The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-20
Washington News.

by Black, Brent, Cowan and O'Connor, with
the certificate of the Governor OF Georgia
attached. 1t prays an injunction against
Stanton, Grant and Pope. The proceedings of
the Court tomorrow arc looked for with intense
anxiety
Charles O'Connor, in the Supreme Court,
to-day, asked leave to hand to the Clerk a
copy Of the petition of the State of Gcorgia,
which tomorrow lie intends to ask leave to file;
the Court said that he could do so.
Attorney General Stansbcrry said that this
petition differed from that of Mississippi, in
the fact that the President was made party
to tho injunction, and he further stated that
Stanton in behalf of the military authori-
~, had requested him to take entire
control of the defence. The court was re-
ques.ed but declined to take any order as to
the arrangement for arguing this question
1t is probable however, that the motion to file
two petitions will be jointly argued.
A resolution was passed i'll the Senate call
ing on the President for any legal opinion
officially given him regarding the Tenure of
Office Bill.
Resolutions fixing the day for adjournment,
occasioned characteristic debate, and developed
the fact, that the Senate is willing to divide
affairs, half Radicals and half Democrats: but
the President is firm in his determination to
adhere to his friends. In reply to the argu-
ment that unless the President yielded during
the recess, placing pcrsonsin Office Objectionable
to the Senate, he should be put out Of the way
in July. Mr. Fcsscndcn replied that the
President, equally with the Senate, was part Of
the Government, and might, with equal
propriety, threaten to put the Senate out of
the way, unless it accepted his measures The
whole question of adjournment was indefinitely
postponed.
1t is understood that the President has legal
advicesof his right, the Senate failing to con
firm nominations, to fill Offices vacated previously
to the passage Of the Tenure Of Office Bill
e April 12.-In the Supreme Court to-day
the emotion VAS %nadc'to file the Mississippi
s Injunction bill.
The Chief Justice said that the motion to file a
bill was usually granted rs matter Of course,
but that, if it was suggested that the bill con-
tanned matter scandalous or unfit to come before
the court, the court examined it or referred it
to master In the present case the Attorney
General objected to the bill as containing mat
ter unfit to be brought before the court, and
that was the only point that could then be
considered. Upon that point the court would
accordingly first hear the Attorney General.
Mr. O'Connor announced that lie and his
associates were in attendance in case it should
be decided to argue both bills. The Attorncy-
General said that the Georgia bill lacked the
point upon which he proposed to oppose the
fling Of the Mississippi bill The Mississippi
bill was, in legal sense, scandaous, as it pro
posed making the President defendant before
the court. Judge Sharkcy said that he. had
amended the bill to proceed against the Pres
idcnt as n citizen Of Tennessee. The At
torncy-Gencral read a portion of the bill,
claiming that it was nanifcstly against the
President as President. lie alluded to the
somewhat similar process issued against Mr.
Jefferson in tho Burr trial. Mr.: Jefferson
did not obey or even notice the process. lie
said, that as al officer, he (thc Attorney G en-
eraD, should advise the President to disregard
:ho subpoena; and he proceeded to explain the
effect of this course if the Court should persist
and the President remain firm The Court,
to maintain its dignity, would have to imprison
the President for contempt. lie maintained
that the President equally with the Kings of
England, was exempt from proceedings of this
kind. He could only be brought before the
bar of the Senate after impeachment Courts
could punish the President for acts committed
while President, but the President was beyond
their jurisdiction long as lie occupied the
Presidential chair
lie also maintained that the action was
against the United States Government as much
as though the government were named. I1c
announced that he appeared at the request Of
the President, who, when tho Military bills
passed over his veto, said that, in his estimation
there was but one duty resting upon him, and,
that was faithfully to carry out and execute
those laws.
Tho Hon. r. j. Walker followed in rcply
to the Attorney General, and the count took the
matter under adviscmont