Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-11

Mudd, one of the conspirators for the assassi.
nation of President Lincoln, sentenced by the
Military Commission who tried him for the Of.
fence, 10 be confined at hard labor for life at the
Dry Tortugas, was signed by the President to-
day and sent to the State Department where it
will receive the signature of the Secretary OF
Stale and seal of the United States, and then b.
sent TO the commanding officer at the Dry Tor.
iugas, where 1t will arrive about the middle o.
next week, and DIR. Mudd Will be liberated
TIE pa, don is accompanied by report Of the
Attorney General, made by direction of the
President. EN- braeing the history ana points O
he case, and rsciting the various cons derations
moving the Executi We 10 grant the same, which
are chic fly that there now appears to he so me
doubts as 10 the completely Of the SAID W add in
the conspiracy, he only rendering aid by at
ending to the wounds OF the chief conspIrator
ID at The medical pr ofession OF Hartford county
Nd, have satisfactorily shown that it was
the professional duty Of said Mudd, as a
physician. to attend Booth when called upon
and further, that he was very attentive to the
sick at the Dry Tortugas during the prevalence
of yellow fever at that post last summer, saving
the lives Of many officers and soldiers, besi..es
that of Mrs. Smith, the wife OF Surgeon Jos
Smith, u. s. A., who himself died of the fever
1t further Iecites that his pardon has been
recommended by thirty-nine Senators and
members, over three hundred officers and sol.
diers at the Dry Tortugas, and others.
In THE HOUSE, this morning, Immediately
after the reading Of the journal, the Speaker
announced that the first business in order was
the resolution offered oy General Butler yes.
terday, upon which Mr.. Shellabarger was en-.
titled to the floor. Mr.. Colfax stated that he
would call upon Mr.. Dawes Of Mass, to preside
as he (Mr C.l had expressed an opinion upon
the question yesterday while upon the floor
He asked that the Speaker pro tenn be permitted
to appoint the committee on the part Of the
House to notify the President and Vice Presi
dent Of their election, and no objection being
made the Speaker vacated the chair, and Mr..
Dawes took possession thereof Mr.. Shella.
barger then addressed the House in opposition
to the resolution Of General Butler.
THE DEBATE in the House this aftern oon
was pretty lively on Gen. Buffers resolution
protesting against the counting OF the vete OF
Georgia by the order Of the Vice President pro
tenn. Mr. Bingham OF Ohio, denounced the res
olution as revolutionary and Of the secession
stripe. The resolution will probably be land
upon the table, and that will end this tempest
in a teapot.
In THE SENATE, this morning. Mr.. Davis, OF
Kentucky. offered the following joint resolu.
tion:
Resoired. de-, That the noisy, discrderly, and
tumultuous conduct Of Benz Jamin F. Butler, a
Representative OF the State of Massachusetts,
and other members OF the House Of Represent
atives IN the Representatives Hall, on the 10th
Gay OF February, instant, during the time toe
President OF the Senate, in the presence OF the
Senate and House of Representatives, was
opening the certificates Of the votes OF the
electors for President and Vice President OF
the United States, Of the several States, aud
said votes Were being counted whereby said
business was disturbed and obs tructed, is disre-
putabln to the said BENJAMIN r. Bntler and the
other Representatives acting with him. and a
wrong and insult to the people of the United
States.
Objection being being made by Mr. Ferry, OF
Conn.,, the resolution went over
THE RECEIPTS of customs at the Treasury
Department for the week ending February 9Th
Were, from Boston, S29I, ,763.43; from New
York, SO, 169,6S5:& from Philadelphia,
$l21, 1921; from Baltimore, S1ls,4 .O4; from
from New Orleans, S27s. 47e. so; from San Fran
cisco, li,599.I3 Total, S3,Os5, ,7oe.25.