The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-20
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'' CONGRESS.
|, vza Y SENATE. "a
E wAsusoroys Dec. 19I
i EThe' Chair CIR. earpenterJ explalned
that his ruling yesterday on point OF or
der made by Mr.. Edmunds on resolu-
ton 10 adjourn was erroneous, and the
proceedings thereon void, and the resolu-
ton instead OF beng before the Senate as
unfinished business, at the close Of the
morning hour to. day will be laid on the
table. q
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition OF q
large number OF citizens oil New York,
aaking the general disarmament Of Fed
eral forces and the adoption Of provisions
tose,tle all difficulties by arbitration. BE
also presented o petition, from the Wash
,ington Civil Rights Convention asking the
passage Of q Civil Rights bill. Laid on
the table and ordered printed. e
The amendments reported from the
Committee on Civil Service and Retrench.
ment to the House salary bill and In the
nature Of q substitute for II, are as follows: !:
sEcrIoN.1. Be IL enacted. dc, That SO
much or the act of March Sd, 1878, sas
provides for the increased the compen-
sation OF members OF Congress and several
of the officers and employees oil either
House Of Congress, or both, be and the
same is hereby repealed, and the salaries
and compensation Of all said persons shall
be as fixed blythe laws in force at the
time Of the passage oi said act.
SEC. 2. That the compensation Of the
several heads OF departments shall be
5000 each per annum.
SEC. 3. That the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury be required TO cover into the Treas
ury all sums that may remain unpaid, or
which have. been received as increased
compensation under Tie provisions Of the
act approved March 3, 1873, and which
shall have and may come into his control
by the return thereof.
, Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported back the House bill al
lowing distillery warehouses to be contin'
ued after changes have been made in the
Passed.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported back the bill relatlveto to
printing public documents. He said the
bill involved the question whether the
publication Of public documents Is to be
continued, and he hoped the bill would be
now. - q
MI. Sargent said that the cost 70 print
the agricultural reports would be $l3S,,,
600, and that 1t would cost Senators and
members $4,000 at least TO send out all
public documents. A, "a.
Mr.. Stevenson said the people should
know what goes on here! He was In
favor of restoring the ranking privilege
with some restrictions.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
Eorbidding the printing OF all public docu.
Iner,tsJ for popular distribution, but not
prohibiting the stereotypiug OF such docu'
ments. Agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Wright, Of the Committee on civil
Service and Retrenchment, reported back
the House bill nlrelstion TO the compen,
sation OF Senators, Representatives. and
Delegates, with an amendment, and
recommended It's passage. he gave
notice that he would call up the bill
Monday next after the morning hour.
The morning hour having expired, the
Chair announced that the resolution re-,
ported by the COMMITTEES on Finance was
In order, upon which Senator Bogy was
entitled to the floor.
Hr. Lewis hoped the finance resolution
would be- laid aside and that the Senate
would take up the resolution toradjourn-
f,ent sTE1J ttsEst ..Fs
Mr. Chandler said Congress had been
here three weeks, during which time they
had increased the price Of gold, delayed
business ,sand now wanted to 90 home. II
there was not time 10 repeal the bank
rupt law before the holidays, or pass
new one, he hoped the old one would be
rescinded OF least.
Mr.. Boreman opposed tue repeal OF the
bankrupt law, though he favored an
amendment thereof. :He thought il best
to take a holiday recess. y - -
Messrs. Ferry, Of Conn, Tipton and
Window favored the passage Of the Dill.
The Senate then by vote OF So ayes
10 30 nays proceeded toAthe consideration
OF the ioint resolution 10 adjourn.
MIR. Scott hoped there would be no
recess.
M. ingalls, moved TO amend the House
resolution by substituting Monday, De-
ceInber 22d, for Friday, the 19th. He Z.
Mr.. Thurman inquired II the Senator
from Kansas contemplated by that amend
ment TO allow time for the repeal on the
amendment of the bankrupt law.
/ Mr.. Ingalls, replied In the affirmative.
M, Thurman believed 1t would be pos.
sible for the Judiciary Committee to re-
mort a bill to-day, but after conversation
with large number Of members OF the
House, he concluded that 1t would be idle
to talk about amending the bankrupt law
before the holidays. qk,E
MI. Boutwell, said he had voted uni
formely against the recess, and had done
90 in hope that the Senate might amend
the bankrupt law before the holidays, but
he entertained that hope no longer. be
was opposed to the repeal Of the law.
The amendment OF Mr.. ingalls, was re-
jected; yeas 80; nays 81.
MI. Morton submitted resolution that
the Committee on Judiciary be instructedi
that 10 any bill they may report In regard
10 the bankrupt law, whether for Its re-
neal or amendment thereto, that such re-
peal or such amendments ,As relate 10 acts
Or conditions by virtue Of which any per-
SON may be thrown into bankruptcy,
shall be retroactive, and to date back and
take effect Of q period not later than the
id Of Dec, 1878. he said he desired TO
give notice; that the Senate might act
upon this matter.
IN. Sumner objected 70 q debate, and
the resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Clayton submitted q resolution that ,