Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-12-12

| ~ N1ENlNU Of SONO4s1Sos <Ah
iy large number attended the opening
of Congress on Monday last, both OF
members and strangers. No business,
however, was accomplish,l. The Sen
ate, after discussing the case Of Senator
Hill, Of Georgia, laid the matter on the
sable. There is a strong feeling toward
keeping out both Senators from Georgia
and tkeir case will be held back for some
time until a new judiciary Committee
is selected. and they scrutinize closely
the octs Of tie Georgia provisional Gov
ornmenf. in which the oath was set
aside in violation of the Reconstruction
act, and it is not unlikely that the
State Government will be reconstructed
and coloreed men be again eligible for
office. The feeling against Rcverdy
Johnson cropped out early, and the
House called for his instructions and
correspondence, and refused to pass a
resolution requesting the President 10
recall him until the correspondence is
laid before the House officially. Judge
Kelly got in his constitutional amend
ment providing for universal suffrage, end
Gen. Schcnck inauguratcd movement
for the regulation of the question Of
naturalization.
The message was not received uH4il
l o'clock on Wednesday. At the con-
clusion Of the reading there was an
outburst of Indignation. Such treat
ment as it received, 30 other message
ever received. 1t was denounced as
the most gross, shameful and Infamous
document ever cmanating from a public
officer. The House refused to let the
document he printed, and refused 10 re-
fer it in the ordinary way TO the aprro-
pirate committee for examination. The
same refusal was voted in tile Senate
1t is six column affair, and VIII appear
in our next.
PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The reported s:oplage
VI SONCiulLGlll SuUSitlS, DcSdtiSt vi tll-
substantial and imperfect manner Of the build
ing the road derives color and consequence
from the report Of the special commissioners
appointed by the executive to inspect and pass
upon the work. Cottonwood tics, lack Of bal
lasting, temporary and insecure bridging, like
that, for instance, at Omaha, swept away in
thirty six-hours after completion, insufficient
excavations, cmbaHkmcnts 50 narrow in places
that the ends OF the ties project over on either
side and bad location along portions Of the line,
with curves too frequent and short, are some
of the defects enumerated 10y the commission
ers They reach the conclusion that nearly
sc, 100000 must be expended on that part OF
the road already constructed, before ii can be
said to come UP TO the legal roquirement-tha
Of being first class road, fully cquiPped-on
the supposed compliance with which the sub
sidy bonds have bocn Issued. With such facts
before them, Congress will hardly be able 10
furnish sufficient excuse for passing the mat
ter by without an investigation.
TIE JEFF. DAVIS ToM-FooLERY.-In
the Unite States Circuit Court the other
day, Chief Justis Chase announced
a division Of opinion between his as
sociate and himself, On the motion to
Guash the Indictment against Jefferson
Davis, and that it would be certified to
The Supreme CoaIt at its next session.
On motion OF the counsel tor the defend
ent the case was continued to the May
tenn Of the Court aud the racoguzance
renewed. The case will now come up
before the full bench Of Supreme Court
in Washington,
The unexpected production of one ofthe
Reconstruction measures
as bar against punishment to Mr., JEFF
ferson Davis was answered by Mr.. Dana,
with the argument that to admit to this
plea would be to place premium on per-
jury, by leaving the old Constitutional
punishment Of treason III full force on
those who never held office, those who
had taken the official oath to support the
Constitution of the United States, and |
had broken it, would be relieved from
any penalty save disability to hold Office
again. The report does not show that
Mr.. O'Conor made any satisfactory re-
ply to this. He did, however III turn,
make good point against the Govern
nent by holding it up as repugnant to
.he worlds idea Of humanity TO deal for
four years with the leaders in war as
nen in all respects equal in official rank,
md honorable enough to be treated with,
md then, with the coming of peace, tc
lang these same men as traitors.
CUSTAR's REPORT OF THE INDIAN FIGHT.
Gen. Sherman has received Custar's re-
,ort of the Indian battle. Alter detail
ng the manner of surrounding the In-
Ian village, he states the red warriors
ushed from their lodges and posted
themselves behind trees and in deep
avines Charge after charge was made &