The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-16
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
Judge Wylie again presided in the Criminal
Court. Judge Fisher being still i'll.
Mr.. Carrington objected TO further pros
ceedings to day, on the ground that this term
ends on Monday next; that the Judge
who ia obliged to hold the present term is
sick and not present that he was present On
Thursday last; that another Judge, to wit !:
Judge Carter. IS assigned to the next term Of
this Criminal Court, and that as the COM
mencement Of empanelhng a jury was by
Judge Fisher, i Is SUBMIT, by the District
Attorney to be Illegal before Judge Wylie to
complete the empaneling of the jury IN this
case.
The Court overruled the objections. and
Mr. Darlington moved to accept the ruling
The examination Of talisman proceeded
and finally full jury was obtained. The
following is list VIM B. Todd. j. r. Barr
Roht. Bull, Geo. A Bahern, Thos Berry, c.
{. Cheneder, Jas. T. Davis, Columbus Alex
ander, Vim. Mclean. B. +. Morse, Benjamin
Giddlngs, b. VIM. Burt
The Court adjourned to 10 o clock to night
10 swear in the twelve jurors, the Judge agree
ing to examine the law in the meantime and
see if there was objection to the empenellng
OF the jury.
The National TnttiligeHcer says: 1t is un-
derstood in official circles that the Attorney
General holds that State officers connot be
removed by the judgment Of a Military Com
mission or by Southern MitiMry Commanders
except in certain cases. He also holds that
the reconstruction act. so called, contem-
plates an election b. the people. Il is scarce
ly necessary to add that the President and
Cabinet concur with the Attorney General in
these conclusions Hence, the repor, tee-
"A I,l,a ~ /.
immediate action in reference to the removal
Of Gov. Wells by Gen. Sheridan is, at least,
premature, it not altogether unfounded.
Commodore John A Wilson has been
placed in waiting orders.
1t is understood printed copies of Attorney
General Stanbery's 5 opinion in regard to the
duties OF military commanders have been
sent from hence 10 prominent papers IN va
rious sections 20 be pa lshed Monday. From
conversations with gentlemen occupying of
fetal positions, 1t would seem that this opin.
ion is a more valuable and interesting docn-
ment than its predecessor. giving summary
of such persons in the Southern States as
are and are not entitled to vote at the ensus
ing elections. The Attorney General, i. is
said, holds that the RECONSTRUCTION acts pro,
| Iide for two governments, the civil and mill.
tary, both provisioned to be obeyed by the
people, and continued until superseded by q
reorganization of the several State govern
ments under the provisions of law. The
military commanders are to act as conserva.
tors of the peace, to suppress disorder, and
protect all in their rights of person and prop.
erty. They have no power to remove State
officers, executive or judicial, and their
rights in common with other persons to be
respected; and not being authorized to re.
move, they are consequently to have no au.
thority to appoint successors. In brief, they
are not acting in the capacity of abrogators
of law, but as coaservators of the peace
The opinion itself. however, will be judged
as to correctness Of these reports.