The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-04-03
Washington News.
wAsHrSeros, March a.


THE bill withdrawing the appellate
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Of
the United States In hdbeuS corpus cases
is now a law, the Senate yesterday hav-
ing repassed it over the Executive veto,
and the House to-day,by II vote of III
to "a, did the same thing. When 1t
came up for consideration Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, with whom ii originatodl
proposed to deal out Gtfeen minutes OF
his hour to Judge Woodward, of Penn
sylvania, in which 10 discuss the great
question involved in the measure.
That gentleman, however, very proper
ly declined to accept such PROPOSE
ton, and finally succeeded in obtaining
haitian hour for his argument in oppo-
sition to the bill. Radical legislation
in Congress nowadays is simply ma
chine work. The necessities of the par.
ty and the "previous question" are all
that Is required to rush the most inn
portent measures through, without even
time for reflection upon their real char
acter.
TIE GEORGIA AND M'CARDLE CASES.
The general opinion here Is that the
Georgia injunction case, now pending
before the Supreme Court, will not be
heard this term; indeed, this is certain
from the action of the Court to-day in
declining TO hear argument thereon.
1t is also believed that the passage of
the act taking away the appellate juris-
diction of the Court in hdbeds corpus
cases has put an end to the McCardle
case i'm its present form, and therefore q
| favorable decision need not be expected
thereon, as the majority of the Court
will probably hold that they have no
| i,,r ria Il ipti in, hn
| wAsHINGToN, March 81
THE Senate resun Cd the trial of the
President yesterday. Mr.. Wilson sub
mitted certain documents as matters of
form, relative to the removal of Secre-
| tary Stanton. Documents were sub
mitted also showing that the President
in issuing certain civil commissions to
officers after the passage of the Tenure
of Office Act, had caused alterations
to be made in the forms to make them
conform to the requirements of that act.
Mr.. Van Horn and Mr.. Moorhead rea.
ted the conversation which occurred
between Secretary stanton and Gen.
Thomas when the latter demande I,
possession OF the War Office. Mr.. Bur-
leigh delegate in Congress from Dakota,
to whom Gen. Thomas had made Ger.
tain statements regarding his obtained
possession OF the War Office, was
next sworn but Mr.. Stanbery objected
to the relevancy Of this testimony. The
Chief Justice overruled the objection
whereupon Mr.. Drake objected to that
officer making any decision whatever
and claiming that the power to decide
all matters of this nature was vested
in the members ofthe Court The Chic
Justice held that it was his duty to de
eide primarily upon all questions o.
law and evidence, but that an appeal
could be taken from his decision, and
the question submitted to the Senate
on the demand of any Senator. Thi.
gave rise to lengthy debate, the Man
ayers sustaining Mr.. Drake and the
Presidents counsel supporting the rul
ing of the Chief Justice. The yeas and
nays were called on motion that the
Senate retire for consultation, resulting
in tie vote, when the Chief Justice
gave the casting vote for the affirmative
and thcreupon the Senate retired. Aftel
an absence of three hours and a halftht
Senate returned, ana it was announced
that the Chief Justice was sustained by
a vote of 81 to 10, and that the seventh
rule had been ncorrespondingly amended
The Court then adjourned.
GEN. HANCOCK.
| GENERAL HANCOCK has issued al
order taking command of the new de
partment of the Atlantic, embracing
the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
Illinois, Wisconsin, the New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and thu
District of Columbia, headquarters nj
Washington.
| WASHINGTON, April l.
THE impeachment question monopo
lized the attention of Congress to-day
Mr.. Sumner moved to have the Jour
nal amended, so as to show that the
Senate regarded the vote of the Chic
Justice on the question of the Senate
retiring for deliberatiOn as unauthoriz
ed. Lost-yeas n, nays q. Messrs
Burleigh, Wilkeson, and Karsenel
were examined as witnesses but theil
testimony ELECTED nothing new