The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-05

Tue senate Committee on Appropriations
To-day agreed to recommend the passage Of
bill to repeal all laws which provide for
the permanent and indefinite appropria-
lions, except so far as they relate 10 the
sinking Fund and to the payment OF the
interest or principal Of the public debt or
oil bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Com
pany and to certain other specified objects.
me bill also proposes number Of import
ant changes In the law concerning elapsed
appropriations"
DE LEssEPs IN WASHINGTON.
WAsHISGToy, March An. de Lesssps
arrived here from New York to-day, and
VIII call unoflicially upon the President and
Secretary OF State tomorrow. He intends
TO remain in the city about week, and
Will then go to San Francisco.
Forty-sixth ConGress---SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1880.
SENATE.
Mr.. Mcpherson presented q petition OF
many shoe-mauufactnrer OF New Jersey
against the extension Of the Mckay sewing
machine patent.
Mr.. Conkling presented petition of ship
owners, representing several millions Of dol.
lars invested in shipping interest, remon-
siratlng against the passage OF any bill to
introduce foreign bought vessels and give
them American registers, deeming such in
PRODUCTION unjust TO our own interests.
Also, memorial Of LIS leading represen-
tatives OF foreign commerce Of this country
residing abroad, asking an amendment OF
the statutes designed to remove onerous
burdens imposed on American commerce
by laws requiring the payment OF three
months wages TO seamen discharged abroad.
Mr.. Morgan introduced joint resolution
reciting the fourteenth amendment TO the
constitution. and declaring that Indians
born in the United States are persons with
in the meaning OF that amendment, and are
citizens OF the United States and OF the
States wherein they reside. The object OF
the resolution, Mr.. Morgan said, was to de.
termine and fix the relations Of the Indians
to the Government of the United States.
The resolution was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Jones OF Florida, from the Commit.
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
reported fav0rably bill for the erection
Of public buildings at Charleston, w. Va.
Placed on the calendar.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill for the relief Of Fitz John Porter.
MI. Logan continued bis speech in oppo-
sitIon to the bill, reviewing at great length
the evidence presented to the court-mar-
tial by which Porter was tried, and endea-
voring to show that Porter Intentionally
disregarded General Pope's orders on ac-
count Of personal il-feeling towards him.
At 4:30 z. NJ, pending the conclusion Of
Mr.. Logan's argument, the Senate went
into executive session, and when the doors
were re0pened adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker announced the regular order
to be the consideration OF the bill regulating
removal OF causes from State to Federal
courts.
The question was on the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. CulbersoD, OF Texas, and it
was agreed to without division. The act
amends section of an act to determine the
jurisdiction Of United States circuit courts
so as to read as follows:
"Section 2. That any suit OF a civil ma
ture ut law or in equity arising under the
constitutional laws of the United States, or
treaties made, or which shall be made under
their authority, OF which the circuit courts
OF the United States are given original iuris-
diction BY the preceding section, which
may now be pending, or may hereafter be
brought in any State court, may be removed
by the defendant or defendants therein to
the Circuit Court OF the United States
for the proper district whenever it
is made TO appear from the application
Of such defendant or defendants that
his or their defence depends in whole or
in part on the correct construction Of some
provision OF the Constitution or laws OF the
United States, or treaty made by their au-
thorty, and any other suit at law or in
equity in which the circuit courts Of the
United States are given jurisdiction by the
preceding section, which are now pending
or may hereafter be brought in any State
court, may be removed to the Circuit
Court OF the United states for the proper
district by defendant or defendants
therein, provided such defendant or
defendants are non-resideDts or the
State in which the suits are pending"
The amendment offered by the minority
OF the Committee on the Judiciary, making
the minimum amount involved in the suit
$500 in order that the United States circuit
courts may have original Jurisdiction, in
stead Of 50 600. as proposed by the bill, was
rejected. The amendment offered by the
minority, allowing United States circuit
courts to take cOgnizance OF any suit OF a
civil nature arising under patent and copy
right laws between q corporation and ciii-
zen Of State in which the corporation was
carrying on its business, was agreed To with
out discussion. The minority amendment,
striking out the clause prohibiting United
States circuit courts from taking original
cogniZance OF any suit between corpora
ton and citizen Of State. except in cases
arising under patent and copyright laws,
and IN like cases in which said courts are au-
thorized 10 take original cognizance OF suits
between citizens Of the same State, was re-
jected-ayes, s.; noes, 1871. The minority
amendment was adopted, providing that
this act shall not affect jurisdiction over, or
disposition OF, any suit removed from q
court Of any State or suit commenced In
any United States court before the passage
hereof.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 1863;
nayes, 20.
Tbe Speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for reports, and large number
OF bills were reported adversely from the
Committee on War Claims, all OF which
were laid upon the table.
Mr.. Aiken, OF South Carolina, from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported bill
making the Department OF Agriculture an
executive department OF the Government.
Pending action thereon the morning hour
expired.
The House then, by vote OF 127 TO lO2,
refused to take up the special order (the POI
litical assessments bill), and went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the public calendar.
Mr.. Wood, OF New York, then addressed
the committee on the funding bill. AT the
conclusion OF bis remarks the committee
rose.
Mr.. Gillette, of Iowa, asked and obtained
,oo,,o % have nrjnfed hill IN DrOyide for