Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.


were tolerably filed, for the first time,
with fair sprinkling of negroes among
the spectators. .NF. 20
Mr.. Drake moved that the Senate take
up the proposition he offered the day
before, to amend the rules, and asked
vote upon it -,
A motion was made and agreed to,
striking out that part relating to the yeas
and nays, and the vote being taken, the
motion was adopted.
Charles A. Tinker, who identified the
telegraphic correspondence between the
President and Governor Parsons,
yesterday, was recalled, and Mr.. Butler,
before interroge.ing him said, Il will
read single paper, and that paper 10 q
message from the President of the uni
ted States, communicating to the Senate
the report of the Secretary of State,
showing the proceedings under the con-
current resolutions of the two Houses OF
Congress, of the 18th of June, in sub
hitting to the legislatures of the several
States an additional article to the Con'
stitution Of the United States"
Senator Thayer--" What articlesf !"
Mr.. Butler" The Nv Article; it is
dated June 26, 1866, and it is the same
one to which the dispatch referred to. 1t
is an executive document of the first
session of that Congress, and is pro-
duced in order to to show TO what the
dispatch referred" y
The message was then handed TO the
Presidents counsel for inspection, after
which it was read by the Secretary.
The examination of the witness was
then proceeded with, He identified the
original copy Of the speech of President
johnson, made on the 18th of August,
1866, and telegrsphed from Washington
to the associated press.
James B. Sheridan, stenographer, tes-
tilted that be reported the speech Of the
President made 10 the East Room OF the
White Hoase, on the 18th of August,
1865. which be took down to the best of
his ability in short hand, asd wrote out,
giving copy to Col. Moore, the tresi-
dents Private Secretary. be did not
recognize the copy shown him by Mr..
Butler as his own. but swore to having
written out from his notes, and after
wards BY extracts from the speech, which
Cross-exauiusd By Mr.. Evartsi The
stenographic report in bis own notes was
wholly written by himself The speech
occupied about twenty minutes in
] delivery Il was reported from sound,
bat also that the report written out re-
Gently was from the signs; could not
write them ont correctly stter long
lapse OF time.
James A. Clubhouse, Deputy Clerk Of
the Supreme Court Of the District Of Co
lumbia, testified that on the 10th OF Sep
TENDER, 1866, he was employed in the
State Department, had been q steno-
rraphsF Tor about eight years, was then
engaged TO report the Presidents speech,
and that be Transcribed from his notes q
portion OF the speech for the associated
press. Did not recognize the manuscript
shown him as being his own handwriting
he night have dictated It At bis re.
aaest Mr.. Mcfarland wrote out q litera
report Of The speech, which the Chroniet
| puhlished neat mogning, that paper beinl
unwilling 70 take the copy furnished h]
: Col Moore. The report Of the ChrohfsI'
/ WA accurate, with tie exception per
: haps, Of lev words SEX
Cross-sKani1sa By Mr.. Evarts: Tool
photographic notes q the entire speech
! wrote them ell out, but do not kno'
I where the manuscript nov is. WheH h
}. read The pGblished speech he did no
have bis notes before him. Had neve
written out the nAnsserip; Of them Wit
! The printed, 10 compare thsag said th
0 cory OF the ChrOnicis before hin con
tained the speech referred to.
Mr.. Batter asked IL il was . eOrrec
report
Ar. Rvarts objected saying il vAs ia
, possible Ter he witness 70 tel ron uer
Z or