The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, January 2l.-In case
which came to the Executive to-day for
pardon, the sentence of the court martial
upon the defendant who was charged with
desertion, includes nearly all the penalties
known TO the law. The deserter Is to for
felt all expenses attending his capture and
trial TO pay ten dollars per month tor
twenty -four months; to be confined with
ball and chain for the same length of time
and then his head to be shaved and the
prisoner drummed out of the service. The
case was tried ia New York
Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, has proposed res
olution, which he intends offering in the
House, authorizing the issue of fifty mill
lions in notes at four per cent. interest, to
John Nj. Lloyd and David Reed have been
before the Grand Jury In the case of John
II. Surratt. The first nam kept the Sur
ratt Tavern, at Surrattsville.
Secretary Seward answered a subpoena
from the Judiciary Committee of the House
to-day, and appeared before II for the pur-
pose of giving testimony regarding the
assassination conspiracy.
A resolution was introduced in the House.
and referred to the reconstruction com
mittee, by vote of 81 to 33. to the effect
that In ratifying amendments to the Con-
stituttOn, as well those now pending as
those which may hereafter be proposed by
Congress, the States not represented in
Congress shall not be entitled to any vote,
and shall be incapable either of accepting
or rejecting any such amendment, and that
when any amendment to the Constitution
Is proposed by Congress IL shall be adopted
by two-thirds of the States recognized by
Congress as lawfully entitled TO vote on it.
Mr.. Noel introduced bill to amend the
Negro suffrage Bill for the District of
Columbia by abolishing all disfranchise-
ment on account of sex. Referred to the
Committee for District.
The Chairman OF the House Judiciary
Committee has authorized a statement that
Congress will do nothing this session to-
ward the impeachment The Committee
is busy closing up other Investigations. in
Guiding the alleged completely of JEFF, Da-
Wis In the assassination conspiracy. If they
get through in time, they may take some
testimony on impeachment, and purpose
laying 1t before the next Congress.
Charles Mason, Esq. President of the Ma
tional Democratic Association. issues call
for meeting of that body in this city. on
Wednesday evening next. for the purpose
of considering the eXpediency of recom-
mending the call of National Democratic
Convention at an early day, and to trans
act such other business as may come before
it.
Commissioner Wells has ordered no more
seizures of Illicit distileres till the present
cases now in progress in New York Courts
are concluded
The House, to-day, took up at once, and
passed wlthouta division and with but lit
tie debate, a bill reported from the Ways
and Means Committee, regulating the sale
of surplus gold in the Treasury. 1t pro-
vides that when a sale of gold is author
lied from the Treasury, notice shall be
given by publication six days In paper in
the cities of Washington and New York,
designating the amount of gold offered for
sale.
The President, it is understood, has de-
termined to appoint General Townsend,
Adjutant General of the army in place of
Lorenzo Thomas, who is about to be placed
on the retired list.