New-York tribune., 1867-05-20
WASHINGTON.

The Judiciary Committee yesterday closed its L.-
timony in the caso Of dispute between the corpor,
tors OF the Kansas branch Of the Union Pacific Rat
road. On hearing mass OF testimony the subject
Che Committee is Of opinion that the question in dia
pute is for the COUrts 10 SETTLE and Conge, has
nothing 10 do with it,; inasmuch as no matter who
has possession of tho road the claims of the Govern
ment on the road will be fully secure The Govern.
mcnt cannot lose in either case. The Committee
will probably dismiss the case tomorrow The Com.
mtteo also heard additional testimony in the inn
peacbmcnt investigation Attorney General Stans.
berry among the witnesses examined. His tea
timOny was in relation 10 the pardon of Kohp.
stamm the forgcr. Mr.. Stansbeny gave a full
history Of tie efforts made TO secure Kohnstamm's re-
lease giving the names of those who personally sp-
pcaIed in the prisoners behalf, those who recon-
mcndod the pardon by letter and those who opposed
the pardon II ntmated that several of the letters
in the hands of the President favoring Kohnstamms
pardon forgcres. Among these is the letter said
to be written by Gov. Fenton. The Committee hm
summoned other witnesses 10 testify In this matter
aud will sft the case thoroughly. Ii is intimated
that some person or persons are guilty of great
fraud Gen. Burton, Jefferson Davis's late keeper
will go before the Committee tomorrow aud relate
the circumstances attending Mr. Dayis's last days
of Imprisonment Gen. l.. G.. Baker, who will be re.
mombered as the chief detective of the War Depart
ment during the Rebellion, is i'll the city, having bees
summoned hither by the Judiciary Committee Hea
is to appear before the Committee tomorrow and
testify to what he knows of the history of BOotht
diary and the escape of John N. Surratt. Secretary
Seward has already been examined in regard 10 the
latter matter. The AttOrney-General is sumoned 10
again appear tomorrow noon before the Committee
relative to Kohnstamms pardon. Secretary Seward
has also been summoned to testify about the distri
f,.,I .f H. Ct,to
meDt This inquiry is based upot allegations thai
Mr. Seward has used the fund for Political purposes.
Au uapplication made to the Supreme Court Of
this District, several days ago, for mandamus 70
compel the Judges of Election to place the names Of
certain citizens the registry of voters The Court
yesterday through Judges OIin, Fisher, and Wiley
delivered separate opinions, all arriving at the same
result, namely: That the mandamus could not lie
until after the expiration of the two days allowed by
law for tho correction of the poll list. The particular
circumstances of the four or five cases presented
| were discussed. including that of DIR. Boyd
who had heretofore been convicted on two
| indictments of aiding and assisting the escape
of slaves and sentenced TO Imprisonment in the Pen
| tentiary for IL years, but who, after serving II
months of the term was pardoncd by President Lin
coin DIR. Boyd, on being denied by the judges the
| privilege of having his name registered, on the
ofense. produced his pardon, but this not con.
sidered by them sufficient evidence of his right to
vote. Judge Olin in delivering bis opinion yester
day held that the pardon restored DIR. Boyd to the
possession of his civil rights but Judge Fisher held
that the fact of pardon would not permit him tOvok
the ofense of which he had been convicted wer
Infamous The statute under which he was convicted
was not in the nature of penal law OF dsfraDchise
ment and therefore did not apply in this case. But
| the Otiense was not known in common law as an In
| famous crime which applied only to conviction
"naaIum IN Sc" or against the law of God; so. DIR
| Boyd was entitled to have his name registered. No
remedy however. could apply until after the expira
ton of the two days allowed by law tor the correc
ton of the poll lists This subject derives addtona
Importance from the fact that but comparatively few
white voters presented themselves for registration in
| the First and Second Wards, where the blacks have
| majority owing to the default of white citizens
many of whom now desirous of having the books
reopened in order that they may register.
| Chief Justice Chase has thus far nominated about
one-third of the entire number of Registers in Bank
ruptcy or those for the Eastern and Northern States
| also for Georgia and Louisiana. He has addressed
| letter to various District Judges, informing then
that il any of the nominees are known not TO possess
the necessary qualifications for performing the duties
of the Office they are at liberty to withhold the ap
pointment; the furnishing of the names or recon-
mendations by him not being conclusive, ana no'
binding OH the Judges. For this reason the names
! of the nominees have not been furnished TO tm
| Press.
! Tomorrow the annual sale of articles from the
Dead Letter Office will take place. Over loo par
GELS containing several thousand different articles
are to be sold The proceeds TO be deposited IN the
Treasury subject to the order of the owners, shoulc
| they hereafter be found The list embraces almost
every article of wearing apparel jewelry, medicine
&C.. most of them for Ladies'. Among these are falst
breasts shoulder-braces, hair, hoop skirts eetiqne
and curriers', baby clothes, white enamel bloom. fo
the complexion, hair dyes, hair restorers, hair up
rooters vitazing recuperators, strengthening 10
tions, pimple banshers, patent blisters and cures
for drunIards. The sale is TO be at public aneton
J The Joint Committee on Ordnance appointed JuS
! \ few days before the adjournment of the first ses
Sion Of the XLth Congress, WY assemble here next
/ week for the purpose of Investigating the many
charges made against the present management oi the
Ordnance Department. The members of the Com
mittee are Messrs. Cameron, Drake, and Howard on
mart of the Senate and ScheDck. Butler, and Logan
! on the part of the House There will be no mercy
| sbown 70 West Point with such committee.
| The President has appointed Thomas j. Heniy OF
California Commissioner vice CrOunce, to examine
-, ,,oport upon the road or roads authorized 70 DC
+ed by the Central Pacific or any other COM
n.nv in Ca' 'tornia under the act of July l%t' Inc
Prss;Jeut Pr has also appointed Richard Hnriey'
rt.oi phil Moneys, and Stephen s HEM,
Register Of land OAiee 1t Lewiston Idaho
Representative Ashley o'.'C Ss.;nt;On = Ssn One
neetion with the impeachment I'm .on
OF the members of the COMMITTEES say .hat tha
adjourn. They heretofore adopted rn. 81 nrol
strictest secresy shoud be observed as TO the :,
seedlings and this has been rigidly respected by a'