New-York tribune., 1868-04-17
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would proceed examining Justice TO investigate the
SasS N lin %s 10 Sa S s R
Criminal Court in order TO ayethe action OF that Conn
Our next effort 70 have Gen. Thomas committed 10
wrIt or abes corpus. and upon his being resnanied by
that court. IL IL should be done, We might follow up the
states The counsel who the oi
the United states SIessrs CARPENTER aud laddc-appod
10 tho court there for the postponement.
Mr.. BUTLER, 70 the witness stop moment.
The CHIiFJUsricE-n Il is part Of the san,e trafs
action the ChiefJustiee conceiVes mat comes VIII"
VI The Witness then CiefJustlco having
dreefed CEN Thomas TO decline giving bail for his AZ
poarance, and to surrender himself INTO custon ap
announced Judge that he was in custody ana tne,
presented to the Criminal Court an application i2r tla
writ OF habeas copus tho eoanei on tc QUIT ni So @
tody and that they did not delre that nc should 20 Ss
famed IN custody Ithe aiSU s bev mo,
hold HIM. allow him to be held IN cust0uy snpposs
that be either bo committed OF finally dschargeu
then claimed that he should be discharged not sun
posing tlat the counsel the other side would
comm t@cnt ana hat thus We Would have opportl
nifty Of getting hc ha6eas corpus they made no Sve.
ChiefJnstice did discharge him immediately after ihas
went in company with the counsel whom he employed
INF WerrickJ 10 the Presidents house and reported our
proceedings and tho results TO the Presldent he then
| Mr BUTfER 10 the witness Wait a moment.
To the ChcfJusticc-Shai We have another interview
VIII The 'tl CiiSFJusiIGE to the witnesswhat
that 4. II the 2oth OF February Immediately aiter
Mr CUETis-We propose to shoyl that having mad made
his report to the President OF ne failure ot aS
he then from the President other instructions on
that subject 70 fellow up me attempt ~ aTtot % ,e Ny
with tie President was Oh the 2dtht
Mr. BlNGHAM-rwo days after hc had been impcached
by the Holse Of Representatives,
Mr. BfYGiIAMGfwo days after he was presented ard
you are asking the Presidents declarations 10 prove III"
Mr CURTIs-wc do not ask for his declarations. We
Mr. BIrIER-Two day after his aragnment at Tits
| barl We ask for a vote u the senate.
| The CuIEFJUsTICE-T Chief-Justice may hayo
misunderstood the ruling Of the Senate, bat no under
stands Ii u be this That facts in relation TO the lnen-
ton Of the President to obtain legal remedy eonmcne
nation OF that particular transaction and therefore the
senat has ruled that the witness may 80 on ana 'o'sy
the Ger Is prove tho conversation after the h9ihha'
ton OF that eOrt In the District Court Ihe ChetJ ns,Se
viii submit. the question 20 The Senate. 80,
The question submitted and Tie evidence Was ruea
Gnestog by VI CURrIs--Afer you had reported to
,r,sr ar do any fnri her act in reference raising
The question Of the corsiitutionalty Of the Law or tho
Mr BTLiR-f what the President did hinsclf after sd
Ven in T,Ieucc do i5t sec that what his counsel did
or him can beg it j. only one step rteI. .nnnose
Mr. BUrIER-Tho question was put ana oDleetch
| NJ EVA ARTS 1T was not reduced to writing.
| By direction OF the ChicfJustlee' the custom was
| put In writing. rOllOws; ~,,
Ar sou hi reQo.l Pres n, tie resn' of yolt ena,
Obtain t d 40 other set pSsAarse %
~. i.l m a.s ,Yu rccgcd from the Pr'-ieH % b-ta4
ty T. test TIE m stanton coauDue IA tue oAce so ss'e
! VA; hc ue.e ei' A., -. ,..t..u,,
The CHiEEJC5TICE thinks the question inadin ,e.oe pc
within the last OF the Senate bUt VII pnt u ~ 'no
| senate II any senator desires it.
| Mr. DOOLIiTLE asked a vote =,
y request Of Mr. sherman. the 5th article was feao Wy
! the SECRETARY. 60, L..
Mr. EVAIIS said it was proposed to show lawful in'
! tent. a. -, A.. "a
tiou addressed to the Wtoss the stand read aglo
Tile CIITEF-JC 3TICE-Ol which the rb.n6 took place
Mr. HOWE-NO.
| AIr EVBETS-Tho offer to prove
tr UOWI.-Tbc offer tO prove.
Tho offer 90 provo was agin read 80, -,
The CIiIEFJUorICE decided that, unlcr the on ART
Gle on to question OF intent the equestpn Ws 9Iissnt-
| Nfv HOWARD asked that the question 20 paL 70 %
senate uud the question admitted by the !ono""S
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