The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-10

MESSAGE FROM rn REPRESENTATIVES,
message received from the House Of Representa-
tves by Mr. Mexican chief clerk announcing 20 HE senate
tina, The House had passed sundry bills and joint resolu
ons in which the OF the Senate i requested
The bills and joint resolutions just received from the
House Of Representatives eyeray read twice and
ferred TO appropriate committees
Mr. JAMES submitted a resolution nstructng the Com
mttee Naval Affairs inquire into the sxpedeaey Of
obtaining Submarine for the Of the naval
vice agreed 70.
NOTION or BILL
Mr. DODGE, Of Wisconsin, gave notice that be would
tomorrow early day thereafter ask leave q
introduce bill for an increase OF the pension OF Captain
Ephraim Shaw, late OF the United States army.
aKpoRrs oosarrsEs.
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee ON Military Affairs
submitted adverse reports the petitions Of Wm Wells
and others Daniel Kelly, John Hary, Joseph T. Walker
and Isaac Lulse.
Mr. s, from the committee reported bill for the
relief OF Jacob Dodson and bill or relief of enten-
ants John c. McFarran and d. Sargis which were sew
orally read and passed to a second reading
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee Finance 10 whom
referred the bill from the House Of Representative
making appropriations for the support of the army Cor the
year ending aoth of june 1885, reported with amend
ment.
Mr.. SHIELDS from tho Committee on Military Affairs
to whom referred the bill for the increase and better
organization of the army and for other purposes reported
IL with amendments
Mr. s.. from the same committee reported back the
House bill for the relief of Charles H. Wigus with the
recommendation that IL do not pass.
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee Public Lands TO
whom referred the bin amendatory Of and supplement
ary to, approved 4th August 1854 entitled IAN
graduate reduce the price of public lands actual
settlers and cutvaors reported the same with amend
mcnt in the form of a sub bsttnte for the bill.
Mr.. COOPER from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims, whom referred the bill from the House OF
Representatives for the relief OF the legal
of Colonel John H. Stone reported il without amend
ment.
PASSED.
The following bills were considered and passed
Bill for the relief of Ephram Hunt
Bill for the relief of Samuel A. Beldcn Il Co.
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED
Mr.. STUART introduced resolution authorizing the
Secretary Of tho Senate TO purchase for the Of the Sem
ate thousand copies Of Bennetts Compilation of tho
Pension Bounty Land and Patent Laws which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Pensions.
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr. DOUGLAS asked and obtained the unanimous con-
sent of the Senate introduce bill to authorize and ia
central Pacific railroad and magnetic telegraph through
the territories the United States which was read twice
and referred to the select committee that subject
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
On motion by Mr. BUTLER the Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill to amend and modify the judicial
system Of the United States. The question pending On
the motion Of Mr.. GEyEn strike all after the enact
ing clause in the first section Of the b which provides
that from and after the passage Of the justices the
Supreme Court shall heretofore be required 10 per-
form circuit duty but shall continue to have and exercise
law within any Of the circuits in which they may repec
lively reside in allowing writs Of hahcas corpus and wr
of granting njunctOns, and doing all other
which may be done Il chambers and out of term
Mr.. BELL thought something necessary 10 be done
in relation to the Judiciary system While his Judgment
in favor Of what has heretofore been called the representa-
tive system upon which the amendment proposed by the
senator from Illinois Ia based he somewhat doubtful
whether the details Of that system could be carried out in
practice He did know whether the judges of the Su
preme Court would have sufficient time undergo the la
bors which are contemplated by that amendment consist
emily with that deiberaton and that occasional relaxation
from continued labor which all require enable them
to do justice to their public functions Still il prac
tcabe he would greatly prefer the proposition of the
ator from Illinois 1t has been popular and iavorte
proposition wherever the subject of change in the udc
ary system has been mooed whether in Congress among
the people and he thought il more in conformity with the
spirit and structure OF our government
Mr.. MASON said that he should give very reluctant
vote to discharge Judges Of the Supreme Court from
circuit-court duty but he believed that it ndspensa-
bly, necessary order to enable them properly discharge
their judicial functions He presumed that there hard
y senator whose attention had been called to the organ
zaon of the Judiciary of the country at large both the
federal and the State courts who not conscious that
very great difficulties environ the whole subject In
y all the States the business of the ultimate is
clogged to amount actual denial of justice and
the consequence is that have been ruined In their for
tunes while waiting for the administration Of justice
proceeded comment the provisions Of the amendment
Of Mr. DouGLAs, which he thought not practicable
Mr., BUTLER spoke in opposition to the amendment OF
Mr. DOUGLAS He said he would rather have the judges Of
the Supreme Court imbbe their law from their libraries
than from travelling around the country where according
the system proposed they to gather honey in
quarter in hotels and board steamboats, and bring It
all here to the national hive
Messrs. FESSENDEN RUSK, and GEYER supported
the amendment and Messrs TOUCEY and BADGER OPP
posed it.
Mr.. CHASE submitted amendment to the amendment
being add the following at the end Of the first section
And vacancy occurring in the Office Of associate
Justice of the Supreme Court shall be filed by appoint
until the number Of members of the shall be
duced to six and the Supreme Court shall thereafter consist
Of chief justice and five associate justices"
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adopted that all the judges would be FROM the
section of the country in which case would be -
possible that their decisions should give satisfaction All
other sections
Mr.. CHASE had fears that score, provided they
administered the law in conformity with the constitution
Without taking the question, on motion
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL o'clock, m.
APPROPRIATION
Mr. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent OF the
House TO enable him to call up the Military Academy bill
returned from the Senate for the purpose OF having IL
/ No being VS.