history of the impeachment of andrew johnson-第47章

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Answer：　It　was　about　twelve。

*　*　*　Question　by　Mr。　Evarts：　Did　you　become　aware　of　the　Tenure…of…office　bill；　as　it　is　called；　at　or　about　the　time　that　it　passed　Congress？

Answer：　I　was　aware　of　it。

Question：　Were　you　present　at　any　Cabinet　meeting　at　which；　after　the　passage　of　that　Act；　it　became　the　subject　of　consideration？

Answer：　Yes；　on　two　occasions。　The　first　occasion　when　it　was　brought　before　the　Cabinet　was　on　the　26th　of　February；　1867。

Question：　Who　were　present？

Answer：　All　the　Cabinet　were　present。

Question：　Was　Mr。　Stanton　there？

Answer：　Mr。　Stanton　was　there；　I　think；　on　that　occasion。

Question：　This　civil　tenure　act　was　the　subject　of　consideration　there？

Answer：　It　was　submitted。

Question：　As　a　matter　of　consideration　in　the　Cabinet？

Answer：　For　consultation　for　the　advice　and　opinion　of　members。

Question：　How　did　he　submit　the　matter　to　your　consideration？

Mr。　Butler　objected　and　demanded　that　the　offer　be　put　in　writing。

No。　23。

That　the　President　at　a　meeting　of　the　Cabinet；　while　the　bill　was　before　the　President　for　his　approval；　laid　before　the　Cabinet　the　tenure…of…civil…office　bill　for　their　consideration　and　advice　to　the　President　respecting　his　approval　of　the　bill：　and　thereupon　the　members　of　the　Cabinet　then　present　gave　their　advice　to　the　President　that　the　bill　was　unconstitutional　and　should　be　returned　to　Congress　with　his　objections；　and　that　the　duty　of　preparing　a　message；　setting　forth　the　objections　to　the　constitutionality　of　the　bill；　was　devolved　on　Mr。　Seward　and　Mr。　Stanton；　to　be　followed　by　proof　as　to　what　was　done　by　the　President　and　Cabinet　up　to　the　time　of　sending　in　the　message。

After　argument　the　yeas　and　nays　were　taken：

YeasAnthony　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　and　Willey209　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates29all　Republicans。

So　this　testimony　was　rejected。

No。　21。

Counsel　for　Defense　offered　to　prove：

That　at　the　meetings　of　the　Cabinet　at　which　Mr。　Stanton　was　present；　held　while　the　tenure…of…civil…office　bill　was　before　the　President　for　approval；　the　advice　of　the　Cabinet　in　regard　to　the　same　was　asked　by　the　President　and　given　by　the　Cabinet；　and　thereupon　the　question　whether　Mr。　Stanton　and　the　other　Secretaries　who　had　received　their　appointment　from　Mr。　Lincoln　were　within　the　restrictions　upon　the　President's　power　of　removal　from　office　created　by　said　act　was　considered；　and　the　opinion　expressed　that　the　Secretaries　appointed　by　Mr。　Lincoln　were　not　within　such　restrictions。

The　yeas　and　nays　were　ordered；　and　the　vote　was：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　and　Willey2211　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole。　Conness。　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghusen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates26all　Republicans。

So　this　testimony　was　rejected。

No。　25。

Counsel　for　defense　offered　to　prove：

That　at　the　Cabinet　meetings　between　the　passage　of　the　tenure…of…civil　office　bill　and　the　order　of　the　21st　of　February；　1868；　for　the　removal　of　Mr。　Stanton。　upon　occasions　when　the　condition　of　the　public　service；　as　affected　by　the　operation　of　that　bill；　came　up　for　the　consideration　and　advice　of　the　Cabinet；　it　was　considered　by　the　President　and　Cabinet　that　a　proper　regard　to　the　public　service　made　it　desirable　that　upon　some　proper　case　a　judicial　determination　of　the　constitutionality　of　the　law　should　be　obtained。

The　question　being　taken　by　yeas　and　nays；　resulted：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　and　Vickers198　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Willey；　Williams；　Wilson　and　Yates30all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　rejected。

No。　26。

Counsel　for　defense　put　this　question　to　witness；　（Mr。　Welles；　then　Secretary　of　the　Navy。）

Was　there；　within　the　period　embraced　in　the　inquiry　in　the　last　question；　and　at　any　discussions　or　deliberations　of　the　Cabinet　concerning　the　operation　of　the　tenure…of…civil…office　act　and　the　requirements　of　the　public　service　in　regard　to　the　service；　any　suggestion　or　intimation　whatever　touching　or　looking　to　the　vacation　of　any　office　by　force　or　getting　possession　of　the　same　by　force？

Counsel　for　prosecution　objected；　and　the　vote　was：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Edmunds；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　and　Vickers188　Republicans　and　10　Democrats。

Nay…s…Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Willey；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates26all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　rejected。

No。　27。

Defense　offered　to　prove：

That　at　the　meetings　of　the　Cabinet　at　which　Stanton　was　present；　held　while　the　tenure…of…civil…office　bill　was　before　the　President　for　approval；　the　advice　of　the　Cabinet　in　regard　to　the　same　was　asked　by　the　President；　and　given　the　Cabinet；　and　thereupon　the　question　whether　Mr。　Stanton　and　the　other　Secretaries　who　had　received　their　appointments　from　　Mr。　Lincoln　were　within　the　restrictions　upon　the　President's　power　of　removal　from　office　created　by　said　act；　was　considered　and　the　opinion　expressed　that　the　Secretaries　appointed　by　Mr。　Lincoln　were　not　within　such　restrictions。

Mr。　Johnson：　I　ask　that　the　question　propounded　by　the　Senator　from　Ohio　（Mr。　Sherman）　shall　now　be　read。

The　Secretary　read　the　question　as　follows：

State　if；　after　the　2d　of　March；　1867；　the　date　of　the　passage　of　the　tenure…of…office　act；　the　question　whether　the　Secretaries　appointed　by　President　Lincoln　were　included　within　the　provisions　of　that　act　came　before　the　Cabinet　for　discussion；　and　if　so；　what　opinion　was　given　on　this　question　by　members　of　the　Cabinet　to　the　President。

The　yeas　and　nays　were　ordered；　and　being　taken　resulted：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Saulsbury；　Sherman；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　and　Willey209　Republican　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates26all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　rejected。

No。　28。

The　Prosecution　proposed　to　put　in　evidence　the　nomination　of　Lieutenant　General　Sherman；　to　be　General　by　brevet；　sent　to　the　Senate　on　the　13th　of　February；　1868；　also　the　nomination　of　Major　General　George　H。　Thomas　to　be　Lieutenant　General　by　brevet；　and　to　be　General　by　brevet；　sent　to　the　Senate　on　the　21st　of　February；　1868。

The　question　being　taken　by　yeas　and　nays；　resulted：　YeasAnthony；　Cole；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Morton；　Ross；　Sumner；　Tipton；　Trumb