Evening star., 1870-03-03
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings

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tiers of the United States. Referred 70 Commit
| tee on Commerce.
| Mr.. Hamlin introduced bill TO amend AN ac,
-elatlve TO the supreme Court of the District OF
| Columbia. Referred TO Judiciary Committee
| Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to change the
judicial circuits.
:, Mr.. Wiley spoke of the great Importance of
| the appointment of a justice Of the Sunramo
ourt, and he thought the President should NOT
| lie required TO restrict his selection 20 ann mar
ticuar locality, but that he should be at liberty
10 take a man from any part of the country liz
m ght be impossible TO find a proper person
within the limits Of particular circuit. Ii NAV
be that there are circuits in the South to-day
where the President would find IL difficult on
account OF the rebellion to find a man qualified
In every respect for the position. The senate
should Iause before il adopted the provision of
thls bill requiring that justice shall be resi-
dent OF the circuit for which lac IL appointed
He lMr W. thought this was invading some
what the constitutional Prerogative OF the Pres
iutht, not perhaps, in the letter, but certainly
IN the spirit He did not altogether agree with
the Idea that had been suggested that the feel
ing OF sectionalism should be consulted i'm this
natter A justice appointed from any one par
tlcular circuit would be apt TO be Affected hy
the peculiar prejudices of his section and he
thought 1t would be better 10 appoint without
regard to section, and thereby obtain Justice
OF more breadth and liberality. and one who
would rise above any mere consideration of sec
ton.
Mr.. Davis did not believe Congress had ,,v
constitutional power TO pass provision of this
nature. He believed the President had the
right 10 make the appointment from any part Of
the country that It suited him. He had not
much confidence in either the nominating or
thc advising power, for he thought that with
poth OF them allegiance to party was OF more
consequence than fealty to the constitution
Yet Notwithstanding his want OF confidence i'm
the Executive, he would leave TO him his full
coIsuIuuonal power TO make his selection from
any part OF the country. Furthermore he did
not believe that Congress had any right To- pre-
scribe that the parties shall reside in any PAR
ncular locality, and suppose a Justice should
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Congress says he shall, what would be the reme-
dy? lie thought this one advance towards
to the will of Congress.
Mr. Trumbull said at the commencement of
the present term there were 37s cause before
the supreme Court from the different States
There was not a single cause from the States M
New Jersey and Delaware, and but five from
Iennsylvania, and these three states constitute
the third circuit as il now stands. From the
seventh circuit there were II causes SAM
Senators had spoken of personal motive being
at the bottom Of this bill, but such was not the
case, II was framed with reference to no mar
tcular person, but with a view TO ARRANGE tho
circuits, so as 10 have business most conyenlent-
iy disposed Of In the redistribution of the cir
cunts care had been taken 10 so arrange them as
not TO interfere with the Circuit Judges who
had already been confirmed.
MI. Scott said the reason Of late years why
there had been so few causes i'm PENNSYLVANIA
was because of the well-khown physical inca
pacity Of Judge GTier to go on the bench.
MT. Irumbull said i'm his own State (Illinoisl
Judge wayne very rarely sat upon the bench:
the District Judges held the circuits: and i'm
New York, where the Circuit Court was i'm ses-
sion all the year, Mr. Justice Nelson hardly ever
went on the bench. In regard to the objection
OF MI: Davis, Mr.. L. said there was nothing in
II. The FIs.sas1s vas the eonstitu Com
can only govern them through the laws passed
by COngr, IS; and this is precisely the case here
When the morning hour expired, Mr.. Trum-
bull asked that the funding bill be laid aside.
until this bill was disposed of, as il was very es-
sentlal that II should be at once.
Mr. sherman said he had been informed that
this Judicial bill was OF no earthly CONSEQUENCE
The Funding bill was then proceeded with.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, read from printed
slips an argument. lie asserted that il WAS i'm.
Praeucatie o negotiate loan at less than
per cent that our own people would not even
take such loan, and abroad We could not COM
pete with other Governments in Offering loan
AT less than Per cent. He thought the bill of
the committee should be amended: but if NOT.
he should vote for it. In regard to free banking
he did think that should be started now and
also thought the provisions of the bill were not
altogether just to the national banks He should
dislike to see loan OF the United States fail,
which he reared would be the case if 4 per
cent. bond was attempted. We cannot change |
the views of the moneyed men of the Old World
The Rothschilds, the GOldsmidts put their trust
IN funds, not in democracy. Money, in
universal suffrage; 1t does not believe i'm
the honor of voter, and time alone can
conquer its prejudices. 1t cannot be
denied that the Democratic party, whether
Intentionally not, has done much
to destroy the credit OF the country Until 1861
that party would always rush the country into a
war to save Its honor, and it was lamentable
that party with such a record had done so
much since to PROSTATE the credit of the coun-
try. Whether this was necessary to bring back
to them their bone and sinew who went into the |
rebellion, it certainly had done them no good at
the North, where business men and patriotic |
men had refused further affliation with them.
The American people were a people WHO were
scrupulous about paying their debts.
Dir. NJ then spoke i'm regard to the rates of |
interest. In America the rate would tor long
time continue higher than i'm Europe, and in
new States Of our country it was and would be
higher than in the older States. He gave an
account of the various loans of foreign govern /
that no five per cent. loans had attained to par
and the U. ). skies of 1882 which, he said /
were our best securities, had only recently /
been sold at so high figure as 80.
HOUSE.-On motion of Mr.. Wilson. (Minn.,
the bill for the relief of settlers on the Sioux
resery alton, i'm Minnesota, was taken from the /
Speakers table and passed.
Mr.. Hambleton (Md.) introduced a bill to /
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
change the name of A certain vessel. Referred Il
to Committee on Commerce.
On motion of Mr.. Griswold, N. Y. y the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means was directed to /
inquire into the expedency Of exempting per- i
sons engaged in quarrying blue stone from inter
MIR. Ingersoll tnl.) asked leave to offer a reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF the Interior
tor all information and papers in his possession
in relation to the late massacre of the PIGEON
Indians in Montana.
Mr.. Stevenson (Ohio) objected
The regular order of business was then de-
manded, and the House resumed Consideration /
of the bill reported yesterday from Committee /
on Railways and Canals, granting the right of /
way for the construction Of the St. James and /
Little Rock Railroad. After consideration the
bill was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Wood, (N. Y.,) from Committee on For
elgn Anafrs, reported a bill in relation to tele
graph lines between the United States and for
eign countries. Ordered to be printed, and re-
committed.
Mr.. Ingersoll. from Committee on Roads and |
Canals reported bill to construct a military |
and postal railroad from Washington 70 the city
OF New York.
, After the bill had been read, Mr.. Ingersoll in
dicated his purpose to call the previous question
MT Wood hoped that a bill that il had taken
half an hour to read would not be rushed
Mr. Kerr (Ind.) said the minority Of the COM
miftee could not report to-day. The gentleman |
from Kentucky Mr.. Winchesterl could not |
e,,eak to-day, as he was i'll.
MI. Ingersoll had no objection to allow a rea- |
sonable amount Of debate. But this bill had |
been discussed last session, and all saw its ne |
cessity, for all knew the present condition of
travel between this city and New York. If NJ |
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