The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02


WASHINGTON, March 31-Several members
of the Election Committee say that no action
will be taken on the Utah contested deles ates.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court to-day adjourned until
next Monday, when the present term will be
closed.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The usual monthly statement of the public
debt will be made about the 9TH proxmo 1t
is not known what the exhibit will be. The
internal revenue receipts last month were
rather light, but the customs receipts were very
fair.
RESISTANCE TO THE LAW IN KENTUCKY.
The officers of the Internal Revenue for the
district of Kentucky report that they expert
ence much difficulty in transactng the bust
ness of the Government, owing to the violent
opposition of lawless characters. The military
force stationed near the locality is deemed in
sufficient, and force of cavalry has been asked
for.
A HOAX. .a.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The attendance this
morning in the Senate galleries was more nu-
merous than yesterday, although the Republi-
can had announced rival attraction at the
White House, where it said that Ambassador
Burlingame, with his attendant mandarins,
were to be officially presented at noon. Those
who went to witness this show ascertained
that it was an April Fool hoax, and were dis
gusted
FHOTOGRAPHH.
The seven Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court. accompanied by the Chief Justice were
at Brady's gallery this morning and made sew
eral sittings for pictures. The Presidents
counsel will be photographed tomorrow.
THE MILITARY DISTRICT OF THE ATLANTIC.
Gen. Hancock, in his published order, an
nounces Brevet Lieut.. Col. w. G. Mitchell as
Acting Assistant AdjutanJ General and Bre-
vet Major Gen. S. Carroll as Acting Assistant
Inspector General of the military department
of the Atlantic.
NOMINATION REJECTED
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination
OF John Hancock, brother of Gen. Hancock,
for Collector of Internal Revenue for the LIST
District of Louisiana.
COPPER coLoRED SPECIALS.
New YORK, April 1-Wasbington specials
say the bill of MIR. Churchill, after having
passed two readings, is to be saddled with an
amendment proclaiming Gen. Grant as success
sor to Andrew johnson, which is to be put
through both Houses under the preyious ones
ton.
1t is thought that the monthly debt state
ment will show an increase instead of reduc-
ton.
The prediction that the impeachment trial
VIII not last ten days will not be verified, and
there is less confidence felt in conviction, ow-
ing to MIR. Chase's action yesterday.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AGAINST JOHNSON
The House has obtained possession of very
important documents touching Mr.. Johnson's
opposition to the reconstruction measures of
Congress 1t is said that members have the
original dispatches which were sent by Mr..
johnson to prominent officials in the South
and to military and provisional Governors and
others, urging them to use all the means in
their power to defeat the legislation of Con-
gress, all of which the managers will adduce
on the trial. 1t is alleged that they have, also.
important evidence on other points, more par
tlcularly on the manner in which those laws
which he deemed unconstitutional and there
fore vetoed, were executed by his agents under
his instructions.
INTERESTING RUMoR.
1t is stated that one reason WHY Judge Black
resigned from the Presidents counsel is the
fact that Black prepared articles of impeach-
ment against President Lincoln, taking the
same grounds as those now taken against Mr..
johnson. These articles of impeachment are
SAID to be in the hands of the managers.
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN GEMS. BUTLER AND
GRANT.
Washington specials says the difficulty be-
tween Gems. Butler and Grant have been ami
cably settled.
JUDGE GREER AND THE MARBLE CASE.
Another special says the position assumed
by Associate Justice Grier, of the United
States Supreme Court, when the McArdle case
was called up on Monday gives rise to consid-
cradle comment After Judge Black conclud-
ed his remarks, Judge Grier submitted the
following paper which was read:
En- pdrte VIM. HI. McArdle-The case was
fully argued in the beginning of this month.
1t is case which involves not only the liberty
and rights Of the appellant in this case, but Of
ten millions of our fellow citizens. The coun-
try had a right to expect it would receive the
immediate and solemn attention of the Court
BY the postponement of this case this Court
has subjected themselves, whether Justly or
unjustly, to the imputation that we had evil
IDENTIFY the performance of duty imposed up
on us by the Constitution and awaited for leg
islatiye interposition to supercede our action
to relieve us from our responsibility. / have
only to say 'pudet hae approbrie dicist non pa
tusSSe repelk," or literally translated, 81 am
ashamed such an approbrium should be cast
upon the Court and that it cannot be refuted."