The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
THE FORTY, SIXTH CONGRESS.
The Report Of the House Commit
tee on Acklem's t'ase.
dietary Committee to Report
What Action Should be
Taken by the House.

WAsHINaToN Feb 1a -t tcenntr- In the Senate
after the presentation of aavaral natitinna and
memorials Mr.. Gnpk ling from the Judiciary
COMMITTEES. reported adgeraey on the bill TO
amend the practice of the United States courts
IN suits against municipal corporations. aud, II
waa indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Masey from the Committee on Military
Affairs rep itel a bill TO retire non commia-
stoned ofs'cers after thirty years continuous
service Faced on the calendar
Mr.. Thurman from t.aa Judiciary Committee
reported adversely On The Hanate bill to extend
the Jurisdiction Of the United States Circuit
uou,ta indefinitely poatponel.
Mr.. Jones. OF Florida. from the Gomsnlttee nn
Naval Affairs. reported as y substitute for MIR.
Lnaan's, n similar hlll Joint resolution eu-
| charter vessel ID transport pruviaions 10 Ire
lai Il. Oonsldated and passa,l.
Mr. White. from the Onmmtttee on Naval Al.
tor the appointment "f n Judge ahvunata gen
eral Of ID" navy, PIaeed on tho calendar.
On motion nf Mr.. Morgan II was agreed tha
on next Thursday the Senate ehould consider
he resolutions commemorative Of the late
Senator NnuatOn,
Ranate resumed the consideration of the bill
providing for the payment to naItaiu States ~
| per cant of the value of lands located therein
Senators Paddock Jonaahnd Kirkwooa spoke
| In favor Of thu hlli. aud Karuan and Pry r In
opp ettiou thereto Pending further discussion
The sanate went Into executive session, and
| whom the doors reepeued adjournaJ.
House Mr. Warner. 81 Onto from the Com
petition Of y. Bullion Club Of Nav York city
prayin. for Epeci. currency. Printed and re-.
committed.
| iarred
Nv Mr Morton o' Nav York Fixing the rate
ot duty on barley malt nj twenty Ave cents per
By Mr. Orapo, q Massachusetts, Providing
| for the haiirg Of vessels of the United States
1 from places where hey are owned Ur built.
Mr.. OK nf Nav York. charman of tha Dom
mittee on Foreign Affairs submitted uuani-
nous report from the commit aa IN regard TO
the chslRes made by the Nav Ynrk HataH aud
the Detroit Ihsf against J. II Aeklen, of Lou
i-iana
| port.
| The report was accordingly read
The committee finds that Mr. Aeklen. not he-
Ing % 2 membar o. the o,mmtt1a "a F1reFn
| absence Of Mr. King. IF that committees. pre-
| sented paper pnrporfinR 70 b the report OF
TO The ,Isims Of certain clisans aeains, the
government of Nicaragua. that the said pa
yer rs wa7 ~, the rel hrepor, OF the c3a,,,se
considered by II: that the alleged report, as
presented. consists u four pages of manu-
script, q printed resolution. an' q printed re-
port Of MIR. Aeklan to the Forty nfth Congress
! that the Fnanuseript ia .n the form " a request
speedy passage OF the resolution: that tho
manuscript IN IN the handwriting ~ Mr.. Ank-
| lens clark. aud copied by him from a draft
made by Mr.. Aoklan that Mr.. AekIen being In
uuired of At the time by the journal clerk
| failed to convey to him any other impression
than that he had presented the report Tor Mr.,
| Kiug The committee reports thai II had not
| felt juetlhed In inluiripG Into Mr. Ackieu'a mo-
ttves In pr saniug this report. hut contents II
ae!t Win tbe simple naalns of the fao'a
| At the conclusion OF the reading Of tho re
! port Mr.. Anklan cent to the Clerks desk md
4 had read letters Addressed by him to the chair.
man of the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs aak
| ing that the scope Of the Investigation be Ell
larged,
| Mr.. Cox said the committee had no authority
,a.s.y 81 tma 'i,areea n anm @ ,ha' al 'nVes"ea'oh