The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-18
WASHINGTON.
Voluminous Reports from
Government Depart
ments.
News Notes, Amusemsnts,
Personal and Official.
BEADEAU's CASE.

WASHINGTON. Nouember l5.-General
Edan Bssdesu, formerly consul general to
London, and more recently consul general
TO Havana, against whom the government
has a claim for about $1,000, on accoun,
of national fees alleged to have been lille
gally retained, has had his case referred 10
the court of claims for arbitration, and the
secretary of the treasury has declined the
application on The ground that the law ap-
plicsble to the reference of cases TO that
court by the executive departments refers
to claims against the government, and does
not apply TO cases where the govkrnment
has claim against an Individual. The
case Is now in the hands of the solicitors OF
the treasury, with instructions from the
first comptroller to institute proceeding to
recover tie amount in dispute.
WILL CALL NO MORE BONDS
Secretary Mccullough says he does not
deem ii expedient TO call any more bond:
at present.
ORDERED TO INSPECT.
The department of state has directed the
United States cousuls general in Lon
don and Paris to appoint medical examin.
ers to inspect all vessels leaving English
and French ports for this country, with 8
view to preventing the introduction Of
cholera.
PENSION PAYMENTS.
The estimate of payments from the treas
ury for the present month, on account o.
pensions, amount to $l3 100000
SWANS CASE.
The conrt martial convened by direction
~ he IN arg ha har or
red against Judge Advocate Genera
Swain, met this morning. The followiDs
officers compose the detail of the court
Generals Terry, Miles, Schoield, Rochester
Holabird and Newton, Colonies G. III
Smith, Andrew Brooke, Bradley Ayers and
Black with Major Gardner, judge advo
cate. General Swain appeared before the
court, accompanied by Judge Shelsbarger
OF this city, whom he introduced as one o
his counsel, stating be would be assisted by
Jere Wilson and General Chas. 81. Gros
venor, of Ohio.
On opening the court General Swain
raised the question OF jurisdiction. III,
presented a motion stating In substance b,
appeared before the court not asserting I,
lis jurisdic ion but solely for tn,
purpose of excepting to such juris
diction and praying the court Il
dismiss the charges and the prosecution
thereof for want of jurisdiction. 1t ais
stated as its ground that the accused bein,
an officer OF the army of the United State
and judge-advocate general of such arm.
of the rank Of brigsdier general, his com
mauder being the lieutenant general of tb'
army, the president is not allowed to ap
point court martial to try the charge
preferred against him unless such charge
are preferred by his commander, and tina
| it appears from the orders conYening tn
court that it was approved by the presi
dent by a special order to try the change
preferred BY Major Scott, and not preferre'
by Gen. Swaim's commander.
Following the presentation Of this mo
ton Judge Shellabsrger addressed tn
court in support of the motion and claim
ed the court was illegally constituted
Msior Gardner replied to Judge Shellsbar
ger and then the room was cleared Will
the court considered the plea.
On re-opening the doors the Judge advo
cate announced by direction of the cour
| that the plea of want Of jurisdiction hat