The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-09

in the form of the commission. Th
witness produced blank forms, show
ing in what the change consisted
Since the passage of the act, no com
mission has been made out in the ole
form.
Cross examined. Words to hole
until removed by the President with
the consent of the Senate, have not
been inserted No commission
has since been issued tc
a head of a department which did
not contain the words "to hold dur
ing the plasure of the Senate
Butler then offered a list prepared
at the State department of the re.
movals and appointments of the
head ofthe departments made since
the beginning Of the government
specifying whether the Senate was
in session at the various dates. Dur.
ing the past thirity-four years the
appointments as assistant secretaries
ofState have always been made in
consequence of the absence of the
Secretary. A question, from whom
did the letters Of authority come, was
objected to by Evarts maintaining
that the proof Of authority by which
the appointments were made must be
in writing. After considerable par
ley the question being modified, was
answered that the letter Of authority
came from the President.
Re.crosss examined.
Witness did not know whether the
one head of the department specified
as removed while the Senate was 10
session in 1900. had previously rsfus-
ed to resign.
Butler then offered extracts from
the published works Of James Adams
purporting TO be official letters which
passed between Timothy Pickering,
Sec'y of State, and President Adams.
No objection.
The managers then put in evidence
the executive Journal of the Senate
for May IL, 1900.
Mr. Creecy, appointment clerk of
the treasury, was sworn and testi-
fed as to the authenticity Of the let
ter from the President to the Sec'y
of the treasury notifying him of the
suspension Of Stanton and the ap-
pointmcnt of Grant as Sec'y of War,
ad interim, Aug IL, 1866, under the
tenure of Office act. On receipt Of
this communication it was transmit.
ted by copies to the counsellors and
auditors Of the department.
Recess of Is minutes.
Mr. Boutwell, called the attention
of the Cousel to various statutes, ex-
planning tho appointment to the Office
of Postmaster General in 1874, which
is specified in the schedule as made
when the Senate was in session.
Mr. Wilson called attention to sew
eral entries on the Journal of 1900,
showing that the Senate met before
noon.
Bigham offered in evidence, the ex-
ecutive messages to the Senate of Dec
10th, and 10Th 1867, and of January
18th 1868, in which the President
gives reasons for the suspension from
office Of several officers: also commu
nication from Secretary Stanton, ac-
companying one ofthe messages, in
which he reports the action under
the Tenure Of Office.
Butler informed the Senate, that
the case on the part of the House Of
Representatives was substantially
closed, although they might call on .
few more witnesses whose testimony
would be only cumulative.
Mr.. Curtis, on behalf Of the Presi-
dents Counsel made a motion that
when the Court adjourned to-day it
shall be to Thursday next, in order
to afford them three working days in
which to prepare their testimony; he
stated they would have much oral
testimony to offe:, but required time
to arrange their documentary evi-
dence.
Conncss moved the court adjourn
until Wednesday; Johnson offered an
amendment making it Thursday.
Sumner and Cameron, endeavored
to intcrpose remarks but was ruled
out of order and yeas and nays being
taken resulted 81 to 10. SO the court
stans adjourned.
Immediately thereafter at B! o.
clock the Senate adjourned until
Monday,