Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-09

ing the object of the President in appoint
ing Cooper IS Assistsnt Treasurer; OBJ
lection sustained --27 TO %. Charles A.
Tinker was sworn, and testified that he
had charse of the Western Union Tele-
graph in Washington; formerly had charge
of the telegraph flee in the War Depart.
ment. Identified copy of the dispatch
from Lewis G Parsons, of Montgomery,
to President johnson. The reply thereto
Is as follows:
His Excelle ncy. Andrew Johnson President:
Legislature In ses ion; efforts made to recon-
slider vote on constitutional amendment; report
act will pass. We do not know what to believe.
(Signed) IEwis G. PARSONS,
Exchange Hotel.
UNITED STATES MILITARY TELEGRAPH
ExEcUTiyE OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. JAN IL 1865.
To Lewis G. Parsons, Montgomery. Ala:
What possible good Can be obtained By recon-
s1dering constitutional amendments | know OF
none In the present posture OF affiirs. do no
believe the people of the whole county Will sus-
tain any set OF individuals to change the whole
this way. | believe. on the contrary, they will
eyentuA.7 uphold all wLo have patriotism and
courage 10 stand by the Constitution and who
place their confidence in the people. There should
be no fatering on the part of those who are hon.
Get In the determination I'd sustain the several
ordinate Departments OF the Government in accord
anCe Win Tvs original CeSlgQ.
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Obi, ction wss made to the admissi
bility of this evidence; decided admissible
81 to II. A motion 10 adjourn was put,
and decided sffirmatively by the casting
vote of the Chief Justice. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the Impeachment trial on the 81,
James o. Celphsne, Deputy Clerk of the
On e Dtcfx.nf rs T1fnr,,
bis, testified concerning the Presidents
speech, which he had been engaged 10 re-
port; al his request Mr.. Mcfarland wrote
literal report of the Presidents speech
on the IS h Of August, 1866. James B.
Sheridan, Mr.. Tinker, Francis Smith and
Colonel w. G. Moore, the Presidents
Private Secretary, all testified regarding
the Presidents 18Th OF August speech,
which they were engaged in re
porting st the time Of its deliv-
cry. Mr. Butler proposed to read
ali tho various reports of the speech, and
put them in evidence Dir. Evsrts object
ed that the report of the Chronicle WAS
not proved by authentic evidence. After
a recess of fifteen minutes, a motion to adj
Journ was lost-19 TO % Mr. Butler read
The Associated Press report of the Presi
dents speech. VIM. Ii. Hudson, OF the
Cleveland Lender, testified concerning the
Presidents Cleveland speech, in Seplem-
Der, 1866 had his original notes ID G.
McEweD, short hand reporter, produced
stenographic reportoftbe Cleveland speech,
and also an accurate transcript of the
report written out and handed to the agent
of the Associated Press. Edwin B. Stark,
short hand reporter, was examined, and
gave and certified to extra It's from the
Cleveland speech. Objection being made
TO the Leddsr report of the speech, the
Chief Justice thought il insdmissible; de
clded admissible-35 to IL. Dir. Butler
then offered the report prepared by Nc
Even; Mr.. Evarts objected Mr. Butler
offered the report Of the Cleveland HsroLd;;
Mr. Eyarts objected. On motion, the
Court adjourned.
In the impeachment Court, on the 4'h,
l.. L. Wsloricge, reporter, testified TO the
correctness of his re port of the Presidents
speech delivered al st. Louis, September
5, 1866, and the speech was then pat in IS
evidence by Mr.. Butler. Joseph A. Dear,
stenogrspher, recognized q paper shown
him as all sccuraie transcript OF his notss
OF the speech made at the Southern Hotel
in ST. Louis it was was the same as +, po I
ed by the lat witness. Robert S. CIews,
Chief Clerk Of the State Department,
gave evidence as to the manner Of issuing
commissions for certain offices In the
Treasury aud State Departments, which
are prepared in the State Depart
ment; shortly after the passage Of The
Tenure of Office act a change was made in
the form OF the commissions; since
the passage of the act no Commission has
been made out in the old form. The Mana
gers put in evidence The executive jour
nal of the Senate for May IL, 1900 Mr.
Creeey, appointed Clerk Of the Treas
ury Department, vas sworn as tn the su-
thenticity of the letter from the President
to the Secretary of the Treasury, notify
ing him of the suspension of Mr.. San
ton, and the appointment of Gen. Grant
a. Secretary of War ad interim, Aug. IL,
1867, under the Tenure-of Office act. Mr..
Bingham offered in evidence the Ex-
ecutIvc Message to the Senate, of
the 10Th and 10Th of December, 1867,
and January 13, 1868; in which the
President gives his reasons for the
suspension from Office of several officers.
Also the communication from the Secre-
tary of State accompanying one of the
messages, in which he reports the action
under the Tenure ofoffice lew Mr. But
T.. informed the Senate that the case on
the part of the House of Representatives
was substantially closed, although they
might cal on a tew more witnesses, whose
testimony would be only cumulative. On
motion of Mr.. Curtis, on behalf of the
Presidents counsel, the Court adjourned
until the 9lh-yeas 81 nays 10