The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

ARLINGTON, r eD. 70.
Surratt was to-day arraigned before the
Criminal Court. He WAS sttired in a suit Of
black. When brought into court his hands
were handcuffed, but on the request Of his
counsel the Court ordered Them to be released.
/ The Indictment was thea read to him by the
! Clerk. Sarratt entered plea Of not guilty.
The Court asked him, .fHow will you be
tried?' to which the response was made, .sby
my countrymen;' when the officer added,
Then may God send you safe deliver.
ance." The handouts were replaced, and
the prisoner remanded tojail No excitement
was manifested during his presence in the
Court.
| Sanford Cenover, recently convicted of
perjury, was also present, awaiting sentence,
the prisoners being side by side at the bar.
No day has yet been fxed for Surratss
trial, but il is thought it will be in March.
The President has nominated Professor
Wolcutt Gibbs Commissioner to the Paris
| Exposition, in place of Professor Agassiz,
whose duties prevent his acceptance.
The President has signed the appropriation
of slo,oO0.ooo for the payment of invalid
pensions; 5000, 600 for pensions tothe
widows, children, mothers, fathers, brothers
aud sisters of soldiers; and $3.50, 900 for navy
pensions to the same class OF persons
The President has approved the bill abol
ishing the Office Of Superintendent of Public
| Printing. and providing for the electioneo eof
Congressional Printer BY the Senate. Mr.
Defrees, who WAS removed to give place to
Wendall will undoubtedly be elected The
President has also approved the bill to estab-
! lish and protect nationalcemeteries.
The bill regulating the duties of the Clerk
Of the House in reference TO members Of the
next Congress, and providing that the Com
missioner of Claims shall not settle any
claims for supplies or horses taken or fur
nished for the use of armies, or injury to
property, where the claim originated during
the war for the suppression Of the Southern
| rebellion, in State declared in insurrection
by proclamation Of the President, or State
which, by ordinance of secession, attempted
to withdraw from the Government. have be.
come laws without the signature Of the Pres
| ident.
The Judiciary Committee is engaged in the
examination of witnesses on the impeach.
ment. There is no possibility Of report
this session.
| The Senate rejected the following Illinois
and Iowa nominations:
Assessors Internal Revenue-Jas. G. Nc
Creery. 9th District, Ills; Robt. r. Lewis,
18th Ills; Quincy D. Whitlen, 9th Ills.
Collectors Iaternal Revenue-David H.
Wilson, 9th Ills; Frederick Swetts, Sd Ills.;
Sanford 8. Carbon, Iowa.
Postmasters-H. c. Weeks. Lockport, ILL.,
Aaron Almslee, Neontine, Ils.; W. S. Cook,
Davis, Ills; Jas. F. Clapp, Rock Island; T.
Brown, Bloomington, Ills.
Registers Land Ofice-Jas. B. Williams,
Fort Dodge, Iowa; Francis Seibeck, Sioux
City, Iowa.
The Senate confirmed Postmasters Henry
g. Starr Milwaukee: Iyersou Iarmar Me-
Donough Ills; John W. Barst, Sycamore.
| Illinois.
The disbursements for the week are ST.
9O9,o79, of which So, 347, ,o2o we're for the
War Department The receipts Of internal
revenue for the week were 81, 460, 800. Re-
ceipts Of customs are as follows: New York
S2,s17, ,2o5, Boston S285,6l9, Philadelphia
$500, $40, Baltimore 7l,411, New Orleans
sl35 50.
A delegation of Indians, representing sew
eral tribes, are now in the city, and waited
on the President to-day. Commissioner Bogy
and Secretary Browning accompanied them.