The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-04-29
IMPEAoHM EMIT.
WAsuTNGroN, April IL, 1S6S.


Senate, sitting as court of impeachment,
shall meet at 10 O. clock A. NJ to which
Mr.. Summer offered an amendment. for
the session to be from 10 o'clock to clock
daily.
The amendment was rejected -l6 against
20
Mr.. Conness' motion was adopted-29 to
IA.
On motion of Mr.. Ferry, the Senate orr
ders the omission from the records of the
tabular statements appearing in the Globe
as part Of Buffers speech yesterday, the
same not having been re&d or put in evil
dence.
W. w. Armstrong, of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, was called for the defeEse,
and testified that the President spoke there
only on solicitation. Interruptions by the
crowd was kept up most of the time and re-
sponded to by the President
Barton Able, Of st. Louis, was examina
ed. Was one OF the committee appointed
by mercantile association to receive the
President in August. 1865, and went to Al
ton to meet him At the reqGest Of citi-
zens the President reluctantly consented
to make sreeCh from the balcony Of the
of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis. He
told the committee he would make only
short speech.
CrSSs exafnihcdAThe President made a
speech TO the committee Mt the lRahdlng;
where he was listened tn respectfully and
was then escorted to the Lindel Hotel;
went to the Southern Hotel about 9
o clock that night to attend banquet
given him; witness remained inside while
the President was speaking from the balco-
nv, ard did rot see any pefSoH Try to draw
him on 50 as to get MN TO desist from
speaking. .4
:, beo. Knapp, proprietor OF me Of Lonls' ~
Renuollcan, was the next witness. ne
testiiled that ne ana An'e a9y'Sru I'.e rIeS1
ident to respond to the calls OF the eerQWd
and so out to speak to them. ne Fresi,
dent consented WIN rriuetance' fhe ero"H
was az the tlqe very ulsofaelF'
C,oss-cxamlned-Do not know whether
the balcony was CROWDED; listened 70 apof-
ton OF the speech did not hear anythlf g.
about Judas or John pun. ne banquet
was delayed. until the PRESIDENT 'aa nhisH-
ed his speech The Repubi,can Pseished
the speech on Sunday, and Monddy; gave
dlreeflnns to correct the speech Tor SECOND
publications; does not leeoHeet Wnether ne
had ever complained that MS directions
were not carried out
Henry Seider, shorthand writer for the
St. Louis Republican, was next called He
reported the Presidents speech and cor
rected the report published Sunday for the
publication OF Monday; made only such cor
rections as were called for BY his notes com
pared the report Of the speech published IN
the Democrat with his own, puhIlshfd N
the Republican; made the comparison Apr
lj,b oud 1rrCtn ono aoCprat a tupO ora JdD or
about sixty diff renets..
Mr. Butler objected that the comparison
was made between the printed newspapers,
WHICH are not certified to have been eenu-
inc
Mr. Curtis called attention to the feet
that the managers had already put In evil
and
Mr.. Butler withdrew his oilectlo,n.
The memoranda were put IN evidence
Gross -examiped-W itntss had been par
TALLY deaf for some time, owing TO SICK
ness; did not become SO until several months
after he reported the President s speech;
compared reports OF the. portion 1elat1ng to
New Orleans recently win MI. aipf'agP;
gave examples OF differences TO snow me
latter had left out qualifying words to the
Mr.. Butler read that portion OF hs
speech, requiring the witness to correct err
rors as he cnt along, which he DID, eXrlt'
ing great laughter fy the sharpness or MS
replies to buffers questions.
Mr.. bdtler asked If there were any
changes more important than the correc-
tions of grammar.
Witness replied there were.
Mr.. Curtis then put in evidence the
commission issued by President Adams ap>
pointing Washington Lieutenant General;
also document showing the particulars OF
all removals OF officers unGer the Depart
| ment Of the Interior
The Assistant Secretary Of STATE was
! then called to testify for the defense The
appointment of Consuls and Vice Consu!s
are under his charge. When Vacancy oc>
ours or the Consul is not able to make a
| temporary appointment, the Minister, o. IN
his absence, the Naval Commander, nomin,
ates Vice Consul. This action Is referred
for sppro, al to the Department. The ap-
rolntments are made ad interim, and are
necessary for the interests OF the service.
| The Department sometimes makes nom
ination without recommendation OF Consul,
Minister Or Commander.
Gross examine ID hese appointments are
made in conformity with statute law.
Mr.. Curtis then put IN evidence list
of consuls appointed during sessions of the
Senate.
| Gideon Welles, Secretary OF the Navy,
sworn--was appointed Secretary March,
1861, by Mr.. Lincoln. On the evening OF
the 2st of February last his attention was
called to changes in the disposition of
troops in this department. His son informs
ed him that evening that called had been
made for all officers belonging to certain
company to repair at once to Gen Emory 5