The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-03-20
.S'esCs Of the Week.

ton as Attorney General The President
accepted the resignation, and appointed Mr..
Browning, Secretary of the Interior, to be
acting Attorney General 1t is understood
that this action ON the part of Mr.. Stanbery
was with the view of his acting as counsel
for the President in the pending impeach-
ment, as he felt delicacy in so acting whilst
holding an official position, though there was
no legal incompatibility between the two du-
ties.
Late on Thursday, when there was slim
attendance in both houses, an important
measure was passed in the shape of an amend
ment to a bill providing for appeals to the
Supreme Court, in certain internal revenue
cases. This amendment repeats a portion of
the Judiciary act granting appeals, and sub
stantially prohibits the Supreme Court from
having any jurisdiction in cases before it OF to
come under the reconstruction laws 1t pro-
vents, if passed in time over the Presidents
veto, any decision in the McArdle case. The
opposition members did not at the time notice
the importance of the amendment, and dis
covered it only when it had passed both
houses.
This bill was sent to the President at 7
o'clock, the same evening, and consequently
the time allowed the President to send in his
veto will expire on Wednesday, the 25th
inst, at o'clock 1t is understood that the
President will veto the bill, but probably will
not do SO much before that time. 1t is ex-
pected that the decision in the McArdle case
will be delivered on Monday.
The trial of Mr.. Davis, which was TO have
taken place in Richmond, on the fourth We'd
nesday of March, has been postponed to April
t4th.
On Friday, at 1 o'clock, pursuant to pre-
yious arrangements, Mr.. Wade vacated his
chair as president of the Senate, and Mr..
Chief Justice Chase, in his robes, entered
from the rear and seated himself, and by a
single rap of the gavel transformed the body
before him from the Senate to the high court
of impeachment. Messrs. Stanbery, Curtis
and Nelson appeared as counsel for the Presi-
prepare the defence after a brief debate the
Court retired for consultation, and in about
two hours returned, and the Chief Justice
announced that it had decided only to allow
the responder; ten days in which to answer.
The Court tlcn adjourned until March 3d.
The Presidents counsel are Messrs. Henry
Stanbery, j. S. Black, VIM. NJ. Evarts, B. A.
Curtis and Thomas A. r. Nelson.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
NJ. E. Church South, which convened in Bal
timore last week. has made the following
appointments for this county
East Hartford circuit-F. A. Mercer; West
Harford-W. W. Watts. Mr. Zimmcrman'
who was here last year, is sent to Baltimore
circuit.
1t is reported from Washington that during
the past week there has been "big scare
among certain officials in Washington and
upon the suggestion of Mr.. Stanton and
Others who apprehend some mysterious COM
binations of Mosby's satellites and other ex-
rebels, including probably the "Klukluk
Klan," to attack and carry off the capital, an
additional military force has been ordered
there, and have been sleeping on their arms
uneasily ever since.
President Johnson has ordered General
Hancock to Washington. The General
promptly responded and has telegraphed TO
secure rooms for himselfand suite at the Me
tropolitan Hotel, and was expected to arrive
yesterday or to-day
In the Maryland Senate, on Monday, the
Chair, presented communication from the
comptroller, in response to an order of the
Senate, stating that the total amount OF
bounty paid between October 1st, 1867 and
March LIST, 1868, is 1896, 1885, of which sum
there was paid to 225 white volunteers and
drafted men $32, 300: to rs former owners
Of enlisted slaves 81 900; to 81 naval enlist
ments $4,000; to 624 colored slave volun-
teers $4,000 to 491 free colored volunteers
1923, 1876 total $236,195.
The amendatory reconstruction bill, provi-
ding that majority of votes actually cast al
the elections in the Southern States, for new
State constitutions shall be sufficient to ratify
the same, has become law, without the sig
nature Of the President, having been deliver
ed to him on the 2Sth ult., and the ten days
allowed by the constitution for the return Of
the same having expired.
General Hancock has issued an order ap'
pointing the nth and 18th of April for tho
election for ratification or rejection of tho
Louisiana constitution The registration
is to be revised five days, commencing four
teen days before the election.
General Candy has issued an order pro
viding for an election on the ratification o
the South Carolina constitution, and also foI
congressman and State officers, on the 18th
18th and 10th of April. The registry list
are also to be reopened to give such as hav
not registered an opportunity to do So
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.--The Democrat
Adeocate, published at Westminster, Caro-
county, Md, has been purchased by Messr'
a. Hes.a.-