The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-09
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, April s.
Leave will be asked on the next motion day
OF the Supreme Conrt of the United States to
file petition of the State of Georgia, asking
that the President of the United States and
military commanders of that district be en-
Joined and restrained from executing the act
for the better government of the rebel States;
the object being as in the Mississippi case, to
test the consttutonalty of the law of Con-
gress Messrs. O'Conner, Of New York, and
Gen. 8 Black have already been engaged and
Will be associated with other counsel for the
petitioners.
The Supreme Court had before it to-day the
case of Joseph De Hans etat appellants, vs. the
United States appellee. Judge Black, Senator
Stewart of Nevada, William Evans, oil New
York, Il. A. Dix and Montgomery Blairappear
for the appellants, and Attorney General Stan
berry, Caleb Gushing, Senator Cole, OF Calitor-
MIA, John A. Willis and Harvey $. Brown for
appellee, and those having interest under titles
from the United States. James Nj. Carlisle is
counsel for San Francisco The case is an APP
peal from the United States District Court of
California, which rejected the claim. The title
OF lands in question in or near San Francisco,
involves from $3OO0,000 to $l5000,O00. The
United States maintains that the claimants
have no title inchoate or final, that their claim
is entirely destitute of equity, and should BE-
rejected. Mr.. Dix addressed the Court to-day
for the appellants.
The Committee on Foreign Relations report
ed back TO the Senate this afternoon the Rus
fication. 1t is understood that Mr. Sumner
made speech in its favor, when the subject
was passed over until tomorrow, at which
time the Senate will meet at IL o'clock to af-
ford ample opportunity for discussion that a
vote may be reached before adjournment the
same day. The prospect now is that the treaty
will be ratified by the requisite two-thirds
vote. This prompt action has been insured by
the fact that the the treaty, according to re-
port, allows only three months in which to take
definite action.
The following allotment of Judges was an
nounced in the Supreme Court ay:-First
Circuit, comprising Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, Justice Clifford; Second
Circuit, comprising New York. Vermont and
Connecticut, Justice Nelson; Third Circuit
comprising Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, Justice Grer; Fourth Circuit, COM
pfising Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia
Chief Justice Chase; Fifth Circuit comprs-
ing Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana and Texas, Justice Wayne; Sixth
Circuit, comprising Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky
and Tennessee, Justice Swayne; Seventh Cir
cult comprising Indiana, Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, Justic Davis; Eighth Circuit, comprising
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Arkan-
sas, Justice Miller; Ninth Circuit comprising
California, Oregon and Nevada, Justice Field.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations:-G l.. Andrews TO be us
Marshal of Massachusetts,; VIM C. West. to
be Naval Storekeeper at Kittery, Me.
For the week ending Tuesday, 10th inst, 225
patents will be issued from the Patent Office
During the past week about $50 applications
and 20 caveats have been filed.
The condition of Thaddeus Stevens has much
improved since Yesterday, and he is not now
wholly confined to his bed, but sat up a CON
siderable part of to-day