The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Texas, addressed to him, and bearing date Wash
ington, August n, 1884, in which he says that at
the commencement Of the present session memo
rial was presented from William Alexander, pre-
| ferring certain charges of official misdemeanor;
and this referred to the Committee on the Ju
| dietary for investigation. He understood that the
committee was prepared to report upon the subject
at the earliest practicable moment. He states that
cases Of considerable importance are pending in
the United States court for Texas and that II he ls
guilty of the charges he is incompetent to sit upon
the bench; and if not his innocence should be es.
tablished. He therefore trusted the House would
permit the committee TO report, in order that jus.
tice may be done to the people Of Texas and him
SELF
mittee on the Judiciary.
| MIR. SCURRY said that during the controversy he
| had abstained as far any man could from taking
an active part in the investig aton before the COM
mittce He knew the fact well that nineteen
twentieths Of the people of Texas are opposed to
Judge Watrous, and this placed him in an embar-
RAISING condition, indeed; for not for his seat on
this floor, nor for any other consideration, would
he do in Justice TO man, we'll aware that public
opinion was pressing him to the ground.
| Mr. VENABLE said the memorial was referred
| to the Judiciary Committee at an early period in
the session, and had been duly considered by
them. number of witnesses from Texas had
| been examined; the testimony was voluminous,
and the examination but lately closed. The
| Committee on the Judiciary had referred the pa
pers to him, in order that he might draw up the
report; but he had not had time or opportunity to
prepare it, and probably it would not be ready be-
lore the next session of Congress, notwithstanding
the committee were desrous of doing justice to all
parties.
| VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.
On motion of Mr.. MlLLSON, ths House recon
sidered the vote by which the bill making further
provision for the action of Virginia military
land warrants was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union. He moved that
amount OF lands involved did not exceed eight
| hundred thousand acres, to satisfy adjudi-
Gated since the passage of the last law.
Mr.. J. w HOWE moved that the bill be laid
upon the table. The motion did not prevail; and
The bill was then passed.
| POSTAGE NEwspAPERs
| Mr. OLDS. from the Committee the Post Of
flee and Post Roads, reported back the bill amend
aory OF the act of March, 1885, to reduce and mod
| lily the rates OF postage, with the amendments by
the Senate. He said the committee had merely
changed the phraseology of the fret section, and
pot periodicals on the same footing with newsPa.
pers.
The amendments were then concurred in
Several private bills were likewise reported from
the same committee, one Of which passed.
EXPECTATION OF GOODS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGES
| Mr.. SEY MOUR, of New York, moved that the
House take up the Senate bill authorizing imported
goods, wares, and merchandise, entered and
bonded in the public warehouses, to be exported
| by certain routes through Texas into Mexico He
said this bill was precisely the same footing
with the law allowing goods in the original pack
| ages to be taken from the Northern States into
senate,
| investigated by the Committee on Commerce of
| each House, and was drawn up in accordance with
tine recommendation of the Treasury Department.
1t was necessary that it should be passed now,
| otherwise our citizens trading with Mexico would
lose the teneft of the fall business. Their goods
are already purchased
! The bill was passed
Mr. MOLONY made an ineffectua effort to go
into Committee of the Whole the private cal
endar
The House then resolved iteelf into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, and re-
sumed the consideration of the amendments of the
Senate to the
| INDIAN APPROPRIATION
| The committee subsequently, rose, when some of
the amendments were concurred in, and others
non concurred in. So the subject will again 20 to
the Senate.
LANDS FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, asked the House to
discharge the Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union from the further consideration of the
bill "granting the right of way and making a
grant Of land to Arkansas and Missouri, to aid in
| the construction of railroad from point on the
| Mississippi opposite the mouth Of the Ohio river
via Little Rock, to the Texas boundary near Full
ton, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mssis-
sippi yer.
Mr.. JENKINS objected when
| Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, moved a suspen-
sion of the rules; which motion was agreed to-
ayes "a, noes 90
The committee then discharged from the
| further consideration of the bill and it having
been read third time, and the question stated on
| its passage-
Mr. JENKINS moved that the bill be laid upon
the table, but the motion did not prevail-yeas g.
nays SO
And the bill was then passed-yeas 10, nays II.
| PRIVATE BILL.
The House took up and passed the bill for the
relief Of Mrs. Margaret Hetzell.
Mr.. CARTIER, from the Committee on Patents
reported bill providing for the trials of appeals in
the case of patents, before the assistant judges of
ha. 1r tnfs 4,
sickness or other disability of the chief usce and
| 1t was passed.
ELECTION a PUBLIC PRINTER
| Mr.. SLANT OF Kentucky, rose to 4 priv.
legged question He said that the bill of this House
| pealing the contract system and providing for
the election of Public Printer had passed the
Senate, and received the approval of the President
Of the United States, of which they had been mott
| fled this morning. He therefore offered the follow
| ing resolution,
Resolved That this House will now proceed to
| the election OF Public Printer for the House of
Representatives, TO serve during the remainder of
| the term of Congress.
Mr.. GOODENOW moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table; but the motion did not prevail;
and, under the operation of the previous question
The resolution was adopted.
The election of Public Printer being now in
Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, nominated Gene
Mr.. STANTON, cf Tennessee, (there being a
pause In the proce edipgsD inquired whether, as
| ''eie " aS 10 othfF CanuluatG placed nOmina
| ton, General Armstrong could not be declared
elected without the formality of vote.
The SPEAKER replied that this could only be
| done by suspension Of the rules.
| Messrs. CHANDLER, Fowler, STANTON OF Ken.
lucky, and JOHNSON of Arkansas, were appointed
tellcrs, and took scuts at the Clcrk's deck
Mr.. JOHN W. HOWE nominated DR.. G. Bal
ley, Of the National Era and after wards Buell. and
Blanchard; but subsequent withdrew both.
MIR. CLtNGMAN nominated John T. Towers.
Mr.. CONGER nominated Gales and Seaton
Mr.. MOORE. of Pennsy lvania, nominated Geo
S. Gideon
| MIR. SCURRY arose and said: IT ia very rarely
| ! trouble the House-very rarely. / wish to state
this fact, that since have begun to know any
thing OF the relations which govern man and man,
the name of Robert Armstrong has come to me as
one of the purest of patriots the world has ever pro-
duced
Mr.. GENTRY nominated the Rev. William G.
| Brownlow.
| MIR. FLOYD nominated William c. Bryant
| MIR. EIGHTMAN nominated Patrick Kephart
| the editor Of the Santa Fe Gazette.
| Mr.. DURKEE nominated Dr. G Bailey.
| MIR. RICHARDSON inquired whether II was in
order to move the previous question, he wanted