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he be directed TO furnish copies of the same
Also, that he transmitto this House conies of a.
ny order, instruction, request addressed TO the
said Jonathan! Roberts to remove or appon, anv
subordinate officers Of the customs at the DOR, of
Philadelphia. Also, copy Of the order or letter
dismissing him from the Office Of collector of
said port; and copies of all letters and papers
in possession Of the Department, relating to the
subjects embraced by this resolution.
TUESDAY,, Jan. i7.---In the Senate, memorial
was presented by Mr.. Linn, from citizens of ST.
Louis, Missouri, asking an appropriation Cor tho
Improvement Of the navigation Of the Ohio, Mis-
souri, and other Western rivers, which after sore
remarks upon the necessity and propriciy of
such appropriations, was referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. A bill was reported by Mr..
Bayard for increasing the Marine corps.
In the House, Mr.. Green offered resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Committee of
Ways and Means to bring in bill TO appropriate
100000 year for ten years, TO be applied to the
| removal of distractions in tic Western waters
Mr. Everett asked and obtained leave to present.
with view to have printed, substitute for the
Exchequcr bill, which he proposed TO offer when
ever that subject should be ,akenup for conside-
the Union. number of reports were received
! from committees. MIR. Kennedy, Of Maryland,
presented TWO memorials from Baltimore, signed
oy large number Of merchants and others of
that city, against the repeal of the Bankrupt law.
Mr. kennedy said that these memorials expressed
the views OF the largest number Of the people of
Baltimore on the subject, and that there had been
a great change in public sentiment in favor Of
| the law. Mr.. Barnard, chairman of the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary, reported bill, according to
Instructions, for the repeal Of the Bankiupt law.
After divers questions Of order were disposed of.
which at one time seemed to have thrown the
subject entirely out OF the House for the day,
and other business taken up, it was again got
back to on the bill before introduced by MI Ey.
crett, which, after some amendment, was finally
passed by vote of l4O to IL, in the following
! form:
he a enacted ty the Sesate and House OF Repre-
SemaHres OF me Cntted STATES IF .fmerica IL, Con-
gross assembled, That an act entitled san act TO
establish uniform system of bankruptcy through
out the United States," approved on the 9th Au-
gust, 1871. be, and the same hereby is, repealed.
Provided, That this act shall not affect any case
proceeding in bankruptcy commenced before
The passage of this act or any pains, penalties,
or ioreltnres incurred under the said act; but ey
cry such Proceeding may be continued to its final
consunmaton in like manner as if this act had
| not been passed.
Mr.. Profit moved Reconsideration of The vote
on the bill, but the House passed to other bust.
ness.
| WEDNESDAY, Jan. ls-Ih the Senate, the mat
! hat,a
with regard TO the cred lines was syain the SUBJ
Ject OF remark number of Senators gave their
views, among them Messrs. Benton, Barrow, Smith
vi Conn.,, Allen and Archer, at the close Of which
Mr.. BENTON expressed himself satisfied The Or
egon bill then came up the ORDER of Tho d,,
| and Mr.. Choa,e addressed the Senate, chiefly in
reply 10 Mr.. Benton, and sustaining the treaty.
just concluded with Great Britain as advantageous
to the u. States. Mr.. Benton followed in brief
rcjoinder, when ON motion of Mr.. Moorehead
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Gwn offered a resolution
calling on the President for information in regard
to The capture of Monterey by Commodore Jones,
which was not received.
Mr.. Briggs offered resolution directing the
COMMITTEE or Revolutionary Pensions to inquire
into the expectancy of giving pension to John
Cafy' a Tree coored man, aged IL years, who I
was body servant of Gen. Washington at Brad
docks defeat, and was with him at the surrender
Of CORVALLIS, which was adopted. The Army
appropriation bill occupied the chiefportion of the
day.
lHuRsDAy, Jan. 19.-rhe Senate took I'D the I
bill to regulate enlistments in the army. navy.
and marine corps. The object proposed was the
enlistment OF negroes and mulaitoes for the fri
can squadron. MIR. Benton a.sailed it will, some
warmth as one Of the bad consequences of the
Treaty with England. The bill was ordered to
be engorssed. Mr.. Moorehead addressed the
Senate on the Oregon bill.
In the House, the motion TO reconsider the vote
on the hnai passage of the bill 10 repeal the Bank
rupt law, made by Mr.. Profit was withdrawn, af-
ter long speech by Mr.. Gushing, and remarks
oy other members; so that the bill goes at once to
Inc Senate for concurrence. A bill was reported !
oS Mf. Gushing for carrying into effect the treaty
concluded with Great Britain.
FRIDAY, Jan. 20.--In the Senate, the bill to re- |
Peal the Bankrupt law was read first and second
'ine' and referred to the Judiciary committee
In the House, memorial from 2O3 citizens of |
kanawha (Va.) was presented by Mr.. Summers. !
praying Congress 10 adopt the plan of w. Cost
Johnson Tor the relief of the States, by issuing
TWO hundred millions Of dollars of National Stock