The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-04

by the judgment Of single Judge Of the
supreme court Of the District Of Columbia
| II so, then that court has right to do the
same next week to the senate. Mr., Garfield
quoted from Mays parliamentary law, to the
effect that habcas corpus law in binding on
all persons whatever, and that it is therefore
competent for Judges to have before them
persons committed by houses Of parliament
| Tor contempt Mr.. llurd stated that he had
| lust been Informed by the scrgcant.nt.armS
| that he had appeared before the Judge this
morning, and that hearing Of the case had
| been postponed until next Tuesday. lie
| therefore gave notice that he would call the
previous question Monday at three o'clock
| Adjourned.
In the house, on the l7th the debate
on the Kilbournc habcas corpus case was
interrupted by the house proceeding in 4
body to the senate to attend the impcach
ment trial of the late secretary Of war. Re
turning thercfrom, discussion was resumed
Mr.. Tucker proposed an amendment to the
resolution proposed by the majority ol the
| Judiciary committee, directing the sergeant
| alarms to appear by counsel before court
| and to make n motion to quaSh or dismiss
| the writ, or to take such other procedure aN
he should he advised, to raise the question
Of legality and prOpriety OF the issue of the
writ on the fNcts stated in petition and by
complainant. An acrimonious discussion
ensued and at its close the amendment was
tablcd-S6 to ll9. The substitute offered by
Mr.. Lyndc, directing the scrgeant.atarmS to
make return to the writ and produce Xii.
bourne, was adOptcd-l6i TO -. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, the report
Of the election committee on the Alabama
contested election ease Of Bromberg against
lIaralSon was taken up. The report was
unanimous, declaring the sitting member,
lIaralson, entitled TO the seat The report
was agreed to. The house then took up the
Floyd contested election case, the resolution
OF the maiority Of the committee being that
Mr. Walls, the sitting member is not en-
titled to the seat, and that Jesse j. FinIay,
the contestant, is, the resolution of the mi
nority being tO the opposite effect. Several
speeches were made, hut no vote was taken.
Mr. Scales introduced bill to refund certain
direct taxes on land, collected from citizens
Of the late rcsurreCtionary states. AT the
evening session speeches iavOring the transfer
of the Indian bureau to the war department
were made by Culbcrson, Hooker and Ban
ming. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Lord
.o,or,oJ - ro,l;,o,ior q. ,bo ,,l,, of ;ur;,.
r"'', 81 ,,,r - m,' T.,
replication was adopted and ordered com
municatcd to the senate. The sergeant at
n.,ns ,,,o,,ol ,L,t ho nol oho,od thc yrit
- ,.l,., nm. :, A., man,, L-u,,,u.ro
ease, and that KiIbournc was ordered bv the
judge into the custody Of the marshal. Mr..
Mhi''h"uS' lh't"d"Gru nIII ior rvt.rl"S
.he ','t'tcHt ne"i'" "'"' VI ''c ','''''o
mo 'h,t'u states c"'H"'S nearing Io"' PEI
cent G"'u interest," ana nnVIhE 'orl! Ieo'H !"
run helefre". Mr. y hricn ln'ro"uc'" II
mn 10 IroEl"e Tor m Che To,h"E' u, 'th'c'.,''''
CONS hclcrrcu' ne p''I ProN'"eS l"r S"l'r
d"lIarS ana ho'l n"',arS' one sue o' 'n' '"'"r
10 give corresponding N"'"' y" we '"'',ro' ~,
thc "'hcr P''hc'l'' 'H'"''''' '','l "''''''i
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erhl SPt.'hrS' 'n" report was "'"l'''" 10
I" ~ MI '''' may was "'ch'rr" Ch'''.r"
10 tlc seat, ahm was sworn ''' 'lN'"E NV
m0dlhe" oath' me mouse TOOK up Iie senate
nllI To rrP'ai lhc aci 'iiahlh" rcNiTirt,"h III
me 9lStr'p"'."n "l P"p''r T,l"S III A''nai''
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,nem the provisions ol '.e nGIn'StThu ,:n 11 ,aM'
NO nrll"'i WIS 'akrI on lnf n'n,, lmr p'I.
rc'"ingS III 'nG evening S'SSlo' were c"'''H
devoid "l P"ol'' interest
In the house, on the 2Oth, bills were
introduced and rcrcrrcd nc IoIlows. tn rront
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10 'h'o ''c ""S"'" """ """PP'"Pr'''c" pun.
lie lands IN that state to limit the power of
courts to punish for CONTEMPT; also, to en-.
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