Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-03


question on Wednesday at the ex-
pirqtion of the morning hour.
Adjourned. H
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
Sherman presented petition for
the virtual repeal of the resump.
tion act. He said he did not agree
with the petitioners, but he knew
many Of them to be men of the
highest character, and therefore
presented their petition.
Clayton called up the bill re-
pealing the restrictions in dispos-
ing of public lands in certain
Southern States.
Jones also urged its passage.
Edmunds was afraid speculators
would get hold of the lands. The
bill was postponed till to. morrow.
The District interest bill was
discussed to the adjournment.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Foreign AT
fairs was directed to inquire into
the expediency of requesting the
President to negotiate a treaty Of
commerce with the Republic OF
France.
The bill authorizing the sale of
Kansas Indian lands il Kansas to
actual settlers, passed.
The Judiciary Committee re-
ported a bill reorganizing the Judi
ciary of the United States. 1t was
made the special order for the 10Th
Of February. The bill provides
for circuit in each judicial dis
trict, and establishes in each cir
cult a court of appeals, which is to
have appellate jurisdiction ofcases
arising in the courts within such
circuits. The terms of this court
of appeals are to be held in Boston,
Albany, Philadelphia, Richmond,
New Orleans, Louisville, Chicago,
st. Louis and San Francisco. De.
cisions of these courts of appeals
ATE to be final and exclusive, but a
review upon the law may be had
on writ OF error or appeal to the
United States Supreme Court,
! wllqre the matter Of controversy
exceeds the sum or value of So
600, or where the adjudication in
wolves constitutional question or
any treaty or law Of the United
States, or where the court shall
certify that it involves legal
question of sufficient Importance
To require q final decision by the
Supreme Court.
Knott, from the same committee,
reported bill regulating the prau-
tice in the United States Circuit
and District Courts, as to the time
and manner of instructing juries
and arguing cases, it requiring
them TO conform to the practice of
the States in which they are held.
The bill was discussed until the
close of the morning hour, when
it went over without action.
The consideration of the amend
ment to the constitution requiring
the length of the Presidential
term, was resumed, Knott closed
the debate. On quoting the max
i'm in regard to office holders, "that
few die and none resign" he pic
tured the allurements of the Pres
ldentlal Office as follows: A salary
Of $4,000; q mansion sustained
in style Of luxury that few per-
sons dreamed of; furnished, re-
paired and heated at an annual ex
pense of $4,000, with the very
air besotted there, perfumed by
rare eXotics, propogated in a $780,
600 garden house--maintained at
an annual expense Of $4,000. a
private secretary at $4,000 year
to do the Presidents writing; two
associated secretaries at $4,000
each, to do the work of the private
secretary; two clerks at $2,2j0 to
do the work Of the associated Sec
retaries; laughter steward at
$1,000 to supply the President s
table with the choicest wines and
the richest viands that could tempt
or satiate the appetite, with $4,000
u year for books, periodicals., sta
tionery, telegralrs and "a comlcal
pause-other contingencies. What
1t was that he meant, he did not
know, but he thanked God for the
contingencies. Laughter. If
the children Of Israel sighed for
the fesh-pots of Egypt, what must
be the anguish of u sensitive soul
when taking last long farewell Of
such salary and luxuries! He
asked the gentlemen to 60 home
to their honest, hard worked, over
taxed constituents and tell them
why four years was not sufficient
length OF time for any American