep
resenting the people of the United
States-in pressing an. early trial of
the accused, yet our duty to those
who send US here, representing their
wishes and speaking In their behalf
and by their command /; the peace Of
the country and the interests Of the
people, all seem to require that we
should urge the spesdiest possible
trial We must not shut our eyes to
the fact that there are railroads and
telegraphs to give the accused the
privilege Of calling his counsel to-
gether and of getting answers from
any witnesses that we have summoned
and to bring them here; it. should
have/an important bearing on the
course we are to take. That | submit
Is not to be overlooked Railroads
and telegraphs have changed the order
of things in every other business of life.
We recognize that fact Why should
we not 10 this Passing from that
which is but an incident detail,
perhaps-will you allow me TO suggest
that the ordinary course Of Justice,
the Ordinary duties OF. courts, the or
dinary time given in ordinary cases
for men 10 answer when called before
courts Of justice, have no application
to this ease. Not even SIR. when
cases are heard before the Sup. eme
Court Of the United States, are the
rules applicable TO tins particular
case. Tor thls reason, sit no other.
that when ordinary trials are had,
when ordinary questions are ex-
amined al the bar of any court Of
Justice. there Is not danger to the
( Commonwealth in delay The Re
public may take no determ mt # the
trial Is delayed, to give the ac-
cused time to interfere, with no.
body TO give him Indulgence. It
hurts no one, aud may help
him; but / submit with the de-
fense that when for the first time 10
the history of the world, a nation has