Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-19
Senate.

from the committee on judiciary, reported al |
versely on the House bill in relation to certain
legal disabilities of women, and moved that it
be indefinitely postponed. It provides that any
woman who shall have been member of the
bar Of the highest court of any State or Ter
ritory, or the District of Columbia, for period
of three years, may be admitted to practice in
the supreme court of the United States. Sena-
tor Edmunds said the ground of the adverse
report of the committe, was, that by the law of
the land as it had existed since the organization
of the government the supreme court as well as
all other United States court were authorized to
make their own rules touching the admission
of attorneys, SO that there was no obstacle in
law prohibiting the admission of women to
practice in the United States court. 1t
depended entirely upon the discretion of the
court. The committee on judiciary thought
this act wovld make discrimination in favor
of women, as it compelled the court to admit
women to practice when it was not bound to
admit men. On motion of Senator Sargent
the bill was placed on the calendar with the
adverse report.
Senator McCreery inquired of the chairman
of the judiciary committee what progress it
was making in regard to the repeal of the
bankrupt law.
Senator Edmunds replied that the committee
was making progress and he hoped there would
be report soon.
Senator Window called up the House bill
making appropriations for Notifications and
other works of defense, and for the armament
| thereof, for the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1879. 1t was read the third time and passed
without discussion. The bill appropriates
$275,000 for Notifications, the armament there
! of, and for torpedoes.
| Senator Thurman called up the Senate bill to
prohibit members of Congress from becoming
| sureties certain bonds. Passed.
/ ooion af11ro
to the bill in aid Of the polar expedition de-
signed by James Gordon Bennett.
| The House bill to authorize the granting of
an American register to a foreign built ship for
the purposes of the Woodruff scientific expedi-
ton around the world, was called up by Sena-
tor Mcdonald and was discussed until o'clock
| and laid aside.
Senator Mcdonald, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported adversely on the Senate
bill for the enforcement of judgments and de-
crees in other States than those where rendered
or made, and it was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Garland, from the committee on
territories, reported favorably on the Joint res
olution disappearing of the act of the Terri
tory Of Arizona in granting charter to the
! Southern Pacific railroad company, passed
on the 7th of February, 1877. Placed on the
calendar.
Bills were introduced and referred.
By Senator Hereford-To recognize and pay
certain claims due by the State of West Vir-
ginia to citizens thereof for services rendered
in suppressing the late rebellion, and which
are properly chargeable to the United States.
By Senator Eustis-To authorize States to
impose tonnage tax, charge or duty, IN YES
sells to maintain quarantine.
Senator Window from the committee on APP
preparations, reported, with amendments, the
House bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to employ temporary clerks, and
making appropriations for the same; also,
making appropriations for detecting tresPass-
J ing on public lands; for bringing into market
, public lands in certain States. and for Other
} purposes Placed on the calendar.
Senator Spencer submitted amendment to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
as follows:
Provided, That before any part of the appro
priation provided for in this act shall becom,
available, the appointments in the consular an(
diplomatic service shall be SO arranged as to b.
equally distributed between the several State
of the United States, Territories and Distric
of Columbia, according to population. Re
ferred.
Senator Allison called up the Senate bill au
q thorizing the secretary Of the interior to max
= certain negotiations with the Ute Indians il
the State Of Colorado, for the consolidation o
all lands into one agency to be located O
: White river.
), Senator Edmunds inquired where Congress
}. received the power to authorize any one to max
:, treaties except the President of the Unite
s States.
: Senator Allison moved to amend the bill 8
as to authorize the President to make the nege
tiations, instead of the secretary of the inter
or, and it was agreed to.
, Senator Edmunds also opposed the clause
the bill directing the report of the proceeding
5. under it to be made to Congress for consider,
: ton and approval, and moved to amend 80 ;
l. to have the report made to the Senate alon
In support of his amendment he argued that
had always been the practice to have treaties a.
Of proved by the Senate only, referring to form
Il er arguments that there had been corruption
he said that there was too much cOrruptlC
K everywhere; but the man who thought he VIZ
" going to escape from corruption by requiring
treaty with Indians to be submitted to Il
two Houses of Congress instead of the Sena
n alone, would find himself mistaken.
Pending discussion, the morning hour e
TX pired and the bill was laid aside.
e- The Senate then resumed consideration
nd the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill, al
Senator Christiancy spoke in favor of the bi
as reported by the judiciary committee, and
opposition to that reported by the commit
" on railroads. Commenting on the provisio
ia of the last named bill, he said the ingenuity
~ the able members of that committee, seemed
IN have been exhausted in preparing the bill.
er commented in humorous manner on th
nd portion of it in regard to penalties to be i
- ficted upon railroad companies in case til
- failed to make deposits for the sinking fun
and asked if anybody ever heard of such shoe
NV company. He knew of but one parallel ca
and that was the charge of Dogberry to Wate
III Naughter.)
RAJ Senator Christiancy argued that if the b
in reported by the railroad committee should
,ha come a law, the government would be il
much warmer condition with the railroad co
panies than it was to-day under the exist
law. The fifth section of that bill provided
ous the acceptance by the railroad companies,
ers they would never assent to it unless they s
,oc it would be better for them than the pres,
~ ~ law. Suppose the companies would not
70 cept, the government would stand next year;
regard to the sinking fund, just where it stt
to-day. He had seen enough, howey
to know that the companies would
}. ceptthe bill. They would gladly pay milli
=, for its passage. He did not mean to say
l"l they were paying for its passage, but the ne
axe papers of the country, those manufacturers
P. public opinion, were ready in these hard til
ing 70 advocate tnls OF any other measure at
ing ~ tha,' ren,;ed =, Tho ,a,.., ,,o;,,+s &c
an argument of Senator Matthews in favor of
UGH bill reported by the railroad committee,
de- said the Senator had evidently studied c,
tia fully the few decisions calculated to strengt
ons his position, but he had not noticed the III
Mr.. calculated to weaked his case. The argum
his of the Senator from Ohio Matthew'S was tha
nip. was an absnrdity to claim that Congress
in the power to alter, amend or repeal charters
tee all wrong. There were many other subjects
eral legislation in which amounts much larger t
the total value of the Pacific railroad were