Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-04
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,
To Ohio Statesman.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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| managers.
The journal was read.
| Meantime the galleries were tolerably
filled tor the first time a fair sprinkling of
sable faces was among the spectators.
Mr.. DRAKE moved the Senate take up
the proposition he offered yesterday to
amend the Senate rules and asked vote
upon it. 1t was read.
| Senator EDMUNDS moved to strike out
that part relating to the yeas and nays be-
ing taken by request of presiding officer.
Mr.. DRAKE had no objection to the
amendment OF the Senator from Ver-
mont.
The rule adopted as amended.
Chas A. Tinker was recalled.
Mr.. BUTLER, before interrogating Mr..
Tinker, L will read single paper. The
paper is a message OF the President of the
United States communicating to the Senate
the report of the Secretary of State, show
ing proceedings under the concurrent reso-
luton of the two Houses of Congress of
the 18th OF June, in submitting to the Leg
isatures of the several States an addition
al article to the Constitution of the United
States.
Senator THAYER-What article?
Mr.. BUTLER-The 18th article. 1t is
dated June 20, 1866. 1t is the same one to
which the dispatch related, an Executive
document of the first session of the 39th
Congress.
In order to show to what the dispatch
referred, the message was handed to the
Presidents counsel for inspection, after
which it was read by the Secretary.
The examination of the witness was pro-
ceeded with. He identified the original
copy of the speech of President johnson,
on the 18th of August, 1866, telegraphad
from Washington to the Associated Press
James B. Sheridan, stenographer, testi-
fed that he reported the speech of the
President maGe in the East room of the
White House, August 49, 1866, which he
took down to the best of his ability in short
hand and wrote it out, giving a copy to
Col. Moore, the Presidents private secre-
tary. He did not recognize the copy shown
him in manuscript.
In cross-eXamination by Mr.. EVARTS-
The stenographic report in his note book
was wholly written by himself. The speech
occupied about 25 minutes in delivery. 1t
was reported from sound, but attention
was also paid to the sense. The portions
written out recently were written out
solely from the signs. He could write out
notes correctly after long lapse of time.
james o. Clephane, deputy clerk of the
Supreme Court of the District OF Column
bia. on September 18th, 1866, was employ
ed in the Department of State; had been
stenOgrapher for about eight years, and
was then engaged to report the Presidents
portion of the speech for the use of the as
sociated press did not recognize the man.
uscript shown him as being his own hand
writing. He might have dictated it. At
his request. Mr.. Mcfarland wrote out lit
eral report of the speech, which the Chron-
icle published next morning, that paper
being willing to take the copy furnished by
Col. Moore. The report of the Chronicle
was accurate, with the exception, perhaps,
of few words.
Cross-examined by Mr.. EVARTS-Took
photographic notes of the entire speech;
wrote them all out, but do not know where
the manuscript now is. When he read the
published speech, did not have his notes be-
fore him. Never has compared them or his
written out manuscript of them with the
printed speech.
Re-direct-The copy of the Chronicle be-
fore him contained the speech referred to.
Mr.. BUTLER asked if it was correct
report.
MIR. EvARTS objected. 1t was impossi-
BILE for the witness to tell from memory.
Mr.. BUTLER claimed that having twice
rewritten it witness could very well re-
member it, and his testimony was compe-
tent.
Mr.. EVARTS argued in reply. maintain
ing that the original notes must be pro-
duced, and also said the President had not
been allowed the usual opportunity of cor
recting his speech, which all Congressman
use.
Mr.. Tinker being recalled, produced a
copy of the Presidents speech, marked as
haying been sent over the wires by the as
sociated press. Mr.. Sheridan recognized
portion of it as his own hand writing. -.
There are corrections in this copy: did not
see them made but believed they were
made at the White House.
Cross ss-eXamined-Has corrected the paper
which is in his own hand writing; only
those pages were written IRON his own
notes; this was done at the time by him
self, but he has never since compared them.
Redirect-The copy before him was SUBJ
stantiaIly a correct transcription OF his
notes. - ---
Francis Smith, official reporter of the
House of Representatives, testified that he
has been stenographer for fourteen
years; was one of those employed by the
agent of the associated press to report the
speech referred to; produced his notes;
wrote out a portion of the speech and de-
livered the sheets, one by one, to Moore.
Q-Who corrected them?
Ans--Col. Moore had said he wished to
revise them, not to make anv substantial
change, but to revise phraseology.
Witness selected from the copy sent by
telegraph the portions written by him
SELF
Cross-examined by Mr.. EVARTS-The
manuscript was correctly made, substan-
TALLY. but he had to correct the ungram-
matical expressions.
Mr.Clephane- e-ealled-Recognizedt the
manuscript of his report.
Cross -eXamined-ln his variations from
strict accuracy he made the meaning clear
and corrected grammatical errors.
Col. w. @. Moore, Presidents Private
Secretary, testified that he was appointed
Paymaster, with the rank OF Major, in No
vember, 1866; in 1866 was made Private
Secretary of the President. Before that
| time he had been Assistant Adjutant Gem
eral. He heard the speech of August 18th;
made some corrections in the report,
written out of memoranda :;
did not change the substance in any case,
but altered the language. Examining the
manuscript, he found no page in which his
writing predOminates. He made changes
without direction or authority OF the Pres
ident. The manuscript as revised was
handed to the agent OF the Associated
Press. The President never said to witness
he had done wrong in making these cor
rections. ..
Mr.. BUTLER then proposed to read all
the various reports of the speech and put
| them in evidence. r-s
Mr.. EVARTS objected that the report OF
the Chronicle was not proved by authentic
evidence. .-.... .,- --s.-,.F
At this point, 2:25 O'Clock, the Court took
a recess for Is minutes.
I On reassembling, motion was made to
adjourn the Court from this evening till
Monday next. Lost-19 to 2S.
Mr.. BUTLER then read the Associated
Press report of the Presidents speech.
! At its conclusion, Mr. ANTHONY made
a motion that a reporter of the Associated
Press be admitted to the floor, but the
Chief Justice decided it not in order.
VIM. III. Hudson, of the Cleveland Leader
testified-With the assistance of Mr.. John.
son, reported the speech made by the
President in Cleveland in September, 1866
have my original notes. Only part was re-
ported verbatim. Words which he did moi
use were employed in the synoptical por-
tions.
Cross examination-Thep paper for whict
I reported was opposed to the President