The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-06
Mr.. Window offers Resolution for the
appointment Of Investigating
Committee to Enquire
Whether Money
Has Been Contributed to Promote tie
Passage of the Bill Relating
TO Distilled Spirits.
Mr.. Garland Discusses to Some Length
the Jurisdiction of the Federal
Circuit Courts.
House In Committee of the Whole .Oyer
the Tariff Commission Bill.
Other Business Transacted and Ad-
jsurns till Monday.
0thnr Earni,-n and nnmoetio Nn,se
Other Foreign and Domestic News.



offered by Mr. Window for the appoint.
ment by the chair of an investigating com
mittee of five to inquire whether any money
has been raised by contribution or other
wise from parties interested, to promote
the passage or defeat of house bill relating
to distilled spirits in special bonded vale
houses, and if so, for what uses the money !
had been expended the committee to send |
for persons and papers, and to employ a
stenographer and report the result of such
investigation. Adopted without debate.
The debate on court of appeals bill was
again taken up, but the bill went over on
announcement by Mr.. Morgan that he had
| been impressed with the statements con-
tanned in the paper prepared for the adju-
| tant-general. Pound, of Wisconsin. recently
| informed congressman from that state
that the state was being flooded with circu.
lars and travelling agents going all over il
offering to purchase what are known as the
soldiers declaratory papers at from So to
$40 each
Mr.. Chapman wanted to know if the prac.
tiCe was legitimate.
Mr. Pound referred the communication to
the commissioner of the land oilce who has
Just reported upon it.
The land commissioner says at appears
that spectators who are engaged in pur-
chasing rights of soldiers, MAKE filings or
declaratOry statements so as to afford speCu.
lators an opportunity to select or locate and
sell tracts ofpublic land with the under
strndng that spectators and soldiers are to
divide the proceeds of this transaction.
The land department has been advised of
similar transactions in other states, and it
holds that such transactions are entirely
outside of the spirit of law, and an inves-
tigation is now being made with view of
determining If parties to such transactions
cannot be prosecuted and punished
The debate on the court appeals bill was
resumed
MIR. Carl and took the floor. He said that
he favored limitation on mandumus and
other iurisdiCtive circuit courts proposed
by Mr.. Jones. But maintained as the bill
cOntemplates the creation OF anew tribu-
q nal, this proposition was probcrly matter
q to be considered separately but if was
adopted, and the legitimate business of the
10 Federal tribunals always confined as II was
/ originally before the innovations of the act oi
n 1919, he held that this business was sufficient
\ ly exacting to require additional courts. lie
h referred to the measures introduced by him
4 early in his senatorial career, which he
. said went q step farther than the amend
a ment now offered by Mr. Jones, and which
\ prevented corporations from being sued in
- federal courts. Hismcasure had fail.
ed to secure report upon ii by
the proper committee, but II
jurisdiction was to be regulated now, he
would offer that measure rs n substitute ior
J. the one now standing. If jurisdiction OF
Z the federal courts over municipal and
b, quasi-muniCipal corporation was demanded
:, by the necessities of the times. and was in
" strict accord with the account of 1876
!, organizing the judicial system he main.
. tanned that the assumed jurisdiction waH
' based upon q strained construction of the
= law, and in reply to Mr.. Salisbury said:
= Even If limitation was imposed, there
y y would still remain pressing necessity for
,, new courts, After arguing to dsprove OF
the correctness of the ruling of the
supreme court upon which was the strained
construction he complained of was pred.
icated, namely, that municipal corporations
were citizens to sue and to be sued in the
federal courts. lie maintained that proba.
BILE relief would he secured by q system OF
\ intermediate courts.
Mr.; Frye expressed himself on the
, offering of an amendment by
i southern senators making rad.
o ical changes in the jurisdiction
= of the supreme court, that these
:. bill earnestly demanded by The
j country He apprchended in view of the
= impediment which he said had been int
n posed against like legislation heretofore IL
democratic house of representatives, that
It the motive for this was partisan one.
Upon being interrogated by Mr.. Jones, h,
added as II reason for his apprehension
that il was n fact that in th
g way southern members would secure
|
!, the war, which they might not otherwise
" secure.
i Mr. Morgan suggested the propriety o
h deierring final action on the bill until Tues
Y day.
!. Mr. Davis, of Illinois, declined to asscu
d to the arrangement for delay, but llna |,
d yielded to the apparent reluctance of tht
n senate, to dispose of the subject to-day, an,
e the bill went over until Monday.
- The senate bill passed restoring that por
:. tion OF Fort Niobrara military reservation
d Kansas, withdrawn for military purpose,
n from public domain; permitting the lo
g. formerly purchased for government
!, building In Memphis to be utilized as sit,
d for the public library building.
Adjourned until Monday.
1t HOUSE,.
|. Kusson, Of Iowa. In demanding the repu
d lar order this morning, stated he expecte,
ir 10 complete the programme to-day,
b. Townsend, OF Illinois. inquired whethe
4. By that remark he meant to Indicate that
1t vote would be reached.
He replied, that depended on the thre
le gentlemen who were to speak, and Il wa
,e not possible for him 10 say whether IN
d vote would be taken until tomorrow.
II. The house then at lll0 went into con,
20 mittec of the whole, with Robinson, q
ie Massachusetts,. In the chair, on the tari
Of commission bill.
d, Randall and Curtin favored the bill
ie Whitthorn opposed Il, and Tucker advc
Ks Gated tariff for revenue only, and oppose,
r the commission.
"a Kelly, of Pennsylvania, favored the pend
ie ing mea sure, and In two hours and hal
i'd speech. which he said he said he stoppe,
n not for want of material TO discuss, bu
~ from fatigue, brought the debate 10 close
rs The first section ofthe bill was then read
ss Il being understood that debate would onl,
Y. be permitted on bona iide amendments.
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