Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOISE.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-HOuse bill for
the relief of Mary Ann Montgomery, the
widow OF VIM. NJ. Montgomery, Captain
Of Texas volunteers, passed over the Pres
dent's veto.
The bill making an appropriation for
! The payment of claims as allowed by the
Commission Oh Claims, was referred TO a
committee Of conference
Senate bill giving the right of owners
. through the public lands to the Pensacola
. and Louisville Railroad Company, of Ala
. hama, passed.
The river and harbor bill has gone to a
. committee of conference.
SENATE.
Amendments to the House substitute for
the bill providing for the redemption and
sale Ofland for direct taxes were cOncuTred
IN and goes to the President.
The Senate bill to declare and enforce
the civil right Of citizens of the United
States was taken up, when Poland moved
an amendment, fixing the maximum Of
penalty at 81 600.
The House refused to pass the bill under
. q suspension of the rules. Poland then
modified mis- amendment so as to fix the
penalty of violation of the law at 500.
The House again voted yeas SO; noes 73.
The House next took up the Senate bill
attending the suspension of the privilege
# the writ of habeas corpus until after the
next session of Congress, but instead of
The two-thirds vote in favor, there were
only tifty-siX votes in the affirmative and
eghty-eight i'll the negative. This bill
also remains on the Speakers table.
The Senate bill for the payment of all
the proper war claims of Kentucky,
passed
Senate bill allowing census marshals adj
Fitonal compensation passed.
The vote on erasing the section paying
Southern mail contracts was 2S to q.
The following veto message to the Sen
ale of the United States was read:
have the honor to return herewith
Senate bill No 500, entitled "An Act for
the relief of Thomas B. Wallace, of Lex
lngtOn in the State of Missouri without
my signature. This claim, for which Sill
80 are appropriated by this bill, is of the
same nature and character as the claim of
DR.. J. Miller Bert, which was returned to
the Senate on the first instant, without nv
signature
The same reasons which prompted the
rpturn of that bill for reconstruction an
bly, in this case, which is also an action
for compensation on account Of the ra-
Eages of wac, and comes under the same
GENERAL principles of both international
iud municipal law: that all property is
leld subject not only to be taken, but the
soyernment for public uses, in which
tase under the constitution of the United
plates, the owner is entitled to part of the
tompensation, but also subject to be tenn
loEadly occupied, or even actually de-
slowed in time of great public danger
ind when the public safety demands it,
fnd in the latter case Governments do not
fdmit legal obligation on their part to
\ compensate the owner. The temporary
4 occupation, injury to or the destruc-
iIon Of property caused by actual, neces-
faLy military operations, are generally
considered to fall within the last men
uo4ed principle, and if a Government
makes compensation under such circum-
elances, it is matter of bounty rather
tnah OF strict legal right. If it be deemed
proper to make compensation for such
osses, renew my recommendation that
,IoyiSlon Wis 6e made by general legislation
fof all similar cases. fSigned)
L. s. GRANT.