The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-30

states lately IN rebellion. Tor services IN
taking the Unit d States census in 1850
| By CobO-FOr the sale OF Government
property at Ply mouth, N. &. Also, for the
removal Of distractions from the Roanoke
River IN y Orth Carolina.
By Whlttemore-To authorize the settle
ment OF certain account. Also, to enable
the Secretary OF the Treasury to contract
with Fisk q Mills for a group of statuary
for the South wing OF the Capitol.
BY Lawrence-Io punish the crime oi
holding office in violation OF the ConSti-
tuition. Also. in relation to trust funds.
Also, to preserve the purity Of elections in
BY Shanks = Providing for the manner
of ratifying Constitutional amendments
by the several states: also, for the apprO-
! priatIO of Surp Us, waste and cOndem ed
property in the District Of COlumb bla to
the establishment of d labor school for
freedmen, to become self -suStai ing, and
10 which the art of labor viii be taught
! to the cOlOred people; also, for furnish
| Ing artificial limbs, etc, to disabled sol
dlers ana sailors whenever needed; also,
for furnishing clothing to inmates of All
legally established Soldiers Homes IN the
several States.
/ By Judd TO regulate a method of con-
| vertins gold into currency.
By Cookie establish a Probate Court
| In the District of Columbia.
| By Aspen, to create port of entry and
| d-iivery at st. Joseph, Missouri; also max
/ ing an appropriation Tor custom house
| at 1T. joseph. Missouri
| By Van Horn, TO provide for the cOnSOu-
| datIon of InCian trlb bes and to organize a
/ system Of government in the Indian Terri
/ tories
BY Ferry, the resolutions of the Mich
/ igan Legislature. in references to a ship
| canal bet geen Lakes Erie and Michigan.
Bv Strickland, a re.oiutton in reference
/ TO the harbor At the mouth OF ShebOy gan
River, and railroad from Green Bay to
| MeuBn1u5e County.
BY / Loughridge. 10 establish system of
schools for the District of COlum bia, to
serve as model Tor similar Institutions
thrOu hOut the Y nited States He move
its reference To a selecL committee.
BROOKS then moved its reference to the
! Colnmittee on the District OF Columbia
Agreed to.
Ioughridge then vfthdrew.the bill.
By Paisley, amendatory Of the home
stead BILL
BY Sargant, to prevent the extermfna.
ton OF fur bearing animals Ia A Alaska; also
to provide a temporary government tor
Alaska; also TO abolish the bureau of sta
tistics in the Treasury Department.
BY Clark-A resolution of the Kansas
Legl lature for the sale Of the Shawnee
lands 10 actual settlers a 81 . an acre.
By Banks To regulate appeals from the
Consular Courts OF the United states in
foreign countries.
BY Ferrts-ro perpetuate the testimony
In United states courts
BY Churchill-TO re sulate the charges on
canal bnats. Also, t. res uIate the duties
Provement of the harbor of Port Ontario,
New York.
The House, on motion OF Bingham,
adopted II resolution inStructing the Com
mittee on tue Pacific Railroad To inquire
in to the circumstances attending the late
issue of bonds to the entral Pacific Rail-
road.
The House laid or the table, by vote of
I04 to Al, asreSO. u ION offered by Morgan.
10 exempt SAT-, tea, coffee, sugar, matches
and tobacco, from all Federal taxation,
and TO lax bonds % per cent.
Schenck moved TO suspend the rules
that he might offer a concurrent pe sOlu-
tion for the Joint Select Cummlttee on Or
dinanee The rule was not suS DCed.
The House then proceeded to he Dusi-
ness on the Speakers table, and dispo ed
thereof as follows:
The Senate CON current resolution TOR the
Joint Com mtttee consisting OF IA Senate
Committee on COntingen Expe enses and a
House Committee on Accounts, to define
the number. duties ana compensation of
employees, as agreed to in the senate Dill
70 amend the judiciary system OF the
United States.
Bingham, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported -ub-t tute for thus bill,
and explai ned a a advocated tt.
Poland offered an amendment prohibit
ing Judges from participating IA the trials
below.
The bill. substitute, aud amendment
were debated by Bingham, Poland, Law
renee, Woodward, Jencks, Benton, Kerr,
Butler, Stevenson, and Maynard. The
principal points OF discussion d were a pro-
vision IN the substitute which allows the
judges to resign after serving certain
TeLqning their commissions its JUICES.
Kerr moved to amend th7 substitute by
making the age for retiring Judges seventy
five instead of seventy years.
Finally tue amrndm -nt offered by Kerr
was rejected without division. That oher-
ed by Poland was re- jeCted-4J TO Y.
The substitute was then passed by 2 vote
Of 80 to 50-with "a few exceptions a party
vote The Substitute provides that the
Supreme Court shall hereafter consist OF "A
CnIef Justice and eight acting Associate
Justices. any SIX OF whom shall constitute
u quorum, and tor every such Justice as
shan be excused aud retired rom duty
under the provisions Of the act. an adat-
tiou n Assoc ate Justice Is to be appoint dA
Ihe second section provides a CIt-
cult Judge for each of the nine existing
judicial DiSsricis To possess the sam pow
er and Jurtsd iction ihcreln as the J"Sl C
of the supreme Court IS allotted Co the li.-
cult. The Circuit Courts are % be hetd Dy
q Justice OF tue supreme Court or by the
Circuit Judges, or Dy tue ID stict Judse,
each sitting alone, or By the Supreme
Court Justice and ne Circuit Judge tt az
together. Such COURT may be neId a. the
same time In different districts of the same
circuit.
The third section provides that nothing
in the act shall affect the powers of the
Justices Of tue supreme Court as Judges of
the lrcutt Courts, except in the appoint
nent OF CLERKS OF Circuit courts, VINO
shall be appointed by the Circuit Judges.
The fourth Sc tton requires the chief
ia tie and j II tees OF the Supreine toul
TO atten at least one term OF fua Circuit
Court in each district OF ois circuit during
eve p rod of Two yeas
The fffth section provides that any judge
of United states Court who IS now seV-
enty years of age, and any Judge who shall
here After attain that age, and who shall
have ) rived At least ten year as such
judge, may, Vi pom lis filing with the Pres
tdent "A cerUlhcate Of tnat TACT, be excused
and relieved from active Serv ce as Sucu
judge, out shall hereafter, during the time
( ne snail couttnue 20 mold OE1ee, Oe entitled
to full pay.
The sixth section provides that if any
/ Unuei States Jud &c sIall, for year or Tor
a We tr atjer the passage OF this act, (Wner6
4 the Judge has already attained that age,
after reaching the age OF sesenty,) con-
/ tinue to hold his Office, without ding his
! ceCti6cate, the President shall appoint an
additional Judge Tor the same Court, who
shall have the same power, perform the
( same duties, ana receive the same pay, as
! the Judge then acting, and suall In con-
cert with HIM, or in hJs absence, his senior
Associate shall no q the courts prescribed
/ by law; and, on the de ith or retirement of
/ the senior Judge, snail beoOme Judge OF
J that Court.
| House q jOurned.