New-York tribune., 1868-04-04
nrwyoRk DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY

accuracy of the report. Ger, Butler was rather
sharp with Col MoOreso sharp that the counsel Tor
the defense declined to cross-examine.
II being now p minutes 10 o'clock, Mr.. Trumbull
moved arecess until o'clock. which was not agreed
to- Ten minutes finally agreed to.
The Court again met at 2:jO Mr.. Grimes moved
that when the Senate adjourn to-day il adjourn to
meet on Monday next This was voted down by 9
majority. Gen. Butler then read the Presidents
speech in reply to the address of the Philadelphia
Convention and in reproducing that harangue he laid
particular emphasis on the appauded portions. The
Presidents allusion in the speech TO his race being
run, his want of egOtism and his having filled every
position from Alderman up, al of which were read
and duly emphasized called forth immoderate laugh
ter. Mr. Anthony tried to get consideration of an
order offered in Executive Session, that the Asso-
ciated Press reporter should be assigned scat the
floor. but the ChiefJustice ruled the motion out OF
order II was introduced, however at subsequent
part of the proceedings and adopted.
Mr. VIM II. Hudson. editor of The Clereldnd LeddT,
was next called His testimony in was reference 10
the report of the Cleveland speech which he had re-
ported for The Leader His report was made IN long
hand, but portions of it were verbatim. Mr. Evarts
tried hard to shake this gentlemans testimony Dut
failed to do it, in long and searching cross exanna-
tion During Mr.. Hudson's examination considera-
BILE, legal sparring occurred between counsel, but
Gen Butler nearly always carried his point. MI
Eyarts objected to the witness refreshing his men,
ory by means of the newspaper report; but the
Chief-Justice decided to admit it. Rev
erdy johnson shook his head i'll dissent.
Then an amusing tilt occurred between Mr.. Butler
and Mr. Evarts upon the meaning of the word =" ban
DYING which also became the subject of laughter.
Gen. Butler directed the witness to repeat the ex-
pressions Of the crowd on that occasion when the
President was addressing them. These expressions
of the crowd were " Hang jeff Davsw Down with
Wendell Phillipsw and the replies of the President
were "Why don't you do it You have the Chief
Justice and the Attorney General which bathed the
Senate in laughter, and brought smile even TO the
lips of Mr. Chase Mr. Hudson in reply to Mr.. Evarts
said that The Clereland Leader is aRepublican news
paper.
Mr., ID. c. McEwen took the stand at 4:l0. lie ac-
companied Andrew Johnson ON the Douglas tour as
representative of The Ndc- York HorM He reported
the Presidents Cleveland speech, and had the orig
inal notes The President was little excited on
that OCCASION and the crowd said 10 him, Andy,
don't get mad" [Laughterl At 40 Mr. Eyarts be-
gan to cross-examne Mr.. McEwen aud the cross-ex-
animation lasted five minutes. Gen. Butler, on the
redirect, asked Mr.. McEwen the politics of The
UOfQ, as q SETON 10 Ine QutSiiou VI LNdith
Mr. Hudson relative to the politics Of The Loadtr.
Mr. Edward b. Stark, q lawyer, and formerly re-
porter of Cleveland, was the next witness He re-
ported the speech in Cleveland for The Herald of that
city. His testimony was nearly Identical with that
of the last two witnesses. The Herald was known at
that time as johnson Republican pa
per- or POst-ofice paper. The editor of The Herald
is Postmaster of Cleveland combination of
terms which the audience regarded as very funny
Gen. Butler then offered Mr Hudson's report but
Mr. Evarts objected. Gen. Butler spoke in support
of hs point lie thought il strange that the Presi-
dents counsel should object to it, especially when he
complained in his answer that the speech had been
mangled and demanded that the whole OF II should
20 in He wanted to be fair and would give them all
he could lay his hands ODthree reports of one speech
After some fencing both sides, Gen Butler offered
The Leader report which the Chief-Justice ruled to
be inadmissable. The yeas and nays were taken on
it, and resulted-Yeas 80; Nays, H. Reverdy johnson
voting with the Republicans. Mr. Starkes report
and Mr.. McEwen's report were then put in, and ae-
eepted. A vote again taken on motion to adj
journ TO Monday. and voted down by large major
ity. After which the Senate, at about o'clock ad-
jOurned to tomorrow.