New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-18
soyp uorsF pROCEEDINGs IN BRIEF.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-On motion oil Mr.
se,lev OF Pennsylvania the House to-day passea OIL
10 S. 600 the salary of the special examiner o
1,nrs chemicals. etc. at Boston, Mass. on motion OF
Mr. Ellis OF Louisiana, the Senate Amendments 10 tne III
dian Appropriation bill were non-coneurred In
Nv previous order Of the House this day was SCI apart
~ the consideration Of bills presented by the Committee
I'm the Judiciary Mr.. Tucker, OF virginia, reported
from that committee bill 10 regulate the euect OF JUG
,nents DEGREES of United States cotsn tne several
States II placed on the House caehuai. nv
memorial OF T. b. Wheeock. praying for an investigation
Of the legal matters involved in the pfoposeu
forfeiture Of the land grant TO the New-orleans'
RATION Rouge and vcksburg Railroad Company
wss also placed on the House cdlenuai'
I'm motion of Mr. Tucker bills were passed removing Tue
potca disabilities of Henry Newman, "illah n
Parker and Robert D. Thurbon, Of Virginia and Chares
" HAYES of Alabama At every step the committee
on the Judiciary antagonzed by the Conmt'ee On
Public Lands which desired TO call up the oregon Cen'"i
forfeiture BILL but the former was successful
At12l5 the House went into Committee OF the "hoe
Cir Dorshemer OF New-York in the CHAIR on the sen
st b extending until December 81. 1884 the duration
of the Court of Commissioners OF Aaoama 'i"''n''
On motion of Mr. Reed, Of Maine, an amendment was
saonted the term Of extension to December 81
1855. The committee and the bill was passed
Mr. Thicker then called up bill to change the eastern
and northern Judicial districts OF Texas anu
to attach part OF me fndlan toii"V o.,
Nm was nassed as was also bill changing the time OF
holding he District and Circuit Courts In the nOLheh
Disfrcts of Georgia. Bills were also passed iOr ne az
monument of two additional Associate Jnstces Vi INC
kupreme Court OF Dakota Territory, ana amenung SCI
tIon O9O Revised Statutes, relating 10 mIeTest On
ndgments rendered In the Court Of Claims Inc atter
Sin corrects an in the revision OF tne w
rsertpc or for and and reduces the rate OF interest
from to per cent , ...,,,or orarral IN
The next bin called up stirred up familiar quarrel III
the Missouri delegation. II was bill 10 anenn uue aee
divdmg the State of Missouri into Two Juolcla
and 10 divide eastern and western ustlcls
into divisions and prescribe the the tneS anu p"oe
for holding courts therein. Mr. Brodhesd >, OF
Missouri, who reported the Dill, the san Missouri
there was division OF sentiment among tne M
delegation in regard 10 prOpriey of the nll anu
moved 10 recommit it, After some discussion Dy uls
sonr members the motion TO recommit was lost oy u
vote Of as 10 S. Then nice point OF
law Mr. MeCoid OF Iowa. offered as SUBSTITUTE Ioi
tbs hll bill previously introduced by MI B9lnes, Vi
.sonrt npon the same subject This was ruled out GU
noint OF order on the ground that no anendment wa
n order which cont aimed the substance or any Dill pehu
INC before the House Mr. McCod then proceedeo 70 Sc
cure mis- object by moving his substitute pecenea
Inv action the bill under consideration ms Pos
snccessfu the first section was cohccIneu w
when substitute offered 10 the second seetion' Mr
exander raised the point that the House could not 90
nSirsctiy what II could not accomplish directly Inc
Sneaker said II matter OF serious 9OuDl
amerdnens of that character could he admitted uhuel
the re but al the time 10 was the opinion ol ne
cbair that when there room for oouot the saie.
cour.e 10 let the amendments come In ana De
pon by the House On the amendment no quorum voleu
and this pont was raised by Mr.. Alexander IneIeupoh
hal al ~