The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Ihe Committee o
Privileges and Elections had Eusts an
Pinchback up, with desultory discussion o
Louisiana affairs. They will have it up NOR
formally on Friday.
La the Senate a petition was presented b.
Mr.. Sargent, signed by large number 0
women, asking that q government be organ
lied in the District Of Columbia to confer the
right of suffrage on women. Referred to tn
District Committee.
The House Committee have agreed 10 re
port bill to allow criminals to testify in Ger
tain cases The object is supposed to be to
learn what Joyce knows about the whisky
frauds.
The Diplomatic Committee approves Ct the
reduction OF salaries proposed by the Appro-
priaton Committee for diplomatic and con-
sular service.
The Appropriation Committee struck ont
the appro priation for seven clerks for the
House. reduced the salaries OF members OF
Congress rom FIVE to four thousand dollars,
and proposed 10 make reduction of ten per
cent on all civil government employees
The Finance Committee of the Senate have
agreed to report favorably on the nomination
OF McGrey as Auditor of the Post Office De-
partment.
WASHINGTON, January 5-Representative
Knott to-day reported from the Committee on
the Judiciary bill to reorganizs tho Judi
ciary of the United States The main features
of which ale as follows: A circuit court
shall be held in each Judicial district Of thu
United States, at the same time and place at
which q district court shall, or may be held;
and such circuit court is established in every
district where no such court now exists, aud
shall belong to the circuit court in the terri
torial limit of which it is embraced.
The several circuit courts shall have and
exercise no jurisdiction in cases of appeals or
wrts Of error allowed, taken or issued out
after the first day Of September, 1876; but
writs OF error, appeals and reviews in bank
ruptcy cases may be had as heretofore, pro-
vided there is established in such OF the cir |
cults court of appeals with appellate juris- |
diction OF all cases arising in the several cir
cult and district courts. The Justices Of the |
Supreme Court assigned TO the circuit,
the circuit judge and the several district
Judges Of the districts composing the circuits
shall be judge OF the court of appeals. No
judge who has heard cause in O court below
shall sit in the court of appeals upon hearing
OF the same cause, or be consulted by or give
any opinion to the other judges in relation
thereto. The court Of appeals shall also be a
court of record.
The decision of the court of appeals upon
questions of law shall. in all cases, except as
provided, be final and conclusive. but an APP
peal may be taken to the Supreme Court
appeals from the court of chancery shall
be allowed from the court of appeals to the
Supreme Court-in cases where the matter
in controversy exceeds $40, 1000, in the manner
now provided by law for directing appeals
like cases from the circuit court.
The Chief Justice and other Justices Of the ,
Supreme Court may attend any term of the
circuit court or district court within his cir n,
cult, and when so attending shall sit in and ;
preside over the court
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The Senate Commit
Ice on the Pacific Railroad had q meeting this
evening for the consideration of the pending ?
bill in aid Of the Texas Pacific Railroad. 4
Col. Thos. Scott, President Of the company, !.
the committee on behalf of the en-
erprise, explaining the provisions Of the ="
ill, which merely ask q guarantee of interest
construction of the road, and insures its =
'rompt completion. "
Ills address was extremely earnest and prac- =
lcal, and embraced full presentation of the
ational benefits resulting from the establish 6,
aent Of competing line to the Pacific avail :. :.
BILE at all seasons Of the year, and traversing +
region where the natural advantages Of :"
Innate and soil will insure population and
le development of all elements of wealth.
Judge kennard, of New Orleans, on behalf a
the committee appointed by the National a
onvention made an eloquent appeal for the u
uilding of the road, pointing out the i'm
erative public necessity that underlies the
emand by the people of the Western and re
outhern States, particularly for the exeou- te
on Of the enterprise. h,
Mr.. Huntington and Judge Brown. Of San II
both representing the Central W
acitic Company, were present and submitted q,
lie objections of that corporation to the a.
uilding of a competing line.
Col. Scott replied, fully answering the
oints made, and vindicating the merits of
lie pending proposition. c.
The committee adjourned to meet again on
uesGay evening next, for the further con- 81
deration of the subject.