Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-03
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


WAsHINGToN, February LA petition
was presented from number Of sugar re-
liners, stating that they had S35,000,000 in
their business in this country, and asking
protection against the pending tariffbill.
A bin was introduced, authorizing the
Judges Of Idaho to appoint the time and
place of holding their courts, and providing
| that the Legislature be elected annually, in
| August, and meet on the first Monday in
| December. .AeiH a H
A joint resolution was introduced, All
| thoriziug ocean mail service three times
| per month between San Francisco and
! Portland, at a cost not exceeding S2j, 900
per annum. Passed.
Mr. Summers resolution, calling for the
letter on which Mr.. Seward founded his in
l.quiries, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Corners, the Secretary
of State was requested TO report what steps
had been taken by him to obtain from the
Republic of Columbia the right for the
United States take necessary surveys for
the interior ship canal through her terri
| tory.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a joint resolution pro-
! hibiting payments from the treasury TO
! persons not known to have been opposed
TO the rebellion and in favor of its sup
! preston, with an amendment, to striking
out the provision above quoted, leaving
the bill TO prohibit the payment of any
| claim Of snch persons occurring prior to
the 18th Of April, 1861, and they shall not
| be paid until this Joint resolution shall be
modified or rejected.
Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a bill providing
means for entry at minimum prices on
| public lands in Colorado and Nevada,
land settled and occupied as town sites,
with an amendment, providing it shall be
construed subject to provisions of an act
granting a right way to ditch and canal
public lands, and nothing in the act shall
| be construed to grant any right in conflict
with the rights of minors upon pub
| lie lands which they hold under any law
of Congress or by virtue of rules and Gus
! toms ofminOrs.
mittee, reported bill to define and punish
certain crimes therein named, with an
amendment striking out certain words in
said bill.
Mr. Haines introduced a bill to amend
an act on the removal of causes in certain
cases from the United States courts, ap-
proved July 9th, 1866, which amendment
| provides that parties now resident in any
of the States late in rebellion, or a party
plaintiff in any case now pending or here
after brought in any court Of such State,
who shall defend in the cause retained, ac-
cording to the laws of such State, for the
adjudication of relief sought by him after
the plaintiff ceased to prosecute the origi-
nal action, shall be entitled, where the
amount involved exceeds $500, at any time
before trial or a final hearing thereof, to
have said case removed to the United States
circuit court for such State, in the manner
prescribed by the act to which this is a
supplement provided, that such removal
shall apply only to such causes as could
under the constitution and existing laws
be brought into circuit or district courts of
the United States in such State by original
action.
The Senate bill TO regulate terms of Off
GERS was received from the House, amend
ed so as to include Cabinet officers among
those who were not to be removed without
the advise and consent of the Senate.
Mr.. Edwards moved that the Senate dis
agree, and called for the Comittee of Con
ference.
Mr.. Trumbull said he hoped the Senate
would agree to the amendment, that he did
not see why the Cabinet officers should be
excepted from the provisions of the bill,
and might as we'll be made here as in Com
mon Conference.
Mr.. Edwards said the Senate had ex-
pressed its opinion very decidedly on this
subject, and ought not to be pressed to CON
cur in what it had so decidedly voted down
Mr.. Henderson moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the subject dis
agreed to. -
The Clerk of the House announced the
death of Phillip johnson, Representative
from the lIth district, Pennsylvania Mr..
Buckalow delivered an address on the life
and character of the deceased.
The customary resolutions were passed
and adjourned
House.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson leave was
given to the Judiciary Committee to sit
during the sessions of the House for the re-
mainder of the session.
The Senate bill to regulate the tenure of
certain officers, come up, and the vote of
yesterday and the rejection of Mr.. Will
Jams amendment were reconsidered, and
the amendment was adopted, by 80 to So.
The Senate amendment to the tariff bill
was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means. -a. .#II.
The bill to extend the patents Of ThOs.
W. Harvey was tabled. ..