The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-28
BY TEL .EGRAPH.
W 'asllingtoD News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Senate
COMMITTEES on FO reign Relations have re-
ported aga inst tn confirmation of General
Blair, as NJ mister to Austria.
Collector Smyt ne testified before the Sem
ate Judicia ~ 20 mmittee yesterday. This
testimony eXOnt rates Senators ,Doolittle
and Patter son from the charge of eorrllp-
tioh brougl 1t up by the House COMMITTEES
The Judicia ~ Committee of the senate re-
ported accoi iiugly to- day.
General 81 ltler insists upon having the
missing eigl lteen pages of Booths diary
produced. ! le thinks the pages torn ont
may implicat 2 persons high in Office in The
assassination conspiracy. This affair ere
ates a great d cal of excitement. Senator
Riddle is lyini dangerously i'll Mt his resi-
dence in this itY. .s..-.. .lr.....
The receipts of internal revenue yester-
day foot up ne lFly half million dollars.
The impeachl nent question seems to have
been stopped TO the present. No witnesses
have been exam ined for several days. 1t is
said that Judge Chase has refused to try
jeff Davis in State where martial law ex-
lists. aud hence the President win release
him from prison. There seems to be no OBJ
lection to this movement.
The report that General Grant made sua-
gestious yesterday to members of Congress
| relative to adjournment while he was upon
| the floor of the House is without fnuntla-
! tion. I'm fact as am authoritatively in
| formed, General Grant has not expressed
an opinion as to the propriety or necessity
of an adjournment, or nothing has trans
pired here relative TO the execution of the
reconstructionlaw. except what has been
| done with the full knowledge aud approba-
ton of General Grant.
| The two Houses of Congress having
| faited to agree upon a day of adjourn
ment, it becomes the duty of the President
! under the Constitution to order an adjourn
ment fixing the day himself.
The Senate Committee have reported
against the confirmation of Blair as Min
ister to Austria ...,....
1t is stated that the Senate Judiciary
Committee have reported in favol of adj
journment till December. because the
Southern State Courts would declare the
reconstruction act unconstitutional, and'I
the act In that event will not he operative
for many months or until 10 shall be finally
decided by the Supreme Court, and that no
decision can be made sooner than the regu-
lar meeting of Congress In December, so
that no advantage would accrue from an
earlier meeting.
General ShcrdalI's order assuming com
mand of the Fifth Military District, com
prisng Louisiana and Texas, has been pub |
Iished. lie declares the governments OF
those States to be provisional only. and |
proposes to make no removals from office |
unless the present incumbents impede the
carrying out Of the laws.
The President has nominated Gen. SlO- |
cum rs Naval officer for the Port of New |
York.
Inc supplemental Reconstruction Act is |
to-day officially promulgated by the Sec
retary of State. .#.... .....
The Comptroller of Currency gives nc
tice TO holders of circulating notes of the
i'ir-' " iOual Bank of Newton, Mass. the |
Tcluy,-, g. \ qlioual Bank, the Memphis and
First National Bank, Medina. n. T.. that |
such notes will be paid in lawful money OF
the United States upon presentation at the |
Treasury.