The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-04
Dispatches from Tuesdays Daily.
FROM WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON May both houses will adjourn from
| Thursday to Monday for summer Capitol arrange
meBts.
| Gen. Jordan, who enlisted for one year, is not de
serter from the Cuban cause. He comes here in the
Cuban interest with two Cuban secretaries.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed the As
sstan Treasurer at New York to sell one million gol(
on each Wednesday of the month of May, commencing
May 4th, the first and third sales account of the
sinking fund and the second and fourth account Of
the special fund.- four millions in ALL He is also di
rected to purchase one million of bonds each on Thurs
day the 18th and Thursday the 26th for the sinking
fund.- and two millions each on Thursday the 9th an6
Thursday the 10th account of the special fund, OF
six millions in all.
A dispatch from the far west says dispatch from
Sioux City to-day states that the alarm in the indar
country is is general and well founded 1t is thought
that if the Indians not Sheridanized at once the,
will inaugurate the most expensive war the West eVe
experienced.
The Senate Committee on Claims have passed favor
ably the claims Of VIM. Creevy Tyler and others fo
$50 900 for clearing the southwest pass of the Miss
sppi. This claim has been pending since 1867. Th
committee will also report fayorably resolutions
paying Southern loyalists for property taken for
purposes by the Federal army.
WASHINGTON, May 2.--The Supreme Court of the
United States has decided the of the United States
against Edward Padleford, appeal from the Court Of
Claims The appeal was brought before the court on
March H. 1863 for half the proceeds paid into the
treasury of 1898 bales of cotton captured at Savan
nah and turned over to treasury agent and sold I'M
der that act The court says in conclusion: " If fol
lowing that at the time of the seizure of the pet
toners property he purged of whatever ofense
against the laws Of the United States he had commit
ted by the mentioned in the findings and relieved
from any penalty which he might have incurred it fol.
lows further that the property had been seized before
the oath was taken the faith Of the Government was
pledged to its restoration upon taking the oath in good
faith. We cannot doubt that the petitioners right
the property in question, at the time of the seizure
except against the acts of themitary commanders,
and that it is made absolutely perfect by pardon not
wthstanding the seizure. But it has been suggested
that the property was captured in fact if not lawfully
and that the proceeds having been paid into the treas
ury OF the United States, the petitioner is without
remdey in the Court of Claims unless proof is made
that he gave aid comfort to the rebellion. The
suggestion is ingenus but we could not think it
could be sufficient. The answer is that after the par
don ofense connected with rebellion can be i'm
puted to him. II in other respects the petitioner
made the proof which, under the act entitled him to
decree for the proceeds of his property the law makes
the proof OF pardon a complete substitute for the
proof that he gave aid or comfort to the rebellion
different construction would, as it seems to US, de-
feat the manifest intent of the proclamation and of
the act Of Congress, which authorized it, Under the
proclamation and the act the Government becomes
trustee holding the proceeds of the petitioners prop
erty for his benefit and having been fully reimbursed
for all expenses incurred, loses nothing by the judg
ment which simply awards to the petitioner what is his
own the views require the affirmation of the judgment
of the Court of Claims, and is accordingly affirmed
The States were called for bills
bill was passed giving pension of $4,000 to Mrs.
Lincoln.
In the Senate numerous petitions presented for
relief of political disabilities.
Sawyer introduced bill to enable claimants in cases
not connected with the rebellion to go into the Court
of Claims without proof of loyalty.
The Senate bill allowing claimants to prosecute in
the Court of Claims for claims arising since the
without proof OF loyalty, introduced by Sawyer
referred to the Judiciary Committee
Candy has issued order renqaishiag command
of the Department of Virginia and orders his subord
mates to report to Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the
Department Of the East
The District Attorney GenerHlship Of Virginia is nj
the disposal of ex Governor Wells
San Domingo vote 5000 for, and only 10 against
annexation.
At the October term Of the Supreme Court the case
OF Knox vs. Lee will come up for reargument It is
question OF sequestration under the Confederate law
aud in the decision of Judge Davis, of Texas, he
charged the jury that payment can be made in legal
tender notes OF the United States The difficulty was
upon this instruction. and the argument has been or
dered because It opens up the whole question of the
eonstitntionality of the legal tender acts of Congress