Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April 4.
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went into executive session in order to give
the Impeachment Managers an opportunity
to obtain certain executive documents.
After executive session, Mr.. HEN
| DRICKS presented a resolution adopted at
a meeting of the blacksmiths and machin-
lists of Indiana, praying that eight hours
be made DAVIS work in Government EN-
ployment. Referred the committee on Ma
| val Affairs.
Mr.. DEMUNDS offered two amendments
to the bill regulating the Court of Claims.
Referred
Mr.. Sherman's order relative to the ticket
system for the galleries was debated until
noon, when the Chief Justice took the
| Chair.
| L.. l.. Walbridge, reporter, testified tC
the correctness of his report OF the Presi-
! dents speech delivered at st. Louis, Sept.
8, 1866, and Mr.. Butler put the speech in as
evidence.
After the speech had been read by the
| Secretary, James A. Dean, stenographer.
was called and testified that he Joined the
Presidents party at Chicago, and made
reports in full or in part of the three
speeches of the President up to and in
cluding that of the Sth of September, 1866 :;
| recognized the paper shown here as an ac
| curate transcript of his notes of the speech
| made at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis
| same as reported by last witness. His re-
| port was published in the St. Louis Times,
somewhat condensed, and comprises all
but the verv first part of the speech he
corrected the grammatical mistakes.
Cross examined by Mr.. r.STANBERY-It
takes from four to seven times as long to
write in long as short hand. according to
the speakers rapidity of utterance.
Re-direct-The President frequently re-
peats himself, making it easier to report
his speeches. Witness thought it would be
possible for a rapid long hand writer to
cake the sense and substance of the Presi-
dents speeches.
In answer to question by Mr.. STAN
Berry, witness said that he meant the SUBJ
stance in accordance with the reporters
own ideas.
Robert Schew, Chief Clerk in the State
Department, gave evidence as to the man
ner of issuing commissions tor certain
officers in the Treasury and State Depart
ments, which are prepared in the State De-
partment Shortly after the passage of the
Tenure of Office act change was made in
the form of commission. Witness pro-
duced blank form, showing what the
change consisted of. Since the passage of
the act no commission has been made out
in the old form.
Cross examined-The words 'sto hold un-
til removed bv the President, with the con-
sent of the Senate" hdue not been inserted;
no commission has since been issued to a
tain the words ''to hold during the pleas
ure of the Senate"
Mr.. BUTLER then offered list, prepar-
ed at the State Department. of all the re-
movals and appointments of heads of de-
partments made since the beginning of
the Governments, specifying whether the
Senate was in session at the various dates
Re-direct-During the past thirtv- four
years the appointment of Assistant Secre-
tarles of State have always been made in
consequence of the absence of the Secre-
tary.
A question. from whom did the letters of
authority come, was objected to. Mr..
EVARTS maintaining that proof of au-
thority by which appointments were made
must be in writing.
After considerable parley, Mr.. BUTLER
said the gentleman OH the opposite side
seemed disposed to make him talk an hour
before he could close. The question being
modified, was answered, that the letter OF
authority came from the President.
Recross-ex examined-Witness did not
know whether the one head of the De-
partment specified as removed while the
Senate was in session in 1900, but had pre-
viously refused to resign.
Mr.. BUTLER then offered extracts from
the published works of John Adams, pur
porting to be official letters which passed
between Timothy Pickering, Secretary of
State, and President Adams. No objection
being made, the Managers then put i'll evil
dence the executive journal of the Senate
for May II $500.
Mr.. Creecy, Appointment Clerk of the
Treasury Department, was sworn as to the
authority of the letter from the President
to the Secretary of the Treasury, notifying
him of the suspension of Stanton, and the
appointment of Grant as Secretary OF War
ad interim, August u, 1867, under the Ten
ure- of Office act. On receipt of this COM
munication, it was transmitted by copies
to counsellers and Auditor of the Depart
ment. Recess of fifteen minutes.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, called the attention of
the counsel to the various statutes explain
ing the appointment to office of the Post
master General in 1894, which is specified
in the schedule as made when the Senate
was in session.
Mr.. WILSON called attention to several
entries on the journal of 1900, showing
that the Senate met before noon.
MIR. BINGHAM offered in evidence the
executive messages to the Senate of De-
cember 10Th and 10th, 1867, and January
18th and 10th. 1868, in which the President
gave his reasons for the suspension from
office of several officers; also communi-
cation from the Secretary of State, accom-
panying one of the messages, i'll which he
reports such action under the Tenure OF
Office law.
Mr.. BUTLER informed the Senate that
the evidence on the part of the House OF
Representatives was substantially closed,
although they might call a few more wit
nesses whose testimony would be only Gu
mulative.
Mr.. CURTIS, on behalf of the Presidents
counsel, made motion that when the Court
adjourn to-day it shall be to Thursday next.
in order to afford them three working days,
in which to prepare their testimony. He
stated they would have much oral testi-
mony to offer, but required time to SO ar
range their documentary evidence. The
yeas and nays being taken, resulted 81 to
To-; so the Court stands adjourned until
Thursday next, and the Senate adjourned
| Immediately thereafter, at 81 o'clock, till
Monday.