The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-03
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LN7ELLIGENCER
CO N G r ESS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON Februay 2, 1876.

requesting the President to negotiate the
commercial treaty between the United
States and the Republic Of France, plac-
ing the citizens Of the United States on as
favorable footing as the citizens Of other
and more favored nations in respect to
the duties and charges imposed on i'm
ports with the Republic OF France. Ad-
opted.
The House then took up the bill report.
ed yesterday from the Committee on Pub.
lie Lands, providing for the sale OF the
Kansas Indian lands in Kansas, TO actual
settlers. 1t authorises the payment by
settlers and purchasers under the ap-
praisement already made Of the npprais-
ed value OF their farmes in equal annual
installments. 1t also provides for u new
appraisement. After some discussion the
bill passed.
Mr.. McCrary, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported a bill to reorganize the
judiciary Of the United States, which was
made the special order for Wednesday,
July 10Th.
The bill provides for circuit court in
each judicial district, and establishes in
each circuit court Of appeals, which is
to have appellate Jurisdiction OF cases
arising in the courts within each circuit.
The terms OF the courts OF appeal are to
be held in Boston, Albany, Philadelphia,
Richmond, New Orleans, Chicago, ST.
Louis and San Francisco. The decisions
Of these courts Of appeals are to be final
and conclusive, but review upon the
law may be had on n writ OF error and
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court where the matter in controversy
exceeds the sum or value Of $4,000, or
where the adjudication involves consti-
tutional question on any treaty or laws
Of the United States, or where the court
shall certify it involves legal questions
sufficient to require final decision by
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Knott, from the same committee,
reported bill regulating the practice in
the United States Circuit and District
Courts as to the time manner Of instruct
ing jurics ard arguing causes, requiring
them 10 conform to the practice OF the
States in which they are held.
The bill was discussed until the expira-
tion OF the morning hour, when it went
over without action
The House then resumed the consider
alton Of the proposed constitutional
amendment limiting the Presidential
term.
Mr.. Woodward opposed the amend
ment. and declared that although he had
voted for the resolution offered by one Of
the Warwicks on the other side against
third term, he would prefer thousand
times to see President Grant reelected
rather than see the office filled by one Of
those who twelve years ago were in arms
against the Government. ...-
Mr.. Knott, chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, closed the debate with n
speech favoring the proposed amend
ment. ... @
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment as
follows: No person who has held or may
hereafter hold the office shall be, eligible
to said office; that the term OF office Of
the President and Vice President Of the
United States shall be six years.
Mr.. New moved 10 recommit the bill to
the Judiciary Committee. The vote was,
yeas, 1877, nays 127-a tic vote. The
Speaker voted in the negative and the
motion was lost.
A vote was then taken on Reagan's
amendment, the word thereafter" being
first changed to thereafter" The vote
resulted as follows: Yeas 70, nays 1874. &
A vote was then taken on Frye's
amendment and it was rejected-yeas 100,
nays l44.
4 vote was then taken on the passage
Of the bill and it was lost-yeas l44, nays
l0G.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Alliqon, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported back the Senate
bill to provide for the payment OF claims
for Indian dcpredations, and asked that
it be referred to the Committee on APP
propriations. So ordered.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, being the House
Joint resolution directing the Commis-
sioners Of the District Of Columbia to pay
the interest on the bonds issued in pur-
suonce OF an act approved June 90, 1874,
out OF any funds in the United States
Treasury subject to the requisition OF
said Commissioners; tho pending ques-
ton being an amendment OF Mr.. Herman,
submitted yesterday, providing that any
further issue OF 3-65 bonds under or by
virtue Of said act OF Congress approved
June 20, 1874, is hereby prohibited.
Mr.. Sargent defended the Board Of Pub
lie Works. He referred to the statement
OF Mr.. Bayard yesterday to the effect that
lie had been Informed that the fec OF the
counsel for Shepherd and others had been
paid in 3.65 bonds, and said he was very
sorry the speech Of the Senator. was not
in record that he might read his exact
language.
Mr.. Bayard said he had the manu-.
script before him unchanged and 1t was
at the disposal Of the Senator.
Mr.. Sargent said the charge Of the Sen.
ator that these fees were paid in 3.65
bonds was reckless, by little examina-
ton the Senator could have seen that the
Board Of Audit had all to do with issu-
ing these bonds and no. the old city goy-
ment.
Mr.. Morton said he had the authority
Of one OF the district committees for the
statement that the committee never pass.
ed upon or entertained any claim for the
payment OF counsel fees for Shepherd or
any OF the expenses OF that investigation
and Furthermore that they never author
lied the payment Of any money to any
newspaper for publishing the testimony
taken by that committee.
Mr.. Bayard read from his remarks OF
yesterday to the effect that he had been in
formed that such payment OF counsel fees
in 3.G5 bonds had been made, and said he
did not say it was so, but asked Of other
Senators II 1t was true. He now asked Il
either OF the Senators denied that these
fees had been paid out Of the national
treasury. o.
Mr.. Morton replied that they had not
Mr.. Sargent, reSumihg, said that the
men comprising the Board OF Public
Works had made Washington beautiful
and healthy city, and there was nothing
to show that they had put dollar in theiI
pockets. The Senator from Delaware
had spoken Of a gigantic crime commit
ted by the Board OF Public Works against
Columbus Alexander. There were sever,
al opinions about that matter, and he
(Sargent) thought there might DO cause
in the judgment OF others, for the belle