Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-07

passed.
A bill transferring the Smithsonian IL
brary to the Congressional library,
passed.
Of Port Huron, Michigan, and extending
the district OF Puget Sound, with an
amendment making a collection district
Of Montana and Idaho, and changing the
name Of pen0bsc0t district, he, TO that
of district Of Gastine, was passed.
A message was received from the Pres
ident covering a letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury to the Governor Of Ala
bama in relation 10 the payment, by that
State, Of the direct tax. Referred TO the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a Joint resolu-
ton appointing a Board of Managers for
the National Military Academy, which
was referred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Clark reported from the Committee
on the Judiciary, with an amendment,
the House bill to amend the act Of March
3, 1858, relating 70 the writ Of hGbeGs
corpus and RENTING Judicial proceed
ings, whichis as follows
Be q enacted az The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United
States Of America, in Congress assem-
bed. That any search, seizure, arrest or
Imprisonment made, or wrongs done or
committed, during the said rebellion, by
any officer or persons under and by vir-
tue of any order, writ or special order IS
sued by the President OF Secretary Of
War, or by any military official of the
United States, holding the command Of
the department, or place within which
such seizures, search, arrest and impris-
onment are made or committed, or any
acts 50 omitted 70 be done, either by the
person or officer to whom the order is
addressed, or by any other person acting
or assisting him there, win be held and
are hereby declared to come within the
purview Of the act to which this is an
amendment, and within the purview Of
the 4th. 5th and 9th sections of said act
for all the purposes of defense, transfer,
appeal or Limitation provided therein.p
The amendment reported to a proviso
to this section is as follows. "But no
such order shall be a defense to any suit
or action for any act done or omitted to
be done after the passage Of this act.
And be Il further enacted, That when
the said order is in writing it shall be
sufficient to produce in evidence the ORR
ginal, with proof Of its authenticity, or
certified copy Of THE same; or if sent by
telegraph, the production Of the telegram
DurpOrtiug to emanate from such mill
tary officer shall be evidence Of its au-
thenticity, or if the original of such order
or telegram cannot be found, secondary
evidence shall be admissible as in all
other cases. ARd be it further enacted,
That the right Of removal from the State
Court into the Circuit Court, provided in
the fifth section Of the act to which this
is amendatory, may be exercised as well
after the appearance of b defendant
and the filing of his plea or other defense
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subsequent to the term when the appear
ance is entered, and before a jury is inn
panneled to try the same; but nothing
herein contained shall be held to abridge
the right of such removal after judgment
in the State Court, nor shall Il be necessary
in the State Court TO offer or v~esecurity
for the fling of copies in the Circuit
Court Of the United States but, on
filing the petition, verified as provided
in said 9TH section, the further proceed
ings In the State Court shall be filed, and
not be resumed until a certificate, under
seal of The Circuit Court OF the United
States, stating that petitioner has failed
to file copies in said Circuit Court at the
next term, is produced"
Mr.. Stewart moved that the Special
/ Committee of Fifteen &c discharged
from the further consideration of the
! Dlil GA ItEltidLAIGtllu IttElNIY SUI
mitted hy him, and that his resolutions
be made the special order for tomorrow.
The expiration Of the morning hour
cut of discussion on Mr.. Stewards mo-
ton.
The veto message was taken up at l
o'clock, and Mr.. Trumbull took the floor
in defense Of the Civil Rights ill.
HoUSe.-The House proceeded, as the
first business In order in the morning
hour to the call of committees for re-
ports, beginning with the Committee on
Naval Affairs. Under tins call Mr.. Oar
ling. from the Committee, reported a bill
to allow TO Cornelius b. Geld, late Act
ing Assistant Quartermaster of the L. S.
n, credit on his account for clothing
stolen while under his charge at Mobile,
in 1865. After some discussion the bill
was amended and passed.
Mr.. Phelps, from same committee, re-
ported the bill for the relief of Hiram
Paulding, Rear Admiral Of the L. s. N,
which was Yesterday recOmmitted. The
bill as reported to-day omitted the words
technically making an appropriation,
and simply directed the proper officer to
audit and settle his accounts, which, by
the uniform readiness Of the House, does
not bring the bill within the rule requir-
ing bills making appropriations to be
first considered by the Committee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. GFiswold, from the same COM
mittee, reported back the Senate bill re-
leasing J. r. Rittenhouse, of the fleet of
the Pacific squadron, from liability for
Sl3, 500 Of the public money stolen from
himin Panama, in October, 1865. Passed
yeas IS, nays 10.
The morning hour having expired, the
House resumed the consideration of the
contested election case Of Dodge against
Brooks, from the sth Congressional dis
trict Of New York. Mr.. Marshall, of
Illinois, resumed and completed his argu- |
ment in support of Mr.. Brooks right 10
the seat.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Marshalps re-
marks, no other member seeking the
floor, the speaker announced that the
question was on the resolution offered by
the minority of the committee, declaring
Mr.. Dodge not entitled to 8 seat in the
House,
Many members being at this time alb
sent from their seats, on motion of Mr..
Morrill, there was q call of the House,
which brought in the members who We're
in the Senate Chamber and in the com
mittee rooms, and I24 answered to their
names.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend the sub
stisute offered by the minority, by insert
ing the testimony taken, as to Mr.. Brooks, |
berecommitted to the Committee on Eiec- |
tons, with Instructions to report especial
~ the facts as TO the custom, under the
laws of New York, of appointing in
spectors of the registry of electors not
from persons residing in tho election dis
tricts. Also the facts respecting claim
by Mr.. Brooks Of the vote given him in
the 18th district Of the 18th ward, with
power to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Spaulding gave notice that he
would offer a substitute for The resolu-
ions reported by the Committee on
Resolutions, declaring that neither the
sitting member nor the contestant were
duly elected, and that the seat for the
Sth district Of New York is vacant.
Mr. Schenck remarked that the anne
object would be reached by voting aye on
the resolution that Mr.. Brooks was not
duly elected, and by voting no on the
resolution that Mr.. Dodge was.
Mr.. Garfield spoke in support Of his
amendment, and, after carefully reading
both resolutions, be was unwilling to
vote only that way. He wanted more
light thrown on the subject He called
attention 10 the fact that the Committee
entirely ignored one election precinct in
which st. was asserted by the sitting
member that fraudulent votes bad been
cast for the contestant, and they did not
make any examination into IL, nor any
remark about it. Il seemed that the
election was In the hands Of a party IA
voring the election OF the contestant, and
vet IL was proposed to unseat the sitting
member on an allegation that the ma
iority party was defeated. That was
certainly remarkable.
Mr.. Farnsworth spoke in favor Of
Brooks right TO have a seat. He said
there was no question about the fact that
the Eighth Congressional District of New
York was a Democratic district, he feared
hopelessly so, There was no proof in
this case 10 bring home to Mr.. Brooks
any charge of corruption. 1t was not
shown he paid any money to carry out
the election, or had any knowledge of,
or participation 10, any fraud. Els skirts
were clear OF any imputation OF fraud or
other corruption. But, on the other
hand, It was proved that the contestant
did use money, and did pay TO Barr, the
Tammany Hall candidate, $1,000 TO run
against Brooks,
This point having been called In ques-