The New York herald., 1869-02-25
THE FoRTIETH CONGRESS-
Third sessien.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1869.

WASHINGTON, FeD "a, loos
REPORTS FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr. TRUMBULI, rep.) OF ILL.,, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported, and the committee was
discharged from the further consideration OF the
petition &C.. asking legislation to meet the existing
state OF affairs In Georgia, and the bill supplement
ary to an act to abolish the system Of peonage in
New Mexico and other parts OF the United States,
and memorial against a change Of the Banking
| laws.
| PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. TRUMBULI, from the Judiciary Committee,
ported, without amendment the bill introduced last
| July, providing for more effcient provisional
government for Mississippi 1t vacates the ofices
under the present government, and provides thar
| the persons who received majority Of the votes
cast at the election for ratification OF the constitu-
ton &C., shall enter upon their respective Offices pro-
Sus Of ae me oa o. p sey Mee
elected shall devolve upon the persons receiving the
next highest number OF votes who can take said
oath. The second section makes 1t theduty OF the
military commander OF the district TO see that the
FOREGOING provisions are Immediately carried into
| effect.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
| Mr. IRuMBULLe from the same committee re.
ported adversely TO to- tne bin % 70 define feon,es and
| challenges in United States cases. on the
ground that the objects Of the bill are al
| versely to the bill to preserve the purity or
elections IN the Territories on the ground that there
not sufficient time at this session to entertain such
BILL TO FurrHER THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Mr. TRuMBuLI, nom the Committee on lne Jndi-
| further the administration OF justice. II pro-
vides that no final Judgment or decree
reviewed by the United States Supreme
Court writ OF error or appeal unless the writ be
sued out the appeal taken within three years after
the entry OF such decree; and limitation o year
is Ill the same manner prescribed for appeals from
nsn as os ep"pos &C.
sections provide for te aneudment of various tech.
nical defects in wts d error and declare what shall
| c0lstitule an authentcation OF Bill OF e&cpuons,
ald provides that defendants may be found guilty OF
offences the commission Of which s necessarily In
1 cluded In those charges in thai indictment.
| THE POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
| Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep.) OF Me-, reported without
| amendment the Postal Service Appropriation bin.
/ THE M'6ARRAHAN CLAIM.
| Mr.. WILLIAMS, (rep.) OF oregon, from the Commit
tee Private Land Claims, made an adverse report
| William McGarrahan. He said that the Senator
| from Louisiana (Mr Kellogg, and che Senator from
able report upon the claim, and that the Senator
| from Delaware lMr. Bayardl declined TO have any
thing to do with the natter the committee were un-
able to arrive at any decision, and must therefore,
leave the matter wholly to the action OF the Senate
DUTIES ON scHooLBooKs AND APPARATUS.
| Mr. SHERMAN, Nep) OF Ohio, called up the bill re-
ported yesterday to admit, free OF duty, phlosoph
cal apparatus, books and charts imported III good
Mr CoSKLiNG, Crep.l Of n T., moved to add, land
chimes OF bells OF kinds not made in this country"
M sna 5 S one ns b
| TERRITORIAL PRISON IN IDAHO.
| On motion OF Mr.. NYE, trep OF Nevada, the bill to
authorize the selection Of a site for Territorial
| prison In Idaho was taken up and passed
l BILL PASSED OVER THE PRESIDENTS VETO.
message from the President OF the United States
was received and read vetoing the Copper Tann
The bin was then passed by the following vote:--
YEAS Mcssrs Abbott Anthony, Cameron Causi, chsnd-
sr Cole Gonkling Corbst Drake FTengsuysen Harlan,
r OF IT, Morton Nye, Osborne, Patterson Of Ten Pome
ree Rssy ps Es
Grimes aecreery, sumner TrumOui Van wnkle vickers
| PRINTING CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
The Senate then proceeded, TO consider the joint
i resolutions reported by the JOINT Committee ON
esass deSates cf Il e next Congress. ,or
| Mr. ANTnosY uep.l oi x. l., said that the CON-
mittec mad not been able to come % TO o auy definite
conclusion on the subject, and had therefore, de-
cided to tw0 resolutions leaving Congress to
choose between concluding new contract with the
4 lowest bidder, Mr. CroweII, and having the work
! done at the government printing office The COM
| mittee could not with any confidence, recommend
| either plan and in deciding to maze any change u
should be remembered that the present pnlshefs OF
| the Gio6e mad done their work very wei and salts
i factoriy.
| Mr. WnYrE, dem, OF Nd said that as member
| OF the Committee on Printing ne had investigated
the subject and was satisfied the best course Con
gress could take would he 10 direct the JOINT Com
4 mittee on Printing 10 make q new contract with
Rves Bailey, the present publishers oi the Gt0oe,
L
1 tee to make contract with Riyes Bailey at the
/ rate named in their bid.
| MIR. Whyte's amendment was modified as to
authorize the JOINT Committee on Printing To make
satisfactory contract with Elves Bailey The present
publishers OF the Giooe. for reporting and printing
| tne debates aud proceedings oil Congress for two
years from the st Of March next; ana IN tnlf form
the bill passed by vote OF "A yeas 10 II nays.
| Mr.. MORRILL, (rep.j OF Me-, then called up
i the Army APPROPRIATION BILL
l. The amendments reported by the Committee on
| Appropriations were agreed TO-
|
amendment reducing the number Oh Infantry regl-
menls to thirty -fiye, the number OF acknowledgements
years, mastering out OF the service about fourteen
Infantry regiments. and providing tlat the President
shall consolidate the regiments as rapidly a. the re-
| quiremeQts OF the public service WIN permit
| Agreed ". ,.., ,,.,,a,, ,ras
agreed TO- striking out the provision against making
| new appointments IN the ordnance, Engineer anu
| Medical departments.
! ditonal section authorizing the secretary OF ihe
Treasury to audit and pay me interest account 81
| Maine and Massachusetts for advances inade by
Massachusetts,. then including Maine Tor tue United
| states during the war OF 1sl2-lS.
Mr. GRIMES raiser the point Of order that this was
| Substantially private claim, being for the benefit
OF a railway COMPANY ana that therefore II could
not under The rules he tackled on to the pending ap-
Mr. srMSER main tanned that this being the claim
| OF state, was NOT private, but a pubhc claim.
| Mr.. SHERMAN thought the amendment TO the pend
inc bin offered by the senator from Massachusetts
| tMr. summer was not IN order.
| FTSsENDEN toOk the oppOSite view, anu the
| question OF order was discussed until iour O'clock
i when the senate took recess tn seven Y. NJ
/ Evening Session.
BsLts AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
| Mr.. WILSON, IA chairman Of the Committee ON
Military Affars, cahed up the following bills aud
/ resolutions, which were passed.
The House bill providing that brcvet commissions
| shall I've issued only IN time OF war.
The Joint resolution authorizing the secretary oi
War take OF the national cemeteries al
/ Anticiam aud Getty ysburg.
/ The JOINT resolution dropping from the army roll
certain oiicers absent three months OF longer WIN
| out leave n
| The bill continuing the freedmen's hospitals at
| Richmond and other points In the south untii tue
| 3Oth oi June next and ledger II necessary.
| The bill declaring and nxlng the salaries oi uic
| corps OF Judge Advocates. ,
the bil repeating the law requiring the Generai oi
| the Army TO resde always IN washington, anu tc-
| quring that all orders to the army shall 20 70 the
| army through him. -, ,,,
Mr.. WILSON cacd up the House joint resolution
| autnoriz,nC the payment OF $1,000 to waiter u.
| p,nrr,.sn colorpi scout and gpy, for services