Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-05

-, On motions OF MIR. harris, the bill to reOTganize
the Judiciary was then taken up.
-. Mr.: Harris offered an amendment limiting the
tune II. which appeals may be taken to thirty days
instead L OF ninety which was agreed to.
Mr.; Howard offered an amendment that the clerk
shall not be relative Of the presiding justice within
the third degree Of consangainity. which was dis
Fhe bill having been read three times. was passed
I'm, IN notion OF Mr. Wade, the Senate then ad
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Phelps. of Md. from tho Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill for the relief of Admiral
Hiram Paulding. Laid on the table.
- ARMY BILL.
Mr.. Latin. from the COMMITTEES on Printing re-
ported resolution in favor of printing two thousand
extra copies of the army bill; which was passed.
w BROOKS AND DODGE CASE.
Ine morning hour was then devoted to the consid-
Grafton Of private bills; after which the contested
election case of Dodge VS.. Brooks. of the Eighth
New York District, was resumed as tho unfinished
business of yesterday.
Mr.. Marshall, of illinois, concluded his remarks in
ting member GIr. Brooks) lie declared that Il was
impossible that fraud could have been committed in
favor of Mr.. Brooks by the New York Board of Reg
lstry, when three of the four members of that Board
were Republicans, ard consequently the political
enemies of Mr.. B-while the clerk cf the Board was
a Iamany Hall democrat, and in favor of Mr.. Barr
the third candidate! Daring his remarks he read a
good deal Of the evidence from the report, showing
what Mr.. NJ. styled the scOundrelsm and iniamy OF
the WItG eSses confirmed by their voluntary dec
larationS on the Stand.")
Mr.. Marshall concluded his speech by moving the
adoption of resolution declaring Mr.. Brooks enti-
tied to the seat which lie occupies.
AT this stage of the proceedings there were so few
members present the floor that call Of the House
was. on mot ion OF Mr. Morrill,, of VT ordered. Du-
ring the roll call a number of members came in,
a quorum having been secured,
MI. t3arield, of Ohio. said he had always voted
with one single exception. for the reports of the
committee on Elections, but he differed with them
now tie offered the following:
Re8Ofped, That the testimony taken as to Mr.
Brooks be recommitted to the Committee on Elec-
tons with instructions to report especially the facts
as to the custom, under the laws OF New York OF
not from persons residing in The election districts also
the facts respecting the verfcation by Mr. Brooks
OF the votes given him in the 18th district of the 18th
ward, with power to send for persons and pspers
Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio, gave notice that he would
offer in case of the rejection of the resolution lust
offered, resolution declaring that neither Mr.
Brooks nor Mr.. Dodge were duly elected and that
the seat from the Sh District OF New York is vacant
Mr.. FarnswOrth, of H. spoke at length on the
case declaring that neither personal nor political
motives entered into it, and maintained that a case
was not made out which would justify this House in
Ousting tho sitting member.
The subject, without action, was then laid oveT
until Tomorrow.
~ DIRECT TAKES IN ALABAMA.
The Speaker laid before the House a message from
tween the Secretary of the Treasuryand the Govern
or Of A hama, relative to the assumption by that
State OF the payment of her portion of the direct
taxes. The President says he concurs in the opinion
of The Secretary of the Treasury that Alabama and
all other Southern States should be allowed to as.
sume their direct taxes Referred to Committee on
Mays and Means and the House then adjourned