Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-06

EURTlETR CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-SEkATF.-On
motion ot Mr.. Howard, the Senate went
into executive session, IN order to give the
Impeachment Managers opportunity to oh
tam certain executive documents
After the executive session, Mr.. Edmunds
offered two amendments To tic bill recula,.
ing the Court OF Claims. Referred.
The order regulating the ticket system for
the galleries was debated until noon, when
the ChieiJ ustice took the chair.
l.. l. Walbridge, reporter. testified to the
speech. delivered ~ 81. Louis, September 8,
1866. and Mr.. Butler put the rpeech IN evi.
dence
Alter the speech had been read by the
Secretary James 4 Dean, stenographer,
was called and testified that he joined the
Presidents party at Chicago, and made re.
ports in full or IN part of the speeches up
to and including that OF September s,h,
1866. Recognized the papers shown him as
an accurate transcript Ut his notes OF the
speech made 81 the Southern Hotel. ST
Louis 40 the same a. reported BY the last
wltpees. Me report was Published In the
st. Louis Times, soInew hat Condensed and
comprises al bat the very frss part Of the
speech. He corr cted tho grammatical er.
DIrs.
VIOU9-exomlueO " StauOeIy.
Robert 8 Chew, Chief Clerk In the State
Department gave evidence % to the man.
ner Of Issuing commissions for certain ON
which are prepared in the State Depart
ment- Shortly AFTER the passage OF the Ten
urs OF OfRcs act change was made in the
form Of the commission. The witness pro-
duced blank forms showing IN Whae The
change conststed Since the passage of the
act no comaliasions have been made out in
the old form.
Croes-examipod.
The words TO hold until removed BY the
President, with the consent Of the Senate"
have not been inserted. No commission
has since been issued to the head Of DE
partmeut which did not contain the words
ITO hold during the pleasure Of the Senate"
Mr. Butter then offered list prepared at
the State Department OF all the removals
and appointments OF the head Of the depart
ment since The beginning Of the govern.
ment, specifying whether the senate was in
scseion ct vssious daies.
MISUNDERSTANDING the past thirty -four
yeass the appointments as Assistant Secre-
taries Uf State have always been made in
consequence OF the absence OF the Secretary.
question from whom did the letters Of
authority come Was objected to by Mr.
warts. maintaining that the proof Of author
mrs "y which the appointments were made
nus ne In unity.
n. a.. Considerable parley the question,
IT, =, .',s'..e. was answered that the let
~ sunoI''y Came from the President
ne-cFoss- examined w,,p.a. Ala NJ,
AooW Wnethef the one head of ~. us.,.. :.
ment specified, as remarked. Will. ~. G..
a'e Was IN session in 1900 had nr.v;orsi,
refused to reign. 'ss"usis
NJ Dutier then offered extracts from "a, |
Iuohsned works OF John Adams. pnrpo,|
ing y DC The official le,.ars which nassei H..
SEN sss, Anthony Pickering, Sscrels,y ss |
Ssa'e' anu fresiden, Adams. No c,;.,
me managers then pu, in the ev;,,s,...
Q! the Executive Journa, of the S.na,.r
Nay 18th, 1900 1' oehatc ior
NJ. Cfeery, appointment cle,L ~ -.
treasury Department. WAS sworn as 70 ~
sutnentscsiy VI letter from tho pros;a..,
20 tue fecfeisry OF the Treasury ,o,;..;.
MN OF The suspension of Mr.. S,,n,,n ..'s,
..e appointment Of Gen. Grant as S<cre,arv
81 =. waI ga misrtm, August l2th, 1867. under
the Tenure OF Office act "-"e'
IN receipt Of this communicates, n -.
s.ansmitsed bv copies - tae coupaelors AMI
AUDITOR Of the department..
ISccess OF fifteen minutes.
con... no0twell called The attention Of III.
nose ~ ~ the various statutes for the pur.
6ce n shAp',sniug the appointment 10 of.
vAssn roet 4aster 0enevnl q INA
~. ~ e,1ed Il N och.d1le = .rsaS |
~ ~ b onmaon.