New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-16
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Senate.

Senate sF
WASHINGTON, June I5.-The Geneva
award goes to q committee OF conference.
TIE bill providing wrlts OF error IN cor
tain criminal cases passed.
The Judiciary Committee reported 3 suo'
stitu,e for the House bill regulating the re-
uoval of causes from State courts to Inc
circuit cocrts Of the United States.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out tne
eleventh section of the bill, which autnol-
ICES the service OF process upon the a2enb
Of defendant in any civil suit not affecting
the title to real estate. Rejected by vote
of l6 yeas to 40 nays.
A Amo-ion that the section should not ap,.
ply to actions for libel SANDER was rejecteo
by a vote of 20 to ..
Nr. Wadleigh said the bill applied to the
District of Colum bia, and he thought that
very Objectionable. Every one knew how
the people of the District were Influenced
by the party in power, and how could the
press of New Orle ais criaicise accounts OF
The party having control OF the government
il it was to be tried by jury IN the Distr1ct-
which must be necessarily largely m
fuenced by the government: The Dill, ne
said, struck blow at the libartles OF the
press, and he was opposed to u.
Mr.. Hager moved an amendment to the
eleventh section, so as to provide that one
of the parties to suit shall be resident
within the jurisdiction of the court where
the suit be brought.
Mr.. Carpenter opposed the amendment,
and said under the present law man
could follow another to any State and sue
him in the State court. This bill only
proposed to confer similar jurisdiction on
the United States court where princlpa!
CT agent resided.
TIE amendment of Mr.. Hager was re-
iected, and the III was then read t1lrd
time and passed by vote OF 50 yeas to
% nays.
Mr.. Wright, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported favorably Oh the bill relating
to the courts of the United States In Ala
bama. Placed on caller dar.
Mr. Alcorn, from the Levee' Committe, re-
ported, with amendment, the bill to pro
vide for the appoin tment of commission
of engineers to investigate and report q per
manent plan for the reclamation OF the allu
vial basin of the Mississippi river subject te
| ipundation. Placed on calendar.
A resolution instructing the Committee
| on Appropriations to report an amendment
| to the river and harbor bill for the survey
| of routes recommended by the Transporta
| ton Committee, passed by vote OF 4;
| yeas to 8 nays.
There was no executive session to day.
House.
| Inc conference TepCEt Oh INC r1COumoA
| Bank bill has been agreed to in both houses
| Il allows the business to be continued, will
certain restrictions as TO the securities fo
loans, and with provisions that all new de
| posirs up TO July, 1875, shall be held as spe
| cial deposits, and invested for the benefit
the special depositor.
Tie sundry civil appropriation bill wa
passed.
The item of $50.ooO for light ship a
Winter Quarter shoals, on the coast OF Vii
| giria. AID Of $4,000 for lighthouse a
| Ma. Point, Virginia, were restored.
The amendment repeating the law for tn
civil service commission, and directing ap
poinrments to be proportionately from tn
several congressional districts, preferenc
10 be given TO so diers and sailors and thei
female relatives, was agreed to In tn
| House.
The position of the bill dividing Louis
ana INTO two judicial districts, follows. l
is on the Speakers table. Upon motion t.
refer it 10 the Judiciary Committee MIR
Morey objected, fearing it would b
smothered there he hopes to call it a
under motion TO suspend the rules an
pass the bill by two-thlrds vote.