The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-10
WASHINGTON.
The Impeachment Question.
List of Persons .P0rdO,eed
by the President.
Surratt ON his Way to the United
States.
GENERAL GRANTS FIRST PUBLIC
EXCEPTION.
WASHINGTON.

~. WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
Representative Ashley, of Ohio, was before
the House Judiciary Committee TO-DAY. al
witness IN the impeachment question 8
Mr.. Ashley informs his friends that he is
CONFIDENT OF the passage of bill for recon
strncting the Southern States on the basis re-
Gently introduced by him.
The following are the principal names of
persons pardoned, o list of whom was sent to
the House to-day by the President: Virginia-
T; d. Aylett, Confederate States Attorney;
Alexander Boteller, rebel member of Congrt,ss
John Il. Cornbliss, do; T T. Fonteroy, ex U nj
ted States Army; J. D. Henderson, Lieuten ant
Commander ell U. s. Navy; J. D. Haliburts,n.
rebel Judge; D. c. Dejannette, rebel member
Of %o Congress; =; G; Lee, Brig General; P. F.
torney and rebel Exchange Agent; r. S.
Paige, Brig. General; J. NJ. St. John, do. DO;
John f. Chole, do. do; Alexander G. Jones'
40. do; r. b. Pegram, ex U. s. Navy; Claas
=. aauikaer; ex Minister to France by
Carohna-R Barniger, Brig. General; w. K.
Cox, do do; A. M. Rawson, do. do; A. M.
Scales, do. do. South Carolina - William q.
Aiken, e1 Governor Of South Carolina; w. 8.
Benham, Brig. General; M. Butler, do do; J.
Pratton, do. do; George Davis, rebel Attorney
General; J. j. DebOw, of Debows Review: s.
Ellicott. Brig: General; Walter Guym, do. DO;
L. 9. Guttren, do. do; H. r. Jackson, do DO
NJ Lynch, Catholic Bishop; J. L. Orr, rebel
Senator; j. S. Preston, Brig. General; ii. u.
Simms, rebel Senator; g. N. Trenholm, Score
tary Of Treasury, and 100 others Georgia-
Clifford Andersond and j. 4. Brown, rubel
Governors of Georgia. Florida, J. p. Antier-
son, Maj. General; A. K. Allison, Governor of
Florida; G. NJ. Davis, Maj. General; A. e.
Maxwell, Senator, and nearly 100 others. Al
abama-C. II. Battle, Brig. General; A. Book
er, do. do; W. b. G, Dayton, Maj. General: E.
p. Elmer, rebel Assistant Treasurer; Duff G.
Greene, Brig. General; Wade Reyes, rebel At
torney General: G. N. Moody, Brig. General:
e. w. Ruthers, do. do; p. d. Rody, do. do
and many others from the rebel States, amount,
ing to several hundred persons
Secretary Wells to-day received q teleqram
BY cable from Admiral Goldsborouxh, stating
that the steamer Swatara left the European
squadron yesterday for the United States with
John II. Surratt on board as prisoner. It is
expected she will arrive here by the last Of
January. & l-f i-Az aH
It is the intention of the Acting Comptroller
OF the currency to require the National banks
to keep the amount Of reserve of lawful money
required to protect their circulation, In plain
legal tender notes.
The first public reception of General and
Mrs Grant this season, took place this eve
ming Among the guests were members of the
Cabinet, Senators, Representatives, members
Of the Diplomatic Dorps, officers of the army
and navy and many other prominent persons
About one-third of the guests were fadies.-
Gen. Grant and lady were undoubtedly graft
He'd by the dense throug Of their friends who
were received by them. A-afNu u