Q i U II I! RI a ill 2 II Pennsylvania Lqislature Cepeciat Dispatch to Dutotwas oasettal Heasumnscno, February 25, iBgL SENATE. The Senate Committee on Federal Ile hitlons reported the impeachment reso lutions offered yesterday, emended as follows: That the thanks of the people of the porunonwealth are due and hereby ten dered, through their Immediate Repos mutat/vs% to - the Mouse of Rep:mania tires of the Ooagram of thensitedSrans, far Its fidelity to the people and its promptness in preening articles of Impearlarnent against Andrew Johnson for tdelate acts of zururpation. That the thanks of the people of Penn sylvania are due and hereby tendered to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, for his courage and fidelity In resisting the attempted invasion of his °flee, and violet:lOn or fundamental law, and hie resolute resistance to Executive en croachment. Mr. WALLACE, (Democrat), of Clear field, offered the following substitute: That In the passage over the veto, and requisage of the Tenon of Offee law, the Executive and "Leglalativ branches of the Government sash dal • s for itself, the right to judge of • •natitutiott, and there being a • at opinion thereon, it was the regal • of either of acid departments, when ed to execute or obey the same, to bri • g .t before the _Supreme Court of the • • l• , States for adjudication. • That In the , removal o Edwin M. Stanton from the office of Secreterv_of -War and appoint:mato Lorenzo Thom as In his stead, for the • • rposehf testing the couttltationallty of d Tenure of Office law, the President of the. United States Was obeying his • th to planers% protect and defend the Constitution of the United Statee, and was pithy of no crime for which he on legally be Im peached. That It Is the Zloty of the Executive and Legislative branches of the govern- Ulla to reaped and obey tho decision of the Supreme Court of the Unitad States oitom the gruel= of the eonatlttt • — time/by of listd.r. miss of Oftice - law,' when anoonnoed by meld Orost. The sotzlect was made the special order for this svensiii.: ,iirtha rim= siassam. A. littpidienistit for the PeOpleo' Sayings Bank oTh:taboret, anthoriging divl daub Opt of net. israings: Prohibiting the tale of intoxicating liquors in Belirrornan township, Fayette "ftcra raiszci ..riftirreome ScrurkrA—Eximpting quest or John S. Brady to waottnatop College from taxation.- -- Incorporating Pittsburgh and Colorado Silver Mining Company. Declaring valid a certain conveyance in Webster triwriatdp, D*yette comity, tie Wm. Bcsaii: ":' " Exempting from taxation the Pitta burgh Church Guild, to the extent o ally thousand . dollirs. • Authorizing Pittsburgh, Allegheni! and Manchester Passenger Benny to • 811 aivreo" -3- "Taiirt Adjonined till evening. ; ,The. Senate, at. half pant. ten o'clock, atiii.liscuising the iniceichniezu reaolutona, with Indications that ihe. will pass by a party vote. Etol7SE'Or EthiIiESESTATIVES. VfTROZ=CIX Mr. FORD, Alleglrauv, a nspplautent to tho Plitsburit Corti oltdattin act, pro; siding for school purposes In the several dilutes. . _ Mr. Etoii7'.inDS,:fpf Lawrence, incur: porating the New Cutlet Hall and Mar: het Company, anima. The mon:dm:maim wax occupied in the .first reading of over twe handrail . . private blihtwithout dr/aim:tiara. -•- ssca. 31.11144.04.112,134: Alkerieol . Sea Ant —Thelioriie refused to concur ht the Senate amendments td the free relieved =I The bill antbarising. Melinda. Trees; nrelicAtiditer , diradrar tataiiiii, General to exaniketand pay claims of George W. Cam,yeliebbagton and Addison Leo* for injuries by abandonment, of sreinern, division of, Pen Mr. MANN, of Potter, moved to eon.Z fine theft:rumor , to ten *mind dopers: Mr..FORD, dilegheny, mated WeOil fine It to 410-,0"3*4(1014rg5,-lAtat. :,.:15101 . 9g? iabousdpst,4o . Hokum - ,comrasomplyx, AXIDIDZERT. The Houle discumed, undlalsterhatir, 1.14 intondmonni.. vaunt they the rinnta crigr;frr TgiOsionothig *xt, idle* Mr. MA. EttannrUlAcetrthordebits and nal the ffirtirwat By xn WHITE, Indian: Obsotitiat the tlow" Or.lroldtm Cootie ist Ism!Usti& end Si r istammlood - ..ltOlottog -ottlopotimay . of :lib:owe: a dkw. *gang '-ritirteSs'at l 4.*.bir oorposatiOl4, illoiizQstocltholdiro - to sem ai , waszoirupp=4lr .I.ll(XErpOrairle- ~11;kappeit Bank or P anonti a .Maboirgb.• • 1 1 0 , 1)01117I6? 2111ILICX% Zola seseltnionii tqatnilg . fremetainmmt. and eptdoniMg afraltint were passed finally by • party vats. commun. rittscalA. ERREIT, of Allegheny, moved the arpoininient. ore Cemasillee of - Core Serena, on the rnati Hamm , _ ,14etw. Car ried. 7 • TheSileakelippeinted desire, Icrrett, "Anilanilin Coleman, or Lebanon, and of.Aleartbed,-..tine Calamine*, being net:Wm= for the Hones Ur. FISHER, of Lariosatei,ialsed the P al atthita on/ _orltY lathPnointed In favor of the sows Mil. ridr. WUIIZ of Ind Mos nixed the pointitat it was' Dot competent for the Sonde, eta. asking the appointment of a The Speakea . 'leaded the latter point Afternoon Session.—Mr. WALLACE decocted sereturezt_ttt Per Coeihreueetouimlttae. Mesas 'MEET and 'LANDON' ap anled from thelpeakeroa 16efahowing rrhe Speaker birder decide4l.l not In order to inatnaot the Conerrens. Com antler, then ndizilKx appeal front the droadob for the following.' m00=.. :.,. -rho: oicomtaitt.orocoamel. but the ;zreatrinsofttur Elematecaattli Is she righter,helisnatalo that_or any otter Conutattee to reflect Its elms ' ettlWcrin ithole Cr hipart. The ; eliric - of the tiotuie -J orltepriseatatties has . In fornteithiBintate tbat the House "Ind non-concamed kr the areendinente nude *the_ &nate,. The Urea arnotelett by the Senate eznlonessitintraber of pro , ds:. lona of the Homo 11111; and those has beinindopted in both, Henses,and ,are not nutters of dispute. 'lt fe only noon the stornitantate - Vint a" - Cooficesnos is Vberi`deofab - 72 of Liu Speaker snares/ T .: ad try airobsof lb ' ' Mr. SISHER'S motion to tagrEFIC tw Oft by 14 to 16. - ' Tbe Speaker it - 110°10W Mx: Itirs!itt, et MePrOPt On theAkiallillftelOostatat. tee. I,n pt es el lir. Wallace iSsellned. 'mile ,Losorsiratili the Beaver ocautrEtank and saTings /abed/su' • ForaitadEtittonal Lawlcidge In the SLi. . . . _ Making the par roluo - of "slaris of the Ininops 'soul Wassmoreami: Pan./ # 1763/14, W 0411 9tsgor4ing an / 4- tioli t: .I.ooObri'tctooll *alto, Cone:hag a mbilaks-Inargiblitig#l,.. Whlto Moo* 93411 pay. • At.ithclUbili.theatsni . W a i t 13331stiV t - But* 13Fetteitr„,11 Vozioa two thoaaadd HOUSE OF REPE=ENTAIM:9."7 cAs44: «r:aimi• z - . , The bill to f e ttl e than" arowypir: cub .Witobbitton blealatook sad Ad, thson Leech, was referred took to Judi cittry Committee, gene Ml. BILLS PALAISED FINALLY' Aintbcirizlng theAuditrr General toll, liver to the Rerielver of Petroleum Bank, of Tttaircille, ratted Steles bonds deposited - as seceinty for the Issue of said bank. Authorizing Thomas B. Sinn to erect a ferry over the Allegheny at Venango. Authorizing E. P. Housman to tell the interest of the Evangelical Lutheran oongregntion, East Salton, Restraver township, Westmoreland. Hoppletanat for KittannUtg Goa Coin- Incorporating the General Insurance Compway of irayneaburg. Capthd, two hundred thousand dollars. locerporathig the- Venango lifas Com pany of Wasteid Pennsylvania. Capt. ha; twentythonuad dollars. - .lncorporating the Keystone Co•opens , Una Window Gllant Mantifassoring.Com puny of Alrogfnmy county. inthoeislon the people of Freeport, Armstroog gooney, to vole on a prohlbl trwy Honor law at the nsrt barongti oleo. . Reh& mto the Bank of Rittanaing two Iltonsand fourhuadroidollamover paid into the State Tressur7. - Authorizing the Trustees of the Pres byterian Muir* at Taranturn, 411e -ghsuy comity, to racoon dead bodies to Prospect Cemetery. 'Authorizing nitsbnigh to borrow 0119 million of dollars ter new Widow Works. Authorizing the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company to issue bonds secur od by mortgage. - Authorialog C,iurts to divide election precincts In Alieghea y . aunty. Eztoadleg the act for regalatinglie• fences to School Diroaors In may district in Pittsburgh. .Anthottzing Hampton townaldp, Alla 'bent county, to levy a tax to rem tante .Totin amble - sad Wm Williams ccr bounty fonds advanced. -rateitilrig the Meohanld ilea law to persona emplhyad ' ea oiltaaka, &u, of oil refineries du., In Allegheny, Ann strong, Vasaaago sue Warren counties. The Affirm, on, iSkarion was occupied to the first. reading of the appropriation bill, pending which the House ad _ inured, . The Prep,imsg Repeal or Pittsbergh ineustateseths bet—A from Pit Theasslttee tsburgh. EUnistsatisuit, Pa, February . Committee of twenty Councilman of Pittsburgh, beaded' by--"Ehomas Steele Ewi., aro bare eppceing the repeal of the Consolidation act. Mr- Steele appeared before the Allaeheny county delegation, and spoke In Oppoeltioilof the proposed HAzaisairio, Feb. 1888. SENATE , Mr. COLEMAN tntiodneed's inppin meat - to-the wt regulating rah:pads, tho tsmo tar-bolding. stockholders nierOorg, . . . Op:notion of Mr. EREETT, the Ref repeattnetbeeci cieatlng criudnalcoarts Frtuaklln, Lebanon and Schuylkill Mr. Hickman's House jolneresolution fora steam:Mb Liberiawini paned EILIS PAIISZA Authorizing broadditlonaMotarlea its Allegheny county. . /anorponiting thePlitab tugh and Tem perinmville Railway Company. Establiebing a terry over the Alleirtw . oy_ Utica= Pittehurarh and Dequeene. ROME ok.rtimmixivrearvEs. The_ wholo day was °coupled in die- MMaine time Appropriation bill„;irithout ===t2M! amount to Ibttristrnlm:wtt doLais _Messrs. WiJ n. iltatt . and Westbrook iseriiiiiolited is the Mamie Fres Ball toed Colltatioce eorazolttee:. *. FROM EUROPE 87 team* to tea rit4teaux guests.' LONDON,, February_fe.." —ThieLivrerpool Courier of this morning contained a re- Odd that Earl"Deby bad reigned the Preolerablp," and that his - resignation had been accepted by the fluent. Dur ing the day the news was 'confirmed. . It was also ascertained that Lasniall . would tepees Lord Darby as iPrime Minister, at the same time retaining his preseepostas Chancellor of Exchequer. - the House of lords the afternoon, at the beginning_ of the session,. Earl Maleitsbnry stemmed that Lord Derby had'' tendered his realknition to the Queen. onacconnt ofeethmed health, and fetir &Weedy bad been-pleased to cell upon the present .Chancellor, Right Eon. Benjamin D'lsraeli; to form a new Cabinet. nrl Russell and oaten ex ercised rympathy forLeiid Derby, and hoped be might recover from his Mona and mums his poet at the. head of the In the Hone 'of Co nmons an nonnoement of- the resignation of the -Prime Minister 'remade by Lord Stan sad responded to bylfr. Gladstone, who, with much delicacy and feeling, expensed his sorrow for the nose which 'Compelled the noble Lied to resign his beitolSce. The treasection of all bet nee In . the House was postponed until All the prlsonera chanted by the Cor orkei'liJnry with complloityin the Clerk unwell exploeloft have been committed to 'stand trial for murder. -Ball's= and Bigot, andined to Bleb tnond prison, have been called upon by runny inuttentlai persona, but all inter views with prisoners are ierbldden by the authorities: - LONDON, 10 r.w.—The Souse of Lords, in-Committee pi the.: Whole, to-night, sgreedtp a bill renewing the suspension or the writ or aseas& corps& in Ireland, .I,nyrodtr, February 25-3ildnight:=lt EX uow thought that Mr. irlaraell will 'salsa Itliltttut cbaisielloetif the Exchequer, and that Eilr /Rekord North cote 1,11113k:8We pleat Na oue fa yet cuttnea as the, probable, soceessor or, the titieias Eiferetuy or Maui for Lounorr; February 23 dela diapatelme from General :Copier ,says the envoy sent by him to Prinor Kemal - was well iemived at Durbor, amt found two thousaMIIVILITIOM, with their cluek anetabled:at Adriay by wbons km was bautily resolved. Lownow, Thom Milt 'morning; . commenting. on the changes . lu the Cabinet, says Lord Derby's resig nation was a foregone _ f on:T.108ton. So aliirliait - ifiiistioceadozi O D'lsraell, and . no other 'mew ha_ s an equal • right to take;,the ,tOry lead., It thinks Lord Chelmsford will 'mho, but no otber el*go is likely to bi made. It seer no reason: In ihe poreent 01301:1132- 1a1:1001, why. the IJinlersy Muould su:tt permanent one. . Tim, Daily Stara says It la possible Nat Lorckeranboozne may. meow& Sir Eke- Cord Ni ortheots in She Indian anoe, and Lord Stanley may' , be made Peer. and represent the Govetrunentln the Home Monthly, Rat dectsms now becomes Prima Minister less.nn smoruit of his awn merit,, than become Mare is no one els* so fit for the plasm, ItT:ELEE! . , lynuars; rebruaty 24r130n.. Georse Beritroll , bas.tmenAnty reached- as Earn* , xtriordimerr end MU:deter Pierdfiedendarz from the United &meg EolfOrrorthflerinatibetifederattoti:- 'Maddens of tficitreatirbetween North Germany nod no pallid statei ildatiTe the rig4tit. ostandii44 imiegsui eiurens of German birth, glebes:llmin litre eeeviees have beretolbee been elelmi a!, have been hilly *mid •:#O4 . the repntienbeleeeoribe tem:nations, . The report amt. Lila treaty wee 6naLy at. lasted and signed wee Teetnetere. It is expected-the ilefuntent will receive the afflelel signature, of Ammo tad the Geriximiepneiseeet4llo,l _it E= Daman. Febrairy is repseted tbstarr..Herria.bse - hisit reltdiaal * by the liabealanLiacioyerataftif eel to didettd:;Glsa: • ;Nagle; whose trill] aliga co ,Tharidiy. Tribe* . JoettAre last, tight:vas bebtei aLter* l ol l iod Pelaaliff!withaat later. Conn:Feb. 2 5.—ThedastlIng bailee of - Idr:lfirsrentatia; iirttiatt, In Like au; b"bi.of this Sitniss by party of Alen La dtasabta nay was :spatial and escaped In the pork- FRE WASHINGTON. The Impeachment Matter The Home Committee Appear a the Bar of ;he Coate. Adji. Gen. Thomas before the Supreme court His Case_Called Up Continuance Askcd For Application for Habeas Corpus Ges, Thomas Finally D:scbarged Full Account of Pra'ceedlugs. The Impeachment Articles. c.u7 Telegrava to 44 Pttutarrh Oueit..7 WAIIILKoTosr, Feb. 25,1E47 SENATE . iItrIACITYENT ItlotoLUTlOtra OF TUX ' nonsz—siornanintk or ma ItOCat con At a quarter past one o'clock, white lidr. DAVIS was epasking. Representatives STEVENS, of Pennsylvania. and 818 O IIAIi, of Ohio, appeared at the door. A number of members of the House se odnipanled them to wimps the proceed ' Mgr on the subject the, bad In charge. The Doorkeeper announced "a Com mittee from the House of Representa tives," who were recognized by the pre. aiding °Meer. Mr. STEVENS then said-LIU' abed'. anal to the order of the ROOM of -Repro eentadvesweappearbefore you, and 'tithe name of the House of Representatives and of all the people of the United States, we do Impeach Andrew Johhatio, Pres ident or ttao United Slates, of high crime. and misdemeanors in °Mee, and we rev thee inform the Senate that the House of Representrtieea will In duo time ex hibit articles against him and make good the same, and in their name we demand that the Senate take order for the ap pearance of Andrew Johdson to answer said impeachment. TN) pntsiditut officer, Mr. WAE, re plied that the b=ate would take D action in the premises. Mr. HOWARD offered the following resolution: • Resolred. That the meau,gsi from the House of Reprerentatives rotating to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, be reinrred to a select committee of seven, to *insider and report ou the =met Mr. BATA RD laid the Senate bed no conatitutiooal Jurisdiction to !appaint select committee for this eare, l and con tended tt could only resolve Itself into a High Court of ImPeechment,• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding. It had upright, be maintained, to antici pate the trial of a ease pf impesehment by reporting a message of the Hornet The resolution was put by the CR A IR and carried, after which Mr. ST :WENS and the greater number of those present on the door took their departure. • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.' TIM 13 17 .E.A.C2LIUMT—ILEPONT or cos- At twenty-dot minutes before two - o'clock, the SPEAKER called the Hone° to order, and the doorkeeper announced the Presence at the bar of alB House of the Committee which had been appoint ed to Impeach at use bar of the Senate the President of the United States. Mr.. STEVENS, of . Pennsylvania, standing in company with his colleague. Mr. Bingham, than made a report as fol lows:, Mr. S —psaker—ln obedience to the order of the Hone, we proceeded to the bar of the Senate and proceeded in your name, and in the name of thli body and ail the People of the United States wo Im peached, a we were directed, Andrew • Johnson, President of the United States, of h.gh crimes and misdemeanors In office, and.we demanded that the Senate shall take order to - m Hie him appear be fore that body and answer for the soma and anted that the'llouse would forth with.• or soon;' present ar leles of Im peachment, and - make them rood, to which the response was, 'The order shall be taken." The resolution forthe payment of AO dollars each to Jno. T. Brown, Sam. and G. G. Simes, in full for %upon/sea fur prosecutinz claims to sears In the House. was adopted. Mr. ALLISON offered a resolution ' , declaring It.. the sone of the House thst to the legislative power o/Con greet alone trelobes the right to determine the odes of donee en Importation, and that It le beyond the power of the President and eenate. as the treaty making power, to • authorize importations of the manctfac. tumor products of foreign countries.. ex. cept at such rates of duties as the tang lows of the United States may prescribe. The resolution' Is aimed particularly at the lota - treaty with the Sandwich Is.- lands. The resoluta= we. adopted without division. -Mr. WILSON, of lowa, offered is reso lution deciatice the public welfare de madis that the pecuniary obligations of the United -States should be kept within - the narrowest limit consistent with the - necessary requirements of the govern- utent; that therefore it Se not expedient .at this time to enlarge ouch. obligations by extending aid to the Union Pacific Railroad, or any other company, by the grauting, beyond the terms of existing laws, of sideld hoot United States bonds, or by granting pigment of any Mach or other llablllttee of such company nr any corporation and directing the Patine Railroad dismnittee of the Eons, to re port no bills during this caul= In con flict with this resolution. The Hones refused to second the pre viola - question unitize resolution went over till Monday. • • NSW RITLII—TMOCLAISION or DSSATZ of ASTICLItiI or IXPLAOILDLENT. Mr. .WASEIBURNE, Hhtnois , trent the.Comminee on Rule*, reported a new rule, declaring that pendia], • motion to suspend the mire, the Speaker may en tertain ono motion that the House shall now adidurn, but that after the result thereof is azinuanced he shall not enter , lain any other dilatory motion until the vote is 'taken an atutpetrecut. Mae la Intended to prevent fillibtudering , by a minority of leo than one-third on the dny when It to In order to suspend the rules—Reporter.] Mr. ROSS obJeutud. Mr. WASHBURS"E moved, and tho rules were auvpended—yeas, one ,bun dred and eight; nays, thirty. • - - The new role was adopted. Mr. WASHER:MSC, of Illinois, asked Mem to offer the gullowinsr resolution • Se .That then:lln be suspended, • I and it -la - hereby ordered as follows: When the Committee to prefers the or. Unites of impeachment of the President of the United Stems report the said article., the Homo shall immediately resolve It jiallintoCommlttrioof the Whole thereon. That the speeches in the Committee shall bo limited to fifteen minutes aseb, which debate shall continue [Mtn the next legislation after the report, to I the exclusion of all other briefness, except the reading of ttiejortrnal. • That at three o'clock In the afternoon of the second day the fifteen minute debate .halt c.a.', and the Committee then proceed to consider and vote upon the, amendments` that may be of- furred, under the Ave minute rule of debate. but no merely pro forma amend ment shaltbs entertained. , That at four in the afternoon of the said 1600114 day the said C laminae shall rise and report its action to the which. shall immediately and without dilatory motion tote thtreon. • Thantthearticles of Impeachment are awreed upon, the House ahall then un roadiately and without dilatory motions select, by ballot, seven managers to con duct said impeachment on the part collate Douse. And that dining the pendency of the resolution in the Douse rotative to said impasetheoent. thereafter no dilatory motions shall - be received, except one motion on each day. - That the House do now adjourn. '• Mr WOOD objected. Alter Tartan. itoggestkms, and voUngdown of& motion to adjourn, the rules were suspended and the resolution adopted—yeas one hun dred sad two. nate thirty -eaten. 2desers. KOONTZ and TllO3fA9 were ,permitted to record their vote. affirms they on the resolution for the impeach ' went of the President, ' The Hones took a recess till aerate, when it assembled and Indulged rasa general debate forsaveral hours • •• Adjourz ad.- cai TeleiTh . ph t 0 tUt rtttatnril OUctiil.2 ' WA/iumaros, rob. 2; /BM. iCtklIS 07 OM TRONA, -WI It RS -4.1141111CD TOON 01311TODY. . The room. Mthe Supremo Coati of the District of Columbia wax crowded tide morning with , both white' and blink •mpentatorsto evilness tiler proceeding" of Gm caveat Adjutant General 'Demme.. 'rho on Saturday giro ball for hie ap pearance before Chief Justice Cantor' Malabar' of the lisr wire also largely repreeented. - ' • Adintant Givnenti Thou:tab came 1000 the lowa eccomparued byhla.oouwel, Richard 1. Merrick and Walter S. Cox erithioeeph H. Bradley, Sr ,asad!lsori• _ty order of J u dge Critter, at twenty adulatesd past ten, the Criminal Court was opened: A subpmna was Issued *demon:deg to lir. Stanton to. appear, to Cittortsnd bring with hirable cOmrells , eon as-Secretary of War, and also certain different pipers. After the trarwaction of some other business, Judge Olin I came Into Court sad. Wok a seat at tho rtght of Chief Justice Canter. Judge Fieher was at the At mono , minute& past eleven Judge .Carttoratsked whttbar connael was ready to proceed with the nese or the United . States spiral Adjutant General Thornas, Kr. Biddle was inithdaced and stated that being unwell to-day, and the lab ject Wog of high /Mtturithce..he deal red the case to be conthused till to-morrow, • Mr. Mania objected -en the ground PTTTSBURGH WYEKLY GAZETTE : WEDNES64Y. MARCH .4. 1868 that great public interests were inyelved will Is required early settlement. Judge (better was disposed to grant a postponement. Mr. Merrick, for Gen. Thorn., ask l ed that Judge Cartier consider this matter In the Criminal Court and not in chant. ben. Judge Cartier declined to'do this, erya lag he merely rat as an examining ma gistrate. Mr. Merrick said thst Gan. Thomas was note hero and his ball eurrendered IT.: l::, . , i t4 et th oPgil Dd nal v ehl i : th li ' d M w a ar rib tZ l e ° re f fo th r e e a prisoner. and his connect asked for a 1 writ of habeas corpus, 1 FT''oefgeb3‘;if.g. is the Cartier , °"n Lkr.r..- Hee of the Supreme Court, holding Cam- Inal Court in raid District :' The petition of Loretizollannas showsthat he is now held In custody by the Marshal of tide District node: and by virtue of a war rant made out and delivered to eater Marshal by your Humor sitting In cham bers. He event and will show that said imprisonment Is wholly unlawful and without odor of authority under the Con. 1 stltution and laws of the United States, upon the facts . salted as the canto orlds said arrest, and ha 1 prays your Honor for a writ of Itubeasi corpus ordering raid dferoLal to bring the b dy of your petitioner before your I Honor he open Court, that the cause of , his capture and detention start:oral may be Inquired into, and he be dealt with according to law." Mr. Carpenter Bahl he regarded this last action no an entirely unnecessary episode. This action ha. -been prosecuted here by the Sae-retary of War for the purpose of bringing this matter to settlement In the Court. There Is no feeling between him and General Thomas. Considerations elope of a public nature taco actuated this prosecution. General Thomas is a gentleman who will not depart. We do not ask that he should even be required to enter into his own reoognisance, and surely he cannot Coale into Court. !Lod make himself a prisoner, unless She Court at least accepts that fact or some body ask. inm to be imprisoned. AN ith the full latitude which we .onsent ho shall have, end which I have no doubt your Honor will very willlogly accord to him, this applltualon for • writ eV &lbw, ' corpus seems to be rather uttnecesrary„ Conned for def use again mead. their a ' ppliction.. ' \ . The Chief Jut! —I have never heard ef • prisoner surr daring himself to his sure:lce or the MA al. :11 Is shave to at e court Whe Is th e iproco.a of the Markt:al by will Gen re/ Thomas is held? His warm t hos been re urged and the party's rectagui nos beets e substituted. Haying re used roaord- , ing to the harms of Ms recognisance, he is mount id. Court to answer in regard to the offetwe charged. It appears to me, howevar, that is not the cill4 Mien before ma, as eriOnla ng Leage,frate, but rather a queen= to be oonaidered by tho Judge who shall ennerialh the epelscatlon for a writ of-.SaLem colmas. The muesli= fur me to deternahae, as examining tuhcristmid. is. what 1 I lion shall bo /made of the case. Mr. Coz—Certsmiy, Mr. Merrick-4 seas going Wto your Honor, if You allow we, it ogle moment, that if the view mentased ily the other Ohio be correct, tiene”l Thomas being before ;our Honor,' end applied to for eentinallace until 10-ter row, year Honor must make some/ dis position of the prisoner In the mean time. When that is demo, I can present my petition to the Criminal Omni. If your Honor discharge Lim; the canals= an end, and you must either dacharge or commit. _ . . Ciiief77uatlett—With my kamsfledge of, General Tbantaa' character, and rape chilly attar avowal of counsel that "boy I had tail confidence In him, I should not bold him for • moment. Mr. Merrick—Then ha Is discharged.` Chief lustloo--Yee; Mr. Ile b dis charged under the intimation hero, an tar as any personal apprentices in concerned. The ems may be continued, and if Gen. Thomas le arrested,ti will be hereafter. I shall not hold blot to personal Impris. onment, when my own confidence in his character corroborates what is said by. the' - ,prosecution, and impecially whoa they do not desire It. Counsel fur General Thomas then asked that he be finally dischartieth' Judo earner granted the motion for the following manta: It Is confessed hero by the prosecution, r,r rather mated by the prosecution, and it is a truth which, tinder the elreumetarows of Ude ;too; we are all well advised of. that Gen. Thomas doe. not seek to evade the process of the law in any regard. That he is bare, and will he here, ready to an swer or to dentand when =lied on. This, I believe le, the Wathesday preceding the /Monday when the Grand ;Jury entreats ha this Difttrinly four-- days—whoa the tribune , charged with the ',resentment of all such offences will be In PidSMOCC to hear this and all other eases. Under clicamelanco like these, what la my duty as an exam's:dug unigietrete To bold tble case from day to day tor °awn- [nation unlit the Grand Jury meete, or to dismiss it, and let it abide the Lmth_ nary proossa of Justke. - It appear,' to me my duty la to lot the case take theist- ter course. Thereat.° no el mu =lane. de veloped in It, as It appears to me, that ma settle anything before this snore In.