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wAsHTSGroS, Wednesday, May 8, 1907.
The Judiciary Committee held short session today.
No witnesses were examined. Tie time was ocenpiedln
argument on legal points connected with the mpeach'
ment question There are large number OF per-
sons in tins city who have been summoned ns VII
nesses The taking Of testimony VIII be resumed
tomorrow The documents relating to the appoint
men of officers Internal Revenue In southern staes'
who were qualified and allowed 10 exercise
the functions of office without taking the test oat pre-
scrbed by law, will be laid before the Committee toor'
row. There persons appointed in direct vi
oation Of law Tie documents relating TO the ap-
pointments Of Provisional Governors by Mr.. john
son will also be land before the Committee Four
of these exProyisional Governors. Holden Of North
Carolina Perry OF South Carolina, Parsons Of
Alabama, and johnson Of Georgia, have been sub
penaed to appear and give testimony These on1c'ais
were appointed and paid by Government, In direct
violation of law Congress Of 1863 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 similar nature have been
collected by members Of the Committee and Will be sud-
mitted early day Mr. Ashley the impeacher OF tho
President city bnt has not yet been with tho
Committed The of his being with the COMMITTEES
daily, and of his urging them to Impeachment cause OF
no cause and all that sort Of thing, is false he hero
merely to look after his interest In few witnesses tDae
have been subpenaed at his request. q r f'
copy Of an order issued by Gen. Sheridan in NewOr-
leans May received here to-day at Gen. Grants
Headquarters IN which he remodels the police force OF
that city BY act of Legislature Of louisiana DO person
was allowed TO serve on tho Police force who had not
been citizen of the city for perodOf five years This
excluded negroes and all those persons who have seted
in the city since the Rebellion. Gen. Sheridan speaks of
this law as follows: aIL .se4.F .,h"
The object of this act was exclude xgnon soldiers
from the police force OF this city. III
red out by the newly elected Mayor, John T. Monroe,
and every exUnion soldier was DISCHARGED 10 MAKE rcoa
for those OF rebeons antecedents 10 snng tins Unjust
prescription 10 much OF the act as REQUIRED ssaShee
OF is hereby suspended and reSdehce quahe-
| ton of years adopted. a, .-I,.., az
rected to adjust the present police force 30 at AZ ee
onehalf said force shall be composed Of exUnlon sol
diers, and all acts and ordinances state or municipal III
! the way Of this adjustment will be dsiegarded" '
1t appears from the report of Gen. Sheridan that his
reason Tor the removal OF Messrs. Abel, Herrob and
Monroe, based upon their antecedents ana teir
course in regard TO the NewOreans riots their failure 10
prosecute the rioters, &c. FOm their conduct W these
matters Gen sheridan feared that they would give him
Trouble the work OF registration. 1t was generally
heretofore supposed that these were the reasons thai M
duced Gen. depose the three officers named,
and this supposition is confirmed by the Official
| report.
From present indications it is not improbable that tho
expenditures of the War Department win be immensely
in excess OF the estimates made for that purpose The
acquisitions the War Department for Quarermasters
service Pay and Subsistence Departments miscellaneous
service, and Freedmens Bureau, since the let
OF March and up TO this date TWO months
| and seven days amount TO <25,9Si,sO5 81, which,
| however includes sl,3O4T1 90, the amount found
due the state Of Pennsylvania for expenses during t
Rebellion as covered the Treasury as her quo
OF direct This does not include sooOoe req'irtd
the Pay Department, upon which no warrant has bet
issued From this it appears that the expenses OF te
War Department for the 6sea year will be from sl2oo
to Co., five TO six times as much as the ESTE
mated expenses There fear that the large
falling of In our revenues will render it impossible for TN
Secretary Of the Treasury to prevent very
increase Of the public debt these acquisitions an
dcation OF those which follow aud It is very cer
tain that under existing existing circumstances Mr. M
Culoch does liberty borrow, and II is unders
stood that nasuch the payments for interest this
4 month are very heavy he will recommend that the See
rotary OF War suspend payments OF bounes for tho
present u not unt Congress shall make special pro-
III Alexander Cummings has resigned the position OF Gov
ernor Of Colorado has accepted that of Assessor OF
the Ivh District Of Pennsylvania There are already
number OF applicants the vacant Governorshp IL is
pretty certain that the position wiz be offered 20 Mr..
/ Hunt the Democrats candidate delegate from tho
Territory. present contesting the seat Of Chilli
cott the sitting delegate from the Territory There
little chance Of getting the seat and II the Governor
ship is offered him he viii most certainly accept It, W
From official information received here to-day it ap
pears that Gen. sckes has been In consultation with
officers Of banks within his District and has had under
consideration the feasibility and propriety Of issuing
orderfor regulating the banking interest In the Second
Military District especially for the purpose Of enforcing
anform rate interest The Secretary OF the Treasury.
10 whom this submitted does not ap
prove Of the project and 1t will doubtless be abandoned
| by Gen. Sckles. gllir E-lt8fy .Il. l-tl i- .''
Owing TO the rain storm the Japanese Commissioners
did not visit the Naval Academy Annapolis to-day
they intended. After visiting the Naval school, andethsr
places OF interest there Il Is their intention TO visit For
tress Monroe West Point and several OF the National
Navy Yards iron-ciads Arsenals and machine shops
During the next week they viii visit Gen. Grant at his
Office and present to nm the sword sent to him by the
| Tycoon. -i- .N ~ ~'-'r r..- IA a
Official information has ust been received at the ofee
OF the Lighthouse Board that during the sesson that
navigation is open light will be exhibited on tie penn-
sua in Gaspe Bay, IL miles north west by north from
Cape Gaspe The light is fixed white light elevated 40
feet the level of the and Is intended servo
as guide 10 vessels passing between Sandy Beach ana
the mainland opposite. I'd - -.r Ia adj Do cora
Our Consulate at London reports the loss Of the ship
President Fillmore, Of New York, having been struck
BY an iceberg on the 18th Of March, An on board wero
saved. lliI' 'i '-''. NJ ''-f Il
The Secretary OF the Treasury has awarded 70 e. c.
Sargent the contract for furnishing Concord n Hs
granite for building the Custom House ct Portland, Me-
The stone is TO be provided for the OF $oe,s7o
Secretary Browning still lives all reports to tho con-
trary Notwithstanding. r5 10 ~ -g sLs III iii os.
~ 10. MR. JEFFERSON DAYS. ? ard T.aalI
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