The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07

referred to- and thereby has been guilty of high INSIDE
meanor and subjected himself to the pains and penalties
prescribed in the fifth section against any person committing
such onse. Whereupon your aiant grays that warrant
may be issued against the said Lorenzo Thomas and that he
may be hereupon arrested and brought before your Honor
thereupon that he may be dealt with as the law and
''''- lSgned) EDWIN M. STANTON
Sworn and subscribed before me this 2ls day of February
(Sgned) D. K CARTIER, Chief Justice
THOMAS BA11-BoND.
General Thomas was released the following bond:
United States of America, District of Columbia, etc.:
On the 22d day of February the of Lord 1863
before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF the District
of Columbia personally appeared Lorenzo Thomas, E. A.
Ellison aed George T. Hall an Saev m
to say the said Lorenzo Thomas the of $4,000 and the
said E. A. Ellison and George R. Hall in the of $4,000
each be respectively levied their bodies goods and
chaes lands and tenemen and for the of the United
States if the said Lorenzo Thomas shall make default in the
performance Of the conditions underwritten
The condition of the above recognzance is such that if
the above named Lorenzo Thomas appear before of
the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
in Washington, in the said District Monday the oath
instant ten o'clock m then the above within recogn
shall be void Otherwise it shall remain in full force
and virtue.
Acknowledged before me-
(Signed) D. K. CARTIER, Chief Justice.
THOMAS APPEARS AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT
There present Secretary Stantons office this
ing Representatives Moorhead and Kelley of
Van Horn and Van Wyck, of New York; Dodge, of Iowa.
and ex-member Columbus Delano of Ohio.
About 11:30 M. General Lorenzo Thomas having just
the door and told Mr. Stanton he would like to him.
Mr. Stanton requested him to proceed with anything he had
to say.
General Thomas replied that he had come to discharge
the duties of Secretary of War ad INTERIM having been
ordered do by the President of the United States
Mr.. Stanton replied that he could do such thing and
ordered him to his to perform his duties Aduan
General Thomas replied that he had been ordered by the
President to act Secretary of War od interim, and he in
tended to do it.
Mr. Stanton again replied that he should not and again
ordered him his room and denied the power of the
President to make any such order.
General Thomas said he would not go; that he should
obey the orders of the President and obey the orders OF
Mr.. Stanton
Mr. Stanton remarked GAS Secretary of War, order you
to repair to your place, as Adutant General"
Thomas: / shall not do
stanton Then you may stay there long you please
if the President orders you But cannot act Secretary
of War. @
Thomas: I shall act as Secretary of War.
Thomas then withdrew into room opposite being General
Schriver's ROOM
Mr. Stanton Immediately followed him. After some
veration Stanton said "Then you claim to be here
Secretary of War, and refuse to obey my ordersw
Thomas do sir shall require the mails for the War
Department to be delivered me- and shall transact all
the business of the War Department.
At this uncture General Grant and aid in General
Grant said playfuy Mr. Stanton Friend, surprised
to find you here supposed you would be at my head
quarters for protection"
IMPEACHMENT
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsy vanla at ten minutes past
o'clock to make report from the Committee on Recon-
struction.
The SPEAKER gave admonition to spectators in the
gallery and members the floor to preserve order
during the proceedings about to take place. and to manifest
neither appreciation nor disapprobation.
Mr.. STEVENS said From the Committee on Recon-
struction beg leave to make the following report
That in addition the papers referred to- the committee
find that the President the 2lst day of February 1863
signed and ordered commission letter of authority to
Lorenzo Thomas directing and authorizing said Thomas
Secretary of War dd INTERIM and to take possession
of the books records papers, and other public properly III
the War Department, of which the following is copy:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 81, 1868
SIR: The Honorable Edwin M. Stanton, having been
removed from office as Secretary of the Department oi
War; you hereby authorized and empowered to act as
upon the discharge of the duties pertaining to that office
Mr. Stanton has been instructed aner all records