The Morning herald., 1876-04-21

tgonsi bounty claims. Th5 report fspfs:
hends sever6lyHlAaSdUhs9 Smith, but IN
4samueh ~ no has resigned -Pesition1 nc
action was recommended. AFJsZ1
Mr.. Wells now 9epotted back the SeuAtl
amendments to the ,De6eiancy bill, some q
which were rejected and some cencprred Y
wtthsut being read to the House. y
Mr.. Lswre1cs,to day, Introduced the fol
lowing bilh which were referred to tht
tOomhifyee onthe judiciary. ~ fTTNTyk{ !
/ Bet enactsdet that whenever any persor
shall be detained or imprisoned by order q
the Senate or House of Representative
he shall be entitled to the privileges Of ths
writ Of habess corpus, and the sergeant-at
arms or other officer or person 30 detaine
or Imprisoned, shall in obedience to wri
of habeas corpns produce to the Coufl
Judge or Justice, who issued the writ, a1d
the body of the person 30 detained withott
any order for that purpose from either t4e
Senate or House, application Of such writ
or on behalf of said person 20 imprisoned
er detained shall be made in the first ~.
stance to the Chief Justice of the United
States, or any Justice of the Supreme Court
or In the absence of these from the city 81
New York, or in case of disability, the ap.
plication shall be made to the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, or TIE
Chief Justice or any Associate Justice
thereof. Any person who shall be imprii-
oned or detained by any court OF the United
States, or. any Justice or Judge thereof for
contempt, shall be entitled to apply to any
court having appellate Jurisdiction in any
case from the Court of Justice or judge,
having made such order of detention or i1-
prisonment, or to any Justice or Judge pf
said court, having such appellate jurisdic-
tion for writ of habeas corpus, and the
same shall be issuel, served, obeyed, pro-
ceeded with and determined as in other
cases.
Mr.. Lawrence also introduced bill pro-
viding that the power of the several courts
of the United States to issue attachments
and infict summary punishment for con-
tempt Of court shall not be construed TO
extend to any cases, except to the pisbe-
havior of any person or persons In the, pres
enee of these courts or 90 near thereto as TO
ebstruct the administration of justice, AID
the misbehsvior of the officers of said coufts
in their official transactions, and the diso9e-
dience or resistance by any officer Of ahy
court, party, juror, witness, or any other
person or persons to any lawful writ, pfo.
cess, order, rule, decree or command iof
said courts, and no person shall be punisda-
BILE for contempt who is liable to be indicted
for the same matter which constitutes the
contempt in court, shall by order or other
wise prohibit publication in any newspaper
or other publication. g-f
On motion Of Mr.. Page, CAL, bill to
correct an error in the revised statut@.Tap
| for other purposes, was taken from 1.-The
| Speakers table. The Senate amend
ment was concurred in and the bill passed.
Mr.. Cole introduced very lengthy pre-
amble and resolution with reference to the
remission of dues, imposed upon the bark
Mary Merritt by the United States Court at
Milwaukee, and directing the Ways apd
Means Committee, to investigate the char
ges, and asked its reference to that Com
mittee.
Mr.. Hale, Me-, asked if there was ahy
reliable person named in the resolution by
| whom the charges could be sustained.
Mr.. Cole said there was no name men
toned in the resolution, but he was respon.
eible as member for it.
Mr.. Hale said he thought it about time
these inquiries, based on statements with
out tangible foundation, and with no one Ito
substantiate them should be stopped and
he would object to the Introduction of the
resolution. He, however, said later he
would withdraw his objection, as the Sec
retary of the Treasury, at whom the reso
luton was aimed, had expressed a desire
| for the closest scrutiny into his official acts.
Mr.. Cole then amended his resolution by
substituting the Committee on Expenditures
in the Treasury Department and it was so
referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Sparks the House
went into Committee Of the Whole on The
Indian Bureau transfer bill for consideration
by sections under the five minute rule.
The bill was debated generally on pro
forms amendments for two hours, when
Mr.. Holman offered substitute for the bill
authorizing the President to appoint from
time to time such officers of the army as
are not required for military service to act
as inspectors, special commissioners, agents
and special agents in the administration of
Indian affairs, and while performing such
duties they shall be governed by all the
laws regulating the duties of such inspec-
tors, special commissioners, agents and
special agents in the Indian service, pro-
vided this shall not be construed as increas-
ing the number, rank or allowance of the
officers Of the array. Rejected by Al to 1O3.
The bill was generally debated until 5
O'Clock, when the sections having all been
read the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House.
Mr.. Sparks then moved the previous
question on the bill and pending amend
ments which was seconded. Mr.. Sparks
then said he would yield 20 minutes Of the
remaining hour to Mr.. Beebe, N. Y Cries
Of "No! moi" all over the House and
"Vote! vote!" and hallooed with no little
confusion.
The question was put on motion to I'D.
journ which had been repeatedly made
during the confusion and the House, by q
vote Of 1A to 3S, at 5.15 q. nj. adjourned.
The English Races.