The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-04
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WAsHINGToN, April L.
II fEErfNG IN WASHINGTON OyER TIL

sWAsHiNGToN, April l.
THE fEETENG N WASHINGTON OVER TIE
RUSSIAN TREATY.
Secretary Seward is delighted over the
proposed Russian treaty. bat there is not
mnch Chance that the senate will agree to
1t, as two-thlrds vote is required. 1t
was taken up in the committee OF foreign
relations this morning, and considered, but
final sction was not reached 1t is be-
iieve! that SumDer fav0rs it.
Secretary Seward told a friend that the
$1,000, 600 to be paid for the Russian ter
ritory would only take half what McCul-
loch saved in March. He referred to the
fact that the national debt was reduced
$4,000, 600 last month.
TIE Missouri MILITIA ELL.
y bill placing certain regiments of vol.
%unteers in Missouri upon the same footing
as other soldiers in that state. as regards
bounties, is probably lost, and in a curious
manner 1t was passed by both houses.
anc vas supposed to have been sent to the
President, who was willing TO sign it
Saturday morning it was found that the
bill was missing. No trace Of it vas dis
covered till this morping, when it was
found in the desk of Senator Ross. mem.
Der of the Senate committee on enrolled
bills. The president has doubt as to his
right to sign it after the adjournment. but
the attorney general thinks he has the pow
er. The question: is 20 BE submitted to the
cabinet tomorrow.
SECRETARY M'CuLLocn-wHAT re Ex-
c TO DO.
Secretary McCulIoch is happy over his
debt statment for the last month. He
says, if congress will let him alone, he will
bring gold down to lis CT 120 by Decem-
Der, and without a stringent money mar
ket. His idea is that the government and
the banks can easily resume specie pay
ment within two years, and without any
panics or troubles among business men.
I'll TRIAL OF JEFF. pAvIs.
Judge Underwood, ofthc United States
district court for Virginia, had an inter
view to-day with Atty. Gen. Stapberry and
Chief Justice Chase. respecting the trial
of jeff. Davis. Judge Underwood is anx:
ious to have the case tried in May.
Gen. Schoield says that, even if so dis
posed, hecould bot interfere with the Uni
ted States courts.
THE RECONSTRUCTION BnL TESTED BE-
FORE II SUPREME COURT.
1t Is III contemplation by several south
ern men, now III Washington, assisted hy
r2lincnt legal advisers, to test the consti-
tutionaiity of the military reconstruction
act, by bringing al: issue directly before
the supreme court at its present term,
The proper documents have already been
drawn up and have been duly signed by
the petitioners, praying for an injunction
against Gen. Pope, commanding one ofthe
southern military districts, and against
Andrew johnson. a citizen Of Tennessee,
aud president OF the United States, re-
straining them from enforcing said act on
the ground that it is unconstitutional. and
therefore void and Of no effect.
1t is not Improbable that On Friday
next, which is known as motion day" in
the supreme court, the application for this
injunction Will be made, though the couH-
sci who have been applied to have not yet
given their opinion as to the feasibility of
the step.
Reverdy johnson maintains that the
motion Tor an injunction will be denied at
once, Oh the ground that the supreme
court has not jurisdiction in such a case
La his opinion, the case will have 10 come
up from a lower tribunal, on an appeal.
before tie highest court in the land can
take cognizance Of it.
Other legal authority, consulted to day
assumes the ground that the injunction is
asked TOR by citizens Of the states. and not
by the state governments. and that, there
fore, original jurisdiction in the case does
not lie under section ., article 3, of the
constlsuticr. Should there be a concur
renee OF opinion among constitutional law
yers against the question of jurisdiction
the gentlemen praying for the Injunction
may not present it to the supreme court.
but will await a case now being made up
in Alexandria, which will come up through
the district court Of that state, ON a regu-
lar appeal TO the supreme court of the Uni
ted States.