Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-25
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Report on achmenL-UntervfeVv
/ Between Surratt anc his. Sister.
/ The Times special says: The Judiciary
committee will report on the impeachment
matter as soon as certain witnesses in the
South, sent for, have been examined.
The meeting yesterday between Surratt
and his sister was extremely affecting. The
sister encouraged her brother to Keep a
stout heart, but the conversation was
chiefly on domestic affairs. The Judiciary
committee have not yetexamined him con-
cerning the completely of JEFF. Davis in
the assassination, nor is it likely they will
do so until it is known what will be the
proceedings against him. h. 81 .i3i
The RecOnstEuctiOn Bill i'm the Cabis
l. net.
| The Tribune's special says the Cabinet
had session on the reconstruction bill
yesterday. The President would sign the
bill but for the section dividing the States
into military districts. The other sections
are not so Objectionable, though he much
lpreferred the simple Blaine amendment.
Surratt and COnOVer before the Grim
| ~EB0- inaI Court. - E0TIs- =
WARRINGTON, Feb. % ASurrattJ was to
day arraigned before the criminal court,
sttired in a suit of black When brought
into court his hands were hand-cuffed. but
LAT requestof counsel the court ordered them
Ireleased, and the Indictment was read to
him by the clerk, SurraCt entered a plea
of not guilty. The clerk asked, How will
Iyou be tried?" To which response was
made, : BY my eountrymeq.n; When the
safe deliverance." The handouts were
then replaced and the prisoner remanded to
ljail. No excitement was manifested during
his presence in court. z" 'S y :
Sanford Conover, recently convicted OF
perjury, was also present, awaiting SEN
tence, the prisoners being side by side al
the bar. is -ar-sa IA az f1
No day has yet been fixed for Surratt's
trial, but it is thought it will be in March
Commissioner TO the Paris ExpOsi-
49, tiOn.
The President has nominated Prof Wal.
Icott Gibbs as Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition, in place of Prof. Agaziz, whose
lduties prevent his acceptance.
t. Bills Approved by the President
The President signed the bill appro-
Ipriating $10,000,000 for the payment of in
valid pensions; $23,000,000 for pensions tc
widows, children, mothers, fathers, broth
Iers and sisters of soldiers. and $2S0,000 fol
navy pensions to the same class of persons
The President also approved the bill
Eabolishing the Office of Superintendent Of
Public Printing and providing for the
election of a Congressional printer by the
fSenate. Mr.. Defrees, who was removed tC
give place to Mr.. Wendall, will undoubt.
edly be elected.-~
The President also approved the bill tC
lestablish and protect national cemeteries
Become Laws Without Approval.
The bill regulating the duties of the
IClerk of the House in reference to mem
lbers of the neXtNCongress, and the bill
providing that the Court of Claims shall
not settle any claims for supplies or stores
taken or furnished for use of the armies Ol
Injury to property where the claim origi
mating during the war for suppression O
the Southern rebellion, in a State declared
in insurrectiOn by the President, or a State
(which, by ordinance Ofsecession, attempted
to withdraw from the Government, hav,
became laws without approval of the Pres
ident. 3F!r '-E5.4s.T
The Impeachment Matter.
The Judiciary committee are engaged IN
the examination of witnesses in the i'm
parchment affair. There is no probability
that they will report this session. r,
Documents Transmitted to the Senat,
| by the President.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-The Presiden
has transmitted to the Senate a mass O
documents from the Secretary of State il
answer to a resolution of that body callini
for correspondence with foreign minister
and consuls in relation to the policy of tn
President towards States lately in rebellion
especially any inquiries by Department o
State with regard to conversation or opin
ions of such foreign Ministers. The docu
ments embrace dispatches from Messrs
King, Sanford, Bigelow, Adams, Marsh
Murphy, McMath and Perry, covering
period of more than two years. All tn
parties addressed on the subject denie
charges, and their denials are received an
declared satisfactory.