The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-04

SENATE

M. sumner taiAS -
the letter Oh which Nr. Seward foundea
his inquiries Of motley Was passed
Nr. TrumbrH. Of the Judiciary com@
~raittee, reported joint o pro
hibiting usyments from the treasury 70
neroDs not known to be opposed TO t1e
Irshssi:on ard IN favor Of its suppression,
IN an amendment striking out the
r,nT;,;on above quoted end leaving
n. bin 10 prohibit the payment OF any
claim VI such persons occurring pHOr 70
the 18Th OF Apnl, l-6l, and that no por-
zion shall zaihoEiZe such payment until
TN, ioin, resolution is modified or re-
iected.
Nr. Hendricks, Of the Judiciary com
mittee, reported . bill to define and
punish certain crimes therein named
with IN amendment striking ont the
whole Hll and inserting that If any
persons shall rob another unlawfuily
IN custody thereof, OF any kiai-or de-
scription Of personal property belonging
10 the United States, or shall fefoRioQs!y
take and arr away same person SO
offending, shall, on cOnvietion, be 6ned
rot exceeding $780, or By impTlson-
ment 1T hard labor not less than one
wear or more than ten years, or both, al
the discretion of the court. \
Mr.. Harris introduced a bill to amend
the act for the removal Of causes IN eer.
tain cases from State courts, approved
July n. lS56, which amendment pro-
yides that parties now resident IL any
State lately in instruction, or the par
~ plaintiff i'm any. cause now pending
or hereafter brought in any COZ OF
such State, who Is or shall be defended
Ia the cause retained according { o the
laws of such States for adjudication OF
the relief sought by him after b plain
tiff has ceased 10 prosecute d orlSinal
action. shall DO entitled, when the
amount involved exceeds $50, AZ any
time before the trial or final hearing
thereof. 10 have said removed 20
a Unitea States eircnit court from such
State in the u presented by the
act TO which this is \ supplement: pro
yided. that snch removal shall Apply
oaly in such cases as could, under the
constitution ard existing laws, be
brought into circuit Or district ourts OF
the United States III such State by the
original action.
Section 2nd provides that the plead
.iugs in the cause, when transferred.
shall have the same voice and eject
which the original pleadiBgs would
have in the State courts, under the
laws and practices thereof at b time
Of commencing the cause therein, pro
yided that 10 person be excluded oil
prevented from testifying, or be deem
ed incompetent - q witnes. upon ac-
count Of his color or race.
The bankrupt bill was taken up. The
pending question Was on the amend
mert OF the Judiciary committee to
strike out the proposition OF the House
bill exempting from sale under the op-
erations of the law % much OF the debt
or's property a. is exempted by the law
O! Ii: set in shich the debtor re-
sides.
The question was debated by Messrs.
Stewart, Foster, Hallcck and Doolittle,
after which a vote, was taken on Will
sons amendment TO insert III lien Of the
above provision, that an amount may
be exempted not ~ exceed $1,000. This
was disagreed 10, and the question re-
CURED on striking out the clause above
referred TO. Yeas II: NAYS ~
The Senate Bill 10 regulate the Tenure
Of Office was received from the House,
and amended 50 as 70 inclnde Cabinet
officers amOng them, who cannot be re-
moved without the advice and cors'nt
of the SENATE.
Mr.. Edmunds moved the S-uat- dis
agree. and a call for the committee on
Conference.
Nr. Trumbull hoped the Senate
would agree to the amendment /: he did
not gee why Cabinet Ministers shOnld be
excepted from the provisions Of the
bill and the fight might as well be made
here a. in the committee of Conference.
Mr. EdInands said the Senate had eS-
pressed it, opinion very decidedly on
this subject. and according TO the
rslges of til. body, il ought not TO he
pressed To the corner ia which il had 80
decidedly been voted dUwn.
Mr. Hendricks moved To postpone the
further consideration of the subject.
Disagreed 10.
The Clerk of the Hons. announced
the proceedings Oh the death of Philip
Johnson. a representative from the
Eleventh Pennsylvania District.
Mr.. Buckalew delivered al address
"I ",an.ssaJ ,rJ
Sus,%'hais ua
'he iio"'e h"J'ui"'"'
House:
On motion OF Dir. WILSON,, OF lora,
leave was gwen 10 the Judiciary com-
mittee to sit during the sessions OF the
House for the remainder Of the session.
Nr. Hooper gave notice Of his inten-
ton to move. on Monday, for All even
ing session of the House, daily, except
Saturdays.
The Senate bill to regulate the ten