Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-16
Associated Press Report.
From Washington.
The Bill Relating to Judicial Pro-
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The Bill Relating to Judicial Pro-
eeedinSs in Certain Cases.
WAsHINGToS, May I5.- The following
is the bill amending the act relating to
Judicial proceedings in certain cases, and
approved March; 1853
1t provides that any search, seizure, ar
rest or imprisonment made, or any acts
done or omitted to be done during the re-
bellion by an officer or person under and
by virtue of any order, written or verbal,
general or special, issued by the President,
Secretary of War or by any military officer
of the United States, holding command of
a department, district or place within which
such seizure, arrest, search or imprisonment
was made, done or omitted TO be done, eth
er by the person or officer to whom the or
der was addressed or for whom it was IN
tended, or by any other person aiding or
assisting therein, shall be held and is here
by declared to come within the provision
Of the 4th and 9TH sections CT the said act
of March 8, 1868, for ali purposes of de-
Tense, transfer, appeal or limitation pro-
vlded therein, hut no such order shall by
fact of this act or the act to which this is an
amendment, be defense to any any suit
or action for any act done or omitted to be
done, after the passage of this act. When
the said order is in writing, it shall be
sufficient TO produce in evidence the origin
al with proof of its authenticity or a certi-
fed copy of the same or if sent by tele-
graph the production of the telegram pur-
porting to emanate from such military Off
Ger shall be priznG facia evidence of its au-
thenticity, or if the original of such order
or telegram is lost or cannot be produced,
secondary evidence thereof shall be admit
ted as il other cases.
The right of removal from the State
- iv,f, a.
States may be exercised after the appear
ance of the defendant and the filing Of his
plea or other defence in said Court at any
term Of said Court, subsequent to the term
when the appearance is entered and before
the jury is empannelled to try the same,
and nothing herein contained shall be held
to abridge the right of such removal after
judgment in the State Court, nor shall it be
necessary in the State Court to offer or give
surety for the filing of such copies in the
United Suites Circuit Court, but on filing
the petition verified, as provided in the 5th
section, further proceedings in the State
Courts shall cease, and not be resumed un-
til csrtifcate-under the seal of the said
Circuit Court of the United States, stating
that the petitioner has failed to file copies
in the said Circuit Court at the next term
is produced. If the State Court shall not
withstanding the performance of all things
required for the removal of the case to the
Circuit Court, proceed further in said cause
or prosecution before said certificate is pro-
duced, then, in that case, all such further
proceedings shall be void and of no effect,
and all parties, Judges, officers and other
persons engaged in proceeding hereunder,
or by color thereof, shall be liable in dam
ages therefor to the party aggrieved, to be
recovered by an action in a Court of the
State having the proper jurisdiction, or in
a Circuit Court Of the United States for the
district in which such further proceedings
may have been had, or where the party,
officer or other person so offending shall be
found, and upon recovery of damages in
either Court the party who is plaintiff shall
be entitled TO double costs, and il is made
the duty of the Clerk of the State Court to
furnish copies of the papers and files in the
case to the party so petitioniDg for the re-
moval, and upon the refusal or neglect of
the clerk to furnish such copies, the said
party may thereupOn docket the case
in the Circuit Court of the United States,
and thereupon said Circuit Court shall have
jurisdiction therein, and may, upon proof of
such refusal or neglect of the Clerk of the
State Court, and upon reasonable notice
being given to the plaintiff, require him to
file declaration or petition therein, and
upon his default may order no1-suit and
dismiss the case at costs Of plaintiff, which
dismissal shall be bar 10 any further suit
touching the matter in controversy.
Various Items.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of W. Calvin Brown, of New York, as Con-
sui at Augsburg, and Frank Swan, of Ohio,
as Consul at Naples.
A msjority of the Senate Finance Com
mittee is known TO be opposed to ShermaE's
funding bill, especially to the exemption OF
United States stocks from taxation.
The veto of the Colorado bill has been
written and signed, and will be sent to the
Senate after reading it to the Cabinet.
The committee on the Memphis riots viii
start for that place tomorrow.
The Sherman Bill Reported.
The bill heretofore introduced by Senator
Sherman TO reduce the rate Of interest on
the national debt, and for funding the same |
was reported back from the Committee on |
Finance to-day, with an amendment pro-
viding that the expense Of disposing of the |
bonds shall not exceed one per cent. of the |
amount disposed Of The original bill fixed |
the amount at two per cent. for preparing, |
issuing and disposing of the bonds.
The President Returns the Colorado /
Bill to the Senate.
The president this afternoon returned the |
Colorado bill to the Senate, with his obiec-
tions He does not consider the establish
ment of State government in Colorado at
present necessary for the welfare Of the
people there. The population is small;
some estimate it as low es $4,000, while the
advocates of the bill reckon the number at
from 35 to 10000. It is not satisfactorily
established that majority Of the citizens
desire or are prepared for the change of
Territorial for q State government. The
final objection is that the admission Of Colo
rado at this time as a State into the Union
appears to him to be incompatible with
the public interests of the country. In
stead of increasing, Colorado has diminished
in population.
AppOrtiOnment of the Currency.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Van Wrinkle
in the Senate, to-day, TO appoFtion the
national currency 10 the several States and
Territories and 20 the District of Columbia
authorizes and directs the Comptroller of
he Currency to apportion the issue as fol-
ows:
First-0ne-half or one hundred and fifty
millions shall be spportioned in proportion
% population.
Second-The remaining one hundred and
fifty millions shall be apportioned in pro-
portion to the value of the annual produc- !
ions Ufagricultural, mining and manufae-
uring INDUSTRY in.eaeh State and Territory,