Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-26
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Civil Rights hill Decided I'm.
constitutional.

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constitutional.
New YORK, May 25.-The Washington
specials to the morning papers contain the
following:
A case involving the constitutionality of
the Civil Rights bill has just been decided
adversely by Judge Thomas, Of the Circuit
Court OF Virginia, sitting in Alexandria.
In civil action between white men one of
the parties offered to produce negro evil
dence. The Judge decided that inasmuch
as the State laws of Virginia forbade the
introduction of negro testimony in civil
suits to which white men alone were par
ties, the evidence of the negro was inad-
lnissible, and that no Congressional legisla-
tion could impair her right to decide what
persons or class of persons were competent
to testify in her courts. The decision no
doubt will lead to much discussion and
create no little excitement before its final
settlement by superior authority.
Santa Annals StaHin Washington.
Col De Victolay Rivas, and the other
members of Santa Annals staff, consttut-
ing a commission and at present in Wash
ingtOn, had long interview with Senior
Romero, the Mexican Minister, but nothing
has been allowed to transpire concerning
it. The commission were intending to call
upon President johnson, but were compel
led to defer the visit until Mr.. Seward re.
turned to formally present them.
Report on the Memphis Riots.
Major Gilbreth, sent by General Howard
to investigate the Memphis riots, has made
partial report on the subject. He says
the civil authorities have not taken the
slightest notice OF these terrible riots, and
seem to regard them simply as a skirmish
between the police and negroes. 1t was
certainly very One-sded skirmish, as from
the testimony no resistance was made by
the negroes after the first night. The citl-
re have been advised to hold meeting
and denOunce the conduct of the mob, but
still they either neglect or refuse to do so.
The papers of Memphis are at the root of
the whole matter. They have melted riot
and murder for months, and this is only a
legitimate result of their inflammatory and
incendiary articles. The poor whites, be-
tween whom and the negroes feud has al
ways existed, have been but their tools.
Rejected Because they Support
the President.
The Senate to-day rejected Samuel Nc
| Kelroy, nominated as United States Marshal
for the District of Western Pennsylvania,
and also Mr.. Purnell Blair's candidate for
| Postmaster at Baltimore; both reflections
being on the ground that they were sup
polters of the Presidents policy.
/ Not So.
The statement that the Senate had recon-
sidered the vote rejecting the nomination
of Frank Blair as collector of the lst Dis
trict of Missouri, is incorrect. No cOniirma-
tion or rejection can be reconsdered unless
the motion is made within two Executive
sessions after confirmation.
Object of Mrs. Davis Wait.
1t is understood that Mrs. Davis comes
here to urge that her husband be transferred
| from Fort Monroe to some prison or fort
further north, where there is less danger
from the peculiar diseases suggested by
the surgeon who made the report to the
President of Davis health, as being pre-
valent at Fortress Monroe.
jeff. Davis Trial 10 be Postponed.
The Herald's Washington special says
The trial OF Davis under the Norfolk in
dictment will doubtless be postponed until
August or september next, in consequence
of the strong feeling prevailing in Rich
mOnd on the subject. Mnch curiosity pre-
walls toward the jury who returned the
verdict, and until this subsidies the Attorney
General thinks it best to delay the trial
The counsel fol the Government will con-
sist of Attorney General Speed, John II.
Clifford, William Ii. Everts and Mai. Gen.
l.. II. Rousseau, the latter representing the
army in the prosecution.
| Senator Wright Not Dead.
A telegram from Senator Wright's son,
received here this afternoon, says that the
Senator is much better.
The Case of Major PauIding.
The Court of Inquiry in the case OF Pay
/: master Paulding have concluded their in
vestigatiOn and render ed their finding
They find Col. Pauldng guilty of the tech
nical violation of the Paymaster Generals
circnlar forbidding the transfer of Govern
ment funds from one Bank to another, but
acquit him of any corrupt motives or per-
sOnal interest in making the transfer. He
will probably be tried by court-martial for
this violation of orders, and Major Pauld-
ing's friends assert that he much desires
such trial.
Republican Senators in Caucus on
the Reconstruction Resolutions.
The Republican Senators adjourned at
an early hour this afternoon, for the pur-
pose of going into caucus on the reconstruc-
tion propositions, instead of continuing the
debate on that subject to-day. 1t was
thought that the final result would be facil
itated by previous private consultation, in
stead of relying upon an accommodation of
conflicting views in open Senate.
The Mexican Loan.