Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-14
Appeals to the Supreme Court.

Appeals to the Supreme Court. r.,
In the report ofthe proceedings of the House
of Representatives, on Thursday, the following
account was given of the passage of bill
which had been sent from the Senate
! Son motion of Mr. Schenck, the Senate bi
10 amend the Judiciary act of September "a
5l7S9, so as to place the officers of the internal
revenue on the same footing as officers of the
customs in reference to appeals of suits in civil
actions from the United States Circuit Courts
TO the Supreme Court, was taken from the
Speaker table for action.
''Mr Wilson, Of Iowa. offered an amendment
to it by way Of additional section repeating so
much of the act of February s. 1867, (being
an act to amend the Judiciary act of 1885, as
authorizes an appeal from the judgment of a
Circuit Court TO the Supreme Court of the
United States, or the exercise of any such
jurisdiction by the Supreme Court on appeals
that have been, or may hereafter be taken.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill.
as amended, passed.
The action of the Senate on the amendment
Of the House was prompt and decisive. The re-
port says:
after executive session, the Senate took up
the bill to amend the Judiciary act OF Deem
to the Supreme Court in cases arising out OF
the collection of internal revenue. he bill
(Which passed the Senate yesterday now goes
to the President. @at5a
When this bill and amendment passed there
we're few members in attendance, and those
who would have opposed itdid not understand,
until too late, it's full significance. The real
effect OF the bill, however, is to prohibit the
Supreme Court from rendering any decision
10 the McArdle case, or in any other case To-
volving the constitutionality OF the Reconstruc-
ton acts. !!
The N. Y. Times says The effect is just
this That if your Supreme Court does not
pronounce judgment in the McArdle case with
in ten days when this bill will be law, the
case will be cut off by its operation as it is a
habeas corpus case appealed from the Circuit
Court Of Mississippi" '
.ADJuTANT GEN. THoMAs.-Adjutant Gen.
Thomas was summoned at an early hour yes
terday morning to appear before the impeach-
ment managing committed The summons
was served upon him at his residence, north,
east corner Of Tenth and II streets, by M. IT..
Alburger, deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
House of Representatives The summons was
issued by the committee for the purpose of
eliciting from General Thomas the substance
Of conversation said to have occurred at the
reception at the White House on Monday
night last. ga.
General Butler undertook the examination
of the witness, which lasted nearly two hours.
The substance of the evidence was that at the
reception on Monday night General Thomas,
whilst in company with friend was approached
by a third party, gentleman from Newcastle,
Delaware, an old acquaintance. The Delawar-
ian, after tie usual friendly greetings, spoke OF
the present political troubles and advised Gen.
Thomas to ''stand firm" The General replied,
cam / not standing frm?' Yes was the
answer; ''but you must kick that fellow out, -
(Stanton). "We will do that" the General
replied The latter also stated to bis Della
ware friend that he recognized Mr.. Stanton
only as a private citizen, and would obey no
orders emanating from him; that he (the
GeneraD was the Secretary Of War and none
other. '.. ~. IT,:
General Thomas repeated this last before the
committee, and told them that such was his
determination; that he would obey no orders
of Mr.. Stanton nor recognize him save as a
private citizen. The detention of General
Thomas by the committee was so lengthy that
he was too late to attend the regular session OF
the Cabinet, which adjourned shortly after one
o'clock. - Washington Republican.
WASHINGTON ITEMS John W. Wells,