Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14

ing the salary Of The distrc. judge 81 the district Of New
Hampshire which lower than that OF any DINER Judge IN
the United States and altogether inadequate to bis support
MI GWIN believe the President has had no dlffculiy
in filling the iudeeshp in New Hampshire There are plenty
of gentlemen willing 10 accept that station but Is notorious
that the President has appointed judges for California VINO
have not accepted on Of the salary Three months
have elapsed since the passage the phi
tricts in California, and yet we have had no judges
Mr. HALE Hope the Senator from California does not
understand me as being hostile to bis resolution am In Ia
vor of it, but have trying for several years 70 get Inc
salary of the district judge OF New 'nc'easa 50
that he shall not referee IN private causes or
der To support himself His salary only thousand dollars
per apnum wish 10 provide for both California and New
Hampshire. -
ed was agreed TO. ..s'". ....
PRIVATE BILL.
The Senate proceeded, in Committee of the Whole, to
the of the bill for the relief OF the legal repre-
senatiyes of John Rice Jones, deceased.
Mr. SHIELDS called for the reading Of the report Of the
committee.
The SECRETARY read it accordingly. It embodied several
epors Of committees made in Congress the same subject
several years ago.
Some discussion took place the validity of this clam
and the proprey OF restricting It's location TO the STATE OF
Illinois. in the course Of which
Mr. MANGUM If this claim is Valid think II is bat
Just and right that the claimants should be allowed TO locate
wherever there are public lands As understand that the per-
sons who are interested this BILL and whose claim has been
that they should be permitted to make their oca-
ton at points MOST convenient for themselves, and upon that
ground shall against the amendment
| Mr. CASS. On looking at the report ind that this
claim was for grant made within the county OF st. Ciir
and was signed by Gen. ST. Clair and couneIsgned by Gen.
William Henry Harrison, in February 1899, more than nifty
wears ago. There then Illinois Indiana nor WIS
censn these were all embraced in the Northwest Territory
Mr. Gaan decided that the grant was not good one bu
the Supreme Court Of Illinois oyeuled that decision and de-
ced that was good 1.-THE then taken correct the
claim should be allowed Why should be restricted
to the State of Illinois any than the county Of St
Chair where the grant first msde ?
The question was then taken the amendment and 1t
not agreed to.
The bill was then reported to the Senate without amend
ment and ordered to be engrossed for third reading
SCHOOL LANDS IN ARKANSAS.
On motion by Mr.. BORLAND, the Senate then proceed
ed to consider as in Committee of the Whole Senate bill No
r. being the bill allowing exchanges of and granting add
tiona school lands in the State Of Arkansas.
substitute for the entire BILL which had been reported
from the Committee the Public Lands adoptedfor the
original bill, after a brief explanation by Mr. B.
The bill as amended then reported to the Senate, and
after undergoing verbal amendment the amendment Of
the committee was concured n and the bill ordered to
be engrossed for third reading
The title was also amended to read 81 bill allowing
exchanges Of and granting additional school lands in the
vera States which public lands and for other Par-
poses !"
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
On the motion OF Mr.. MANGUM, the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of Executive business and after
some time spen, therein the doors reopened and the
Senate adjourned.