He was proceeding to state what he had heard two men say, when Senator Chase raised a legal objection, to wit, that the sayings of third persons, being hearsay, was improper evidence.

他正要陈述他听到两个人说的话， 当蔡斯参议员提出法律异议时，也就是说，第三者的说法是道听途说， 是不恰当的证据。