Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-09
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PROGRESS 6r ruh- TRIAL. ~
j lwAsHrSaros, p, c,,, March 81, 1858,
9il IMPEAoHNEST TRIAL RESUMED. sb
d The trial began in the Senate to-day
ut twelve o'clock; the House being an
a few moments before. 81 The
galleries at the time the managers and
Housc came in were,ltss than one-third
full of ladies. The proceedings began
upon the me membersbeing seated
ahd the presentation of documentary
evidence eohtip ued frOm the point where
10 was interrupted by sdjournmsnt yes
tsrdayI ss)nisgdp pgdJo gqong bGa .p'fib
THE TEsTfMoNy. snw an vol
The chief clark bf the Senate testified
to servibg notice OF inofIaconcurrence In
the Renewal Of stanton on the President
ut q ~ Clock the night after action was
taken thereon, and that Mr., johnson
was not present. 1t will be remembered
that the statement was made at the time
that the President did not learn OF the
action of the Senate till an hour to two
AFTER General Grant had turned the Of
nee 6vsr TO Station. The testimony OF
MI, Jones, an employee OF the Senate,
who served similar notice on General
JThotfias, was amusing in that II set forth
the fact that Thomas was found at o
public hall of no special note In the fun
uniform and shoulder straps Of q Major
General, but with his face masked.
PREsfDErT's RBeooNITToN OF THE TEN
.ash' URE OF OFFICE ACT. FAX
3IoThe testimony of Chas. Creecy, ap-
pointment clerk of the Treasury Depart
meHt, was listened to attentively, as it
showed a recognition by the President
Of the validity of the tenure of office
law. The point of the evidence was that
in the appointments made by the Presi-
dent prior to the passage of that act, the
appointee was authorized to hold his Of
flee during the pleasure of the President.
-Four days after the bill become a law
The form Of the commission was changed
DO thAti In place of the words during, the
spleasdre of the President" :" it read "until
removed by and'with advice and con
sent Of the Senate.oH 313dl .9iaIp93s
D.s',I isa e Funny SCENE - 59n,bif9
|, During Mr.. Creecy's examination a
funny scene occurred. Senator Patter-
son of Tennessee and Reverdy johnson
com planned they could not hear word
the witness was saying. Counsel replied
in some remarks which were not heard
when Senator Howard on the other side
of the Chamber, stated that he could not
hear. Next the Chief Justice was seen
to be saying something, but few, could
catch its meaning, and for ten minutes
the whole business of the court was go
ing on in tones fitting 10 chamber of
the dead. The wonder is that an ac-
count approaching accuracy reaches the
country at all. 1t.tfo., adj
90 THE CROSS ss-ExAsIINATIoN. % .f q F
| The first witness cross-examined was
! Burt Van Hern, member of the House
from New York who testified to a con-
versation at the first attempt of Thomas
to get possession of the War Department.
The eross-examination was conducted
| by Mr. Stanbery, and was deemed any
thing but dignified- in its character. =
Every one seemed at a ioss to discern Q
Especial object in it, nor was O single ma
terial fact brought out by the score or
more of questions proposed At last
Stanbery became satisfied with his in
quiries, when Mr. Van Horn in answer
to pointed question whether he had
reported all the conversation which took
place, remarked that General Thomas
] did make use of an expression which
had not been related. Mr.. .Stanbery evil
7 IDENTIFY suspected that the counsel for the
! President would not be specially inter-
Tested In hearing lit, and attempted to
! evade calling for further in formation,
but Mr.. Butler, ,compreheuding the sitli-
'iation, at glance, asked for an answer,
when Van Horn said General Thomas
had informed Mr.. Stanton on entering,
that lie hal no desire to have any un-
pleasantness between them. 3iEr9@ aAI
The same state of affairs was developed
Lon the cross-eXaniuation of Mr.. Moor
u head, OF PENNSYLVANIA. by Mr.. Stanbery
-
1 terview. Mr.. Stanbery, evidently to
throw ridicule on the idea that Mr..
Thomas went oyer to take possession OF
the War Department, inquired of Mr.
Moorhead in rather O sneering way. il
General Thomas was armed. To this
! Mr.. Moorhead replied quickly that he
i only noticed those the Almighty pro
vided him with. This seemed to satisfy
counsel for the present, Then Butler
! put the finishing touch to their style o.
cross-examining, by inquiring of the
witness whether Thomas was masked
POINT OF ORDER.
The next witness put OH the stand wa.
Il Mr.. Burleigh, of Dakota, who was calleC
to testify to declarations made by Gen
Thomas at the house of Burleigh on the
night before the demand was made or
Stanton for the War Office. At thi
point Mr.. Stanbery objected to theI evi
dence pertaining to conversations of Gen
Thomas, and Mr.. Butler went on to STAT,
D what the managers expected to prove.-
4 Just as he was about to state portion o
i IL definitely, Mr.. Stanbery remarked
".We object TO that" Mr.. Butler replied
quickly, "Then you object to, "a matter
you. know nothing about which raised
quite 9 laugh or, al sides at Stannbbery'
4 Ehe Chief Justice at once decided Gen
a Butler out oil, srder. To this, Gen. But
Ter, on the part OF the managers, object
ed, and Senator Drake protested earnest
ly. This at once opened up debate
which attracted the closest attention an,
created for a short time deep sensation
1IaiT THE DECISION or Law POINTS. =,
. in The first impression Of the large mum
ber present when Mr.. Chase 30 premptl,
d deoldedfthe first law poiRt which came
1, up, WAS that the stories in such genera
lcirculationna about him for the past few
j days were about to be verifiedds But
I hfull statement of his position showed tina
after all that it might only turn on thu
4 dieonstruction of rule, he holding that h
d had the right to decide these law point
rs they asose unless Senators should cal
a for vote. The debate which follows'
covered the ground Of the Chief y Justice
right 20 decide any qusstlo on aud the NJ
lgnment OF Messrs. Bingham, Butler, an
VI Boutwelll9were, remarkable "a ishowiHl
how familiar the mansgsrs have mad
fhemselves with all precedents In tn
! trial of impeaeb brsnt, both In this conn