Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-19
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

THE INVESTIGATION RELATIVE TO THE
VorEs OF SENAToRs.-The board Of managers
constituting committee to in yestigate the facts
relative to the votes of Senators upon the elev-
enth article held quite lengthy meeting yes
terday. The witnesses examined were Perry
Fuller, ESQ., Hon. d. w. VOORHEES,, General
Thomas Ewing and w. S. Huntington, Of the
First National Bank. The three first named
were interrogated with reference to conversa-
tions with Senator Ross. General Ewing was
asked If he did not visit the Senator at his
rooms op Friday evening last, and in reply
stated that Senator Ross and himself had
brief conversation, in which some reference
was had to the impeachment articles, but no at.
tempt was made by the witness to induce the
Senator TO vote one way the other. The
purport of the testimony of Messrs. VOORHEES,
nd Fuller was that no attempts had been
.,,ade 10 induce the Senator to vote for acquIt-
al as far as they were advised The testimony
Of Mr.. Huntington was to establish the fact
that draft for s20,OOO passed through the
First National Bank of this city, endorsed by
certain parties whose purpose in obtaining the
money is to be sought through evidence offered
hereafter.
General Butler was engaged last evening at
the First National Bank in examining the
bank account of Mr.. Fuller, together with Mr..
Huntington, cashier of the bank.
The Impeachment Managers at their session
this morning examined Mr.. J. q. Dunleary, a
Cincinnati banker, who testified to having paid
$4,000 to order of 9. W. Woolley Woolley
was also examined. He admitted having re-
ceived and disbHrsed that amount of money
but absolutely refused to divuIge to whom it
was paid or for what purpose, though he averred
1t was not used by him to affect impeach-
ment. 1t was understood that Mr.. Butler in.
for dod m int sol, to
TO answer the questions, but was cut off by the
ad journment of the House at a little after
O'Clock, motion to adjourn until Friday hav-
ing previously been lost by two votes.
General Logan is at Chicago, and the exanl-
ination is pushed mainly, it is understood. by
Messrs. Butler and Stevens, assisted by Mr..
Covode, of Pennsylvania, who has had con-
siderable experience in the III nyestigation line
SUIT AGAINST Mr.. STANToN.-J. ]. Bright
and ]. n. Oliver have brought suit for John
Naglee against Secretary Stanton, for trespass.
laying damages at S50,00O The plaintiff in his
declaration sets forth that on the 18TH of May,
1865, he was the owner and in peaceful posses
sion Of a farm called Neabsco, in Prince Will
liam county, Va; that the defendant, acting
under and by authority of the power vested in
him, caused an officer of the cavalry of the
United States TO enter on his farm and turn
him away whereby he lost the use of said farm
during the cropping season Of 1865, and lost a
large number OF horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, &c.
THE MISSOURI DELEGATION AND SENATOR
HENDERsoN.-Senator Henderson was on the
floor of the House a short time this morning
conversing with a member of the Missouri
delegation. 1t is understood that the commit
tee to investigate the correspondence with ref
erence to this Senator's vote on impeachment
have found nc facts beyond what were already
known, and that their report will not reflect
injuriously upon the action of either party
Mr.. Henderson was requested to appear befor.
the committee at their meeting this morning
but for some reason or other failed to do so. and
therefore the Investigation was not concluded
as intended.
No PAY.-There are now employed in the
Treasury Department about three hundred
laboTers and messengers, who have not rrcei. "a
any pay since March last, ON account of the
contingent fund of the Department, out of
which they are paid, being exhausted. All of
these employees are in want Of money, and II
IL 10 te hoped that Congress will, at an early
day, make the ne cessary appropriation to pay
them. They Were all notified when the fund
was exhausted. but consented to continue on
with their work, hoping that the approprl alton
would soon be made.
PERMISSION TO BE ABsRNT.-The President
yesterday received a communication from
Noble ID. Larner, Esq, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge F. and A. M. OF this District re-
questIng, on behalf of the brethren engaged in
the executive departments, an order allowing
them TO be absent from official duties on to.
morrow "Wednesday afternoon. after o'clock
The President referred the commu nication to
the heads of the various departments, recon-
meHdIng II TO their favorable consideration. 1t
Is understood that all MaSons will be allowed
to absent themselves TO attend tle dedication.
THE BOARD OF VISITORS TO WEST PoINT
The following the corrected list of visitors to
West Point for the year ISIS, Just appointed by
the President-Hon. VIM. l.. Sharkie, Miss.
Hon. John Williams, Tenn: General w. Il.
Franklin, Conn; Hon. Leslie Coombs, Ky;
Prof. Henry Coppee, Pa; Prot. N. w. Ed
wards, H.. Prof W. g. Peck, Y
PATENTS To BE IssUED.-For the week end
ing on Tuesday, May 26th, PSI patents will be
issued from the Patent Office. During the past
week 800 applications and 3 caveats were
filed.
The WHITE HOUsE.-The regular meeting of
the Cabinet was held to-day. All the members
present and General Lorenzo Thomas. This
forenoon several Representatives had inter-
views with the President
REsIGNED.-Surgeon A. B. Judson. u. : N,
has resigned his commission, and the same
has been accepted by the Secretary of the
Navy.
INTERNAL RKvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s402. .922.5s.
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