Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-28

order on the Senate calendar is the bill for ascertaining and settling private land claims in certain States and territories This will probably come up to morrow at o'clock It was arranged on Friday, however, that Mir. Sherman's resolution relating to the political riots at Danville, Va. and Copiah, Miss, should be considered in the morning hour. MT. Malone has speech prepared on this subject and the general understanding is that he will be followed by Senators on both sides of the chamber. Mir. Lamar it is said will take the floor after the Virginia Senator. Mir. Vest is also expected to speak especially in regard to the Mississippi matter. Should there be fair prospect of ending the debate to-morroW v the special order will be laid aside temporarily, otherwise the consid- eration of the resolution may take several days to dispose of after routine business.
 The House will on meeting be withou' rules for it's government, the twenty days for which the operation of the rules of the last House were adopted having expired yester- day. MT. Blackburn of the Committee on Rules having been absent the whole time, the committee has made no progress in re- vising the rules, being evenly divided politi- cally and it will be necessary to readopt the old rules for a specified time. As it is in the power of the majority to amend the rules at any time, in view of the uncertainty of Mir. Blackburn's return the committee will prob- ably recommend that they be adopted until otherwise ordered by the House. The two principal measures before the House and hay ing precedence on the calendar are the Texas Pacific land grant forfeiture bill and the Dingley shipping bill. It is probable that one of these will occupy much time during the three days between Monday, which is bill day, and Friday, which is likely to be Fitz John Porter day for several weeks yet to come. It may be, however, that to give the members time to prepare speeches on these important measures some other matters may be accorded precedence, The Committee on Elections are about ready to admit report on the Manning Chalmers case so far as relates to prima facie case. Two of the Democratic members of the committee are opposed to seating Manning, which leaves his friends in the minority, but the adoption of the report by the House will be warmly urged. Some of the new members who think that 8 claimant has right to have his case considered by Congress are becoming i'm patient at the way the Fitz John Porter case hangs on and insist that 1t shall be disposed of, supposing that to be the only obstacle in the way of passing private bills which they believe to be just and right.
 It has often been said that Congress is the worst court in the world to try 8 private claim case and an instance has just come to light which justifies the saying. A claimant for cotton seized came before a Senate com mittee and presented claim. His case of course mainly depended on ex-parte state ments. It was most carefully examined by Senator of unquestioned character, who gave IoI. Sk I>olso sk ookl just made favorable report to his committee and it was reported to the Senate Two days later the Senator vas astenished on being shown 8 receipted bill for all cotton in question with sign manual of this very claimant and bear ing 8 date anterior to the alleged seizure. The Senator at once asked and secured re- commitment of the bill and it is not likely to be reported again, at least while he is on the committee.