The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10
COAGREssIoNAL.
xLIst COBgREsg-sECosB SESSION.
sENATE......... WAsHINerov Dgc 8


/ nicatiOn from the Governor OF South Caro.
| Una enclosing resolutions of the Ieglsia-
ture relative 70 the recognition Of CUBA as
an independent government.
A number of petitions requesting Telfei
from disabilities imposed for participation
in the rebellion; also a mem orIaI favorable
TO the accordance Of beIligeTeat rights te
Cuba, were referred.
Anthony, in presenting the report from
the Committee on Printing, said he in,
tended to call attention to the necessity o4
some reform IN the matter of public print.
Ing, Lhs report being 2 provision for print
u issioner of Agriculture.
ePomeroy remarked that the farmers and
agrleulturis OF the country Were inter
eSted in the report which was one to SUBJ
serve T. cir interests and was deserving Of
circulation for that reason. s
The report of the commtttee, and sin1iIHf
reports from the same source. FOR the pub
cassed- sFs
In regard to the publication Of a map
of the United states, Illustrative Of the
land resources or tbe country. 10 be made
In connection with the report OF the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, con-
siderable discussion ensued.
Pomeroy, sumner and Howe agreed on
the original plan OF the map Of the coHn-
try. It was essential, tnasmuch As the map
heretofore published was old, while, in the
last decade, the geographical appeara n ce
of the country had entirely chan ged.
Harlan remarked that it TEsss i'm portan Mt
the maps officially published by the Uni
ted states Government should contain tie
exact location Of bays rivers and mcun-
Anthony said the publication Of q map
as proposed became simply a question OF
money, as the expenditure would euuaI
$4,000 NO definite action was taken on
the proposed map, or report of the COM
mittees agreed TO.
Carpenter Introduced a bin relative to
the salaries Of justices of tue Supreme
Court, fixing the Chief Justice at So Goo.
and the Associate Justice at sIe,00g. Rafer-
red to the Committee on Judiciary
osborn tntroduced a bill for the dispcsaI
of public lands In Mississippi, -Louisiana
and Arkansas. Referred. e 81
GNoTE-Osborn's bill provides that all
public lands in Alaban7a, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Arkansas, shall be subject
to disposal under the homestead laws, by.
sales and location under the same general
States Is a8F
Kellogg introduced bill eonssitntiag
the Mississippi VALLEY Lsyee C0anpany
q National Corporation. Referred 70 the
Committee on Commerce. tre sasa
Morton presented q amemorIal from the
citizens aud members OF The Lsegis sature
of Virginia, urging that she stale be ad-
mitted TO q representation Ia Congress.
: summer. offered q rasolutioal directing
the Com Fnlttse on the ID strict or Column
hta 70 consider the .expediency Of repeat.
the Dlstrics. and OF taking such other leg
fsiation as nj ayg be necessary TO secure for
medical practitl 5ners Ia the Distrfct equal
rights aud opportunities wiihoat- -distlnc +
{ Mor1on oojeeted to immediate coaIsider-
1tioE. M e .s8ssse-p4s@ II
resolution was known, there would be no
objection, A surgeon who had been brs-
Yetted ColoneI Tor services IA the Union
cause, was now Q practletng physician IN
Washington; and he was another ~ mber
of his profession, who had, upon maxi
Ing application to me Aedieal celety
black balled, though they were co.,
0ted men. he e1fec5 OF that act was to
sci with the members of that body, in
Washi ington, and theIesy to infiics pen
ATTY upon Lneir parents. rule OF ihs
society referred TO prohibited the conslllta-
ti0n or association by the members thereof
with any resident practitioner not b mem
bar: and TINS were these coiored PracIi
ticners shut out from ordinary opp0rtunt-
ties OF consulting with their professional
brethren on important cases coming before
and the profession witch was guilty OF
such Cstrac tsrn degrRded 1tself Tne medi.
notice th2tthiss q 4traga- Hon. a1--nots be ai.
speaker could obtain it IN rough The action
Of Congress.
Patterson inquired whether il vas pos
through the medium OF Congressional
action. Would not admission to the med
cal consultations of this society be regu-
lated. Notwithstanding p remedial ASTON
by Congress. as pr0posed2 Ff .
8 Summer said that by repeating the exist
ing chazter OF this society and chaTtering
a new society, founded on Republican
principles which slIould Teceiye coiored
men into Its fraternity, the OBJECT desired
might be obtained. This same battle had
been fought, stage by stage, and the vic
present question was but one additional
feature of the struggle for principle.
Patterson expressed his cordial appr9-
bation of the proposition, OF the character
OF that proposed at first: he supposed this
object sought.
Horton then Withdrew his objection to
the resolution, inasmuch as tt Vas simply
a direction to The com n1ittes, aud would
not commit the Senate 70 any action IN the
Trurl s1If reported from tho Committee
on Judiciary . bill Introduced by sumner
relating to the appellate jurIsdic Ion Of the
Supreme Court, with an amendment in
the nature Of a substitute. The bLH is
amended as follows:
A bill defining the Jurisdiction of the
Courts of the United states IN certatH
.sBe It enacted, etc., That under the Constt-
tuition the jndiciaf power of the United
states does not embrace political power or
give TO the judicial tribunals aay auth hority
TO question the decision. OF the political
departments of the Government on politi-
cal questions, and it. IS hereby declared
the administration of Justice shall be
bound by the decision of the political de-
partme ents Of the Inment on political
Section ,. Be It further enacted, that it
rests with Congress TO decide what govern-
4rnent is an estab lish ed one IN 4 state; and
il is hereby, IN accordance with former
LEGISLATION, declared thRt no civil State
Government exists in Virginia, Nfissis-
sippi and Texas; no so-eafedl civil state
Government IN either Of those States shall
he recognized as q valid or legal aSrate
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power Or authority OF the United Statess
until Congress shall SO provide, or TDsA
such state Government IS represented la
the Congress OF the United states; and IL
IS hereby declared that tue act Of Go lgfess
entitled An Act to Provide. for the
Mere Efficient Government OF the Rebel
raSGnS March the
several acts supplem mentary thereto are too
political in their charag er, the propriety
or validity OF which no Judicial Tribunal
is competent TO question. and the supreme
Court of the United States is heg eby pro-
hibited from entertaining JurisdieEion Of
any case growing out or the execution OF
the said acts IN either OF the satd states
until Senators and Represent tatdveS from
such States shall b5 admitted into Con-
gress, or Congress shall recognize such
State Governments as valid, aid
meanwhile, all acts, or paris of
acts authCrizlng an appeal, writ ol error,
ha5eas corpus OF. other Proceeding, to bring
| before said Supreme Cont Tor tae review
proceeding arising out of the execution of
said act, to provide Tor q more eI4cAenL
I government OF the rebel states, aud etEtne
acts supplementary thereto " htch iaut nor
iZe an appeal in any case from the Judg-
ment of the Circuit Court OF the United
States IN q hdbeds c9TplsS proceeding 70 the
the supreme Court to issue 3 wrlt
OF hdbeds corpus or other wit, 70
bring before it for review any Judgment
of the Circuit or any other Court Of anJ
Judge thereof in q ba6eGS corpus case or
proceeding, be, and the same are hereby
suspended; and no law heretofore passed.
extending a judicial system or. the United
States over any of said rebel states, shall
be construed to recognize any state Gov
ernment existing there, til the senators
| and Representatives of said STATE shall be
admitted into the Congress of the United
states. or Congress shall recognize q state
GoVerenment therein as valid. And the
President Is hereby directed 70 h2id IN
regard to any civil proceeding or authority
whatever.