Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings I'm the Senate

0 CONGhESS1ONA Ii.
Proceedings I'm the Senate.
= WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Vice
: President submitted joint resolutions Of
2 the Legislatures OF Pennsylvania and
f South Carolina, ratifying the 18th amend
ment to the constitution.
) Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
, Military Affairs, reported the joint reso>
! luton continuing the pay Of enlisted men
at present, until the Both OF June, 1870,
and it was passed. Also, joint resolu>
ton, which passed, dropping from the
rolls of the army officers absent without
leave.
Mr.. Vickers reported from the Conn
mittee on the District of Columbia bill
to amend the usury laws thereof
Mr.. Spraguo moved to refer to the
Committee on Appropriations the bill in
troduced by him the other day to pro-
vide for loaning the public money.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Drake introduced bill 10 eStab
lish the office of Solicitor and Naval
Judge Advocate General. Referred to
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill prescrib
ing the oath of office to be taken by per-
sons who participated in the late rebel
lion, but who are not disqualified by the
fourteenth amendment Referred to the
| Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Mcdonald introduced bill to con-
firm the charter of the New Orleans and
Ship Cannal Company, and granting the
right of way to said company. Referred
to Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to re-
move political disabilities of Judge Alex
Rives, of Virginia. Referred to Com |
mittee on Political Disabilities.
At this point message was received |
from the House, announcing its noncon-
currence in the action of the Senate on
the bill to repeal the tenure-of-offce act. |
Mr. Trumbull moved that the Senate |
insist on its amendments, and ask q
Committee of Conference.
Mr.. Grimes moved that the Senate re-
cede.
Mr.. Oasis made a constitutional argu-
ment in support Of the latter motion.
AT the expiration of the morning hour,
the unfinished business of Friday being
the supplementary currency act, was
postponed that the bill to repeal the
tenure-of-Ofiice act might be considered.
Mr. Morton would vote to reeede
Mr. Sprague said the law should be
repealed
Mr.. Howard was opposed to repeal
Mr.. Howe also
Mr.. Pomeroy would vote for confer
ence committee but would like to see the
law repealed.
Mr.. Warner thought the law should be
repealed
The motion to recede was lost by 20
to 81. Mr.. Fowler voted yea. Mr. Brown.
low voted nay.
Proceedings In the House.
The House laid on the table, by vote
of l04 to 40 a resolution offered by Mr..
Morgan to exempt salt, tea, coffee, sugar.
matches and tobacco from all fedora,
taxation, and to tax bonds ~ per cent.
Mr.. Schenck moved to suspend the
rules to offer concurrent resolution
from the Joint Select Committee on
Ordnance.
The rules were not suspended, and tho
House proceeded to business on the
Speakers desk and disposed of it as fol- i
lows:
Senate concurrent resolution for Joint '
consisting Of the Senate Com s
mitteo on Contingent Expenses and the
House Committee on Accounts, to define | t
The number, duties and compensation Of v
employees. Agreed to. 1
Senate bill to amend the judiciary sys1 C
em of the United States. b
The fifth section provides that any
Judge of the United States Courts who
S now seventy years of age, and any
Judge who shall hereafter attain that
lge, and who shall have served at least
en- years as such Judge, may, upon his ,
fling with the President certificate of y
hat fact, be excused and relieved from !,
active service as such Judge, but shall .
hereafter during the time he shall con- q
inue to hold Office be entitled to full a
'alary. a
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee on :
he Judiciary, reported substitute for L
his bill and explained and advocated )
t. The Substitute passed by 80 to
3D. being, with few exceptions, b
party vote. 1t provides that the Su~
Dreme Court shall hereafter consist of
4 Chief Justice and eight acting AssO-
,iate Justices, any six Of whom shall
constitute a quorum. In place of such c
Justice as shall be excused and retired 1
from active duty, under the provisions Of
The act, an additional Associate Justice L
is to be appointed. c
The second section provides Circuit
Judge for each of the nine existing jus G
iicial districts, to possess the same {
power and jurisdiction therein as the
Justice of the Supreme Court or by the
Circuit judges or by the district Judge,
each sitting alone, or by the Supreme
Court Justice and the Circuit Judge
sitting together. Such courts may be
held at the same time in different districts ,
of the same court.
The third section provides that moth
ing in the act shall affect the powers Of
Justices of the Supreme Court as Judges
OF Circuit Courts, except in the appoint
ment of clerks Of Circuit Courts, who |
shall be appointed by Circuit Judges
The fourth section requires the Chief
Justice and Justices of the Supreme
Court to attend at least one term of his
circuit during every period Of two year7.
The sixth section provides that If any
United States judge shall for one year
after the passage OF this act, when such
Judge has already attained the age of
seventy, continue TO hold office without
filing such certificate, the President shall
appoint an additional Judge for the same
court, who shall have the same power,
perform the same duties, and receive the
same pay as the Judge then acting.
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