The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-05

The aeamsniou He - -. indicted Tor resse = bai
~ Tor participation In t1s murder q ssldsnt Lnso
tsy oonmiso1 and 81 the ordsr q PRECEDENT JohnsoA
sxecussd. For yeax past erorts had been made 70
arrested and was now On Ss way q tbs country Was
there any objection to holding Davis for ta a. an &C.
pOs u .a1s e. Of s
might be tried in any other STATE Of the Union
believed Davis could DO tried In any other State well
- Virginia The late Attorney General gave the opinion
that the .r,al must take place IN Virginia he Mr. John
Mr. HowARD asked Mr.. johnson II he understood him
corrssly when he understood him 70 say that Jefferson
amensble to the civil courts
Mr. JoHxsoN said that was his opinion.
Mr. H0wARD said II that true II strange that
Davis had aos besn liberated writ Of habess corpus
the doctnne advanced BY Mr. johnson correct Davis
msnssn.Ss howsvs!, that his doctrine YES incorrect
and could 10 proves 50 " Vaatel and Kent He was
no. n the cSSscs O. The m eus 10 enter
unconditionaIy without trial Dunshmsnt for Treason
any other olsnce II not TO b expected THAI
malignant rebels would ever try the bead Of the people
whose favor he Is diligently counting NJ. EDWARD
ton proposed to b. repealed grated power moi svsn
70 the President by tho constitution The Prssdsnt
could pardon under the consultation Dos could no. ans
no more grant general amnesty if this section
pea than b could declare peace without the consent
Mr. S1UrssuxY, dem If Dol, spoke in favor Of his
amendment 70 repeal tho entire CONDENSATION BILL instead
Indictment against ssh. millions Of people Wv who S hsd
been denied the protection OF tho government, and
70 Re ought nG 70 Ss held das for s
protection was denied This doctrine had been main
tanned by the ablest writer's and lawyers in this and other
countries
Mr. HEvDRcks, (dsml Of Ind, abiding to the charge
made by Mr. Chandler when this bill first camo up in the
Senate said he did suppose the Senator from Mich
gan that any proclamation had been procured by
bribery or improper The section proposed TO DO
sa Re s on Ne
authority Of one Of the Judges q this district he
name OF Mr. Chandlors informant should be mentioned
and that that 1t would create the Impression that
Ccngrcss was opposed 70 conciasory course towards
Mr. TRunsuIL said that as he did not wish to speak on
apprehension Of certain Senators that he Mr. TumbulI
acknowledged the right OF the President under the
stution to pardon by proclamation He made no such
Mr. CHANDLER. lrepl Of Mich, said that he had made
charge against the President OF selling pardons He
had said that pard0ns were tor sale by womenby more
than woman He did not charge that the President
sold pardons knew that they were sold. He would
knowledge Of the President the President the
man who bought them, and the nefarious business
The question then taken on Mr.. saulsbury's
amendment 10 repeal the entire Couscatlon BILL and u
The bill was ihsn passed. yeas II; nays, The fol.
lowing Is the vote:-
Y.AsMessrs cotrell Chandler CONFESS ecrogan, Cres
well. Edmunda Fcssenden Foster, Fowler, Henderson,
Howard Howe Kirkwood Lane, Morgan, Merrill Poland
Ramsay Ross sherman Stewart SUMNER Trumbull, Wade
Wiley, Williams and wilson,.
NAIs-Messrs Dixon, Doollttles Hendricks. Johnson
ABSENT Nor v0rING-Messrs. Anthony, Brown Bucka.
lew, Cowan Davis Fogg Frelinghuysen. Grimes. Guthrie
sprasue, Van Wrinkle and Ystes-la
The bill rspcals the section OF the Connscaton bill
which empowers the President to issue proclamation OF
general amnesty when in his judgment shall be expo
ia0t Oriu n "a nj poQ aoA
dent for his approval ta
n 4 THE ADJ0URNNRNr Isl. ~
y On motion OF Me- RAMSAY, trep.l OF MIMI il was
ordered that when te Senate adjourn u be to meet
Monday sxsaa eA
Mr. EDRuxDs called up the bill 70 regulate the tenure
Of oce but without proceeding to LIS consideration the
Senate at forty minutes past three adjourned until Mon.
day. - ~M