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The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], The raid into Southwestern Virginia--depredations of the enemy. (search)
himself an expert in such matters, but from his knowledge of Phillips's hand-writing did not think he could have written the one attributed to him by Mrs. Allan's servant. Dr. Powell was again called by the Attorney for the Government, but Mr. Lyons, counsel for the defence, objected to the right of Mr. Aylett's again making a witness of him, unless for the purpose of rebutting evidence. He read authority of law to justify his objection, and appealed to the Commissioner to sustain him in a witness and was withdrawn by Mr. Aylett with the notification that at some other stage of the trial the witness would again be called up, and there being no objection from the counsel for the defence, he (the Commissioner) took the silence of Mr. Lyons as assenting to the arrangement, and therefore, while he acknowledged the legal authority as good against permitting the witness to reappear, yet a common understanding at the opening of the examination warranted him in consenting to the desire
The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], The raid into Southwestern Virginia--depredations of the enemy. (search)
Mr. Lyons's bill for Improving the currency. Among the many schemes which have been suggested for curtailing the redundancy of the circulation, and thereby enhancing its value; the bill of Mr. Lyons is one of those best deserving consideration. We subjoin it in full: A Bill to be entitled an act to prevent the further iMr. Lyons is one of those best deserving consideration. We subjoin it in full: A Bill to be entitled an act to prevent the further issue of treasury notes, and to fund those now in circulation. Section 1.The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to make and issue any Treasury notes after the first day of January next, but he may reissue notes heretofore made, as hereinafter snt, we shall content ourselves with choosing from the crowd of plans embracing it. Perhaps something better than anything yet proposed might be obtained by selecting the best suggestions of the various plans and compounding an entirely new one out of them. In the meantime this bill of Mr. Lyons is well worthy of a careful study.