, 1866-06-12


large for Weet Polnt, Charles scho1eld, brother
Of Maj. Gen. SchoHcd.
TIE JEFF. DAVIS BA1L QrEsuoN-
Il my probably be considered ~ settled that 50
lar as the judicial department Of the Government
Is concerned. no further acdon will 1t present be
taken regarding JET Davis Ills counsel and the
New fork parties who came oves here On Friday
night. hrtt made application 10 Chief Justice
Chase for writ oil haofas co,pus. intending, nit
Wss granted, to at once demand his tt1al
or rclene on bail. The Chief Juatiee
declined to hare anything 10 do with
the matter, as it now stands. and expressed
the opinion a. is understood that the offence With
which he Is charreable in the Norfolk indictment
Is not ballable. Failing to get any satisfaction IN
This quarter. tha gentlemen applied to Judge Tn
dc1~ood for a writ. lie heard the arguments ot
counsel O'Connor aud the AdsIcc OF the attorney.
and also declined to tssue the writ holding, AZ is
UNDERWOOD, that the offence Is ballable bnt that
In the present situation 1t ia not advisable to
bring tic p1isoner before the civil courts.
Nothing nov remains for counsel
and friends but 10 induce The Pes,-
dent to parole Dar,s, This they arc endeav-
oring. It is Judged from what they cay Of the
Presidents r7ew.. that he does not hold out much
encouragement TO their requests. though rome Of
Them are quite confident 1t will be granted. The
temper and judgment Of the nou.e
with respect to the rcfrate OF JEFF.
Dsrts Uas uumfstakably expressed this afternoon
In the aclion on Governor Boutuell'S resolution,
which declared that. as he bad been charged by the
President with completely In the assassination, II
the charse bad not been Withdrawn he should,
therefore, be kept in custody and subjected to
trial BY The Laws Of the land. Mt- Rogers was un-
dcfSiood 10 make poftt that the examination he
fore the Juaicia1y Committee does 1or eus.a,n the
nj ffxn+H1 ia s.A.x
10 d1Enlce the procced,n.s OF tho committee.
1herr was much noise and excitement on
the floor Of tte lIouee for few
minu'cs. but The resolution was speedily
pasfed through under the operation Of the previous
question, BY IFS to 19. The negative vote, tlat H.
icosc Who Want him released without ,risL WIS
made up ot Aucora, Kogere. Coaro,h, E'dFidce,
Finck- Glossbrenncz, GEidcr, Harris, Johneon,
Mctnl1oeh. SfblacE- Randall, Of Psnnsy1yup.a,
Ritter. Rogers. Sitgreares, Strau=e, Sa5es, Trim
bic and Wright.
The House Committee on Uanke ard Currency
will make an elaborate report In ley dsys On The
y Arlington bsnk frauds, and present bill cusrd-
,,ss. ias sgainss such misspp'opr1atlons Of public
PAY o. coScn.sssEx.
proposition wiu soon be introduced in Con-
GIess eqnnliz'us The compensation Of members.
Under tho pre~ent rates Eou.c mcn1ncts receive
o,eT S1so01 pay aud milsnse for each Congress,
Hble o!hcse receive only a few hundred over
T1pr0M Congress and his actual tr1yti iItnt* ~
Eeuses.
7uE HIcoss1Erc1os CONSTITUTIONAL. AakxpuEs4.
ht Hou6e will take up the con.liIuffopss amend.
ment on Wednesday, and concur IN ttc seuste
amendments by at least a three quarters yo:e. The
Mef1atnF officers will then transmit Il TO The Sec
relay OF stag, whore duty IL will be to transmit
i Al once 10 the GoEcnovs Of stntes, to be 1aId be-
fore their sea peetise Lciels.ures.
coIroS TAX.
F9T%ty AnrA
cents per pound on cotton.
roHEns or coSGnEss.
with th.f i:onorss. x-nCid 80. - sapan ssso tne
so|vet, The sTpplcmentarv hiIls oee1s.in1 ths
powers or Cnnrre.s nndeY % ihe eons,;.n5;,,n,; .ng
amendment
HEfonf OK TIE 1ENrnls A101s.
nspezf ray the Committee to investigate lhe Mem
PMS not. h1S1nE returned. Their report N,l. be
made soont The middle q his week. Their lntoz-
TEE TAX ELL.
The tax blu will be reported th1s week
Tue s14fA1uE11c DODGE.
mAsA1NS1oN, Jone ia New Yorker Of the
use = OF Sampoeu+ has jnst given to the Nc York
Nt41d toIne queer fefelanons concetntnE The tes-
Of lie Row. ,rndne " h ,ng 'mn9cs,s H. oaSe a4
Tie a.fasefpatlun plot. He shows th.t C1nss sys.
TEN Of FRAUDS md ptr]nr7 has bccn rcsosfed to fo
Truye Davis and Others conEptratora in ine m,.,es
and backs up bis assertions oy facts which slarte
tnat mnny OF The witnesses testnsd under nssnmrd
rame*, and thai no such pertone A. The ostrns1ble
and recorded wstntstes exit Ii adiitlon 10 this he
states that when Mr. Conne9y, ,aho vas lie ptinc1nal
x,turss and netectjye IN tke r1sr r.s H. 4Asn
proceed to Ned York aud procnre so.ne cn-5ol,nrs.
ting evidence Of his oxu statements. which be d
previously volunteered to furnsh, thai be cave The
officers who was rent with him the sIp ia Ne
YORK, and has cnally run AWAY, as Is tnppoacd,
to AVOID peeecut'on for perjury, and h1s not
tten heafd from bJ the oftcr1s or committee for
s. ~ -, mitheet nsse conc tof"aro
ECU cooeseeu 10 having e*o5n 'altetg.
liz q. AND 'EtF1Rsoa D.
II nctnE undeIstood that AE. GFeeieS, who Is in
= asn1nctou. tsas IN 1aSot of the release ofJed.
Laws. &c ~as Asxed " raaicai u the report was
:I1e3 Mnen he fetotted ~ ask1nE The tntcE.oRstoE
pf tie reprcscnta,lyes Of i've miIiions fr nrnni.
xttnouf conviction OF tr1al. Nj, Greeley yyss in
corsultaicn wtsh senslos Chandler, Wilson and
ohefF on the subject OF Davis liberation on bail,
sas0ien y ~ tas e4ke0t q ataluinS. not ole-
Ee.k Tnrr is.f exenin"s 1escr,or ~ ,t tos
cnnn.el is lii ta.s ~; b.. t ~. ~ i1,.i
or 10 plpEfe.s In the uaites The pfcsumD1fon Is
thar n expected to ohtain some favorable consider
s'1ons Of the cste. or be would not have dsvosed