The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-16
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WASHINGTON.
The Supreme COurt---s'ase OfGeOr-
gia and Neutrality-suspicious.
Treaty, etc.

/ WASHINGTON, April 12.-The postofficc
/ building is lighted by gas generated on the
/ premises. James A. Kennedy, Treasurer and
/ Superintendent, A II. Doubleday and L. b.
/ Moses, clerks, went to a cas- ment to remedy
/ some gas difficulty, and carried Il candle, when
/ = terrific explosion occurred. Moses will die
The others are seriously, but it is hoped not IA
/ tally hurt
The supreme Court is densely crowded. Two
crvrtfrItrt wuvrrer the complaint VIII be reach
/ ed to-day.
The only extra expense incurred in making
the Russian treaty was dispatch ofenquiry to
Gen. Halleck, AT San Francisco. and its an
/ swer. He replied that five to ten million would
J be a reasonable price.
The Presidents health is greatly improved.
/ He attended the CABINET meeting to-day.
/ Maryland returns 1000 majority for the Con-
vention.
After very long debate the Senate adopted
/ a resolution to adjourn on Tuesday.
In the Supreme Court, to-day, when the mo-
ton was made to file the Mississippi bill, Chief
! Justice Chase said motion to file bill was
usually granted a matter Of course, but if.
"a suggested, that the bill contains matter
/ scandalous or unfit to come before the court
/ examines it, or refers il to a master.
/ In this case the Attorney General objects to
the bill as containing matter unfit to bring be-
fore the court, that is the only point which can
now be considered, and upon that point the
court will first hear the Attorney General.
OConnOr announced himself and associates
in attendance should it he decided to argue
b
Georgia bill lacked the point which he op-
posed the filing of the Mississippi bill.
The Mississippi bill was, i'm a legal sense
scandaloHs, as it proposed making the Presi-
dent a defendant before the court Sharkey
said he had amended the bill to proceed against
the President a citizen of Tennessee STAN
berry read portions of the bill. claiming that it
was manifestly against the President as Presi-
dent.
He alluded to q process somewhat similar,
issued against Mr.. Jefferson in the Burr tri-
al. Mr. Jefferson did not obey, nor even
notice the process. As an officer he should
advise the President to disregard the sub
pPna, and traced the result should the court
persist and the President remain firm
The Court to maintain its dignity would
have to imprisOn the President for contempt
He maintained that equally with the
Kings of England the President was EXEMPT
from proceedings of this kind. He could
only be brought before the bar of the Senate
after impeachment. The courts could pun
;sh him for acts committed while President.
but he was beyond their jurisdiction while
occupying the chair
He also maintained that the action was
against the United States Government as
much as though the Government were named
He announced that he appeared there at the
request of the President, who, when the bills
We're passed over his veto, had but one duty
resting upon him, in his estiInation-tbat
was. faithfully to carry out and execute
these laws
Hon. L. J. Walker followed, and the Court
took the matter under advisement.
Mr.. Walker followed Mr. Stanberry at
great length, urging firm constitution and /
jurisdiction of the Court and liability for
the Government to suit, co.. coded this right +
by organizing Court of Claims and allow
ing appeals TO the Supreme Court Mr..
otanberry interrupted that that was by con-
sent sovereign Mr. Walker replied that
the Government could consent either nv
constitution or legislation, aud argued that
it had done SO.
At the close OF Walkers speech, both bills
were taken under advisement by the Cont.
The Senate has confirmed John s. TuIly
For Register of the Land Office at NeXI OTS
leans.