The Portland daily press., 1867-06-21

what told him, aud a man came 70 the lall u
| see ME; was so mad at Conover could nave
| hit him over the head, and duo not taik tc
him for five or six days; then talked 10 a man
named Ashley, who came to see me ABOUT the
I case; Ashley was a short. stoutlSn man, and
| Conoyer told him about it; l told him all tel
| here but / failed to tell him many things tel
now saw Ashley at jail IN Conover's company
Bv MIR. Pierrepont-l understand Mr.. Ash
lev is a member Of Congress- and came to jail
| to see me.
| By Mr.. Bradey-I have not received prom.
Use Of reward from and one for the testimony
could give. ...... Dad. .-
Eddy Martin was sworn, but only testified
| to seeing Surratt and AtreIott at Port Tobac-
| co, Nd, Nov, 1864, where he was watching for
chahce to cross the river into Virginia; have
not seen Surratt since until now.
MI Brooks was sworn and examined by Mr.
Ilerrepont. Witness had charge of j. L.
Howard's livery stable i'll q street, between 9TH
and 18th streets, in 1865; knew Booth, Atze-
rott and Surratt; the latter put his horses up
at the livery stable, and COVE orders that Booth
but no oae else but himself should get the
horses Booth, Surratt and Atzerott came TO
the stable together and sometimes separately
Surratt gave orders that Boath and no one
else should have the horses. Witness here
produced paper in Surratts handwriting and
it was read TO the Jury. 1t was a note dated
March 26, 1865, and was written by Surratt to
witness, returning team which he had hired
and requesting witness to let Booth have his
(Surratt's) his horses. The note was Offered in
evidence.
The witness resumed, and said he had seen
Surratt ride out with Booth and Atzerott; had
received another note from Surratt, and also
one from Mrs. Surratt 4a-o
Witness was asked if he had any converse
tion with Atzerott about Surratt in April 1865.
Mr.. Bradley objected TO the question, as the
conversation related to note which was not
in Court. fG4TE liz .bllGll lJJAit 1
Mr.. Perrepont suggested that it would be
best to postpone further investigation until the
note was produced, and the Court tbereupOn
took recess till ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. f-Ii
Views Of the Cabinet ON the Powers Of
Military Commanders.
4-8 N tf.a WASHINGTON June 20.
The conclusions of the President and Cabi-
net IN refe renee to the Interpretation of mill
sary reconstruction laws are stated in the fol-
lowing proceedings, which are published by
permission OF the proper authorities:
IN Cd6inet, June Is, 1867.-Present, the Pres
i9enI, the Secretary OF State the Secretary Of
the treasury, the Secretary of War, the Sec
rotary Navy, the Postmaster General the At
torney General, and Acting Secretary of the
Interior. 80 F"' - ai'c'
Tue President announced that he had under
consideration two opinions from the Attorney
General as to the gal questions arising upon
icts u congress, commonly known as the re-
construction acts, and that in view of the great
magnitude of the subject and the various in
terests involved, he deemed it proper to have
it considered in Cabinet and avail himself OF
all the light which could De afforded by the
opinions and advice of the members Of the
Cabinet to enable him to that these laws
are faithfully executed, and to decide what or.
der and INSTRUCTIONS are necessary and expe-
dent to be given to milit9 nv commanders. The
President said further that the branch of the
subject that seemed to him in order first was
the consideration as to the instructions to be
sent to the military commanders for their guild
ance and for the guidance of persons offering
tor registration. The instructions proposed by
the Attorney General, as set forth in the sum
mary contained in his last opinion, will, there
lore. now be considered 1890 ~.
The summary was then read at length and
adopted section by section most of them unan-
lmously, Secretary Stanton, however, voting
nay on some of them, and in one or two in
stances other members of the Cabinet Joining
him in non-concurrence. - @
In Cdbinet. June 20, 1867.-Present, the same
officers as on the 18th, except the Acting Sec
rotary Of the Interior. ,.-t .I-
The President announced to the Cabinet that
after full elaboration he concurred with the
majority on these sections of the summary v,
upon which the Secretary of War expressed
ms dissent and that he concurred with the
Cablnet IN the section approved by unanimous
consent, that as it appeared that military COM
manders enter ned doubts upon coun S COW
cred by the summary, and as their actions
hitherto had not been uniform, he deemed it
proper, without delay, to communicate in a
general order to the respective commanders
the points put forth in the summary. +