New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

the intmation from one counsel that II THE were
conspiracy then the acceptance by Cen Grant Of tho
conspiracy The Senate will sec very clearly that that
does not follow. IL involves a very din@vnt queston.
President for satisfactory TO himself during the
recess of the Senate TO suspend the Secretary OF w and
Nevertheless, that he should within 90 days after tho
Evidence 5epeo U G and the % @ o sos bs .Sn Ss %
action Of his. and IL IS not alleged HS did tsss
recognize the obligations OF the law, and did
suspend the Secretary Of war and did appoint seeF
tary nd interim, and did within 20 days thereafter report
the facts TO the Senate together with his Tho
m the case OF the sSpenSon and dd reverse The acon
OF the President The senate notified him thereof and
feat the action of the Senate overthrow the majesty o
the law aud now when We bring his co-conspra0r Into
Court the written letter OF authority issued IN detb
violation OF the law. while the Senate session,
met with the objection that tho declarations OF tho CO
cOnspiratOrs cannot he put IN evidence against tho
accnsed ( beg leave 90 say that believe 1t will
turn out that there will be enough in this conversation
between BurleiGh and Thomas 90 show TO the sion
of the Senators that Thomas did not simply desire 70 ae
auant Bureig of how this conspiracy between himself
and Johnson was 10 be- executed but that relying On bs
personal friendship he desired Bureigh to be present Oh
that occasion think nave said all that - necessary "a
say. leave the question OF the decision Of tie senate,
perfectly assured that the Senate will hear hhb and dc
eide aferward. II certainly is very competent for tts
soUate as is competent for any other Court OF Jees
in the trial OF where questions OF doubt arse 3"
hear the evidence and afierward. he Senators
judges Of the law and OF the facts they may dsPiss
much of 10 found incompetent. insist upon It that
there is no particle Of the law on which this astmonY
he excluded.
senator JOHNSON sent the secretary slip er paper,
which was read as follows:
The honorable Mrgsfs req'.d say whether eeDs' he
alter U s poiuc 10 oa ths tho President before 'hc tD sbs"
tie iecELaon o. Thomas N ileg propose T. prove o!e @se,
midaiou Necessary o. second II he Presie9 ad lae"eess
dcasors had been ie and bad approved o. ibal
SIR. BINGHAM on behalf Of the Managers ~ d; 40,
instructed by my associates, and am III accord Miti
them thai we do not deem it our duty TO make answer
general question that aud IL will certainly occur
to the Senate why We should not do II.
Mr. EVARTS rose 10 close the discussion; but NJ.
IA n
ing discussion iDterOcuOry questions the hour oi u"
counsel Tor the President had expired and that he shC
The CHIEFJUSTICE remarked that the 2Gth kno
made limit as to time aud me 2lst kule mace hn.
not certain whether the limit of one hour applied 20 EACH
he proposed to have tlaf point decided Dy ule seh"io
The CHIEFJUsTICE nut the question as 20 whether
the 2Otn Rule should be understood as limiting discussion
n was decided afllrmatiyoy. W thout division.
Senator CONKLING then moved that the counsel Tor
the President having been under msapprehehsCn 10 !"
the application OF the rule have permission I'D ths m
stance to submit any additional remarks they d"sod {"
MIR FVARTs remarked that the counsel FOR the Presi
den did understand that they had yet occupied ter
The CHIEF JUSTICE remarked that they had
Mr. EVARTS said that they did not desire 10 tr1Esceud
the rules, but they supposed they had ieg moments
unoccuped. lie had reason however, with the intouIoI
Of claiming the part Of the counsel for the Pfteid1hb
the right Of closing as Vel as opening according 10
Senator CONKLGNG thcroup0n Withdrew his motion.
The CHIEF JUSTICE directed the Secretary 20 tatd
the question ~ which objection was made ana ~ Ha7
read as follows: ,
Question proposed by Nr Buter You said YESTERDAY.
in answer my question, that you HAD COiycrshOh
with Gen Lorenzo Thomas an the evening ui ttb ~.
state u he said anything rs 70 t1e means 9y "Igs NJ ~
tended obtain directed by the President 70 ob'
tain, possession Of the War Department. state all ho
said as nearly YOU eau.
Senator DRAKE claimed that the Yeas ana Nays muse
De taken on all questions under the rule.
The CHIEFJUSTICE decided that IL was not necessary
10 have the Yeas aud Nays taken unless deman0ed by
one-ifth OF the members present 49,,
Senator JOHNSON rernlrked that the question which
he had submitted had probably not been heard Dy all th
members Of the senate, and he asked that u Dc read
again before the vote be taken.
MIR BOITTWElI remarked ON behalf Of the Managers
that they had declined O answer the question because 10
seemed TO them in the nature OF an argument
The vote taken on allowing the question pos w
Mr. BUTLER 10 the witness 10 De asked ana 10 rrv's'1
Yeas, 80; Nays, II, as follows: