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10 refer the matter the Secretary 81 State lnstu~d on
the Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr. MASON opposed the passage Of the Joint resolution
at some length; whea, on motion b. Mr. BRopHEAp il
was ordered 10 lie on the table.
AMY APPROPRIATIONS sstL
The army appropriation bin received from the House
of Representatives with certain Senate amendments
greed TO Mr. SHIELDS moved that the Senate insist ON
its amendments and ask committee OF conference which
was agreed to.
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On motion By Mr. TooMBs she Senate prosssd~d to the
consideration Of the bill FROM the House Of Represcn
TO reorganze the the District Columbia and
TO reform and improve The laws thereof which had been
reported from the Committee ON ;he Judiciary with sundry
Mr. stated that the friends Of the bin had determined
10 accept the amendments Of the Committee the Judioi
ary preirng to take the bill in that form rather than
to get II passed at all
The question being then taken the reported amend
mens they agreed 10.
Mr. TouCEY moved to add provso to the last section
OF the bil the nothing therein contained shall
he construed abolish the offices Of Judges the courts
ofthe District of colunba but their duties shall hereafter
be as prescribed in the act. agreed To-
Mr. GEfER sGhsuisted amendment T.. increasing the
salary Of the judge of the orphans Of tho Dsrcs Of
Mr. BADGER then moved to strike out the i4h section
Of the bill, which is as followss
SEC IA AID De ID Further enacted That person. who
may hereafter be charged with offences OF the degree
capital OF otherwise infamous crime may, upon their
wa,o q ,a by ary be tried before the Judge Of the said
legations of offence shall be required than ap
ton recognzance made before Judge justice Of the
peace coroner of said District the OF Ashng
ton Georgetown; and all aldavits, inormatons
TO Of
said criminal for trial therein during the of said
court at the next ensuing Saturday Of each week after the
shah have been taken and such shall disposed
Of unless jury trial prayed By the party charged Or the
case the charged shall for his trial by jury
be shall be tried by his upon said allegation of
bis offence aforesaid without pressntment ndctment
therefor And such shall priority Of trial
whenever jury may be in attendance said court rosi
before any other shall be tried and the Uni
ted States shall be allowed in every criminal case, nehs
the perempory challenges TO which the party charged In the
same may be entitled"
Mr. BADGER also moved to strike out the following
words in the clause relating to Office Judgments
or the Judge may the damages the plaintiff may
elect, and render Judgment thereon in other cases..
The amendment agreed to; and the bill was then
read a third time and passed
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION hill.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill from
the House Of Representatives making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses of for the
ending the both of June 1885, and for other purposes
the question pending being the motion Of Mr. DouaLAs
TO reconsider the vote by which the amendment of Mr.
Mr. COOPER proceeded to address the Senate at some
length
opponents of revision Of the tariff persist in their OPP
position to such an extent as to endangc the passage OF
the bill.
Mr. COOPER replied that they felt be their duty to
use all the means in their power to defeat lat they
sdered an injurious measure
Mr.. BELL said that the debate went on, he should be
compelled to ask the Senate to allow him to be heard for
short time, at least.
Mr.. CASS suggested to tho chairman the COMMITTEES
on Finance Mr.. HUNTER that it hardly worth while
press the matter under the circumstances He believed
the OF the country too great and he pre-
pared to vote for reduction of the tariff but he in
clned to think that would be better let the subject go
until the next session. Ii wrong 10 insert pro-
visions of that kind into the civil and diplomatic appropr
alton bill and he should therefore vote ia favor OF strk
ing out that part of the bill.
Mr. STUART took the ground that the House Of Repre-
sentaves had right to originate all bills but
they much bound by the rules OF the House they
bound by the constitution itself The constitution pro-
vdes that each house shall make its rules and when
they made, they as binding the laws Of the
land long they remained unrepealed they
binding the constitution itself II well known that
the rules Of the House Of Representatives set aside in
order put this subject into this appropriation bill and
hence that action unconstitutional
Mr. JAMES gave notice that If the debate should 60 on,
he should feel himself constrained into the subject at
length. He was in favor OF modification OF the tariff bat
there time to do it now
The question being TAKEN the motion to reconsider
agreed to--yeas 25 nays l9--as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen Badger, Bayard Bell, benjamin,
Brainerd. Bright Brodhead Csss, Clayton, Cooper Fes
senden, Foot Geyr Houston, James Jones Of Tennessee
Pearce, Petit, Pratt Seward, Stuart, Thomson Of New
Jersey, Weller, and Wrght--25.
NAYSMessrs. Adams, Butler Chase, Clay, Dawson,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Evans Fitzpatrick Gillette, Jones Of
Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Slidel sumner, Toombs
Toucey, Wells, and Wilson-l9.
Mr.. SHIELDS stated that be had paired of with Mr..
RUss; and Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky stated that he
| had paired off with Mr.. BRows
The question then recurred the motion Of Mr.. Clay
strike out all that part Of the bill which relates
the tariff which agreed toyeas "a, nays 2las fol-
lows:
YEASMcssrs Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell benjamin,
Branerd, Bright Brodhead, Clayton, Cooper Feenden
Foot Geyer Houston, James, Jones Of Tennessee Psarcc
Petit, Pratt, Seward, Stuart Wade Weller and Wright
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NAYS-Messrs, Adams Butler, Chase, Clay, Dawso.,
Evans Fitzpatrick, Gillette, Hunter Jones Of Iowa, Nal
lory, Mason, Norton Sebastian Slide sumner, Toombs
Toucey, Walker, Wells, and WiIson--I.
Mr. HUNTER then proceeded to submit amendments TO
the bill by direction of the Cmnmittee Finance;
large number Of which were agreed 70,
Without dsposng Of the bill halfpas three o'clock
the Senate took recess until six O'clock p.
THURSDAY, MARCH /, 1856
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