The national Republican., 1866-12-06

should govern appoib.ussats TO and removals from
once, combating the - thai the President has
sna remove, and quoting frss0 ffsa po6siod au.
thoritiss aad legal decisions y suppsrt 4 bis posi-.
tion.l - VI
Nj William, .pok. fss .soss .. hosr ssd : A.if
bis time having been extended On molten Of Nr.
Bhellabargsr, Of Ohio. Al the eonolusion Of his
speech he stated that he did not desire 70 pres the
psssass Of The bill a this time. and demanded the
previous question on the motion TO reconsider.
Mr. sohssek hoped that The demand would b
Withdrawn. II the motion TO reconsider should
prevail he desired to have this bill referred TO the
joint select committee onrstrsnohnsnt This whole
subject, he said had been expressly committed to
that COMMITTEES. The committss had been In sss-
sion this morning, and had adjourned TO meet again
Tomorrow morning. They had several bills on the
ssms suhjsot before them. and he was able TO say
that they would make an early report :.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Psnnsylvania, moved 10 refer II
to the Judiciary Committss, ... 1. .-.....,g "A
Mr.. Sehsnsk fspsstsd that the Joint committee
on rstrsnehnsst had been sxprsssly Instructed to
consider this whole subject and that Il vas in his
epinien, the most appropriate eonnittss to con.
M. Wilson, Of Iowa, thought The House could
sonsidsr this bill q we'll q the committee could.
Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, inquired II any change had
bssn made In the hrst section Of the BILL which pro-
yided that no odcsr should BE- rsncycd except hy
msnt. Also, II there was not provision excepting
the hsads Of Departments from ths operation Of the
lawi and be apprehendsd that few member Of the
committee would desire to deprive an incoming
Aaministration Of the power 10 change the heads
Of Dspartmsnts.
Nr. soAsnek said that aftsr this bill wss reported
from the Committee on the Judioiary, the House
oonourrsd with the Senate In appointing joint
selsot committee, oonssting Of three Senators and
Ave members Of the House, and sntrustsd to them
- Ill A III
mittss might bs inferior in ability to the Judiciary
COMMITTEES, TO which the gentleman from Psnnsyi-
vania Mr Stsvsns desired to have the bill referred;
yet u was hoped that by the action Of the eight
msmbers Of the committee Jointly, based upon
good deal Of :1.nination Of the nes.er, and upon
they would bs able to lsgisats with some degree Of
wisdom on the subject and he hoped the bill would
Be referred TO them. bill Of this character should
BE- very carefully prepared; and % thinning the
joint COMMITTEES on rstrsnchmsnt had taken up this
subject - their hrst business. They had bssn al
this morning engaged in considering n and they
hoped To take II up again and complete the oonsid
Grafton Of Il tomorrow morning. There we're pend.
ing in the House and In the Senate Eve or six dif
fsrsnt bills the same subject, and II was the In
tsntion Of the committee 70 select from all those
bills whstsver was especially good in substance or
best expressed, hoping thereby 70 frame bill which
would meet the approval Of both Houss and Senate.
The Speaker announced message from the Ben
ats that they had passed the House bill appointing
two manager for the Union Soldiers National
Asylum. ............
Mr. sohsuck moved to amend Mr.. Stevens mo.
tion TO refer the bill regulsting appointments to
once to the Judiciary Committee, BY moving to ra
fer II TO tho joint committee on retrenehmsnt y
Mr.. Williams, Of Pa, moved TO amend BY strik-
ing out the third section Of the bill, and offered
substitute therefor. - y. ..
Additional smsndnsnts were offered By Msssrs.
Schsnck Of Ohio Mr.. Stsysm Of Pa, Mr.. Hale Of
N. T., and Mr.. GsrAsld Of Ohio; and on motion Of
Mr.. Williams the bil with all the amsndmsnts pro-
posed, was ordsrsd to bs printed and made special
M. Lavrsnes, Of Ohio, from the COMMITTEES on
the Judiciary reported House bill No. 635. to
amend the act regulating proceedings In criminal
cases, and for other purposes with an amendment
substituting the word "four" for the word 1.-TWO"
and thus making the bill provide that In the trial
exists the defendant shall be entitled not only four
psrsmptory challenges. This docs to apply, how.
ever TO trials for capital offences. The alsndmsnt
was agreed to. and the bill vas ordered to third
reading, and passed. ..
reported Heuis bill No. AIS, relating to the quail
iaoation Of Jurors In capital oasss with N amend.
msnt providing that in cases Of trials for crimes
against the United States juror shall b rejected
by reason Of his having expressed or formed an
opinion on the guilt or innoesnoe Of the accused
from having road the newspapers Of the day from
current report, provided he bs otherwise conps-
tent.
An amendment was also proposed, striking out
all after the enaotng CLAUSE, and providing that,
or with having taken part In any rebellion against
the authority Of the United States, or having given
aid and comfort to rebels against that authority,
whom person called as juror shall state that 10
has formed or expressed an opinion TO the guilt
or innocenos of the accused the court shsll there
upo ad Ia avs mi ta khs -
his opinion, and II II shall appear that II has been
formed upon Newspaper reports or hearssy, and not
from oonvsrsation with the Witnesses In the cass
and II tbs juror shall say that be feels capable,
Notwithstanding that opinion, Of rendering an i'm.
partial verdict on the evidence under the law, and
II the court feel satisfied that he will do so hs need
not DO rejected Also providing. In the I'd section
that the courts Of the United States shall have
power to select or order to be selected BY lot or
otherwise, such jurors as may bs deemed necessary
for the proper administration Of Justice, and 70
issue and enforce procsss therefor. -
Mr. Lawrence, Who reported the bill, said that
the State Of Ohio had law similar 10 that now
proposed to be enacted, and that this bill having
been very fully considered BY the COMMITTEES on the
Judi oiiIy 5Ia ;: thought " I'll. |. 0ufS. t0 Ps.
in.smueh Is the bill proposed to change entirely
the existing law governing the qualifications Of
jurors hs thought Il only wise and proper that u
should bs printed, 90 that members might see II
ana 70 onAoleo 70 come 70 an intelngent cooculion
on the subject. He was aware that Ohio had
provision In her law Substantially like this, but Il
was very Questionable whether, In the opinion Of
the people Of that State, II was considsrsd an i'm
proyemsnt on the old lsw-indssd he believed that
10 the main It was considered not to DO an improve.
mont. He hoped that his colleague, Mr.. Law.
renoe, would permit the amendment to bs printed.
Mr.. Lawrence replied that the subject had been
. long time before Congress, and had been duly
considered and he hoped 1t would be disposed Of AZ
this time. In Ohio, where similar law was in
force, he had never hoard an objection to 1t from
any quarter.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvanis, had some doubts
a to the PrOpristy Of changing the existing law.
He Was in favor Of punishipg oriminals but hs did
not know that 1t was desirable TO enact any new
law on the subject. He then moved that the fur
thsr confederation Of the bill bs postponed until
Monday next, In order that It might be printed.
Mr.. Lawrence, from the Committss on the Judi.
cary reported bill to protect the rights Of action
Of loyal citissns.
The bill provides that where . oitissn Of the Uni.
ted States, who has always remained loyal to the
Government. shall bring an actisn 10 recover for
injury to person property, no such action shall
be defeated on the ground that the act complained
Of done by virtue Of the authority Of the late
so-callsd confederate States Of America, or any
States declared In rebellion BY the Prssidsnt's
proclamation, unless such set was done by dursss
or IN obedience to the judgmsnt Of or decree Of .