The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-13

NIX. pAvIs's cAsE-Two CONFLICTING STORIES.
The correspondent of the T,ibuac says:
THE House Judiciary Committee have
called on the Bureau of Military Justice for
information as TO the testimony against Jeit.
Davis. Among that evidence, which is mainly
circumstantial, but of closely fitting links, is
an autograph letter of Davis %favoring the as
sassination of the President, and written by
him after Booth had informed him that the
plan to kidnap the President had TO he aban-
doned as impracticable. The records of the
secret service of the Contederacy hay" also
been procured by General l.. {. Baker, and
will throw much lsnt upon many OF tllclr IN
famous schemes
But the correspondent of the Philadelphia
Le1g,r, usually reliable, and, we are sure,
much better authority in this instance, tells n
different story. lie says:
1.-THE evidence which the committee APP
pointed to-day are instructed TO procure from
the Government, and which is supposed TO
connect Davis with the ASSASSINATION plot, can
he given most speedily, rs ii is known that the
administrator has no evidence OF 4 reliable
kind i'm its possession. Such being the case.
the sub committee will make IN early report
upou the subject, and there the matter Will
drop. As 10 the inquiry respecting his trial
for treason, asking why h" has not been tried,
Congress has the answer already.
Itnav be we'll 10 remind The reader that the
"G,atraI l.. &. Baker spoken Of by the Tri-
bra, is the same individual who was recently
convicted in a high court in Washington city
of q crime which doomS him 10 contempt, if
not 10 infamy.
the PRESIDENT MAKING PEACE WITH THE EApl-
GALS.
Several prominent Radical Senators who
saw the President to-day say that the effect OF
The passage of the Civil Rights bill over III"
veto has been TO modify his antaConl>m 10
Congress, and they predict tn" Speedy adop'
ton by Congress of II plan tr. the restoration
of the late insurgent States which VIII be
satisfactory 10 the North and meet The PreSi-
dents approval. Mr.. Johnson last evening
said to Senator Trumbull that he had eNer-
cised his constitutional prerogatlVe i'll Yetolng
the bill, and Congress had exercised its right
in passing il over his veto, and he should feel
bound by their action.
There is Il report to-day that 4 programme
for the "restoration" Of the States will be
submitted TO Congress by the committee
having the matter in charge during the present
neutrality-suspicious. Phtlaielphja Leiger.
MR.. CAMPBELL Not CONFIRMED.
While the Senate was in executive session
to-day, an attempt was made 10 get Lewis ID.
Campbell confirmed as Minister TO Mexico,
but il failed and it is not now likely he VIII
BE- confirmed.
FRANK ELAIR's NOMINATION
as Collector of Internal Revenue at st. Louis
has not yet been acted upon.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
Mr.. Stephens has been very frank and cor,
dial with all who have called upon him and
has expressed his sentiments upon The aspect
of affairs and the feeling OF the Southern PEG
pie. without any restraint whatever, 10
friend and opponent alike. MeSSrS. wilson,
of the Senate, and Stevens, of the House, both
Of whom have held interviews with him,
could not fail to have been convinced OF the
sincerity of the eminent Georgian and his
attachment to the Union yet not a word Oh
encouragement did either give that he or any
of the Southern members would be allowed 10
take their seats.
THE TAX BILL-CoTToN,
There are several important items upon
which the committee find themselves Stlll un-
able TO agree. The proposal 10 increase the
tax upon cotton from two 10 five cents per
pound is now said to be 4 doubtful question:
Some of the members regard ii rs doubtful
policy to recommend or levy any TAX NJ al LOT
Il year or two to IN
AN EDITOR ROBBED.
Mr.. Wartmann, editor of the Rockingham
Regiter, was robbed yesterday, at the depot, OF
his port-monnaie, containing about one hun
bred dollars i'll gold.
QUEER CONDUCT FOR 4 LADY.
Last evening, n nC.tly-":tired lady entered
the office of police ~handouarters ut about 9
o'clock. when NJ the night guardian,
was the only officer present. The lady APP
preached him, and asked how il occurred that
Congress had passed the Civil Rights bill over
the Presidents veto. The officer replied, he
supposed il was because the requisite number
Of MEM hers had voted for the bill. Alter
him rs to what party lie auhers"
10, she departed, apparently satisfied that she
had gained the desired -Chr""'cfe'
THE RADICALS TO Per bows THE PRESIDENT.
Al the sereuade TO Mr.. Colfax, last night,
Mr.. Orth, representative from Indiana Sald
hat il was the intention Of Congress 10 SIT
even through the dog days, unui the lleiSuiet
of The Radicals were fully contaminated tha'
.hev had. IN the words of III old hoosier, got
he man OF the White House down, ana were
rnll,nc over him. and that come cholera,
cn,nn hot weather, or come what may Tue
CONGRESS MQnld not e Lnln all ~. @..n -