Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-22
CONGRESS-.
Proceedings Of the House Yesterday
The Sacred Writ Of Habeas
Corpus.
BristOw TO be Investigated in Public
The War Department and Indian
Affairs.
ETNUSE.

HLUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Mr. Knot
introduced bill to regul ate the privilege
OF the writ Of ha6eGS corpus in certain
cases. Referred. 1t provides that the
supreme court shall have original and
exclusive jurisdiction to issue the writ oi
ma 3edS corpus in all cases where q party
| sh III be detained or restrained OF his
| LIBERTY by authority or under orders OF
! either house Of congress; that whenever
| 1t shall appear by petition that party
| is detained or restrained Of his liberty,
| by authority Of either house of congress,
EefOle State or United States Judge or
court, other than the supreme court of
the United States, the writ shall be de-
MED II not issued, or dismissed II Issued !;
that, il any such STATE or United States
judge or court, other than the supreme
court, award writ OF hnbeGs corpus in
such cases, the supreme court NAV
award writ OF prohibition; and that. If
the supreme court shall not be in session
atthe time, any jude uI such court msy
tske such s,vUIOn, with right OF appeal to
ne supreme court.
Mr.. Burchsrd Ill !, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported q
bill outlined yesterday concerning cor
porati0n5 engaged in the business of dis
tilling. After good deal of discussion
the bill passed.
The speaker then proceeded to call on
committees for reports of q private char
acter.
Mr.. Kssson moved to reconsider the
vote Of yesterday by which a resolution
in respect to allegations against the off
cisl ccnducG Of Secretary Bristow was re-
ferfed to the committee on expenditures
in the treasury department, and that it
be referred to the committee ON ways
and means. He also moved that rhs in
vestigation be public. A vote was taken
separately on the latter motion, and
there appeared 9S in favor to 33 against
1t. As there was ne quorum voting Mr..
Baker Ind and Mr.. HOar insisted that
on matter OF such importance the vote
should be taken by yeas and nays. The
vote was so taken and resulted in 40 to
SO, and then the original motion as
amended was agreed to without di-
vision.
The consideration Of the bill to trans.
fer the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment was resumed.
Mr.. Townsend n. VI and Mr.. |
HaucOck favored the bill, and Messrs !
Tufts and Eames spoke against it. The
bill then passed; yeas, 139; nays, 81. 1t !
provides that after the first of July next |
the secretary of the war department |
shall exercise the supervising and appe- |
late powers, and possess the jurisdiction |
now exercised and possessed by the Sec
retary Of the interior, in relation to In.
dian affairs; that he shall from time to |
time make details cf army officers to ad- |
minister the affairs of the Indian branch |
Of the war department.; that the COM
officers Of the geographical de- |
psrtments shall be er OtiiciO in charge of |
the Indian affairs in their departments, |
and shall make details of officers, in |
olujing officers on the retired list, to ad-
the affairs of the Indian SER
vice; and that the inspectOr-genersl of |
-he army shall discharge the duties Of
of Indian affairs. The act is
lot to be construed to authorize an in
crease in the number, rank, pay or al
0wauces of army officers. All contracts
'0r Indian supplies and transportation
are to be made in the same manner and |
1t the same time, when practicable, as
hose for the army. All religious de-
are to enjoy a free and
squaI right to erect and maintain
and school buildings On Indian
Individual Indians, who
nave adopted toe habits OF civilized life,
nay become citizens Of the United
states without forfeiting their right to
r their shares Of the tribal property.
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