National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-08

Pacific states, Mr.. Doph maintained, was vest
ward.
Mr.. Dolpb combatted the view expressed by
Mr.. ingalls, on recent OCCASION to the eucct tnht
Alaska was u barron Investment. the purcnhse
OF Alaska, he said had not given rise TO 80 mnoh
criticism as had the purchase OF Louisiana, which
had been called a malurIal and illimltable swamp.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Dolphs remarks, the
bill was on his molten referred to the committee
The senate then took from the calendar tho bill
providing that q majority of the judges OF me
supreme court Of the Uned s'aes s sos msSng
six out of the nine judges quorum. Ihe pres
ent bill provides also that no Judge OIL .ne o Su
cult, shall be one Of the judges TO hear IL Wheh
Mr.. Garland who had introduced tho bill and
subsequently reported 1t i0vornbly from the com.
mittee stated in its support that the court had
sometimes found considerable INCONVENIENCE
from the provision of law which required siN
Judges TO form Il quorum and, as to the clause
prohibiting the circuit judge from sitting TO near
the appeal, Mr.. Garland thought H. great in-
Justice to an appellant TO be compelled 70 come
before court on appeal with the mind OF one oil
the judges made up against him. ,..,.,..s
| in Massachusetts to the practice of permitting
judge who sat at nisi prus TO sit also on me ap-
able to avoid Justice in such a case. Who would
| think OF suspecting Chief Justice Marshall OF
being unable to do impartial Justice In me az.
| pellate court after trying. case at circuit Mr'
| HOar moved to strike from the Dill the prohipi-
tory clause. ...--
| GbflhnO remarked tDnt ltWHS uhtuAC
for Judge to feel that his decision was right and
you might as well try to convert the bronze statue
of Tom Paine to Christianity as to attempt W
change the mind such judge ,--,-,-,
Mr.. HoaI said thai he knew OF cases IN when
judges had, on appeal, overruled their own opin.
Mr.. Pike favored the BILL It had been found
necessary in New Hampshire to enact such a law
Mr.. Vest also favored the bill. He had heard
| that Chief Justice Marshall had never beon known
TO reverse, on appeal, an opinion rendered at cir
Mr.. Call said that he believed the opinions of
lawyers throughout the country were favorable to
The opinion of the gentleman from Msssa.
chusetts Mr.. Hoarl seemed to him INF. Call to
proceed upon the theory that judges were ill.,
Mr. Hoar's amendment was rejected and the bill
was then passed.
After a reading of the titles of bills which sens.
tors were not ready now 10 debate, the senate eu-
tered upon the consideration Of bill for the re-
lief OF the heirs of Maurice Griyot. The bill pro.
yides for the repayment to the heirs OF Grlyot 81
seized by order OF Gen. Banks in New Orleans on
his taking possession OF that city.
Mfr. Conger strenuously opposed the bill upon
the grounnd that IL was the entering wedge for a
large number OF claims of similar character. II
congress commenced TO pay such claims 1t would
be called upon in u voice which IL could not mis-
understand, 10 stop 1t. The legal aspects Of the
case pro and con were gone into and gave rise to
order Of Gen. Banks had been declared by the SUI
preme court to be void. and that Grivut had been
pRrdoned by the United states government.
In addition to the opposition of Mr. Conger, the
bill was opposed by Messrs Iugalls, Dawes. and
Laphum, and Nessrs. Cameron, of Wisconsin,
Hoar, jackson, and Cockrel spoke In its favor.
In referring to a remark of Mr.. Cockrells re-
garding the character of southern claims which
would not be presented, Mr.. Conger said that the
exquisitely sensitive consciences of southern men
had got asleep in some way; that there were cords
of claims-he would not attempt to speak of them
by numbers-which had come to both houses OF
congress of just the character which Mr.. Cockrell
| had said would not be presented involving tens
and even hundreds of millions OF dollars, and the
gentleman from Missouri aud his friends from the
south had sounding in their ears an eternal
trumpet for the enforcement of those claims as
fast and as far congress would open the way
and permit All entering wedge. 1t was this wedge
that Mr. Conger feared.
A motion OF Mr.. ingalls, to indefinitely postpone
was voted down. and the bill was then read a
third time and passed by a vote Of 40 yeas to s
nays.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on public lands
reported favorably the house bill declaring for
feited the lands granted TO the Texas Pacific Rail
road company, and stated that a minority of the
committee desired the privilege Of submitting al
their convenience their views in dissent; and the
majority reserved the right to present hereafter
! their reasons III support OF the bill.
The senate then (at $40 y. ny adjourned tc
Monday next.