The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
T HIRD EDITIO N
WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. ]
WASHINGTON, April 4.

WA0HlNulON1 ApiAA
The Reconstruction Bill.
The dispatches published in the Northern
papers for a few days past regarding the pro-
posed petition to the Supreme Court for an in
junction TO prevent the execution of the Re-
construction bill in the Southern states had
their origin in the efforts of "a few extreme men,
Dut Ihe result or the Importance iorceu upon
them by the publicity so gratutously bestowed
has been TO enlist large number of other gen.
uemen in Its behalf Ex-Governor SharlSey,
OF mississippi, is OF the number mentioned who
have recently subscribed TO similar petitions.
II is certain that one has been drawn up, COM
prising tOrty-five pages OF foolscap paper, re-
hearsing the record of the Govern ment from
its foundation and referring particularly to
the history OF the State Of Georgia, from the
date of the Declaration of Independence and
the union OF the colonies previous to the Revo-
lutionary War. The petitioners argue that
it by the Constitution in setting aside the pre-.
sent State Governments in the South, and in
superseding civil with military law in time of
peace. Another petition sets forth the allega-
tion that the Provisional Governments formed
by the President were also unconstitutional;
but IL VIII not be used provided the one above
mentioned succeeds The movement is gene
rally regarded as an effort to compel Con-
gress to meet in July, and the South
erners who have been inveigled into 1t are
denounced heartily by men of all parties. or
course it will be futile as the Supreme Court
cannot take cOgnizance of the petition until
after time enough shall have elapsed to enforce
the law complained Of 1again repeat my for
mer statement, that the President knows
nothing of the movement except common
newspaper report Written statements from
parties Interested can De procured TO Jne ettect
that they are making every effort not to inn
pliCate him in the slightest degree. Alabama is
the only one of the cotton States not repre-
sented n State, although it is known that
Gov. Parsons is lending his assistance to ib.
The Russian-Anerican Treaty,
The probability of the ratification of the
Russian American treaty continues to be an
absorbing topic of conversation here, and intel
ligence from Europe indicating the view taken
of it by the several European powers is looked
for with great interest. A representative of one
of the leading foreign Governments, speaking
this evening of the reported tranquility of the
English minG upon the subject OF the cession,
compares the plea of Indifference" made by
the Duke of Buckingham in the English House
of Lords, to similar pleas sometimes put for
ward by proud ladies To conceal emotions
which are the reverse of indifference.
Forthcoming Opinion to the Right
of Commanders In the South to Re-
move State Officers.
1t is stated to-day that the Attorney Gene
RAILS Office Will soon give a legal opinion as to
whether General Sheridan had any right, under
the Military Reconstruction act, TO remove
State officials from Office in Louisiana. The
President is represented as being of opinion
that he has no such right under that law. j
the Attorney-Generalr reports TO that effect; the
recently displaced officers will undoubtedly be
restored by the President.