New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-24
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TIE HApEAs CORPUS GILL.

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has been frequently stated is to relieYe lnliitaIy
officers from arrest and imprisonment by State
courts, for acts committed In arresuhg cRilahs
The new Senator from Vermont signalizes his
maiden effort hy moving to amend the bll SO as not
to apply its operations to loyal states. u was
stated that this would exempt Kentucky, Where
5000 haze b to
these cases to the United States courts The
nendinr amendment will be rejected, and the bill
will doubtless pass tomorrow ana as Y mas peen
sightly amended, 1t will go back to the House.
ARnY BlLI--AaAINsT THE MoDrFrcATIoN OF THE
TEST OATH.
i The hill increasing the regular army was again
debated at length in the house to-day, and NO i'm
portant conclusions were reached. The bill will
occupy the attention Of the house during the rest
of the week. The house Judiciary committee have
had d full consideration of the Presidents late
message, and the communications Of the attorney
and postmaster generals, relating to the modiica-
ton of the test OATH and have come to the conelu.
sion to report against any such modification. Ihe
report Of the COMMITTEES will attempt to show that
there il no necessity for the repeal or modification
of the oath, By declaring that plenty Of men VINO
can take it can be found to hold the offices in the
South, and until recently the executive was op-
posed to any change in it. -
THE LATE Mr.. DICKINSON RESOLUTION FOR TIE
HxPULsIoN OF N DoudALI,. ,l,5s, lss
II H has ,transpired here to-day that the President.
BY private letter, rendered the coectorshlp OF
New York to Daniel 8. Dickinson but aday or Two
before his death. 35s5sss 4 Fill &,
Senator Sumner has prepared resolution Tor
the expulsion Of Senator McDougall, on the ground
Of insulting the Senate By Indecent language and
tconduct in that body on Monday last. I
AWARD FOR Mr.. DAVIS CAPTURE. Us \
The commission to make the rewards for the
capture Of jeff Davis state IN their report, made
to Congress to-day, that the lst Wisconsin cavalry
deserve great credit for their exertiOns in that
line and that although they arrived on the ground
but few moments after the capture by the 4th
Michigan cavalry, they are Of the opinion that the
reward justly belongs to the latter regiment. The
COLONEL therefore, receives 81 900, and at his re-
auest The rest Of the rewards divided among his
| regiment including those absent at the capital.
Tie findings OF the commission seem to give gen.
eral satisfaction to claimants here and some sur
prise is manifested that the secret service reward
not applied to the payment of these awards,
but that special appropriation is asked of Con
gress. The awards made to-day only include the
rewards offered BY the government and not by the
States Or cities. gsS.55 Es7sgz$s8 54t
JUDGE uNDERwooD's DECISION ovERRuLED.
IN view Of the Presidents lateproclamation com
siderable attention has been given to the decision
of Judge Underwood in Alexandria, Va, deliV-
cred lately in the case of Thos. Jayins. petitioner
for writ Of tdbeas corpSs. In May, 1866, sJavins
assaulted q colored boy named Frank Beal, and 10
the assault the boys leg was broken. Javins was
thereupon arrested BY Gen. Slough. In October
last Beal brought an action for damages in the
provost court, Capt r. r. Kambrick, judge, and
recovered $500 damages, the court ordering Jayins
TO be imprisoned till the damages were paid. This
decision was approved by Gen. Augur, and few
days since was carried into execution by the arres
of Javins and his confinement in the slave pen, in
default Of payment Of the Judgment. He then
Retitioned the United States district court for
writ Of habeds corpus, to discharge him from this
confinement. u tx
The writ was served on Capt. Kambrick, who
made return thereon that he held the prisoner by
authority OF the President of the United States
The prisoners counsel relied upon former con-
yiction by Gen. Slough; second, a want of juris-
dction of the provost court over a case of this
kind. The respondents counsel argued that the
return of Capt. Kambrick was conclusive, and on
it the prisoner must be remanded to custody; and,
secondly, that if the return did not preclude the
court from going further, the provost court had
Jurisdiction, being the court designated for the
trial Of these cases by the freedmen's bureau, in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the
bureau, approved by the proc amation Of President
Johnson, and that the return Of Capt. Kanhrick,
that he held the prisoner by authority Of the Pres
dent, was conclusive, and the court could not 60
behind it, The prisoner was accordingly remanded
to confinement, under the sentence of the provost
court. The whole case came up yesterday before
Attorney General Speed. who gave an opinion ad
verse to Judge UnderWood's decision, whereupon
the President to-day ordered the release Of the
prisoner on a writ OF habeas corpus. IA ll@ VIZ 4s
| RELEASE OF 90. oLAY--PREsrDENTIAL INTERVIEW
8 nj, f5s VI sERENADE TO PRESIDENT. sjf
The release of Clement O.. Clay, to-day, from
confinement IN Fortress Monroe, was brought
about by several considerations, prominent among
Whiebwere his feeble health, the fact that be yol-
unfairly gave himself up a year ago, and that he
has taken the oath of allegiance. His release was
urged by several prominent Congressman, who
saw no reason to4retain Clay, while Stephens and
Regain were ON parole. tsg 5f ssa ~
eg The President adan interview with several dis
tinguished persons during the day, among whom
were Senators DoolittIe, Guthrie, Davis aud Pome-
roy, Gov. Crawford, Of Kansas, and others. "a
u The members from the State of Kentucky called
and were ii conference with the executive q short
time. Sei
No little feeling has been manifested here to-day
at an article in the Chronicle insinuating that the
serenade to the President this evening, by the sol
diers and sailors, was gotten up virtually by the
President himself. Z
THE INCREASE OF PENSIONS TO WOUNDED SOL
DIERs AND SAILORS, AND TO WIDOWS AND
y ORPHANS. TO-
WASHINGTON April 1s.-The following memo
rial was presented in the House yesterday:
To the Honorable the House of Of the United
States Of america;
& Your memoriast humbly represents that, in
common with the loyal people of the republic, he
has been anxiousy waiting for justice to be done
the soldiers of the Union army, particularly those
who have been disabled, aud to the parents
widows and orphans of those who have been lost.
Resolutions of thanks and procamations OF recog-
milton may be sufficient Tor those whose garnsrs
are well filled, but IL notorious fact that the
great mass of the army were not from the high in
uiyil life, or those rejoicing in wealth and luxury,
and the nation was saved by the agony, the priva5
tons, the tears and the blood of those who appa-
renty had the least interest in its preservation.
Declarations that tathe debt we owe the soldiers
il one the nation can never pay,P seem so to
paralyze the government that no successful
attempt has yet been made to pay it, and the
Is looked upon as of such magnitude
that it is partially ignored.
& 1t is q matter of regret that the departments of
the government are almost sealed against the ap-
plications of the living heroes of this age and too
often when the limping cripple and the empty
sleeve ask the privilege Of al honest livelihood
they are turned away, as the wandering mendieant
or the inseent beggar. On the highways and
street corners those whom the nation should de-
light to honor are compelled to beg for their daily
bread. shall we do less fefoar soldiers than rebel
communities. who periled everything and failed in
the struggle The people of Florida in their leg
islatnre, few months since, made liberal appro-
priation for the support OF disabled soldiers, Wild
ows and orphans, graduating the amounts only by
the wants of the needy. Shall we fail to do as
much promptly and cheerfully. The mere pittanee
of eight dollars per month. was liked when the ma
tion was poor, and when that sum would purchase
more than double the necessaries of life. Then
and now the faith Of the republic was pledged in
advance to the wounded soldier and sailor, the
widows and orphans.
Lett be redeemed, SO that gratitude may be
shown in Deeds and not in empty words only.
Is it asking too much, that while ST. was formerly
paid $50 should be given now, and that the pen
sion laws may be SO modified. that the pensioner
can obtain his bounty with less Of annoyance and
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