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taw Indian. Read and committed.
Mr.: WILSON, from the Committee Military Affairs
70 Whcn me House bill for the settlement Of the claims Of
New Hampshire against the United States was referred re-
ported the same back to the House. Committed
by Mr. STANTON, from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs bill for the relief Of G. f. De La Roche and W.
r. D. Sanger. Read and committed
Mr. KING, Of Georgia, from the same committee to which
was referred senate bill providing for the appointment of as
sstant purses IN the navy reported the same back to the
House with an amendment. Committed
BY Mr. SMITH, Of Indiana, from the Committee on the
Territories to which had been referred the bill Of the Senate
for the relief Of w b. Slaughter late Secretary Of the Teri
tory OF Wisconsin, reported the back to the House with
BY Mr. COOKE, from the Committee on Reyolutiona,v
Pensions bill for the relief Of Jonathan Moore of the State
Of Massachusetts,.
Also from the same committee bill for the re,;af os
Robert Ellis. Read and committed.
Also from the same committee An adverse report on the
petition Of Jededah Morse. Laid on the table.
By Mr. FREEDLY. from the same committee A bill for
the relief OF Catharne Fulton, widow Of Samuel Fulton Read
and committed.
Also from the same committee Adverse reports on the
petitions Of George Taylor and Marshal Gentry Laid ON the
table,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. DUER: bill to alter the terms Of the Circuit
and District Courts of the United States for the Northern
District OF New York. Referred to the Committee ON the
Judiciary.
By Mr.. McCLERNAND: A bill to establish national
armory Fort Massac- in Illinois, Read first and second
time, and referred to the Committee Military Affairs
received during the last Congress- upon the subject were
referred to the same committee
SENATE BILLS.
The following bills from the Senate were taken up read
and appropriately referred
An act TO make attachments which made under process
issuing from the of the United States conform 10 the
laws regulating such attachments the courts of the States
An act TO provide additional quarters New Orleans for
United States soldiers and volunteers returned from or going
to the seat Of war in Mexico.
The joint resolution of the Senate authorizing the erection
on the public grounds in the city Of Washington Of monu-
George Washington was taken up read three times
passed, and returned 10 the Senate
An act exempng vessels employed by the American CO.
lonzation Society in transporting colored emgans from the
acts Of the 22d of February ls47 regulating the carriage Of
passengers merchant vessels then taken up read third
time and passed.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. BOWLIN gave notice of motion for leave to intro
duce bill to amend act entitled San provide for
the better security of the lives Of passengers Of ve
sells propelled in whole in part by eam, approved July
1888; and bill to ascertain and fix the fees taxable in
favor Of the Attorney of the United States for Missouri for
services rendered the Circuit Court of United States for
the District of Missouri
Mr. SLINGERLAND gave notice of motion for leave to
introduce bill making appropriations improve and
the distractions to the navigation Of the Hudson river above
and below the city of Albany in the State of New York.
On motion of Mr. j. r. INGERSOLL the usual number Of
the annual message of the President Of the United States was
ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON the bill from the Sc
nate to provide for the compensation of Samuel Leech
vices in the investigation Of suspended sales in the Mineral
Point District Wisconsin, taken up read and referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
BILLS PASSED.
On motion of Mr. ROCKWELL, Of Connecticut, the
House resolved itself into Committee Of Whole private
bills, (Mr McCLELLAsp in the char)
large number of bills were taken up and read, but,
the reports accompanying them not being printed they
informally laid aside.
The committee then and reported to the House /:
of
A bill for the relief Of Edward Quinn;
A bill for the relief Of George Newton;
A bill for the relief of Russell Goss;
A bill for the relief Of Alborne Allen
Which several bills ordered be engrossed and read
third tme and engrossed read third tme passed.
and sent to the Senate for concurrence
On motion of Mr.. ]. r. INGERSOLl, the House pro-
ceeded to consider the bill from the Senate entitled An
to the act entitled regulate the
else Of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in
tain cases and for other purposes y o'which the following
amendment reported by the Committee the Judiciary
pending, viz Strike out all after the enactng clause, and
insert
Tha all and singular the provisions the act to which
this supplement- be- shall be and they here
by made applicable which were pending in the
Supreme other superior of and for the late Territory
OF Iowa, at the time the said Territory admitted the
Union State and to all which judgments or de-
have been rendered in said Supreme Superior Court
Of the said late Territory oIowa and hitherto removed
Sec e. find be further enacted That all and singular
the provisions the said which supplement- so
to all which may be pending the Supreme other
superior court of and tor any territory OF the United Sae
which may hereafter be admitted State into the Union
the time Of its admission and TO all in which judgments
DEGREES shall have been rendered such Supreme
perior Court the tmeo such admission and previously
removed by writ Of error appeal"
Mr.. HALL moved amend the amendment by inserting
between the word act" where first occurs and the words
" TO which, the words entitled "An act regulate the ex-
crcse of the appellate jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court in
certain and for other purposes" Approved February
30, ls47.
The amendment 10 the amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Iowa, moved further to amend the
amendment:
.apd Be further endcfed That all cases. together with
all process records ORDERS Judgments proceed
ings, federal character jurisdiction and legally
ferred 10 the State courts OF the State oIowa pending
and the time OF the admission of the said State
the Unon in the District Supreme Of the said Ter
ritoy oIowa hereby transferred District Court Of
the United States for the district Of Iowa and shall be the
duty OF the respective clerks the said OF the said Terri
oIowa their Office with whom the records
and proceedings osad be found upon application by
persons interested therein certify full
and complete copy Of the records thereof the
same, together with all the original process plcadngs and
other papers filed in such cases. and which be
moved without mutatng the records of said courts TO the
clerk Of the said District Court the United States; and when
the said records papers, and proceedings shall be thus ce
ned TO the said last mentioned court its jurisdiction shall be
deemed full and complete that Of the court In which the
said originated had been prior the d admission Of
the State Of Iowa. IL the said had been originally in-
stituted in said District Court OF the United States"
This amendment agreed to-
The question then put the amendment to the Senate
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