Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May "A bill do
mating cannon to the Morton Mon
umental Association, Of Indiana, was
passed, amended so as to stipulate
one cast iton cannon instead of
bronze. Senator Cockrell sta ed that
all bronze guns belonging to tie
government that we're past use for
the original purpose had been dis
posed of.
Senate bill deviding Mississippi
into judicial districts and fixing the
times and places of holding the
United States District Courts in the
northern districts was passed. 1t
divides the State into northern and
southern districts. The northern
district is subsdivided into eastern
and western divisions, and two terms
of the District Court are to be held
each year at Aberdeen and Oxford.
But one staff of court officers is pro-
vided for the northern district, who
shall oficiate in both divisions OF the
court.
The Senate then took up the bill
removing disqualifcations of ex-Con-
federates for army appointments.
After brief remarks by Senators
Plumb, Maxey, Hampton and Call,
the pending motion to refer the bill
to the judiciary committee was de-
feated; yeas %, nayes 24-a party
vote. Senator Davis, of Illinois, vot-
ed with the Republicans, The bill
then went over.
House bills were passed appropri'
ating $4,000 for public buildings
at Quincy, ILL.,, and S250,000 at Peo'
ria, Ill.
Senator Lapham introduced bill
proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution, prohibiting any denial ol
abridgement of suffrage on accoun
of sex. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on woman suffrage.
| The Senate resumed consideration
of unfinished business, the bill
| to establish court of appeals.
Senator Morgan had read by tn
clerk, substitute providing fo
a court of Federal appeals. He sal
the substitute had been prepared b
a member of the district bar, and b
preferred its arrangement to that G
the committee bill. His plan woul
be to cut down the jurisdiction {
the Federal Courts and regulate ez
traneous subjects to the State court
where they originally belonged. A
increase of the Supreme Court bencl
would not, in his opinion, afford re
relief. The project of a
intermediate appellate court, h
regarded as the only remedy, an
upon this point he advocates til
provision of the substitute for b,
one such court, with ten addition
judges as against the proposition
the bill, which he said created Nil
: such courts and eighteen addition
j judges. Senator Morgan furth
:, stated that he could not subscribe
: the proposition of the bill that t
r present judges shall sit as membe
of the appellate court. He assert
that some of the district judges we
: unfit for any such responsible poi
n ton, some of them bad be
70 mere partisan tools, and he Szeferr
: new judges, taken fresh from t
D. people, rather than old fossils on t
s. bench, who had become indurated
" the service of the party, rather th
or of the country. In this connecti
er he criticised the rulings Of su
judges in Alabama to show tn
alleged ignorance of legal requi
no ments and incompetency for tn
~ duties. Hefeeuld never give
y consent to the bill if men of {
10 class were to constitute the propos
court.
y Senator Butler submitted seye
u prosed amendments to be print
One provides that after the est,
lishment of Courts of Appeal no
pointments to the Supreme Bel
he shall be made until the number
no Judges is REDUCED to six.
'iy Senators Garland and Vest Q
nAl gave notice of amendments.
y ant bill was then laid over as UNI
me ished business for tomorrow,
,s's s Adjourned.
i'm HOUSE
of WASHINGTON, D. c.. May ]
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