Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1869-01-15

Court. and that the Supreme Court of the
District in attempting to punish for aeon
tempt committed before the Criminal
Court, exceeded it's jurisdiction. A man.
damus was ordered to the Supreme Court
of the District to restore Mr.. Bradley to
his Office as attorney.
wIn the House of Representatives
on Monday last under the call of States
for bills and resolutions, Mr.. Washburne,
of Indiana, introduced bill to repeal the
Tenure-of-O Office act, and demanded the
previous question on its passage. Mr..
Butler said it was the same proposition
presented by himself sometime since, and
referred to the Committee on the Judicia-
ry. Mr.. Wilson, the Chairman of that
Committee, stated that the resolution had
the approval Of the committee, and he
hoped it would pass. Without further
discussion, the rules were suspended and
the bill was passed-yeas 119, nays Al.
The Republicans divided upon the ques-
ton and the Democrats voted as unit in
its favor. Of the Maryland delegation,
Messrs. Thomas, Mccullough, Phelps and
Stone voted in favor Of the repeal. Mr..
Archer was not present. Its fate in
the Senate is doubtful. Several Senators
are reported as expressing the opinion that
the repeal had better be deferred until
General Grant indicates his desires ofici-
ally. There is, little question, however,
that the act will, sooner or later, be eras-
ed from the statute book. Mr.. Boutwell,,
with the approval Of the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a bill enacting universal
suffrage in all the States to this extent,
namely: Presidential Electors, Rcpresen-
tatives in Congress, and members of the
State Legislatures. A majority Of the
committee hold that the exercise of this
power is entirely constitutional, under the
Fourteenth Amendment. The bill con-
tains provisions for its enforcement by
penalties for its violation. The commit
tee are understood to agree that they can
not prescribe by statute the qualifications
for electors for purely State officers. Leg
islatures are included because they elect
United States Senator'S. The committee
also reported constitutional amendment
embodying the whole question of univer-
sal suffrage. to be submitted to the States
for ratification. The reason adduced for
proposing both bill and amendment are
that at present, with the amendment alone,
there are not more than twenty-five States
that will rstify it; but with suffrage for
President and members of Congress enact
ed by law, and once exercised, the preju-
dice to it will give way. and it will act as
An inducement for the ratification of the
amendment. The bill and resolution were
ordered to be printed.
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Death % the Hon. John Minor Bolts.
Hon. John Minor Bolts, so long one Of
the most prominent Of the public men Of
Virginia, died at his residence, in Cul-
pepper county. Virginia, on Friday morn
ing, the 9Th instant. He was born in
Dumfries, Prince William county, Vir-
ginia. September 16, 1902. He lost his
parents in 1911, at the burning of the
Richmond Theatre. At an carly age he
was admitted as a member of the Rich
mond bar, but. though his great argu-
mentative powers might we'll have fitted
him for eminence in the law, his tastes
did not seem to lead in that direction, and
he soon afterwards retired to farm in
Henrico, county, near Richmond, and
thereafter devoted himself to political life.
In 1888 he was elected from Henrico
county to the Legislature Of Virginia, and
was afterwards several times reelected,
till 1889, when he was returned to the
:Twenty-Seventh Congress, where he ad-
vocated the leading points of Mr.. Clay's
national bank, aprotective tariff,
and the distribution among the States Of
the proceeds of the public lands. Though
always preferring Mr.. Clay for the Presi-
dency to any other man, be consented to
the nomination Of Harrison and Tyler, in
1910. but abandoned Mr.. Tyler in his
variance with the Wing party. He was
reelected to Congress in 1S41. and also
to the Thirtieth Congress, serving during
its session as Chairman of the Committee
on Military Affairs. He opposed the re-
peal of the Missouri compromise. and
sympathized with the Southern delegates
who opposed the passage of the Lecomp-
ton bill in 1858. He opposed secession
With great energy, and during the late
civil war remained on his farm in Culpeper
county. Since the war he has been sup.
porter of the reconstruction policy Of Con-
gress, though his falling health of late
wears has not enabled him to take as &C
tive part as formerly in political affairs
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