New-York tribune., 1869-02-27

The Senate Naval Committee have decided to re-
port adversely on Mr.. Geo. W, Bunts proposition Tor
the loan OF Government vessel to the
of Charities and Collections of New-Iork city to
train the boys in their charge for seaInanslip and
navigation.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
Several parties. entertaining hopes OF receiving
appoinInent TO office here and elsewhere, under the
incoming administration, nave already eohlheneed
vigorous campaigning IN support OF their objects
The fact that Cen Grant Will not under any clrcun
stances give attention TO applications for ofhce ut
present, has had the effect of deterrlng many from
presenting their petitions in advance of his lnaugu-
ration although il is known that not few are
ready TO send them in for consideration on the 5th
of March. Among the petitions for which
active measures have been commenced, with view
TO securing success and where the ncumbents would
be resident here, the offices of Recorder OF Deeds
for this District United States Marshal Colnnlls-
sioner of the United States Pension Office Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury lately occupied by Mr.
VIM. L. Chandler and more recently oy Mr: COOPER
of the different departments are naturally
anxious concerning the prospects OF thorough ro-
tation. but In common WITH all others are s9ppieu
with no information on that subject beyond what
has already been stated with reference to the prlne-
pal offices making integrity business tact, and thor
ough attention official duties, the essential feat
urt,s i'm those holding official positions.
Lieut.-Gen. w. L, Sherman arrived here to-day
from ST. Louis and is stopping at the residence OF
his brother Senator Sherman. The house purchased
from Gen. Grant for him 10 be thoroughly repaired
and nc will not remove to it before the LIST OF June
The Committee TO arrange the Inaugural proces-
sion have not yet fully determined on the programme
for the procession. IL has, however. been deter
mined that the several divisions viii form IN the
First Ward, the military Pennsy vania- ave, and
other divisions side Streets and take mp the Pres
dentelect at his headquarters on the corner OF Sew
enteenth and Fists proceeding along the avenue to
procession will return up the avenue
and disband at some convenient point
IN the ID strict also all the Marine Corps. The Sec
retary War has issued the necessary orders To the
troops and Gen. Bellin. AT the request of the com
mittee the Secretary of the Navy has issued orders
to Mai Graham TO parade his command of Marines.
and the War Department Order trecently issued,
transferring United States troops IN 80 far as u re-
lates TO troops here VIZ: Company X, the 9th Cav
alry Battery f. the 5th Artillery the 18th Infantry,
and the 44th InfantIy) has been suspended until
aft, the Inauguration.
Tie public debt statement for the present month
will be issued earlier than usual In March, and not
delayed until the 9th or 7th of the month, The indi-
cations of large decrease continue 10 De very good
PayInasteT William 4. Winslow, son OF Commodore
Winslow, of KeaTsarge fame, died IN this city last
night, after brief Illness.
In the Supreme Court of the United States. to-day,
the following cases were argued:
Ex parte Samuel Arnold aud edward Spangler were
argued by Phillip Phillips OF counsel on behalf OF the Io-
TONERS He said the petite IN these cases show that
the petitioners citizens OF the State OF Maryland, wero
tried and Dyiced in the City OF Washington. by Mill
June 1855; they had been connected with the
military naval service Of the United States, nor
with the militia when called into active service that
the time Of their arrest and convection the Courts In
the District OF Columbia were unobsructed IN the oIer
else Of their judicial functions, and the laws IN this DIS
trict uDimpared that Grand Jnries since their
rest have frequently been organized Ia the Courts Of this
District, and no indictment has ever been prepared
against them IN said Courts that the charge
on which they were convicted. being for aitorousiy
conprng In aid OF rebellion against the United States
they entitled to bo discharged from imprisonment
under tie proclamation Of tho President Of Tie United
submitted that the decisions Of the Supreme Court
power Of tic Court TO grant The wit Of to
inquire into the cause VI commitment but 10 discharge
them when 10 shall he made apparent 10y the returns aud
certoTar That the siatnents In the etlloh axe true
Mr. Philips argued the appellate power Of tls COufi n,
BY The Constitution subject to such exception. ana TO
such Iegnlation9 as Congress may make Tie provision
that there should be but Supreme Court ms 10 which
was TO exercise general supervisory jurisdiction ho
referred to the Judiciary act OF 1879 10 show either
Gave 'n9 oowsp o ptan, the haeas corpus
for the purpose OF nqung into the cause OF commit
by color OF the authority Of the United states.
United for a before some Court or IL ~ necessary that
Tons Ds provides that for any srime against the United
States any Justice Judge OF the United States may
necessarily Includes tho power issue the writ of habeas
cOpus aud both upon principle and authority the power
when sitting Court What counsel maintain Is this,
that u was competent for Congress TO have granted tho
cases and that ia the former they may have In
euded appeal writ Of from military tribunals
Sisf' SHG by ''sHSn' Ss e coa Sa
by the military authorte by virtue OF the act OF 1882
that power ia wholly unaffected by the act OF 1857 As
sstant Attorney Ashton replied on the part OF
the United States maintaining that the Supreme Court
grant writ Of habeas corpus od sub Jaeiedu only
n the exercise OF Its appellate jurisdiction and by means
OF such writ revise only the proceedings OF those tn
bunals over which, and IN respect 10 which. II has
appellate control and authority. This Court can no
exercise any appellant control by appeal writ OF error.
or any other proceeding over the Military Commission,
by virtue Of whose sentence the petitioners are npriso
ed nor has the Court the power In any form or by any
procedure revise the proceedings OF that Commission
in Of petition. This Court is not bound to
issue q writ OF habeascorpus on application
during term-tme; but the allowance OF the
writ by consent rests in Its dssention Ihs court mas no
authority under and in virtue OF the act VI February D.
1861 to grant the wf OF habeaB corpus Ia s case az
by the second section thereof II s expressly provided
that this shalt not extend TO the case oi any person
who Is may he held the custody OF the military
authorities Of the United States, charged WIN
any military Ofiense, with having hided rebellion
against the Government OF the United states prior 10 The
passage OF this act" Mt Ashton quoted numerous
authorities In order to show the application Tor the wrt
In this should be denied. The court look
the under ndysement p B Locke, plaintn IN Er.
hg the United States In Error to the Crct Court
Of the United States for the District OF Maine ON motion
OF H. j. d. Fuller OF counsel for tho Paintin III Error
ordered by the Court that this writ OF error DC doissed
with costs. The American Wood Paper Company, ap-
pelians agt Jacob d. Heft ct al. The motion Tor eaye
70 H. B Mead ~ intervene this cause was argued ny
Butter In support thereof aud by MT jencKes IN op
pvsitaon thereI0i % ''.'