Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-03

Berger, convicted OF muIuer IN tuc lf5b de-
gree to day, for having killed an old lady,
Miss Watt, Mt Germanis, on the 9th Of jan
uarY, received the verdict without any sP-
parent emotion.
PASSED.
RICHMOND, February 2.-The Senate bill
authorizing the construction Of q railroad
from Winchester to strasberg passed the
House to-day after lengthy discussion
The President to-day communicated the
following to the Senate:
To the Senate Of tho q. S:
The accompanying correspondence is sub
mitted to the Senate in compliance with the
resolution of the 18th ult, requesting the
President, if not Incompatible with the pub
lie interest, 10 communicates 10 the Senate
any correspondence which may have taken
place between him and any Judges Of the
| Supreme Court touching the holding of the
civil court of the U. S. in insurrectionary
States for the. trial Of crimes against the
U. S.
(signed.) AxDREw JOnSsOS.
WAsHUGroS, Feb. I'd, 1866.
EXECUTIVE MAssfoS.
WAsHINGToN. October 3, 1856
DEAR SIR-It may become necessary that
the government prosecute some high
/ crimes and misdemeanors committed against
|
triet of Virginia. Permit me to INQUIRE
whether the Circuit Court of the U. S. for
that district is so far organized and in con-
dition to exercise its functions that yourself
or either Of the Associate Justices ofthe Su-
preme Court will hold a term of the Circuit
Court there during the autumn or early
winter for the trial of causes.
Very respectfully,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Hon. S. P. CHASE,
Chief Justice Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON,
Thursday Evening, October Is, 1865.
Dear Sir-Your letter Of the 2d, directed
10 Cleveland and forwarded to Sandusky,
reached me there the night before last. I
left for Washington yesterday and am just
arrived. To your inquiry whether q term
of the Circuit Court Of the United States for
the District Of Virginia will be held BY NY
self or one of the Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court during the autumn or early
winter, respectfully reply in the negative.
Under ordinary circumstances the reyu-
lar term authorized by Congress would be
held on the 4th Monday of November, which
this year will be the 9th. Only a week
will intervene between that day and the
commencement of the annual term of the
Supreme Court, when all the Judges are re-
quired TO be in attendance at Washington.
That time is too short for the transaction of
any very important business. We're this
otherwise, so much doubt the prOpriety of
holding Circuit Courts of the United States
in States which have been declared BY the
Executive and Legislative departments of
the National Government to be in rebellion,
and therefore subjected 10 martial law, be-
fore the complete restoration Of their broken
relations with the nation, and the super
cedence Of military by civil adminisi ration,
that / am unwilling to hold any
Courts in such States within my
my circuit, which includes Virginia, until
Congress shall have an opportunity to con-
slider and act on the whole subject A civil
court, in district under martial law, can
only act by sanction and under the super
vision of the military power, and 1 can not
think it becomes the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court to exercise Jurisdiction under
such conditions. In this view it is proper
to say that Justice Wayne, whose whole
circuit is in the rebel States, eoncurs with
me. have had opportunity Of consult
| ing with other Justices, but the Supreme
Justice has hitherto declined 10 consider
the case as brought before bim. No very
reliable inference, it is true, can be drawn
from this action for circumstances have
changed since the Court adjourned, but so
/
myself and Justice Wayne.
With great respect,
Yours, very truly.
s. P. CEASE.
sHERNAN's REPORT.
WAsHIGGroS, February 2-The President
to-day submitted TO the Senate the report Of
Major General sherman, relative to his de-
partment of the Mississippi. 1t relates
/ 10 fris, % A rl-orso- o,,I
| he intimates that the interests of that State
aud Of the military would be subserved in
aiding the completion and repairs of GER
tain railroads which received great damage
by their material being taken during the
war.
To further this end, he recommends the
employing Of certain negro regiments in
order to assist in completing the railroad
from Memphis to Little Rock.
/ ITEMS.
Five thousand dollars, conscience money,
was to-day received atthe Treasury Depart
ment.
It is understood that General Cazeneau
has been appointed Minister to the DOmini-
can Republic.
The loyal States, excepting Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan and the Pacific States, have fur
nished the amounts obtained by them in
support Of the war
The following are amounts Of Western
States: Ohio sixty-fiye million, Indiana
twenty-five million FIVE hundred thousand,
Illinois is estimated at thirty million, Wis
cOnsin twelve million two hundred thous-
and, Minnesota two millions FIVE hundred
thousand, Missouri nine million five hun
dred thousand, Kentucky one million six
hundred thousand.
The remaining States viii be so on heard
from and the total amount Of the expendi-
ture viii reach about S500, ,O0O, 600, and this
it must be remembered is in addition 10 all
that class Of war expenses which can be
audited and paid under the existing laws-
| FIRE.
Providence, February 2.-The Valley
Worsted Mil, on Eagle street, in this city
was destroyed by fire this evening. The
fi;e caught from picker. The loss will bS
heavy.
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