The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04
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Senate.


Continued from the Third Edition
Mr.. Pi att, on his own request, was relieved from
further service the Committee on the District OF
Columbia, and the Chair was authorized to I'LL the
vacancy.
on motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill changing the
circuits OF the United States Supreme Court was
taken up, and Mr. Trumbull concluded his remark
in explanation OF the authority Of Congress to i'm
pose qualifications on nominees or the President ot
Supreme Court Judgeships He claimed that ths
Presidential power of appointment OF the recently
created circuit judgeshps was derived from the ac.
OF Congress creating the Offices
Mr.. Davis argued that the act OF Congress merely
regulated the number of judges, and that the oihce
The morning hour having expired, the bill was
laid over, and the Funding bill coming up In order,
it was, on motion Of Mr.. Hamlin, postponed, and
made the special order for Monday, the purpose
being to proceed with District OF Columbia business.
Mr.. Ross introduced bill granting lands in the
State OF Kansas to aid in the construction OF rail-
road from Fort Scott In the direction OF Santa Fe.
Referred.
Mr. Lawrence, from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, reported a deficiency bill for the following
items for the service of the ouse:-Foldlng docu-
ments, including materials and labor, S37,500; for
three mail carriers, $685. for aborers 26l25 total,
t46910 The bill was passed.
The House then went to the business on the
Speakers table, and referred large number OF bills.
The Senate hll repeating the provlso contained In
the act OF April 10TH 1862 extending the time for the
i tile Rcck and Fort Smith Railroad Company to
complete the first section OF twenty miles OF its road,
was taken from the Speakers table and put upon its
Mr.. Holman inquired OF the chairman OF the Com
mitIee on Public Lands what the proyiso was?
Mr.. Julian explained that in the closing hours OF
the last session this restrictive clause, That the land
granted should only be sold to actual settlers in lots
OF 1850 acres and at not more than $3.50 acre. had
been attached TO the bill inadvertently. The land
grant mad not lapsed and the company had right
TO the land without restrictions.
Mr.. Holman-llad not the ten years within which
the first section of the road was to be completed
elapsed at the time OF the passage OF the act?
MI Jnlian.N1 SIR; understand not dne wa9ie
and ina"vertently put on the bill The committee
has examined the question, and found that Congress
had no right TO attach that restriction:
Mr. Farnsworth-Then what harm does IL do
Mr.. Julian-PeThaps il does no harm.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Then let IL be.
Mr. JulIan-It causes trouble, and II Affects the
mi any In borrowing money.
Mr. Farnsworth-Then we are legisatng for the
benefit OF this corporation.
Mr. Julian-We are legislatng TO undo what we
should not have done.
Mr. W8rd-Does it make any new grant OF land
Mr.. Julian-It does not.
Mi. Ward-Then there is no harm In 1t. -
MIR. LawTence-If there is any doubt about II Is IL
no our policy to resolve that doubt in favor OF the
Mr. Julian-There is no doubt aboutlt. We have ex-
amiped the question: and we regard IL az cleaI ha'
our power TO attack the restriction uiu no.
Mr.. Farnsworth moved to lay the Dill on the Iaoo'
Rejected. ... oo
9he bill was then passed-yeas, 10; nays, 49, -,
| The Senate joint resolution prohlotlng tne PuDh-
cation in the Globe of speeches noI ueii'ere" was
taken from the Speakers table :. . o a..
Mr. Farnsworth moved TO have IL put upon It's
passage ,. q. .,,. ,,oro o,;..oo -.
Mr.. Cox moved its reference Io INC CoinniiIVee on
Mr. Farnsworth thought there could be no better
time than the present for the passage OF the Joint
resolnton and feared that II referred TO the Com
| mittee on Rules 1t would never be seen again.
NV Cox who is member OF that committee pro-
| missed that II would soon be reported back
| Ii was Then referred to the Committee on Rules