The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-15
WASHINGTON.
The Impeachment huestigation-G Gen. Sheri-
Gan,s Actions in Louisiana. -

The Impeachment falcestiga tion-4en. Snera-
dams actions in louisiana -
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 8, 1867.
The Judiciary Committee held short
session to-day. No witnesses were examin-
ed. The time was occupied in argument on
legal points connected with the lmpeach-
ment qestion. There are a large number of
persons in this city who have been summon
ed as witnesses. The taking Of testimony
will be resumed tomorrow. The docu-
ments relating to the appointment of officers
of Internal Revenue in Southern States, who
were qualified and allowed to exercise the
functions of Office without taking the test
oath prescribed by law, will be laid before
the Committee tomorrow. There were
over 100 persons so appointed in direct vio-
lation of law. The documents relating to
the appointments of Provisional Governors
by Mr. johnson will also be laid before the
Committee. Four of these ex-Provisional
Governors, Holden, of North-C Carolina. Perry
of South Carolina, Parsons of Alabama, and
johnson of Georgia, have been subpenaed to
appear, and give testimony. These officials
were also appointed and paid by Govern
ment, in direct violation of law of Congress
of 1868, which states that no money shall be
paid from the Treasury of the United States
to any person holding Office not prescribed
by the Congress of the United States A
number of other official documents of a
similar nature have been collected by mem
bers of the Committee and will be submitted
at an early day. Mr.. Ashley, the impeacher
of the President, is in the city, but has not
yet been with the Committee. The stories of
his being with the committee daily, and of
his urging them to impeachment, cause or
He is here merely to look after his interest
in few witnesses that have been subpenaed
at his request.
A copy of an order issued by Gen. Sheri-
dan in New Orleans, on May 2, was received
here to-day at Gen. Grants headquarters, in
which he remodels the police force of that
city. By act of Legislature of Louisiana, no
person was allowed to serve on the Police
force who had not been q citizen of the city
for period of five years. This excluded
negroes, and all those persons who have set
tied in the city since the Rebellion. Gen.
Sheridan speaks of this law as follows:
"The object of this act was to exclude ex-
Union soldiers from the police force of this
city. 1t was faithfully carried out by the
newly-elected Mayor. John T. Monroe, and
every ex-Union soldier was discharged to
make room for those of rebellious antece-
dents. To annul this unjust prescription,
so much of the act as required residence of
years is hereby suspended, and residence
qualification of years adopted.
"The Mayor of this city, Edward Heath,
is hereby directed to adjust the present po-
lice force so that at least one-half of said
force shall be composed of ex-Union soldiers
and all acts and ordinances. State or mu-
nicipal in the way of this adjustment will
be disregarded."
1t appears from the report of Gen. Sheri-
dan that his reason for the removal of Messrs.
Abel, Heron, and Monroe, were based upon
their antecedents and their course in regard
to the New-Orleans riots, their failure to
prosecute the rioters, &c. From their con-
duct in these matters Gen. Sheridan feared
that they would give him trouble in the
work of registration. 1t was generally
heretofore supposed that these were the rea-
sons that induced Gen. Sheridan to depose
the three officers named, and this SUPPOSE
ton is now confirmed by the official report.