Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Reconstruction Actand the Con.
stttutiOnal COnvenItonn

FROM WASHINGTON.
The, ,Reconstruction Actand tho Con.
stftutiOnal Conventions.
NEW YoRK. Oct.Il-The Times special says !:
The opinion prevails extensively throughout the
country thatthe reconstruction act Of the Fortieth
Congress requires msjority of all the registered
| voters in the Southern elections to authorize the
holding Of Constitutional Conventions, which is
erroneous. as the law reads as folloNs:, ssH
IF msjority of the votes given on that question
shall be for q Convention. then such Convention
shall be beld as hereinafter provided but if ma
jority of said votes be against Convention, then
no such Convention shah be held under this act
provided. that such Convention shall not be held
unless majority af all such registered voters have
voted on the question of holding such Convention.
The Trial Of left. Davis. =
All the statements heretofore published regarding
the trial of JEFF. Davis have been mere surmises.
and the Government has not authorized them nor
has it made public Intention of what it intends
doing.
It is semi-ofhcially announced that the Govern
ment will ask further delay when the trial comes
on in November. and that the counsel for the ac-
cused will then make motion for HolIe proseQui
Judge Underwood win be present, but it is not
yet fettled whether Judge Chase will preside. The
motion to quash will be argued and decided proba-
Oily duflpg the early part OF term .s,, sf.- ~
| It is due to Attorney General Stanbery to say
that althoush he has been consulted regarding the
matter and many have advised the prospective de-
lay, be cannot be held accountable for the manner
in which the case is conducted. He complied with
District Attorney Chandlexs request for assistance
in prosecuting the trial. by employing Hon. W. NJ.
Evarts assistant counsel. Consequently Mr..
Chandler is alone responsible. ssiF Gri
The President's Final stand Against
| az Congress, e. fN1
During recent interview with an old Tennessee
friend the purport of which has been retailed pub
icly. Mr. Johnson stated that he would take his final
stand against Congress by resisting its right if il
assumed it. to suspend him during the progress of
| the impeachment trial. if he was impeached. So
many fs spoil the threat but it probable that the
first opportunity offered the President to take i.
stand against Congress- on this subject will be to
veto bill providing for suspension from Office of
| all public officers whe may have been impeachsd d
until they have been tried, which will undoubtedly
be introduced and passed early in the session..
The Public Debt.
| The World,s special says: The statement of the
public debt for September, 7wiI be made about
Wednesday. 1t will show . reductionof the debt
but not to the extent given in the August state-
ment. Both the internal revenue and custom re-
eeips fel of in September. During the last half
of this month the returns from the ntern. revenue
have not averaged more than q arter Of million
per day.A.E r. u - O. y IT z
Register of the Treasury.
Tho President tonight appointed Colonel Noah
q. Jeries. of Marylsud, Register of the Treasury.
vice Colby, deceased. az
The Administrator not Consulted
about Jeff. Davis Trial.
There is not word of truth in the story that the
Administration is being consulted by the District
Attorney and Judge at Richmond, relative to the
postponement of the trial Of JEFF. Davis. 1t is a
matter for the Judiciary, and not the Executive
decide The only point upon which even the At
torney General could be properly consulted would
be as to the necessity of employing counsel sddi-
tional to that already provided by law. -''
E7 whisky Frauds.
A Washington special to the Post says: The In
| ternal Revenue Bureau has received Information
this morning from the Office of the Fifth District.
Vrginia that extensive frauds in distilling whisky
were discovered at Richmond An effort to seize
the establishment was unsuccessful, the officers
having been met by q large body Of men a1d forced
to return. Measures have been taken to suppress
the establishment but further trouble anticipat
ed. 4EufNUy
J.-- So. Jeff. Davis.
tits understood the trial of JEFF. Davis was con-
sidered in Cabinet meeting to day.
-Ha The Debt Statement.
The public debt statement. ready to be issued to-
morrow. will show reduction in the total debt.
The pripcpaI change since the last st,tsm.nt :.
gold in the Treasury which shows an ;ncrs. 90 ovsS
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