Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Vice
President submitted resolutions from
the South Carolina Legislature favor
ing the recognition of Cuba. Petitions to
accord belligerent rights to Cuba and re-
questing relief from disabilities, were pre-
sented and referred.
Public Printing.
MIR. Anthony in presentinga report from
the Committee on Printing, said he in
tended soon to call attention to the neces-
sity of some reform in the matter of pub
lie printing, the report being provision
for printing 10000 copies of the report of
the Commissioner of Agriculture.
A Map.
In regard TO the map of the United
States, illustrative of the land resources of
the country, to be made in connection
with the report of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, considerable dis
cussion ensued. The report from the
Commissioner was agreed to, but no def
mite action was taken on the proposed
map.
Salaries.
Mr.. Carpenter introduced a bill relative
to the salaries of Justices of the Supreme
Court, fixing the salary of Chief Justices at
$4,000, and Associate Justices at $40, 900.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Public Lands In the South.
Mr.. Osborne introduced bill that all the
public lands in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida shall be
subject to disposal under the homestead
laws by sale and location under the same
general laws as now govern the public
lands in other States.
LeVeeS.
Mr. Kellogg introduced bill constitu-
ting the Mississippi Valley Levee Company
national corporation. Referred to Com
mittee on Commerce.
Virginia Tabled
Mr.. Morton presented memorial from
citizens and members of the Legisla-
ture of Virginia urging that the State be
admitted to representation in Congress.
Tabled
Negro M. DIS.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution direct
ing the Committee on the District of Co
lumbia TO consider the expediency of re-
pealing the charter of the Medical Society
OF the District, and of taking such other
legislation as may be necessary to procure
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equal rights and opportunities, without dis
tinction of color.
Bill 30 Abolish the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Trumbull reported from the Com
mittee on Judiciary a bill introduced by
Mr.. Sumner, relating to the appellate iu-
risdictiOn of the Supreme Court, with an
amendment is in the nature of substitute.
The bill, as amended, is as follows:
bill defining the Jurisdiction Of the courts Of the
United States in certain cases.
Be it enacted, etc, That under the Con-
stitution the judicial power of the United
States does not embrace political power or
give to the judicial tribunals any authority
TO question the decisions of the political
departments of the government on political
questions, and it is hereby declared that all
courts of the United States in the admins
tration of justice shall be bound by the de-
cision of the political departments.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That il
rests with Congress to decide what govern
ment is the established one in State, and
it is hereby, in accordance with former
legislation, declared that no civil State GOV
eminent exists in Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, and no so-called State government
in either of said States will be recognized
as valid or legal governments, either
by the Executive on the Judicial power or
authority of the United States, until Con-
gress shall so provide, or until such State
government is represented in the Congress
of the United States; and it is hereby de-
clared that the act of Congress, entitled an
act to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the Rebel States, passed March .,
1867, and the several acts supplement
airy thereto, are political IN their
character, the propriety or validity
of which no judicial tribunal is competent
to question, and the Supreme Court of the
United States is hereby prohibited from
entertaining jurisdiction of any case grow
ing out of the execution of the said acts in
either of said States until Senators and
Representatives from such States shall be
admitted into the Congress of the United
States, or Congress shall recognize such
State government as valid; and meanwhile
all acts, or parts of acts, authorizing an
appeal, writ Of error, habeas corpus, or
other proceeding, to come before said Su-
preme Court, for the review of any case,
civil or criminal, or other proceeding
arising out of the execution of said acts to
provide for a more efficient government of
thereto, or which authorize an appeal
in any case from the judgment of a civil
court of the United States in habeas corpus
proceeding to the Supreme Court, or which
authorize the Supreme Court to issue a
writ of habeas corpus or other writ, to
bring before it for review any judgment of
Circuit or any other court, or of any Judge
thereof in a habeas corpus case, or pro-
ceeding be and the same are hereby
suspended, and no law heretofore
passed, extending the Judicial system of
the United States over any of said Rebel
States, shall be construed to recognize any
State government existing therein until
the Senators and Representatives from said
States shall be admitted into the Congress
of the United States, or Congress shall re-
cognize State government therein as
valid, and the President is hereby directed
to hold said States by military authority
without regard to any civil procedure or
authority whatever.
Congressional Elections.
Mr.. Drake introduced bill that the cleo
ton for Congressman shall be held on the
second Tuesday in October next preceding
the term to WHICH they are elected.
Freedmen.
The Senate passed bill removing disa-
biiities from large number Of persons.
The floor was ordered 10 be cleared of in
truders five instead of ten minutes before
the hour of assembling.
| Charitable.
A bill was introduced amending the in
ternal revenue so that all devises of per
sonal or real property in trust exclusively
for charitable purposes, shall be exempted
| from taxation or duty.
The Senate, after brief executive seq
| sion, adjourned till Monday.
| HOUSE.
The usual number Of petitions we're re.
| ceived and referred
| To Perfect the Reconstruction al
Georgia.