The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-13
CONGRESS.
HOusE.

i burn, OF Ind, Itom Ine SOWmlIl69 VI III
Iitary Affairs, reported back adversely
humber OF private bills, which were lAi
IN t the table, Also q bill for the sale Of th
gromnds ana tenernents at Pittsbufgh, nov
9aed a. a u, s, Ouartermaster's depot
SIso several private bills, which wer
nNsaed I'm ID
| On motion Of Mr.. Conger, from the sam
committee! a bill was passed Tor the sal
of the present cemetery grounds at For
1 Gratiot Military Reservation, Michigan
Several private bills were reported from
The sane Committed, Some were passeC
and some rejected, X TI.s
On motion OF VIM, r. Roberts, the Sec
retorv nj the TREASURY was instructed
not iTcomnstible with the public Interests
IN order a resumption OF work on thl
New York Postoflce.
Tho Horse then in Committee Of thl
Whole took up the legislative, executive
and iudicial appropriaIion bill.
The nendio9 Question at sdjournmen
vesterdev was an amendment offered By
Tr smith oi Now York, iorblddIng thu
navment Of judgments Of the Court o.
EIsjns ior Cotton captured before June
1sS5 excent speciai appropriations are
made for them. H. +
Mr. Garfield replied, to Mr.. Smiths
snecch vesterday, repelliug the idea thai
Snv of ,ihe 'iudgments mad. been paid BY
Ms SscFetaTv al ma Tteasury, except IN
comnIiSncc with the law. He cited the
Tna5imnns decision 81 the Supreme
SI.,-t Az tI,o oGoct that a rncaint nj mar
Son @ reIieved the claimant Of ali Difficult
,ioa @ IN S reGarfi 10 their LOYALTY; that when
aver ave- - tho limited States Government hold
nronertv which it has forcibly seized II
holds 4 only As trustee and must restore
+ T NJ Smithdid moi ask the House to
~ si,seIfi Il, fbe teeth Of the decisions
~ tbo SSnnreme Court, but II tho Su-
nrame Conrt was OF the opinion that the
l5ielovpI claimant. IiyeloYe, of Georgia,
wbO ,voa a Confederate Loan Commits
S;onpr Who had already recovered four
hundred, and seventy-four thousand
dollars. If Latter, Of Savannah, Georgia,
were to he Maid he submitted that OF
Iesst il should be on the report of those
tUS9 i,J%,nenta % tn Congress, 90 that Congress
M S1n5 tSc corntrv sTonld know Il, IN the
WcCardIe case CONGRESS had deprived
the SnnTeme Court 81 jurisdiction. He
sJmonishcd s CONGRESS the Supreme Court
auJ tbe Administration that the people
N.oT,o wS5C OeIT sboulS % he Maid first Mr.. Potter
aeTT;roSued erT his satisfaction at hearing the
Gnnrt of Claims arreipned for not being
Ioy.i' @ bscaYsa al 'there ever was a Court
ny ~, S;sab,v InGSI Il was the Court Of
GitpirsS sTtIrSoI which which had at It's head as Chief
Tra;;co % tho Drake amendment
NJ porcs onnosed the amendment as
bo;n1 TO- ~ @ ottsck m the Sonth He show.
oS S ,,5-ior9 in stHces nj nroof which claim.
Sn,s an "t had to g6 through in order TO get the
nnt nnt9 fnII H vsIre al Of cotton but the neT pro
nSc5s S: If nnnsid into thc treasury. which,
!, SSS%S .omo Va instance aid not amount TO one.
~ tn,'s,h HvA1 ,bo ] ~oinc He Nsl;cd whether thew
a,,Ii .To, "a t thor hoe he com 6eled to come before
GOnnroso S%Wr @ and have their claims passed
'noG HOnSTSo hS nSrtiaan @ infnence He appealed
10 iii Southern Representatives 10 vote
Mr. HSwley Of Conn, sustained the
amendment md said that he wanted
every m indcement Of this kind reported to
Sonr1sS TSly 81 that II miaht exercise its dis.
cTe,Ion EDHS'' whether W It would nav these
c1S;ms n nreierence tn claims Of loyal
MEN mem - - ie-S : ! lie = 81 ~ =
! m. 3aorc,s,;t denied that the cotton EN-.
braced IN these claims had been seized
alter the close of tho war-after the
nToc,ametion Of peace, There was there.
sorc no instification for its seizure, or the
withhoiSinr of payment from it's owners.
Nr ShelIsbarGer said the way of meet.
;r- M tho J;ff,cnltv wNs TO remit Il to the
H9Sn-t az T4T NJ, CLAIMS TO the position it origI.
SSIIv occnn;ad that being really the au.
5;,jyo Committee Of ConSress 10 audit
,ha c1o;ns nreaented tn Congress, its find.
;rGo T U TO he reaIIv nothing more than infor.
mst;on m Witch Congrcss was subse.
oncntiv IN act They,would have to come
Soci- ~ that mint IN order to escape the
osect ReH NJ NJ the @ decision Of the supreme Court
n T relCrcnce TO the rights Of amnestied
neraons
mt MAYNARD argued in favor of ex-
tendin0 ihe privilege of the Court oi
G,li.a9s SnGus - ~ thIa cISSS nj cIaimonts mill
fan,,opv % y fs79 SS',Ssif - 81
Mr. Nerriman offered an amendment
revealing the law giving Jurisdiction
oycr thcse cases ID the Court OF Claims,
Srt m a mint of order being raised bv
NJ SARGENT the amendment was ruled
mt ant IA ARMED IN support Of Mr..
smi,b,s amendment. t.,- +'.r,ss,yg
M Rinpham opposed the amendment
and ARMED that the only remedy was the
raneSi 1I 6I the law, and that could not be
Snne N the appropriation bill.
NU1TT Tbs ~ orasndT1ent was further opposed
hv Nossra No Harris, Beck and McIntire.
"Nr Tornsworth arrued against the
;doa % of anhiectipG the .iudcment of the
Comrt Con T. Of Claims 10 DO passed upon by
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