The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Gcaerai sheridan-Horaee Greeie''s
Testimony before the Judiciary
Committee-An Exploratory Bill
Report from the Judiciary Commit

Report from the udfcfhry So
tee.
NEW YORK. June 1.-The HeralRs
Washington special says: Sheridan's
letter giving his reasons why he closed
the Louisiana registration has not yet
reached the President. 1t is said that
General Sheridan has violated the army
regulations by publishing his orders,
and thus rendered himself liable to re-
buke.
No official information has been re-
ceiyed of the defeat and death of Cen
eral Gustav.
The Tribune's special says: Mr.. Gree
lev, in his testimony before the Jndici-
airy committee yesterday, said be has
had no communication with the Presi-
dent or members of the Cabinet con-
cerning the trial or release of JEFF. Da-
Wis. He had n conversation with Mr..
Speed abont the case in the spring OF
1866. Mr.. Shea, counsel for Mr.. Davis,
was the only other person present. The
object of Mr.. Shea was to learn IT the
Government would resist al application
for bail. Mr.. Speed was non-committal,
and gave no informationas to what the
Government would do. Had 10 CON-
municatioa with the President what
ever on the subject. At the time he
went to Richmond he had no knOwl-
edge of what the Government would
do. Ii was at the suggestion OF MIR.
Shea, who was an old friend, that he
became bondsman. No Government OH
Ger solicited him TO become bail; had H.
communication with Davis on the sui
iect. There was hubbub against la.
going bail. Senators Wade and Chan
ller advised against it.
They thought it would be bad policy
believe they thought it would have +
bad effect on the Republican party.
did not tell them it was party que
ton TO bail Davis, he having been In
prisoned so long. Tn the first place,
was DESTROYS of bringing him To trial
the first year thought we could COM
pel the Government to bring him to
trial by writ of habeas corpus
Finally, i thought the time for trial
to any good purpose had passed. did
not 90 bail for him with view of never
having him tried-I wished him tried,
if the the Government ever wished IL
try him. If he had anything to do
with the assassination, oppression OF
starving prisoners, / wish him tried.
know of no fact to Justify return OF
these charges.
The Tribune's special says the indica'
tons in the best Informed circles point
to a substantial accord between the
divers opponents of q sweeping conhs'
cation policy, and to the passage of an
explanatory bill supplying all the de-
fects of the reconstruction act and plac'
ing in question the power of military
commanders to remove civil Officers
who obstruct the law and legal justice
| 1t is believed that such bill can bt
agreed upon as will be satisfactory Il
the majority in Congress, and yet will
not be opposed by the administration.
-Four members of the Judiciary COM
mittee, MessrS. Boutwell,, Williams
Lawrence and Thomas, are preparing i
report OH the impeachment investiga
ton to present to Congress- ut its com
ing session. The report will be ready
! for presentation in about "a week. Those
members of the committee are of the
opiuion that the evidence taken by the
committee is sufficient TO warrant the
| Impeachment of the President, and
their report will urge npon Congress t.
take necessary steps 10 lmpeach tn,
| President. Ii is not the intention OF
those members to push this matter a,
the July session, but they will ask for 9
session in Octob,r for the purpose, and
this may lead to trouble i'll the coming
session. 1t is expected that Messrs
Wilson, Woodbridge aud Churchill viii
make report merely cenSaring the
| President.