The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-20
TE1,EGRApHIC NEWS.


LATEST NEWS EKOM WAsIEINHTON
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
TRE HouBE aASAGERs EXAMINE MORE wIT-
SEssEs.
WAsHISaTos, May 1.-THE House Inn
fpeschment Managers continued their In
,yestigation to-day upon the alleged corrupt
efforts to influence votes Of senators.
TESTIMONY OF c. W. wooLLEY, OF cIScrs-
ss.,ifsss q 80 MATT.
Charles W. Woolley, Esq, of Cincinnati,
was before them, and underwent thorough
examination as to the uses to which he had
placed some twenty thousand dollars Of
money that he had drawn from time to
time within the past ten days or go. Us
The testimony of Mr.. Woo1ley was em-
phatic that he had made no use of his funds
to purchase votes Of senators, as sought to
be proven by General Butler. His evil
dence was also to the effect that he had not
had any conversations with any senator on
the subject of impeachment. When first
Intercepted as to the uses to which he had
devoted his money, Mr.. Woolley objected to
answering the question, upon the ground
that, having already stated that he had not
used the funds for impeachment purposes,
the Managers had no right to go into an ex-
animation of WITNESSES financial accounts.
Thereupon General Butler, who conducts
determination solely and generally without
the presence of the other Managers" order
THAT the Sergeant-a take Mr.. Wool
ley into custody until he could have the
House order that the witness be brought
before the bar Of that body as for con-
tempt. The sergeant-at-Arms obeyed the
order, and General Butler thereupon
left the committee-room, and went
upon the floor of the House to
hunt up the other Managers, but failed
to find any save Messrs. Boutwell,, Wilson,
and Hilliams. When these Managers en-
tered the committee-room, Mr.. Woolley,
rather than seem to shirk the facts, con-
Guided to answer the questions propounded,
but protesting, nevertheless, that the Mana
gers had no authority to examine into the
witnesses private accounts when they did
not bear upon the subject matter authorized
to be investigated by the House. y
The further examination was in ertenso
upon the movements of Mr.. Woolley; where
he was on this occasion, at that hour; who
was with him; what was said by this per-
son and that, and the witness himself. The
developments did not, however, establish
any ground for the charge that improper
influences had been brought to bear upon
any senator to vote for acquittal.
THE INVESTIGATION HAS Nor SUSTAINED
THE ALLEGATIONS.
Thus far the investigation, it is said, has
not sustained the allegations in the House
resolution, and there is no reason to expect
that Mr.. Buffers efforts to Ak corruption
upon the so-cailed "recreant" senators
will prove to be any greater success than
his conclusion and tin-pan argument was
in convincing Messrs. Fessenden, Trumbull,
ct ais, that President should be deposed
upon political partisan behests. -
MIR. SEWARD REQUESTS THE RECALL OF BA.
RON KUssERoW AND COUNT LorTrM.
Mr.. Seward has requested the Prussiar
Minister to ask the Prussian Government K
recall Baron Kusserow, one Of the princi
pals, and Count Lottum, his second, in TIT
duel that took place near Baltimore SOM
weeks ago. III st $50
zs,"@ THE VISITORS TO WEST POINT.
A few days ago the President made out
list Of appointments Of Visitors to Yves
Point, and sent the same to the War De.
partment, that the Visitors named nigh
be officially notified. The list is as follows
Hon. W. l.. Sharkey, Mississippi; Hon
John Williams, Tennessee General W. B
Franklin, Connecticut Hon. Leslie Coombs
Kentucky; Professor Henry Coppee, Penn
sylvania; Professor N. W. Edwards, Hi
nois Professor W. G. Beck, New York.
In giving out these names at the Wa
Department, or in publishing them in news
papers, an error occurred, and the name o
Hon. N. B. Judd, member Of Congress from
Illinois, was substituted for the real ap
pointee from that State, Professor Edwards
Last night the President received from
Chicago the following dispatch, dated lStl
instant:
i or
~. Johnson, President Of the United States
CATER leaving Washington saturda;
evening saw in newspaper my nam
announced as having been appointed q Vls
itor to West Point. Assuming the truth
that statement, decline that or any othe
appointment within your gift.
s5s'N. B. JUDD"
The President this morning replied b
telegraph as follows:
"Ron. N. B., Judd, Chicago
"The appointment of Visitor to Wei
Point, which you decline III your TELEGRAM
of the 18th, has not been conferred upo
you. ANDREW JOHNSON,
SENATOR Ross's VOTE APPROVED.
/ Senator Ross has received dispatch fro
Republicans in Kansas approving his vo
on impeachment and advising him to stan
firm. - rs 49, WALLAcE.
Protestant Episcopal Council OF vi
ginia.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
| LYscHBuRG, May 1s.-Rey. Messrs. No
wood, Minnigerode, Peterkin, woodbridge
and Dashiel, ministers; and Dr.. Dove,
q baskerville. William B. Isaacs, az