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WASuISGToS .July = 1870.
NSHENUNONy July 7 w
Pat. Woods Sentenced to Jail for
Three Months.

WAsHINGToN, July 7, 1870.
Three Months.
The Pat. Woods case came up in the
House again to-day, according to rule, as
unfinished business.
Judge Woodward, Of Pennsylvania, OBJ
tanned the floor, and was proceeding with
his remarks when Mr.. Brooks, of New
York, interrupted with the point of
order that rs the House was now il police
court. and the prisoner was not before the
court, the trial could not proceed until the
prisoner was brought in. This created con-
siderable laughter, and the Speaker over
ruled the point Of order. Judge Woodward
continued, occupying but a few moments
in defining his position upon the question,
arguing that under the circumstance the
House had no right to try, or power to con-
Wet, the prisoner, the courts OF Virginia
| having jurisdiction, and they have not yet
| tried this case. He was followed by Mr..
Potter. of New York, who was also opposed
to the trial of Woods by the House. Mr..
Bingham then closed the argument upon
the case, rciteratiug the views expressed by
him yesterday, holding also that the House
had Il right TO interrupt the courts OF Flr-
ginia because of the supreme power Of the
| House. 1t was the right of the House to
vindicatc the rights of its members and the
whole people, and this was a heiuous crime
against the whole people.
Mr.. Buffers amendment striking out
three months and inserting until March
18th, 1871, wa then voted upon, and lost by
| but one vote, twenty Republicans voting
! against it. The minority resolution was
defeated by Il strict party vote, the Demo
| Gratis voting to release Woods and send him
| back to Richmond.
Mr.. Davis, of New York, then moved to
| reconsider the vote upon Mr.. Buffers
amendment in order to insert six months
| instead of three as the time Pat. Woods was
to be imprisoned.
Dilatory motions were then begun by the
| Democrats, and Mr.. Brooks, of New York,
| moved an adjournment, as it was evident
the whole day was to be lost in fiiibuster-
ing. Several other motions were made,
which took precedence over that to ad-
journ, which were subsequently with
drawn, MIR. Davis agreeing to withdraw his
proposed amendment and allow a vote to
be taken upon the preamble and resolutions
of the majority of the judiciary Commit
tee. The committees report was then
adopted lg q vote of 119 yeas to 81 nays
also Il strict party vote.
The prisoner was then taken ron the
floor md lodged in the Jail Of the District OF
Columbia, there to be confined three
months as other prisoners-the House by
its vote sanctioning n Of the greatest
outrages ever committed by that body.
War Department Account.
The Secretary of Wa has organized q
board Of officers to provide a new and more
efficient mode of keeping accounts in the
Department.
The Minister to England.
The friends of MIR. Motley believe they
have prevailed upon the Presidentto forego
his expressed intention of removing Mr.
Motley from the position of Minister to
England.
1t is alleged that the only complaint
against Mr. Motley is that he has not salts
f~actoriIy managed negotiations for the SET
tIemcnt of the Alabama claims, but this is
not believed by some of his friends, as there
is official authority for saying that the negc-
tiations as to the settlement of these claims
were transferred from London to Washing
ton some months since.
Lord Clarendon, in a letter to u friend in
this country, about three months ago,
stated that these negotiations had been
transferred us above mentioned, and no
thing save this had been done in the matter
looking to the settlement of the contro-
versy since the Johnson Clarendon treaty.
He added that it was well that the subject
had been transferred, for 1t was scarcely
possible that the United States Government
could expect any moro to be done by its
present Minister TO England towards
a solution of the difficulties than had
been accomplished by the late MIN
lister, Hon, Reverdy johnson; that the
latter did more by personal intercourse
With tho leading men Of England, BY cour.