Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-05
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A National Convention Which
Has Been Forgotten. 81
The Status Of State and Z Federal
Courts Fixed BY the House. Il
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The Senate Considering the Indian
bGo2sd Problem. aboog liz {
Gen. Melikoff's Would.be Assassin
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to be Executed.
Robert L. Montague, ! Prominent
Virginian, Dead. - Una
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"a SENATE.
w AsHINGToN, March 4

Senator Mcpherson N. j.. pres
sented a petition of many spool
manufacturers of New Jersey
against the extension of the Mckay
sewing machine patent.
Senator Conkling IN. W pres
sented q petition Of ship owners,
Representing several millions Of dol-
lars invested in The shipping inter-
est, demonstrating against the
passage of any bill to introduce
foreign-bought vessels and give
| them American registries, deeming
| such introduction as unjust to our
own interest. Also o memorial. Of
1,15S leading representatives
Of foreign commerce Of
our country residing abroad,
asking the amendment of statutes
designed to remove onerous burdens
imposed on American commerce by
law, and requiring the payment Of
three months wages to seamen dis
| charged abroad. s~"I
Senator Hereford NV. Va.), from
the committee on commerce, re-
ported with amendment the bill maxi
ing Tampa, Fla, a port of entry.
Placed on calendar. w FY n
Senator Morgan (Ala.) intro
duced q joint resolution reciting the
fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution, and declaring that Indians
born in the United States
are persons within the meaning of
that amendment, and citizens of the
United States and. of tie states
wherein they reside. The object of
the resolution, Senator Morgan
said, was to determine and fix the
relations of the Indians to the gov
ernment of the United States. 1t
was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Senator Jones' (Fla.), from
the . committee on public build>
ings and grounds, reported
favorably the bill for the erection Of
public buildings at Charlestown, W.
Va. Placed on the calendar. 20 anr
The lmorning hour having exy
PRED the senate resumed the con
sideration Of the bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter. Senator Los
gan GH.) continued his speech in
opposition to the bill, reviewing
at great length the evidence pres
sented to the court martial by
which Porter was tried, and en-
deavoring to show that Porter
Intentionally disregarded General
Pope's orders on account of per>
sonal i'll feeling toward him. M r.
At 4:30 p. NJ, pending the cons
clusion Of Senator Logan's argu,
ment, the senate went into execus
tive session, and when the doors
were reopened adjourned. sg.} 5s,a5
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.5'e 5,,, WASHINGTON, March A.. ~. &.
The speaker announced the regu.
lar order to be the consideration Of
the bill regulating the re-
moyal 1r,ofT causes from 9 state
to federal courts, the ques-
ton being on an =, amendment,
offered by Mr.. Culberson (Tex.),
which was agreed to without di-
vision. 1t amends section two of
an act to determine the jurisdiction
of the United States circuit courts,
so as to read as follows; Section 2.
That any suit of civil nature at
law or in equity, arising under the
constitutional laws Of the United
States on treaties made, or which
shall be-. made under their
authority, Of which TIE circuit.
courts Of the United States are
given original jurisdiction by the
preceding section, which may now
be pending, or may hereafter be
broughtsin any statelcourt, may be
removed by the defendant or de-
PENDANTS therein to the circuit court
of the United States for the proper
district whenever it is made to ap-
pear from the, application of such
defendant or defendants that his or
their defense depends ii the whole,
or IN part on the correct. construc>
tion ofsome PROVISION Of the constitu-
tion or lawsof the United States, or a
treaty made by their authority; and
any other suit at law or in equity.
in which the circnit courts Of the