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pssh COSGRESS--SECO SESSION.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. s, 1915.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan ., 1910
SENATE.
The ?. q. Department communicated the
,snse of the mail failures between New York
and New Orleans.
Mr.. Archer presented memorial from Pa,
largely signed asking that change may be
made in the Naturalization Laws.
After some unntercsting business, OH motion
of Mr. Dickinson, the bill allowing appeals III
Eases of Bankruptcy was taken up
Mr. Haywood asked the yeas and nays on Its
passage, and insisted that it ought not to pass
that where it would cure one error, 1t would
lead to ten thousand acts OF injustice.
Mr.. Bcrrien explained the purpose of the
bill, aud sand it was for restoring the rights OF
those who were involuntary parties in Bank
ruptcy. For instance, a lien upon property in
bankruptcy may have been held by one who
udred it sufficient for his security, but i'll many
cases the District Court had summarily dvcst-
ed such parties of their rights
The matter was further argued by Messrs.
Choate and Dickinson, and finally, that it might
he acted upon deliberately, the bill was for the
present, laid on the table.
The 2. Office bill was then taken up and read
through, an operation which consumed about
tlalf an hour.
1t was then unanimously a-reed Cater con-
siderable hesitation IN regard to the Acting Pre-
sdent) that the lranking privilege should be eX-
tended to all the EX-Presidents.
On the question of passing the bill, Mr.. Nc
Duiiie rose and protested against 1t. and made
an autl-tarlif speech.
Mr., Simmons replied
MIR. Merrick made some remarks.
The bill was then passed, by ayes IS, noes
y, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Athertoa
Garrows, Bates, Bayud, Benton, Bcrnen, BreeSe
buchanan, Choatc, CrttGnden, Dix, Dayton, Dickln
son, Evans, Fairfield Foster, Francis, Huntington
Jarnagin Johnson, Merrlck, Miller, Morehead, Niles
Porter, Rives, simmons, Sturgeon, Tappan, UphaW
Walker, White, W0odhndge and Woodhury-3o:
NAYS-Messrs Bagby, Clayton, C0Iquitt' Hay
wood, lIannegan, liuGer, Lewis, McDuihc, Nlanguh
Phelps, Scmple and Sevicr-l2
The Senate then went into executive session
and after some time spent therein, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The JOINT Resolution in reference to thu
Memphis Depot, as passed by the Senate, wa
taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr., Vance, the rules were sus
pended, and the House proceeded to pass TIN
various Private bills which were yesterday re
ported by the Committee of the Whole
A good deal of debate took place in refer
cuce to the Act to Authorize the Secretary O
the Treasury TO make arrangement or com
promise, with any Of the Securities or Bond
given to the L. States by Sam'l Swartwou
late Collector Of the Customs for the port {
New York.
AIR. Caldwell moved to lay the bill on tn
table, and on that motion the yeas and nay
were ordered. The bill was laid on the tabl
yeas SO, nays 5S.
4 member moved to reconsider the vote O
laying on the table the foregoing bill, and o
motion Of Mr.. Rathbun the consideration OF III
motion to reconsider was postponed until Nor
day next. 1900
The House continued TO act on private bill
up to tho adjournment.