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 Committee on tho Public Lands, report ed, without amendment, the bill grant l ing peeeemptions to actual settlers on the public lands.

 Fieb. i5th. The following bills were then read third time and passed:

 A bill to erect newland offices in the l fate Gihoets,w pufciiase, ,tndi-torthepnure convenient organization of the land dis tricts in the State Of Mississippi.

 A bill for thc relief of the widow of Joseph Knight.

 A bill to alter the time for the loca. tions ot certain donations of land ia the l Territory Of Arkansas.

 HoUsE OF REFRESHMENTS 1 Eco. Hh.-On motion of Mf. Seyier,# l il was 1 Re8ot9sd, That the Committee on the Judiciary instructed to enquire into the cxpedienoy of allowing unto James. l Wilson, ol Arkansas, damagesson a pros tested draft on thesGovernment from public officer.

 Oninotion of hIr. SevicT, if was

 Resoiped, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instruct- led to enquire into the expedieney of. establishing a mail route from Helena, down the Mississippi River, 10 the mouth of White River, aud from l Greenoek to the Canadian road in Grit. Jtcnden county, in Arkansas.

 Feb. sua.-- Mir. Bell, from the Com 4mittees on the Judiciary, 10 which WAS referred the memorial of William Cum mlns, setting forth certain charges of official and other misconduct against l Betoia,,s.., J osssesotl. onesofs the Judges of Superior Court oI tne Territory of Ar- Kansas, made a report thereon, wbieh was laid on the table.

 To the politcmess of Colonel seyier. #c afeindebted fora eof3 oftheseport, as follows:

 l Wsi. CuMs1fNs Vs. .IuDeE JoENseN.

 Iebruay 5, 1883. 1 Read, and laid en the table.

 Mir. Befi, from the Committee on the. Judiciary, 10 which the subject bad

 been referred, made tue following REPORT; Ide Conoaiite on fse J,,dissaay, Q zrdoa, zcas referred the memorial of Uflliana C1tnnalas, setting 9th=certaia eharges l of obfcfal daa oi6e1 misconduct against l Benjaaaie Johaso1a, one of l1te Judges of

 t'se sapesf0r Coa9Y of the 3erfit0rY of .8rhaasas, haue had Baesaate l4sae7. con- l slderation, dnd ,aade the fo11oV5ag re-

 port:

 Aprelimnary question presented for Ithc decision of the committee. by the mature and object of the investigation in which they find themselves engaged. vas, whether a judge of a Territorial 3colrt s#such an officer as may De inl- lpeached before the Senate, under the provisions ef the constitution preserib- ] ing and regulating the mode of bring, ling olfieial offenders 10 justice. A ma jority of the committee are strongly in e!ined to the opinion that such an off cer IS not a proper subject of trial by Impeachment. Some ofthe reasons up- on which that opinion may besupported, will be stated.

 

 The constitution, lnarticle II. section l I, provides that ssallcivil officers of the United States shall be removed from office by Impeachment" &c. The in- sututioh by Congress of those political eorporatlons, denominated. in the language Of our legislation upon that subject, Territorial Governments. is or Fly authorized bya veryIiberal constrnc. Ition of the general power given by the constitution tpCongress over the public doiliaifs. But. admitting that exercise }of power to be well enough founded. fstiii, cssi q lssd ge Of such a {soter;s,7cnt De said to be all officer of the United States within tue meaning of ihe elapso l already qnoted? Should thf ,,,,5,,,,,,,t thrown uot by thesc committee npon this PoInf, appear 10 the House 10 be with out reasonable foundation. they think they viii be fully sustained in tbe onin. non, that, whether liable to impeach- mcnt ornot, the practice of impeaehino subordinate officers, and especially such as hold thcir offices by tenure not more llrm Il, and dnrable than the judge of a territorial court, would soon De found hgniy inconvenient and injurious to the pupiic interest. The judge whose con aue' in the present instance is alleged 10 De such as 10 call for the exercise of U ,he lmreaching power of the House. lhoids his office for term of four wears only, and may.by the express provision, od the act of Congress. establishing his oi'ice, Dc removed at any time within !, thai term hy the President. The trial