Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL
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BILL TO ADMIT WOMEN TO PRACTICE IN
THE U. s. SUPREME coURT-ADvERsE
REPORT OF COMMITTEE,
WAsmSGroN, March lS.-Edmunds,
Of Vermont, from Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported adversely on House
bill in relation 10 certain legal disabili.
lies Of women, anal moved !: be in.
definitely postponed. II provides that
any woman who SHALL have been q
member OF the bar, or higher Court OF
any Stale or Territory, or The District
Of Columbia, for q period Of three
yesrs, may be permitted to practice in
the Supreme Court Of the United
) ates. Elmuuds said the grounds OF
the adverse ripor OF the Committee
we're that By the law ofthe land as It had
existed since the organization OF the
Government, the Supreme Court, as
we'll as all other U. S. Courts, we're
authorized to make their own rules
touching The admission of attorneys, 80
that there was no obstacle In the law
prohibiting the admission Of women 10
practice In United States Courts. Il
depended entirely on the discretion Of
the Court. The Committee on Judi
ciAry thought this Act would make o
determination IN favor of women, az II
compelled the Court to admit women
TO practice when it was not bound 10 ad.
init men. On motion OF Sargent, the
bill was placed on the calendar with
the adverse report.
PoR PAYMENT Oh ~ANTE.BELLuM MAIL
CONTRACTORS.
Vance, OF North Carolina, introduced
a resolution to-day Whereas, by act
of Congress, approved March 81, 1877,
The gu u Of $4,000 or so much thereof
&c may be necessary was appropriated
to pay the amount due mail contractors
for mail service performed In the
South, therein mentioned, In the years
l859-'60-'6l before said State respect
lively engaged in war against the
United States and whereas, owing to
the action OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury refusing to pay said
claims ill all contemplated claims
should be presented, said Act
has became Intellectual and whereas,
Il wAs the true intent and meaning of
the Act approved March 3, 1877, that
ell claims due parties therein mention.
ed be paid up TO the 3lst of May, 1851,
being the time At which the CoDfeder-
ate Government took charge Of the
mails in the States mentioned ; and
whereas, BY said Act ii is provided any
such citims which have been paid by
the Confederate States Government
shall not be paid again therefore, DO II
Resolved tthe Senate concurring),
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
required, out Of the sum of $4,000 ap.
propriated By the Act Of March 2,
1877, TO pay amounts due the mail con.
tractors Tor mail service performed 10
the States mentioned in said Act up 10
May 81, ISL, aud up TO the time when
the Confederate States Government
took charge Of mails In the said States.
The second section prescribes the
mode OF payment, and contains a pro-
vision that any claims paid by the Con-
federates shall not be again paid.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES.
The iortifcslion appropriation bill
passed as il came from the House. The
bill sppropriates $4,000 for ioriidca.
tons aud icrpedoes.
Thurmsn's BIZ, prohibiting members
Of Congress from becoming sureties Oh
certain bonds, passed.
Dir, Harris, OF Tennessee, presented
a memorial Of the National Convention
Of Uliled States Export Trade, ap.
proved BY the Chamber of Commerce
and ship building interest, to ncour
age American lines Of ocean steamers
by liberal compensation for postal SER
vice also fsVoring improvement of
navigation Of the great water. way Of
the United States. Referred TO the
Committee on Commerce.
A bill was introduced b. Eustis, of
Louisiana, to authorize the States to
impose a tonnage tax charge or duty on
vessels to maintain quarantine. Re.
ferred 10 Committee on Commerce.
GOOD rRovIso.
Mr.. Spencer, of Alabama, submitted
au amendment to the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, as fol.