New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-06

wish to ask this witness if these are the
original vouchers drawn against this appro-
priatiOn?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Gray. of counsel: l will state to the
honorable managers that if they will exam
inc our answer to the various articles of
impeachment, they will find that we ad-
mitted the issuance of these warrants, to
Mr.. Kaufman, upon this appropriation. If
it be DESTROYS to accumulate the testimony,
| have not the slightest objection, nor have
l the right to suggest to the managers the
manner in which they shall conduct this
| case. They represent the House of Repre-
sentatives, and any suggestion on my part
will be out of place but with view OF saw
ing time, will simply state that in our an
sWer to this article we have admitted the
appropriation, and the warrants issued
upon 1t.
Mr.. Semmes, of counsel: At the partial so
lctatiOn of gentlemen who are members or
} the court, and partly from my own, l wish
to give the managers an opportunity
to overhaul these papers and arrange them.
l propose that we adjourn. This Is Satur.
day, when most people have a good deal OF
| business to attend to. But in doing so
desire to submit a motion Next Tuesday
| is the twenty. second of February, and Mon
day will be broken up. l desire that we
adjourn, when we do adjourn, until next
| Thursday; and it is with no view to delay.
| but for this reason: We have to-day handed
| in to the clerk the list of witnesses for the
defense at distance. 1t will certainly take
three or four days, if not longer period, to
have them summoned, whenever the pro-
secution shall get through with their testi-
! mony; therefore, by asking for this contin-
| uance now, we are preparing IN advance
our witnesses without the necessity of ask
furt har 1alo MI oh han
| that they would not obey the summons,
and then we would be compelled, of course.
to have attachment. In consequence of
this interruption, and l must confess in
part for my own personal convenience.
and l believe it will accord
with the views of some Senators in regard
to the necessary legislation of the State.
move, sir, that the Court of Impeachment
adjourn until Thursday next at one o'clock.
Senator Lewis: l second that motion.
| The Chief Justice: Senators, it is moved
and seconded that the Senate, sitting as
Court of Impeachment, do ROW adjourn until
Thursday next.
Mr.. Manager McMillen: Mr.. Chief Justice,
do not rise for the purpose OF opposing the
motion of counsel for the defense, at a
proper time during the session OF to-day,
but the managers desire the session to-day
| to continue long enough, st least, for them
to get through with the witness now on
the stand. and present the papers which
they desire to offer at this time, and which
are now about ready to be introduced as
testimony. In regard to the motion SUBJ
| mitted by counsel,iI will state, on be.
half of the managers, that they
desire to accord every courtesy and
consideration, both to the counsel and to
| the defense, which is compatible with the
| ends of justice. Before the session OF the
| Senate we had an interview with the coun.
I4C~ hyAh t1T,-o
| least partial understanding arrived at, to
| this effect, that the managers would not op-
pose this motion OF counsel, If the defense
would agree that there should be no further
| time asked during the progress of this trial
| for getting witnesses from abroad, or intro
ducIng witnesses during the progress of
testimony for the defense, and that their
testimony should be ready by Thursday
next, and that it would probably consume
not more than two days, so that there would
still be time enough left during the present
session of the Senate to have all the testi-
mony the. managers on the part of the House
of Representatives and the defense may
have to introduce, and to argue and deter
mine this case before the close of the pres
ent session. If this be the understanding Of
the defense, and it can be carried to the
Senate in the form Of an agreement or an
understanding on both sides, the managers
have no objection whatever to the motion
which is submitted by the learned counsel
for the defense.
Mr. Semmes: Mr.. Chief Justice, it is true
what the learned manager has said; we did
have some interview, though no agreement
was come to, because it became necessary to
consult with the party accused, and the
only hesitancy he had in making an abso-
Lutte agreement was suggested by the fact:
Suppose my witnesses are summoned, and
they do not attend, and their attendance Is
necessary. I will then be compelled to ask
for time to procure their attendance
through an attachment, and therefore to
that extent we would be willing to enter
into the agreement, SO that it would be
through no fault of ours that any further
time was necessary. l can assure the
learned managers that we think the
interests, and certainly it is the desire of
the accused to have this case disposed of
promptly, and this has been manifested by
the very prompt manner in which we came
in and filed our answer, and have been
ready to go into the case whenever it was
proposed. There has certainly been no in
dication upon our part OF any disposition to
delay. Therefore, may say the truth, is
am making this motion for the continuance
until Thursday, rather for my own -conye.
nience than for my client; but, offered 1t
as an inducement to the learned managers
to agree to it, that our witnesses could all
be summoned by Thursday. and practically
no time would be lost. The only proviso or
reservation which / am instructed to
make is, that if, having done all we can do
to procuretthe attendance of witnesses any
accident may intervene rendering it neces-
sary to force their attendance by legal pro-
cess, we will not be considered as having
violated our agreement in asking the neces-
sary delay to enforce their attendance.
Mr.. Manager McNillen: have no hest
tation in saying will have no hesitation in
accepting such an understanding.
MIR. Semmes for counsel: In other words.
desire to say, that in good faith we desire
this case to be disposed of before the ter
mination of the session, and it would be
from no intention on our part if that object
is not accomplished. .
Mr.. Manager McMillen: In behalf of the
House of Representatives and the managers,
now say that all we desire is that the case
should proceed to a conclusion during the
present session of the Senate, and we have
no objections to make any temporary delay
or suspension of the proceedings before the
Senate, If such suspension or delay will
not prevent the conclusion of the trial dur.
ing the present.session. l understand from
the managers present to-day that there is no
objections urged against the proposition of
the learned counsel for the defense with the
Before the court adjourns for to-day, how
ever, would request the counsel for the
defense to withdraw, for a few minutes the
motion to adjourn, that we may present the
papers which are now ready.
Mr.. Semmes: will certainly do so. will
state that made the motion at the solicita-
ton OF gentlemen who seemed to be i'm
patient.
Mr. Manager Lowell: These vouchers