The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-23
VOL. VIII.---NO. 10.
THE NATIONAL CONGR'
THE oENATE DISCUSSING THE
JUpICIAL QUESTION.
A Remedy Needed for the Congestion
of the Court--The House Troubled
About the Quorum Business.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. % The Senate
resumed the consideration of the bill to
define and regulate the jurisdiction OF
the courts of the United States, the
pending question being on Mr.. Daniels
amendment offered on Saturday, extend
ing the Jurisdiction of the Supreme court
to all cases of felonies, and to all cases
where the matter in dispute is the right
to personal liberty, or the right to the
custody of child. Rejected.
After an argument by Mr.. Evarts
against the Amendment, Mr.. Vest offer
cd substitute for the bill. 1t proposes
that there shall be three divisions OF the
Supreme court, to be composed of three
justices; that the Chief Justice shall make
assignments to these divisions; that all
final decisions in either of these divisions
shall be considered by the court in bauc,
and shall require the concurrence OF five
justices, and that the Chief Justice shall
app ,rtion the business of those divisions.
Mr.. Evarts said that the necessity for
remedy for the congestion of the Su-
preme court was admitted on all sides,
aud that there were but two modes OF
providing for the difficulty. One was to
proceed with the judicial establishment
as il now stood, with sucl re-arrange-
ments as might be provided for; and
the other was to provide an intermediate
Court Of Appeals (Which distributed
through the different districts) might be
able to dispose of certain heads Of juriS-
picdence and jurisdiction.
Mr. ingalls, offered the amendment, of
which he had heretofore given notice,
dividing the judicial districts of the
United States into eleven circuits.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. German moved to designate
Baltimore (instead of Richmond) as the
place for holding court in the fourth
circuit.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Germans
amendment but as there was no quorum
It went over till tomorrow.
After short executive session, thC
Senate, at $50 ?. M. adjourned till to
morrow at noon
House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-There wer
but two Democratic members presen
when the House was called TO order thi
morning, O'Ferrall and Smith, of Ari
zona
The call of the roll on the,approval o
the journal resulted--yeas 1853, nay
none. No quorum.
The call of the House was ordered
and 159 members answered to thei
names. Still no quorum, and a numbe
os Republican absentees.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, moved an ad
journment, but there was number G
Republican members who were in tavo
of remaining in session, it being under
stood that several Republican absentee
would return this afternoon. He dt
manded the yeas and nays on his motto
to adjourn.
The motion was carried-yeas So; nay
20, and Republican caucus was al
n)unced to be held Immediately.
Mr.. Moore, of New Haven, introduce
resolution instructing the committe
on rules to report the following ne
rule:
Contempt of the House: When tt
call of the House diScloSeS the present
of quorum, any member absentin
himself on the succeeding roll call fc
the purpose of breaking quorum sha
be arraigned at the bar of the House ar
fined in sum not exceeding $500. III
resolution was referred to the commi
tee on rules.