Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-04
XXXIXth Congressional Session,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1857.
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Petitions were presented ofsugar rehners
OF the United States, asking protection un-
der the tariff bill. - Ia - -lH aiHsF
Mr.. SUMMERS resolution calling for the
letter on which Secretary Seward founded
inquiries of Motley was passed. iiFl
Mr.. TRUMBULLf from the Judiciary
committee, reported q joint resolution pro-
hibiting the payment from the treasury to
persons not known to have opposed the
rebellion and to fayorits suppression, with
an amendment striking out provision above
quoted, and leaving the bill to prohibit the
payment of any Claim of such persons oc-
curing prior to the 18th of April. and that
no portion shall authorize such payment
until this joint resolutionis modified or re-
jected. n'tiriu ota
Mr.! HENDRICKS, from the committee
on Judiciary, reported a bill to definepan-i
ishment of certain crimes therein named,
Yitha amendment striking out, the whole
bill, and inserting that If any persons shall
rob another unlawfully In custody thereof
of any kind or description of pefsonalprop-
erty belonging to the United States or
shall feloniously take aud carry away the
same, the person SO offending shall, on con-
viction, be fined not exceeding $4,000 or
by imprisonment, at hard labor, not less
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than one year or more than ten years or
both, at the discretion of the court. sJo li POO
Mr.. HAlNE5 introduced bill to amend
an act for the removal of causes in certain
cases from State courts, approved July.
9th, 1866, which amendment provides that
parties now resident In any State lately in
insurrection, or party plaintiff In any
cause now pending or hereafter brought in
any court of such State, who is shall be
defended in cause retained according to
the laws Of such State for adjudication of
relief sought by him after plaintiff has
ceased to prosecute the original action,
shall identified, where the amount enrolled
exceeds $4,000 at any time before trial or
final hearing thereof, to have said cause re-
moved to, the United States Circuit Court
for such State. in manner prescribed by
oath to which this is supplement; provided
that such removal shall apply to only 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. sl lH. 3.
Section provides that the pleadings in
the cause when transferred shall have the
same effect which original pleadings would
have in the State courts under laws and
practices thereof, at the time of connmenc-
ing of the cause therein, provided, no per-
son be excluded or prevented from testify
ing or be deemed Incompetent as witness,
upon account of his color or race.
The bankruptbill was takenup. Thepend-
ing question was upon the amendment of
the Judiciary committee, to strike out the
proposition of the House bill exempting
IRON sale under the operations OF the law,
so much of the debtors property as are ex-
empted by the exemption law of State in
which the dphtOrS may raSi0pF t.tH.
Debated by Messrs. Stewart, Foster, Hol-
land and Doolittle. After which vote was
taken on Mr.. Wilson's amendment, to insert
in lieu of above provision that an amount
may be exempted not to exceed $4,000.
This was disagreed to, andthe question re-
Cured on striking out the clause above re-
ferred to-yeas IA, nays %.
Senate bill to regulate the tenure Of Office
was received from the House, amended so
as to include Cabinet officers among those
who are not to be removed without the ad-
vice aud consent of the Senate. .-frrr
Mr.. EDMUNDS moved that the Senate
disagree and call for committee of con-
ference.
Mr.. TRUMBUIL hoped the Senate
would agree to the amendment. He did
not see why the Cabinet ministers should
be excepted from the provisions of the bill,
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| in committee conference. -
D Mr.. EDWARDS said the Senate had ex-
pressed an opinion very decidedly on this
subject, and according to the usuages of the
body, it ought not to depressed to concur
in what it had so decidedly voted down.
Mr.. HENDRICKS moved to postpone
further consideration of the bill. Disa-
greed to.
The Clerk of the House announced the
proceeding on the death of Philip Johnson,
Representative from the llth Pennsylvania
District. .-,s.., .. ,.....--t ...... ...r.----
Mr.. BUCKALEW delivered an address
on the lie and character of the deceased.
The customary resolutions were then
passed.
Adjourned r .H Y Z