New-York tribune., 1869-04-09
,tOnsl Currency Act Referred to the Committee OF

National
ADMISSION OF Mr.. SHELDON OF LOUISIANA.
The House then, at 245 o'clock took the
election case from the Id District of louisiana the
majority report being that Lewis A. Sheldon be admitted
to the seat and the minority report being that s. Hunt
After a discussion, lasting for hour and half.
sheldon was admitted to the seat:
The House then took till u O'Clock this evening,
the session to be for general general b1sinsss sv
The House met again at "A O'clock
WAR CLAIM PAID.
Claims, reported bill to pay to Susan A. Shelby Of Fort
Gibson Miss, 5000 for cotton sold or captured by the
Mr.. DIXON Rep., r. ~, from the Committee on Com
eTo, IN h S @ JOINT Tor the sale or
Passed.
MARQUETTE MADE PORT OF ENTRY.
Also, bill TO discontinue Sault st. Marie port Of
entry in the Superior District and establish Marquette
IN lieu thereof to take effect FROM the 18th Of May next
a., REMOVING THE CHARGE OF DEsERuos
81 Mr; & &WITCHER rep, West Yal, from the Committee
move the charge OF deseron from certain soldiers Of the
THE NEVADA DISTRICT COURT.
Mr KERR pem indl from the Judiciary Committee
United States District Court in Nevada. Passed.
~, or,- THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS ,,.
ing the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to
ascertain the number Of buildings now rented by the
departments, the rents paid. &c Adopted INV '''
THE HOUSE RESTAURANT.
Also, resolution placing the House Restaurant under
Grounds. Adopted.
DIvoRcEs IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. COOK (Rep, III, from the District Committee. re-
ported back the Senate bill concerning divorces in the
District Of Columbia. Passed.
A SUBSIDY FOR THE ST. JAMES AND LITTLE ROCK RAIL
ROAD.
Mr.. WELLS Dem, MOI from the Committee on Roads
and Canals reported bill granting lands and the right
OF way to the ST. James and Little Rock Railroad Com
pany. Ordered printed and recOmmitted.
LEGALIZISG SUBSCRIPTION PAPERS
On motion OF Mr.. McCREARY Rep, Iowa) the Senate
bill legaZng the stamping OF certain subscription pa
pers executed and issued to the Iowa Northern Central
Railway Company was taken from the Speakers table
FnEEDMESs EDUCATIONAL BUREAU
Freednens Affairs asked cavS to report back the senate
bill TO continue until the Is: Of January 1871 the Educa
collection and payment by the Commissioner OF that
Bureau Of the moneys due to colored soldiers sailors,
Objection was made, and Mr.. DoCKERY moved to
Nj. sHASKs Rep.. Ind) briefly explained and advo.
Mr: LAwRENCE ReP., Ohio opposed It, and stated
ton on which 100000 OF the funds Of the Freed
mems Bureau expended was vested In private
The rules were not suspended-Yeas 67 nays, 99-less
than two.thirds In the affirmative.
REORGANIZISG THE JUDICIARY.
Mr. BINGHAM qIep, Ohio moved that the Senate bill
taken from Speakers table, that tho Senate amend
ments the House amendments DO no3-concurfed in,
and that Committee OF Conference be requested. He
said that under the Senate amendments judge might be
pensOned after ten weeks service as we'll as after ten
alone il seemed to him that the b fatally defective
Mr EIDREDGE Dem. Wis., said that II the President,
representing the great Republican party OF the country
should appoint all the Judges for whose appointments
this bill provided, the Court must necessarily be pot
icai Court He hoped the Conference Committee would
take that question into consideration and CONSIDER II as
statesmen, not as partisans ,.
Of Mc Bingham and contended the bin amended
by better thau tho bill as 1t passed the
The discussion was continued by Me,srs Poland. Butler
Mass. Bingham. Voorhees, Eldredso and Kerr; but II
TaE SDrAs APPROPRIATION BILL.
report On the Indian Appropriation bili as follows:
The rcede, from M amtHdmehis Haing 'ppropaos under
at The disposal Of ile Presdsn With additional PeI,o Authorizing
the President 'pRon Co@mon o 'I person. "r 5Ihs & W. %, s se,m
y s Interior over se disbursement. cr 'es laGs & M ss
,hI ss construed fIHS approving a. rA'A Jay
" MT' DAWES Rep. MassJ explained the report IIo
stated in reply Mi Lawrence, that the total amo9n,
fufher i'm reply To Mr. Garfield, that the whole thing
was taken OF the Indian Bureau ana placed under inc
control OF the President himself 40 that no other person
could spend dollar OF the sum appropriated unless the
President put II into hs hands. a.. ,.,,..
Mr. Stokes Rep. Tenn inquired whether the Indian
Mr. DAWES replied that us occupation was gone unless
the President should 1T 10 make Of H. lie further
expressed his conviction that not another Indian treaty
and seconded and the Conference report agreed TO.
TIE JUDICIARY FILL RESUMED.
The discussion the ball 10 amend tho judicial system
Mr KERR Dem, Ind) favored concurrence in the
MT sCHENCK rep. ol said there we're two material
points IN the Senate amendments One was postponing
Tho appointments till December. He found that there
were now being handed around all over tho city, papers
TO be signed recommending ono for Supreme Judge
or Circuit Judge Chafering going on, and bargains
were being made such viii go for your Collector or
Assessor il you go for INV Judge" iIe did not want
Judges DO appointed at this time The other material
point In the nendment OF the senate was the subst
tuition OF the resignation Qf Judges, lqste9d ~
their retirement Without Resignation. That was
also an Improvement the House proposition. with the
exception that the Senate proposition did not provide Tor
any length service lie proposed that the House con-
cur In an the Senate amendments except In that parcu
lar one and insert In that the words who, having
held his such at least 10 years so that IL
will read Any Judge who, having held bis position as
such at least years and shall have arrived al the age
Of 70 years. may bc permitted to re.ign -. r.,,
After some further discussion Mr. Schencks amend
mept was agreed TO- aud the Senate amendments as
amended were cOncurred IN A., -
The House then, at 04O o'clock proceeded 10 the con-
alteration OF tho contested election case from the iid
District OF Pennsylvania, the majority feport being tha
the contestant Leonard Myers entitod 90 te seat ana
the minority report by Mr. Randall being that the sitting
member John Mofiett, is entitled TO the seat
A METRICAL System or CQFAgk, -
Pending the c6fsidefatlon OF that q1estion, Mr.
KELLEY Rep PENN introduced bill to promote the
e,ta5shment OF an international metrical system or
coinage Referred 10 the Committee on Coinage, weights
and Measures.
Mr. DAWES Rep Mass.l, from the Committee on Ap
propriatons reported bill allowing tho appropriation
ior the Springfield. ILL., Cns0miOute Tor the next hsca
year 10 30 used in this fiscal year. Passed -
THE wASIINGToS AND LINCOLN MONUMENTS. .
Mr. BOLES (Rep Arkl introduced bill 10 secure the
Adjourned.