Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Letter

New YORK, July 2.-The Herald's WASH
ington special says: Sheridan's letter, CIV
ing his reasons why he closed the Louisiana
registration, has not yet reached the Presi-
dent. 1t is said Sheridan has violated the
army regulations by publishing his orders,
and thus rendered himselfliable to rebuke.
General Custar.
No official information has been received
of the defeat and death of General Custar.
Horace Greeley Before the Judiciary
Committee.
The Tribune's special says: Mr.. Greeley,
in his testimony before the Judiciary COM
mittee yesterday, said he had no commu-
nication with the President or members of
the Cabinet concerning the release of Da-
Wis. He had a conversation with Mr.. Speed
about the case in the spring of 1866. Mr..
Shea, counsel for Davis, was the ouly other
person present. The object of Shea was to
| learn If the Government would resist the
application for bail. Mr.. Speed was non
committal, and gave no information what
| the Government would do. He had no
communication whatever with the Presi-
dent on the subject at the time he went to
Richmond. He had no knowledge what
the Government would do. 1t was at the
sugge stion of Mr.. Shea, who is an old
friend, that he became bondsman. No Gov
ernment officer selected him to become bail.
He had no communication with Davis on
the subject. .---
There was a hubbub about his going
bail. Senators Wade and Chandler ad-
vised against it. They thought it would
be bad policy. l believe they thought it
would have bad effect on the Republican
party. L did not tell them it was a party
question to bail Davis, he having been i'm
prisoned so long. In the first place L was
desirous of bringing him to trial the first
year. l thought we could compel the Gov
ernment to bring him to trial by writ of
habeds corpus. Finally, [ thought the time
| tor trial to any good purpose had passed.
did not go bail for him with view of
never having him tried. l wished him
tried, if the Government ever wished to
try him. If he had anything to do with the
prisoners, ! wish him tried. [ know of no
facts to justify either of these charges.
The COnfiscatiOn Policy and the EEK
PlanatOry Bill.
The Tribune's special says: The indica-
tions in the best informed circles tonight
| point to a substantial accord between the
diverse opponents of the sweeping confis-
cation policy and the passage of an eX-
planatory bill, supplying all the defects OF
the reconstruction act, and placing beyond
question the power of the military COM
manders to remove civil officers who OBJ
struct the law and outrage justice. 1t is
believed that such bill can be agreed upon
| as will be satisfactory to the majority in
Congress, and yet will rot be opposed by
the Administration.
Four Members of the Judiciary Com
mittee TO Report in Favor of Inn
peachment. -.....-. 1853 --
Four members of the judiciary Commit
tee, Messrs. Boutwell,, Williams, Lawrence
and Thomas, are preparing report on the
impeachment investigation, to present to
Congress at its coming session. The report
will be ready for presentation in about a
week. Those members of the committee
are of opinion that the evidence taken by
this committee is sufficient to warrant the
impeachment of the President, and their
report will urge Congress to take the nec-
essary steps to impeach the President. 1t
is not the intention of these members to
push this matter at the July session. but
they will ask for a session in October for
this purpose, and this may lead to trouble
in the coming session.
Censuring Report.
1t is expected that Messrs. Wilson, Wood
bridge and Churchill will make report
merely censuring the President.
Southern Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Southern
Mail service, restored as before the war,
went into operation yesterday, and in
cludes about one thousand routes, and is as
completely under contract, with RESPONSE
BILE parties, as at any former time.
CoIfax and wade in Washington.
Speaker Colfax. President pro tenn. of the
Senate Wade, and other Congressman, ar
rived this morning. -....--r ... .-- ...