Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

| CONeRRssIONAL.-M
/ n tho Senate, Nj. Pomsroy iu,roduce,
4 n Mi 10 oomplete HE extension thu
railroad kom Washington to Mobl|e ans
| Ner Or|eAns lRsfsffed ID the Acih'
A biIl passed, which devolvesupon III,
Senior Associate Justice the Office Of th'
Chief Justice, 10 case Of the inability o
the latter, until such inability be re-
moved. Alsnfhe following: -
A 4 The bill for the appointment Of . ~
/ peryisipe surgcou Tor Tho marine hopi
! isls of the United States ltauthorizel
The President to make the appointment
with n salary OF $4,000 per snnuu. Tbs
bill to prevent and punish frauds a th<
revenue, and for other purposes, ~
proved March l, 1868, and several 'o1hc'
bills Of no general interset x--<,.. /
The Senate to-day ooniire11 (te fol'
lowing nominations: John W. Caldwell,
Of Ohio. Minister TO Bolivia, vice John
| Notherland, declined; Robert Matthews,
of Indiana, Consul to Naples; Joseph
A. Thompson, Of Tennessee, Consul to
| St. THOMAS. %, ~ n 81
| IA Joint resolution was referred, pro-
yid;ue that the act Of February 3. 1867,
sbalIn not be conssrued 10 debar the pay.
ment of the claims of loyal citizens OF
loyal STATED for the loss Of steamboats, or
other properly taken or Impressed In the
States that seeded from the Union, pro.
vided that the claimants were loyal at
the time the claims were originated, and
continued loyal thereafter. 80
The bill was reported back With yer.
bal anne nd ment to provide fotthe further
issue OF the temporary lean certificates,
for the purpose OF redeeming and retiring
tho rem sinder Of the outstanding CON-
pound interest notesJ 500
Tqhe Com mittee Oh Conference recon.
mend striking ont from the bill removing
political disabilities the names Of George
A. Houston, Of Alabama, and George W.
Jones, of Tennessee. ,iirr.s!
In the House, the joint resolution Civ
ing Increased compensation to the EN-
ployes OF the Government in Washing
ton was .reconsidered and tabled by SS
The Com mittee on Indian Affairs re-
ported as 10 the treaty with the Great
and Little Usage tribes for ceding to the
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston
railroad .of 8, 0O0. 900 acres in South
ern Kansas, at nineteen cents an acre
that 1t is in violation of the rights Of set
tiers, and does Injustice to the Indians
and presented resolutions to that effect,
which were agreed to without division.
The Committee on Elections made q
repert in the contested case of Hogan
against Pile, Of Missouri. IL which Mr..
Pile, the sitting member, was declared TO
be duly elected. no
Cook gave notice that be would on Sat.
urday call up the Kentucky contested
case of Mckee against Young.
The. committee was discharged from
the further consideration Of the bill rela-
tive to one Of the Justices Of the Supreme
Court Justice Field. LII
{ Boutwell, reported back, with an
amendment, the Senate bill for changing
the time Of holding the District Courts
of the United States in Tennessee. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill
passed. ~. q 100. -.
ALSO Dli W prOfiuc LUZ npPco.o itvuA
the Court Of Claims, modifying and essen
tally limiting the Jurisdiction OF that
court. 1900 III. y
= Washburn offered as an amendment
an additional section, directing the clerk
Of the Court of Claims, to transmit TO
Congress, at the commencement of each
Dece mber session. full and complete
list Of the judgments rendered BY the
court during the previous year, stating
the amount and the parties in whose ia
vor they were rendered, together with a
brief sy opsis Of the claims. The amend
ment was agreed to, aud the bill passed.
Yeas, 88; nays, ~, IN.
Mr.. Thomas reported bill relieving
carving companies from liabilities for
losses caused BY fires during the late re
belIion, or by the forces Of the United
States. He explained tho bill, and had
letters read, showing the necessity for The
proposed legislation, and said it was in
tended, to apply. more particularly to
Express companies in the Southern
States in actions against them.
Mr.. Trimble, Of Kentucky, inquired
whether the bill did not virtually GUST the
State Courts Of Jurisdiction in all cases,
when a single corporation, or express
companies, that is, such as are residents
Of another State. II. 49, 800.
NJ. Thomas replied that undoubtedly
itdid. eaQ ~ ~
After further discussion, the bill passed
BY 80 to AZ, and the House adjourned.
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