Kansas weekly herald. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan. Territory [Kan.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-15
LEAvENWoRTH, K. T. JUNE Is, 1855.

month curing the session Of Congress, report To-
Congress the cases upon which they shall have
finally acted, stating in each the material facts
which they find established by the evidences, with
which such opinion is founded. Anyjudge who
may dissent from opinion Of the majority shall
append his reasons for such dissent to the report;
and such report, together with the briefs OF the
solicitor and Of the claimant, which shall ac-
company the report, upon being made to either
house Of Congress, shall be printed in the same
manner as other public documents. And said
s2urt shall prepare bill or bills in those cases
WAtch shall have received the favorable decis-
ION Nereof, In such form as, if enacted, will
carryt the same into effect. And two or more
cases Ray be embraced in the same bill, where
rne sepesate amount proposed to be allowed IN
each caseshall be less than one thousand dol
lars. And the said court shall transmit with
said reportsRe testimony in each case, wheth-
er the same shall receive the favorable or ad-
verse action Of said court.
SEC. q. Ind beit further enacted, That said
reports, and the bills reported as aforesaid,
snail, not finally acted upon during the ses-
sion OF Congress to which the said reports are
from Congress to Congress, until the same shall
be finally acted upon, and the consideration of
said reports and bills shall, at the subsequent
session of Congress, be resumed, and the said
reports and bills be proceeded with in the same
manner as though finally actedupo at the sess-
ion when presented.
SEc. 9. find be it further enacted, That the
claims reported upon adversely shall be placed
upon the calender when reported, and if the de-
cision Of said court shall be confirmed by con-
gress, said decision shall be conclusive; and
the said court shall not, any subsequent peri
cd, consider said claims unless such reasons
shall be presented to said court as, by the rules
of common law chancery in suits between
individuals, would furnish sufficient ground for
granting new trial.
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shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, within reasonable time
after the passage of this act, to appropriate
such rooms in the Capitol at Washington, for
the use Of said court, as may be necessary for
their accommodation, unless it shall appear to
the Speaker that such rooms cannot be appro-
priated without interfering with the business Of
Congress; and, in that event, the said court
shall procure, at the city Of Washington, such
rooms as may be necessary for the convenient
transaction of their business.
SEC. II: .4nd be it further enacted, That said
court shall have power to call upon any of the
departments for any information or papers it
may deem necessary, and have the use of all
recorded and printed reports made by the COM
mittees Of each house, when deemed to be ne
by this act. Said court shall appoint chief
clerk, whose salary shall be two thousand dol
lars per annum, and an assistant clerk, if deem
ed necessary, whose salary shall shall be fifteen
hundred dollars per annum, and messenger,
whose salary shall be eight hundred dollars per
annum, to be paid quarterly at the treasury
The said clerks shall be under the direction of
said court in the performance of said duties,
and for misconduct OF incapacity may be re-
moved from Office by it; but, when so removed,
said board shall make report thereof, with the
cause of such removal, to Congress, if in ses-
sion, or at the next session Of Congress. Said
clerk and assistant clerk shall take an oath for
the faithful discharge of their duties: Provi-
ded, That the head of no department shall an
swer any call for Information or papers if, in
his opinion, it would be injurious to the public
interest.
Approved, February "a, 1855.