The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-13
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Mnshingtnn .News b nd Gossin.

WASHINGTON. Febi 'uary l3 THE Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia, In the
case of an application OfColonel Magruder
for admission to the var, decided that the
test oath of 1868 was constitutional. proper
and necessary. The on ly doubt has been
raised by a majority of the St'preme Court
of the United States deciding lgainst it.
1t is understood Gederal Grai It expresses
surprise at intimations that he approves Of
the Military Government l3ul. lie deems
II unwise, as the provisions would probably
bring him into conflict with the Executive,
his immediate Constitutional superb or.
To-day Senator Doolittles read a letter
from Lagrange, Texas, whetein was stated
the fact that the notorious Jack Hamilton
had brought TO that place a5free woman Of
color, and held her as a slave until the law
interposed and compelled Nm to set her
free. The writer added that it was Jacks
| licentiousness, aud not his politics. which
made him an object Of dislike. Jack Ham
| itou was prominent member of the 10y
al Torch and Turpentine Southerners.
| The following nominations for Ohio have
been made by the Presidents James NJ
Walbling, Assessor of Fitthl hlDistrict; Mil
! trict
General Basset Langdon's name will DE,
again sent into the Senate tomorrow, and
there is good reason to belieTe that he will
] bt AVlllil ihths 7
CoNovER, HoLT's PEHJURER.
Amotion for new trial has been made,
in the case of Sanford ConoEer convicted
yesterday Of perjury in swearing before the
House Judiciary Committee, ,ilast session, to
a detailed plan involving Jef. Davis, Glenn
ent G. Clay, Geo. Sanders and others, in
plot to assassinate PTesideut Lincoln. Con-
over testified in a similar manner before
the Commission which tried the cOnsRra
tors. Ntt -
The House to-day passed the bill to be-
gin reconstruction. 1t is the bill just as it
came from the New Orleans Riot Commit
tee, and rs heretofore published. The vote
stood ll3 to 49. The Republicans voting
against it were Messrs. Baker, Bingham,
Hubbell of Ohio, Latham, Thayer and
Whaey. Messrs. Dodge, Raymond and
Schenck were present but did not vote, the
latter declining on the ground that a gem
eral reconstruction bill should be passed.
The main features of the bill Is contained
In the appointment of Provisional Cover
nors by the President, together with a
Council of Nine, who are to inaugurate
new State Government.
The suffrage is to be exercised by all male
citizens of the age of twenty-one years,
without distinction of rdcf or cOlor who
have resided in the Statelone year, and
have never aided in the rebellion.
The Secretary of War is to issue orders to
regulate the elections, and the President is
TO appoint military Governor, who shall
enforce the laws which the divil authorities
neglect.
The State Bank of st. JOkeph, Mo, has
been converted into a National Bauk, with
a capital of $l00,000 without circulation.
The total number of banks established to
date is 1867, seventeen of which have been.
r and are being liquidated
The River and IIarbor Improvement bill,
, appropriates $l0000O0 for Improving the
Des Moines rapids, $200.000 for the Rock
Island rapids, 100000 for building aud oper-
ating dredges and snagboltson the upper
Mississippi, $4,000 for q laFeY Of Western
rivers, and 100000 for improving the upper
ohio river.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Sherman re-
DO ,rted the bill for funding compound in
terest notes in certificates of Indebtedness
PAYABLE on demand. IL differs in several
respects from the bill originally prepared
{ 1t fix es the rate OF interest at three instead
of four per cent The Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized and directed to issue
the new certificates. The banks are author
lied to hold the latter as part of their re-
serve. bu t it is provided that not less than
, tWo-ffthB of the entire reserve shall con
sist of legal tenders. This allows three.
tifths of the reserve to be held in certiG
? Gates. The total issue of the certificates Il
: limited to SS0000 900 instead ofSl00000 00C
as originally proposed. The bill will prob
ably pass the Senate, but its fate in the
House is uncertain.
: The Presidents reception on Thursday
, night was so crowded that people had to be
! taken out at the windows, aud several la
dies were injured by the crush.