Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-19
LOCAL NEWS.

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THB DISTRICT IN CoNRRss.-In the dehate
in the Senate on the bill 10 incorporate the
and Potomac Ferry Company
MT sumner offered an amendment as pro-
Nisot o me hrsi section, tAat 'no person shall
Nhieh was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 6. The
| nays being messrs. Davis, Hendricks, Powell,
Richardson, Riddle and Salisbury
IN m,, SSeI man M moved TO strike out the provis-
the river at the foot of and of the width OF -
street He said by this section the Company
| street, and Congress had no right to authorIzs
such exclusive possession TO a Company OF A
public street Of the city.
Mr.. Morrill, said the bill did not authorize
the Company TO build q wharf on the street.
hut beyond the land I'm the river. The Corpo-
! ration Of Washington had nothing 10 do with
II, though he knew Mayor Wallach had been
here to interfere with the bill.
Mr.. Grimes said he should vote for the bill.
II amended so as not to interfere with the street
or navigation. l was very necessary 20 give
private companies the right 10 build wharves
mere, as neither the city government nor Con-
gress had supplied any, which caused all the
commerce OF Washington to be transacted
Mr.. Sherman said he was willing to give the
wharf on it.
could give the right to build into navigabls
waters. The bill, however, proposed to do
only what is done in all the Cities give parties
the right 10 build wharf at the termination OF
a street and tits TO be done under ch arge of the
Superintendent OF the Coast Survey and no.
interfere with navigation.
The anne ndment was rejected.
Another amendment offered by Mr.. Sherman,
making the rates OF wharfage subject to muni-
cipal regulation, was agreed TO.
The bill then passed.
THE BAKRR CAsB-Y esterday, the arru-
ment on The bill of exceptions and motion for a
new trial, taken in the case Of Col Baker con-
victed OF false Imprisonment, was closed be-
fore the Supreme Court IN general term
Mr.. Stanton, for Col Baker, argued that
martial law was, at the time of the arrest of
DIR. Gwynne, in force in the District OF Colum-
bia, as shown by the fact that we had a mill
tary governor, provost marshals, &c, and by
the actual necessities OF public safety. which
had made such officials necessary. That the
power of the commander in chief, in such q
situation, was, at least, over his subordinates,
unlimited; that orders of a commander ara
necessarily implied without fermality or par
ucular manner; that in this case such an I'm
plication was evident; and that IL a wrong
was suffered, redress must be sought by ina
parchment OF the President, but not against n
subordinate, who only obeyed his military su-
perior.
District Attorney Darlington denied that
martial law was in force in this District, or
that at any time the sarbitrary will of the
commander" which is the recognized def
milton OF martial law, had at any time been
treated in their court as the only law in force
ident had, as he did do In Kentucky, pro.
claimed martial law, the case would have been
different.
He differed also with Mr. Bradley, who aid.
ed in the prosecution, in his opinion that the
'torder," by which the President can authorize
an arrest under the acts OF Congress, must be-
analogous to azjudical warrant Neither
could he agree With opposing counsel, that the
tiorder" was matter of loose and irrernIar
presumption from the relations of officials TO-
ward each other. But he thought the Prest.
dent had signified his Interpretation of the
statute by the proclamation No. g. That proc
lamation was, in the speakers opinion, the or
der and authority contemplated in the statute
But it confined itself to a specific Enumeration
Of cases, and could not of course apply TO This
case, which was clearly excluded by it, as
well as by every other formal or legal author
ity for the restraint of liberty.
The decision OF the court was reserved.
CoRREcTIoN OF THE ENROLMENT LIsr.-
The following names have been stricken from
the enrolment lists:
First Sab. .Dist-ict-Daniel F. Wilt enrolled
in Pennsylvania; William H. Nelson do; w.
McElvee enrolled in Maryland; ]. T. Land,
do; > l.. Loomls, physical disability; Matthew
Caterson, do; Arthur Won Gieglingen, do.
Second Su6- 6-District-George Lovelace, over
age James Lawrence, furnished substitute
August, 1862 tor three years; Frederick Zolli-
hotter, enrolled in Naryland Thomas J. Lat
ton, physical disability; $. b. Sigesmond,
Third Sab Philip Nephuth, physical
disability; Chas B. Brady, now In service; Mr.
J9hnson. over age.
Fourth Sub. .District.-John Conner, alien: W.
II. Hanning, In service; Charles I'll. Hays, paid
commutation December %, 1853; Daniel Kelli-
gan, years In service; Patrick McNuliy, Jno.
Iowa; James T. Boss physical disability; Jas.
Bottomly, do; ]. II. Leanman, do; q. Z. Fiske,
Fifth Sub District-John Hennegan, wears
IN service; Henry A. Keikner, enrolled in New
York; John Hackley, physical disability.
Si1th Sub -DistTict-Edward Burt, over age;
n in
over age.
Serenth Sub District. Patrick Knox, physical
disability; VIM. Turner, enrolled In Pa; Ride
Eighth Sub District.-F. W. Hyde, physical
disability.
Ninth Sub -District-John 10y. years in ser
vice. Richard f. Booth, physical disability.
THE TRIAL OF MOSES wEIsRNFELp Il Co.
The Military Commission on + street, OF which
Major General Abner Doubleday is President
and Colonel John A. Foster is Judge Advocate,
yesterday proceeded with the case OF Moses
Weisenfeld and Joseph Friedenwald, Balti-
under the firm of W eisen field & 90. '
These parties stand charged with selling
goods to be conveyed through the rebel lines
and sent to the Confederates; with manufac-
turing contraband goods; with holding treas
enable intercourse with persons In the Con-
fedsrate lines, and with bribery:
The following witnesses testified to the good
character and loyalty of the firm of Weisen-
field & Co.: John Lee Chapman. Mayor of Bal
tsMoIc cltyJ John D dOphins, PRESIDENT or the
Merchants Bank, Baltimore; AL terman MUIR
doch, W. F. Murdoch, Edward g. Leach, and
Charles W. Lutz, Baltimore merchants; and
Rev. John p. Garter, of the same city. MIR.
w. Murdoch testified that Moses Weisenfeld
was, about the time of the attack on Union
troops on their way to Washington, the vice
president of Union meeting IN Baltimore.
Louis Weisenbach, John Zeller, and Ed
ward Leach, Jr., clerks in the store of Moses
W Weisenfed Co, testified that Worsly, on the
5th or 9th of October last, purchased lot OF
pantaloons, coats, vests, &c, all common
goods, which Worsly said he wanted for team
sters, contrabands, &c, and ordered the goods
to be marked 'P. Worsly, Washington, ID. O.,
@. o. D."
POLICE QUARTERLY REPoRTs.-Sergeant
Hurley, of the fourth precinct, First Ward,)
has made up his report for the quarter ending
December 3lst, 1861 The total number OF ar
rests was 343-persons who can read and
write, 2A; cannot 139. Offenses Assaults, 10;
do. and battery, %; disOrderly conduct, 100;
deserter, 1; gambling, :; grand larceny, 10; in
toxication. 35 de- and disorderly, 9l; malicious
mischief ,-3 murder, 1; false pretenses, q petit