New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-18
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CONGRESS.
Senate.

WAsHrsGroS. June l7.-Mr. West, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
favorably on the House bill making an ad-
ditional appropriation of $5OO,OOO for the
relief of persons suffering from overflow on
the lower Mississippi river. and asked its
immediate consideration, but objection was
made by Salisbury and it went over
The bull amending the act establishing
the Western District Court of North Car
olina was passed.
Morey's levee survey bill was passed:
Mr.. Alcorn reported the two million
levee bill.
The post Office appropriation bill was
passed, with an amendment dispensing
with the request for the repayment OF post
age on pubic documents, and providing
that they shall be sent through the mails at
rate of postage not to exceed twenty-five
cents per volume.
The bill to pay the awards made by the
Southern claims commission was taken up,
and lengthy discussion arose on the mo-
ton of the committee to strike out the
$45, 900 to pay the claim of William Bailey,
of Louisiana. The bill was laid over tuI
tomorrow. :.
The Senate also passed the bill to consti-
tute Montgomery, Alabama, port of de.
livery.
Mr.. Sprague, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported, without amend
| ment, the bill extending the time for the
| completion of railroad in the State OF
Louisiana, from the Texas line to point
on the Mississippi river opposite Vicksburg.
Placed on the calendar.
Business was generally confined to Dis
| trict affairs. The bill abolishing the pres
ent government ofsthe District Of Columbia
| passed by a vote of BIG yeas to p nays.
Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana, from the judi.
| ciary Committee, made report on the i'm
peachment case of Judge Durell, OF Louisi-
ana with resolutions: First, that the judge
be impeached for high crimes and misde-
| meanors; second, that committee OF two
be appointed by the Houseito 60 to the Sen
ate and in the name Of the House OF heP-
| resentatiyes impeach him, and inform the
Senate that the House will in due time ex-
| hibit particular articles Of impeachment
| and make good the same, and demand that
the Senate take order for the appearance OF
Judge Durell to answer such impeachment,
and third, that committee Of seven be ap
pointed to prepare articles of impeachment
with power to send for papers and persons.
Mr.. Tremaine, of New York, presented
of Maine. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, and
Ward, of Illinois, dissenting from the con
clusions of the majority of the committee
and recommending that all proceedings
against Judge Durell be discontinued. He
also presented another minority report
signed by Mr.. Poland, Of Vermont. stating
First, that in regard to Judge Durell's mid
night order he believed that the Judge had
no proper legal jurisdiction to make 1t, but
still that he tPoland) could not find thai
the Judge acted corruptly or with any belize
that he was going beyond his jurisdiction
The whole people were excited; the timel
were violent and turbulent, and judicia
calmness and correctness could hardly bt
expected.
The second point of Judge Poland's re
port is that the evidence seems to establish
that some officers of Judge Durell's court
were guilty of clearly corrupt practices, ant
that the Judge was not watchful to scrutln
ize their conduct, but that there is no claim
that he ever shared in any of the proceedl
of their gains, and no direct evidence tha
he knowingly sanctioned or approved thei
action.
Third-That while the evidence obtained
by substantially er parte examination onl,
secured bare majority of the committee,
did not appear that the public interes
would be turthered by presenting article
of impeachment.
The various reports were ordered to b.
printed and recommitted and then, at [
quarter past five o'clock, the House took
recess until half past seven, the evenin
session to be for business for the commltte
IN naval affairs.