The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-02

Ury to furnish the house with list of all
persons connected with the internal revenue
department in default to the government,
with all information relating thereto. Re
ferred. Mr.. A. 5. Williams Mich. J, from the
committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill to extend the time for filing claims
for additional bOunties. Mr.. Holman moved
az amendment extending the time Tor filing
claims until July, 1880. Adopted, and the
bill passed. The house went into 3 commit
tee of the whole on the Colorado bill. The
only changes made by this bill in the en-
abling act of last March, are provision thai
all qualified voters under the laws of the
territory shall be entitled to vote on the
question of ratification or rejection, and a
provision apprOpriating $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the constitutional convention.
The bill passed. The bill to reOrganize the
Judiciary took up the remainder Of the ses-
sion.
In the house, on the 18th, nearly the
entire session was consumed in electmg a
speaker pro tenn, Mr.. Kerr being absent
Mr.. Cox was finally chosen. TIE house then
took up the hill for the reorganization of the
judiciary. After discussion, Mr.. Saylor
moved to lay the bill on the table. Rejected.
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, 3Gr. Cason
offered resolution declaring the 22d of Feb
ruary, George Washington's birthday, ma
tional holiday Adopted. The house then,
as special order, took up the consideration
of the bill to rcOrganiEE the judiciary of the
United States. Mr. Lawrence submitted the
following points of the bill: l. The bill will
relieve the supreme court, so that it can
speedily decide all cases which may come to
it. ,. \ new court of appeals is provided
for each circuit to finally dispose of cases
involving less than ten thousand dollars.
This court will be more convenient to the
bar. and suitOrs than the supreme court. 3.
The court of appeals will have jurisdiction
to revise Judgments in criminal cases, and
there is no provision for review +. The
bill requires circuit court to be held at
every place where a district court is held.
This viii add to the convenience of the bar
and suitOrs. ,. The expenses are reduced
by giving the saline jury to the court anti dis
trict courts except when business requires
twO-sixths, and the expenses win be reduced
by reducing the number of jurors, the dis
tance of travel for the Jurors and witnesses.
Z. The bill provides for making new parties
to writs of error in the supreme court with
out requiring a review in the court below.
These are all improvements and advantages
in law. On motion of Mr.. Knott the 10th
section was amended by inserting the words
except in capital cases." so as to provide
that writs of error shall not operate in GRIM
inal cases as a stay of proceedings except in
capital eases. The next amendment was that
of Mr. Lawrence to substitute q Cincinnati
for Louisville" Agreed TO. The amendment
offered by Mr. Hooker TO add a provision
that the senior judge in the court of appeals
shall not preside in any case decided by him
as such district Judge, was agreed to- The
amendment offered by Mr.. COnger that ap-
pealS from the eastern and western districts
of Missouri shall he taken to the court at
! Chicago, was agreed to. Pending the vote
on ordering the bill to third reading, ad-
jOUrned. The session tomorrow will be for
general debate only.