Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
FORTY.FIlssT CONGRESS-.


gross assembled on Monday last At II o'clock.
SESArE.-:Tho resignation Of Mr.. Grimes
was received, and Mr.. Morrell Was sworn in as
Senator from Maine. Tho Philadelphia petit
ton, with 81, 900 signatures attached praying
Congress to recognise the Independence Of tho
Republic Of Cubs, WAS presented by Mr.. Cam
eron, and tabled
Mr.. Drake intr ,duccd bill further to define
and regulate the jurisdiction and powers Of the
Courts Of the United States. Tho bill provid-
ed that NO Court created by An act Of Congress
or Judges thereof, shall have no power in any
case to adjudge Or hold any act Or joint reso-
luton Of Congress Invalid, for any supposed
want of authority In said Constitution for the
same, nor shall tho appellate Jurisdiction Of
.hc SUPREME c""rt Of the United States h"
construed to authoriso that Court in eny e.,c
now pending Or hereafter brought before it, to
adirm any order, judgement or decree Of any
inferior United States Court, or Of any State
Court, which shall spp.ar to have bsen based
upon sny such adjadssd or h"lding; but
every such order, judgement or decree shall for
that cause be reversed, varied and annulled.
Mr.. Williams introduced . bill to regulate
the immigration Of Chinese into tho United
States. It provides that any contract or agree
mont to procure Or aid tho Importation or in
migration Of Chiucae into the United States
shall be null and void, and makes tho entering
into such contract 1isdemsanor punishs-
ble with hne of not less than $500 and i'm
prisoums1t for not less than six months, or
both, 1t tho disersstion Of the eoust.
Mr.. Summer introduced bill providing that
appellate jurisdiction Of the saprems Court in
cases or proceedings commenced BY tho writ
Eofhabcas oorIus. il hereby repealed and abol-
i.led: The his WAS referred.
| Mcssrs. Spencer and Warner introduced bill,
relieving Of political disabilities certain per-
sons in Alabama. Laid on tho table and
ordered printed.
Ms: Stewart introduced . lint resolution
for the relief Of persons .ns.g.d in th. lat. r.-
oe'''on' The resolution provides that upon
the ratification BY tho Legislatures Of three
I fourths Of the States Of XVIII amendment. Ill
liabilities imposed for the participation in
tho late rebellion shall esaie. Laid over and
o. dered printed. - ..
Ar. Craig introduced . bill providing for
the execution tfl laws sgainst the crime polv-
gemy 10 the Territory Of Utah, and for Other
psrposts: Tabled.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill for the est.b.
ment Of ocean mail service bctwesn the United
States, Mexico and Ccatral America, Tabled.
A'' Norton introduced bill to provide fos
the reeonstraetion Of Georgia. It provides for
eenv'nins the old State Legislature, with con-
dition' that no person shall be admitted to
membership who il unqualified under the
XIV'h amendment, or exclude thercfrom ..
account Of race OF color, and then previd,,
that II said legislature, thus organized. sha,,
rst'fy tho XVIII smsndospt, the State shall b.
admitted 70 representation in Congress:
Mr. Ramsey offered resolution requesting
tho President to transmit, for tho i,fornatie,
Of the Senate, suy intsIIiessss rsls.isg 10 the
presence Of Hon. Wm. NeDougal 1t Pembins,
d. T., and the oppositisa Of the inhslit.s+s Of
the settlement to his assumption Of tho Office
Of Governor Of tho Nerth western Territory
lsteIy transfsrrcd by tho Hudson Dav Com.
pany to the dominion If Canada.
| Tho unfinished busiosss pending at adjourn.
msnt sine die Of tho Inst session. Of tho Ais,
consrsss then came sp. tho subject Wa rel
slution To compensate The Senators from Nerti
Carolins, Pesdiag which . recess was taker
which lasted half an hour, On rvasssabhnl
the message Of tho. President was delivered I.
tho Senate by his Secretary and wa. read b,
the Secretary Of the Senate.
Upon the conclusion Of tho reading. on Mr.
Summers molten, it WAS ordered. printed AM
laid On tho table.
Tho Senate then; won't into, executive scss
ion and soon, aftet adjourned.
uorsE,---spesker DIs;ne in tho chair
But, little Of interos* in. its proceedings
great number Of bills ware introduced Mon
dap aad Tuesday, and referred Fullsr re
ports will appear on the the lnside next "se
with reporta. of departments, ae.