Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-18
Washington Items.


as counsel for Georgia, in the petition
against reconstruction, because he be-
lleves it for the interest OF the South to
submit to the process at once.
A man named Henry has sworn to
an affidavit going to show that DrMudd
knew nothing about the assassination
conspiracy, and was convicted only be.
cause he was frightened into denying
Booths visit to mis- house.
The Virginia State Convention, the
first to be held since the passage of the
reconstruction act, meets next Wednes-
day at Richmond to nominate State
officers.
The Supreme Court will take up, on
Wednesday, the Massachusetts liquor
cases, wherein some five thousand per-
sons are interested. The question at is
sue is the protection which the internal
revenue tax OF 81 per gallon affords to
the tax. payer, where his business is pro-
hibited by the State or municipal law.
- The Senate spent two hours on
Monday in discussing the nomination Of
II. L.Capron of Illinois as Commissioner
of Agriculture, and postponed it until
December next. The opinion was ex-
pressed in the debate that the agricul
tural societies throughout the country
should unite on good man for that
place, and tnat the President should
nominate the one agreed on. There was
a decided majority in favor Of displacing
the present incumbent.
The Presidents Secretary took to
the Senate, on Monday, nominations to
I'LL every vacancy, provided they are
confirmed, now existing in the civil and
military offices. 1t was estimated that
more than half would be rejected. The
most prominent nomination made was
that of Gen. Heron as United States
Marshal for Louisiana Gideon II. HOl
lister of Connecticut was nominated
Consul General to Havana, in place of
W. T. Miner resigned. This doubtless
is one of the Dixon appointments.
The supreme court decided the Mis-
sissippi Injunction case at noon on Mon
day. A number of prominent persons
were present, and inside the bar were
Charles O'Connor, Judge Black, Caleb
Gushing, Montgomery Blair, the Attor-
ney General, Ben Butler and several Sen
ators. Leave to file the bill was refused
solely on the ground that the President
was made party. The court declined
to go into any other question. Ii gave
notice that it would receive the bill in
the Georgia case as the President is not
party to that case and the Attorney
General made no objection. 4 thorough
argument, therefore, may be expected on
this case for and against the injunction.
The question of jurisdiction and the
reconstruction law will be discussed. In
granting a hearing, the court by no
means admits that it has jurisdiction Of
the subject. In the Mississippi case it
in effect decided that whether the Presi-
dent was acting wrongly or not, the
court would not interfere with him in
the exercise of his duties as an execu-
| tive.
In the Georgia case the counsel under
J stood the court to hold that there is
| not hing in tho noaiti0n Of the dpDe rt-
ment commander to prevent an iDjunc-
ton, if he is acting in an unconstitu.
tional manner, and if the court has
jurisdiction on the subject, final deci-
sion cannot be expected for two weeks.
The court, it is expected, will hold that
it has no jurisdiction.