Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-04-26
WASHINGTON.
New Conference Committee on Deficiency
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WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Senate
adopted the Conference kuklux report, but
asked for Il new committee on the def
cheney bill.
The House failed to concur in the con-
ference report on the kuklux bill, and u
new committee of conference was appoint
ed.
The Senate adopted the new conference
report on the deficiency appropriation.
The new deficiency appropriation con-
ference reduces the appropriation made to
the Sisters of Mercy, Of Charleston, S. c.,
TO SD, 600, and strikes out the clause APP
pointing an attorney to represent the Cow
eminent before the Southern Claims Conn
mission; also, strikes out the clause in
creasing eompensations to Cens,S AI.,s-
shals.
Sherman's amendment is the chief point
under consideration between the Houses
on the kukluX bill. Thirty Republicans
voted with the Democrats, thus defeating
the conference kullluX bill. There We're
fifty absentees.
1t is understood the Senate will recede
from Sherman's amendment.
The following is the substitute for Sher-
mans amendment as passed:
" That any person or persons having
knowledge that any of the wrongs con-
spired to he done, and mentioned i'm the
second section of this act, are about TO be
committed, and having power to prevent
or aid in preventing the same, shall neg
lect or refuse to do it, and such wrongful
act shall be committed, such person or per-
sons shall be liable to the person injured
or his legal representatives, for all damages
caused by any such wrongful acts, which
such first-namcd person or persons, by
reasonable diligence, could have prevent
ed; and such damages may be recovered in
an action on the case in the proper Circuit
Court of the United States, and any num-
Der of persons guilty of such wrongful
neglect or refusal may be joined as defend
ants in such action. Provided, that such
action shall be commenced within one
year after such cause of action shall have
accrued, and if the death of any person
shall be caused by any such wrongful acts
and neglect the legal representatives of
such deceased person shall have such ac-
ton therefor and may recover not exceed
ing five thousand dollars damages therein
for the benefit of the widow Of each de-
ceased person, if any there be, or if there
be no widow for the benefit of the next of
kin Of such deceased person." The case Of
Klien against the United States. and |
another case from the Court of Claims. !
argued before the Supreme Court, presents |
for decision the question of the consti- |
tutionality of the provisO relating to |
and pardon in the appropriation |
''NI VI uIy low lltb uCN l'lONlucN lilal ]
no pardon or amnesty granted by the |
President should not be considered by the |
courts i'm deciding upon any claim against 1
the United States.
Southern claimants desiring TO have
their testimony taken by the Commits
sion at different points in the South,
must reduce their wishes to writing and
designate suitable persons for Commits
Soners. Parties desiring TO have cases set
for a certain day must make application
to the clerk in writing, stating when they
would be ready. The Secreta-
~ of war has ordered the transfer of a !
soldier who was convicted for murder by
court martial, in Alaska, to civil authori-
ties, on the ground that murder being Il
capital offence was not cOgniZable by the
court martial, which sentenced the muir
ierer to ID years Imprisonment.
Leiber, the umpire of the Mexican Com
mission, has declared against motions to
dismiss certain causes. The dismissal is
claimed on the following grounds The
claimant had not exhausted the remedies
If the Mexican courts the claimant OBJ
aimed permanent residence in Mexico:
lad acquired citizenship in Mexico, and
because the damage was caused by the
hazard of war, the motion to dismiss was
'verruled on all these points because the
lrrests and imprisonment complained of
we're for violation of law, the Commission
iecides that foreigners dOmiciled here, who
rave declared their intention TO become
,itizens, are entitled 10 a hearing before
he Commission.