Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
FROM WASHINGTON,
The Case of Jefferson Davis-GenoI

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The question
of bailing JEFF. Davis came to an abrup
termination to-day. 1t appears that both
the Attorney General and Chief Justice
Chase Informed the counsel of Davis
there was no reason why bail should not
be taken in Davis case, and that the
proper person to make such application
to was Judge Underwood, who presides
over the Circuit Court, before whom he
is to be tried in October next Allc
Accordingly the counsel have been
waiting here since Friday last for Judge
Underwood to return to his home in
Alexandria, in order to bring the matter
before him He returned late on Satur-
day evening, and was called upon by
Horace Greeley, who informed the
Judge that he desired to go on the bail
as one of the securities to the extent of
fifty thousand dollars The Judge in
formed Mr.. Greeley that he would be in
Washington on Monday morning, when
he would hear what the counsel had TO
say in the natter 3" - - %
This morning the Judge called upon
the Attorney General, and was informed
by this officer that Messrs. 0'Connor and
Pratt desired to submit arguments in
favor of the Government taking bail in
the case, and Immediately the above
counsel and the Attorney General were
issued into a room in the Attorney Gen
erals Office, where the matter was fully
talked over.
The Judge Immediately informed them
that he had no doubt that it was baila
BILE offence, but he desired to say then
and there that he did not regard Mr..
Davis within the jurisdiction of his
Court; and, that he was within the mill
tary jurisdiction of the Government,
being confined within fort. He, there
fore, declined to take any action in the
matter.
Mr. 0Connor requested the Judge to
put his objection in writing, that they
might submit them to the President with
a view of getting he President to remove
the objections This was doneW once.
and the counsel took the paper contain
ing the decision and laid it before the
President Thus the matter stands. All
the parties left the city this evening, in
GLIDING those who were to go on the bond,
except Mr.. Charles o. Connor, who re-
mains behind to ascertain the views, .or
rather the decision, Of President John,
son in the matter. fftps X
The impression is that the matter has
been defeated by the action Of the House,
and that neither the Attorney General
nor Chase nor Underwood will allow Da-
Wis to be bailed under any circumstances,
while it is very doubtful if the President
paroles him. -..
The President also sent to the Senate
to-day the following nominations DR..
Gleason, Of Dacotsh, United States Con-
sui to Bordeaux; Martin f. Conway, Of
Richmond, United States Consul to Mar
settles.
1t has been informally agreed among
the Republican members Of the House
to take up on Wednesday next the con-
stitutional amendment which passed the
Senate on Friday and to put it through
the House without debate. The delay
until Wednesday is caused by the alb
sence of quite large number of mem
bers.
SaturdayIthe TreasuryiDepartment re
ceived from Decatur, Ala, two new coun-
terfeits of the denominations Of one
hundred dollars and fifty dollars. They
are well intended to deceive, but on com
parison with the genuine notes they can
readily be detected, as the lettering is
not as clearly printed as on the genuine,
but is somewhat blurred. The paperis
poor in quality and the color of the note
is altogether too light
The President has found it necessary
to limit the granting Of special pardons
to smaller number Of special cases than
has hitherto been the case. This, to-
gether with the order of the President
that pardons can all be delivered into
the hands of no other parties than the
petitioners, has greatly reduced the num-
Der of pardons granted within the last
few days. To-day seventeen pardons
were ordered to be issued to special APP
plicants, usder the first and thirteenth
clauses of the amnesty proclamation.