National Republican., 1873-02-07
SENATE.
wAsursGroS, FEBRuARr Q, 1874.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, FEBRuARr Q, lsIs.
TuE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mt. NlckeB presented memorial Of the Board
OF Trade Of the city Of Baltimore; also, memo
rial Of q number Of leading business men Of that
city, against the repeal Of the bankrupt law.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Mich, submitted concurrent res
olutlons Of the Legislature Of Michigan, in favor
of the bill setting apart portion OF the island Of
Macklnaw for national park. lie said that he
had consulted the military authorities, and asoer-
talned that there was no military objection to
the scheme.
Mr.. Nye, from the Committee on the Terri.
tories, reported bill to transfer certain powers
IN reference to the Territories from the Secre-
Passed.
Mr.. Ames, from tho Committee on Commerce,
reported, with amendments, the bill authorizing
the construction Of the st. Clair and Carondelet
SqSS SsS'' RSn hS H Ss ss dS soass SSs' nS
nei. The plans are subject to approval BY y"d the
Secretary Of War and board OF Government
Mr.. Sawyer frtm the Committee on Appro- |
priations. reported, With amendments, bill 10 re- \
wise and consolidate existing statutes In rela- |
Mr sgPpn Introncs SI MI, ireCs ~
master General to advertise Immediately for pro-
pOsals from citizens Of the United states for per-
between New YORK and Liverpool, by means Of
~ least six AmeIican-built four-thOusand ton
Iron-sGrew steamships, at q compensation not
WABASH COLLEGE.
MT. Morton presented the memorial OF tho
president and faculty OF Wabash college, IndI-
ana, asking that the japanese Indemnity fundb
devoted to the purposes Of education In japan. |
COURT OF CLAINs.
MT. Blair called up the bill TO confer IuTsdic- |
ton in the Court oi Claims to hear and deter.
mine the suit of Carondelet vs.. The United
states, and explained ia provisions.
=. After some debate the bill was passed-aycs
TmB CRkprr NonIIIER COMMITTEE.
Mt. Stevenson asked to he excused from ser
vice on the special committee appointed to In
Ncstigate the credit mObllier charges, a. he was
already very much occupied with committee ser
The senate refused to excuse MI. Stevenson,
aud also refused to excuse Mr.. Stockton, who !
made the same request.
A., Mr. Stevenson entered motion to reconsider
the vote laying the specie resumption and bank
ing bill on the table.
Mr.. Rice moved to take up his resolution In.
structng the Committee on Elections and Priyl-
!eges TO inquire whether Arkansas had rcpub- Z
nchn form OF Government.
Mr.. Clayton said there were grave doubts as 10 ,
the constitutional power OF Congress TO make i
such an inquiry, and II the resolution was taken i
np no should move to refer It to the Judiciary
The motion Of Mr.. Rice was lost. (
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL. .
Inc diminished business, being the consular and \
diplomatic appropriation bin, was taken up and
passed. IL now goes back to the House for action
on the anendmOnts.
FoKTIriCAuoS BILL.
MT, Sprague called up the fortincatlon appro-
rrlatlon bill, and II was passed.
MT. Cragn called up bill to establish Iron ship
building yards on the waters falling into the =
Atlantic, and on the Mississippi, and to Afford 1
isSgiSS Ss nh 70 1he e. navy and proceeded to read
BAskRuFr ACT.
The conference report on the bill TO amend the Z
bankrupt law, being In reference to Boston In 1
suInncc companies, &C., was ConcurTcd In,
The amendments OF the House TO the Vienna
Exposition bill were cOncurred In, with further
amendment that the amount expended for sala-
RES shall not exceed 1900, and not more than
800 TO any one persons
Mr.. sherman submitted a report from the
committee OF conference on the bill to cOnsOli- ,
cOnCurred In. d
Mt. Blmunds called up the Alabama claims :,
The Senate then went Into executive session, y
and after short time therein adjourned. n
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, 2
MT. Crtcher, Of Va, introduced a bill for the
removal OF the disabilities OF Col. N. T. hunter,
Of virginia; and Z was passed. - A
yldlng for public building at Atlanta was taken
up aud the amendments c0ncurre,i In. =,
MIR. Butler, OF Mass, from m the committee Of II
conference on the bill TO amend the bankrupt g,
act, submitted report recommending concur ii
amendment; and tho report was adopted.
sLOOr-oP-wAR BILL
Mt; seooed' Of n, from tho committee o. !
vessels OF war, submitted q report recommend 4,
Ing the construction OF eight iron vessels four M
In public and four IN private yards. The report
was adopted. m
Mr. lIazieton, OF WIS.,, from the Committee on u
Elections, reported a resolution allowing q. q.
Bowen, as expenses incurred In conteSting the II
seat In the House from the Second south Caro-
lima district, the sum OF 800. In,
Mr. Ralney, Of $. e., moved to amend by in- r,
INT Holman, Of Ind moved to lay the resolu- .
tIon on the table. RcJected-yeas 50, nays %.
Mr. ltalney then withdrew his amendm ent
and the original resolution was adopted. .-
The House then, In the morning hour, Presumed
the consideration Of the bill to authorize the con-
stTuctlOn OF bridge,
Mr.. shellabArgeT, OF Ohio, opposed the passage
Of tho bill before II had been referred to and CON
sIsred by the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Packer, OF Pa, moved to rocommlt the
bill which was agreed to.
Mr. Packer then reported a bill to authorize
the building Of the Wyoming aud Montana rail-
After discussion, Mr. speer, Of Pa, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Rejected-yeas IA, "
The morning hour expiring the bill went over. Ca
CREDIT MoBIIIRR.
Mr. ShellabargeT, Of Ohio, offered resolution
the Wilson Investigating committee
to use the testimony taken before the Committed
OF WHICH Mr. Poland Is chairman, so far as Il may r
ne applicable 20 the Investigation with which
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PETITIONS.
Mr.. Richie, OF Nd, presented the petition Of 4,
Messrs. walker Oder In opposition to postal
against newspapers because not
wholly printed where publiBhed. Referred TO =
the Committee on Post 0nices and Post Roads.
Also petition OF VIM. Beane for pension for
less service than sixty DAYS In the war OF lsl2 i
Referred TO the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions and War OF 1919.
Also, the petition Of Matilda Long for . pen
sion. Same reference. u
The House then went into Commlttee Of the ?
Whole on the
POST oPPICE AUTHORIZATION bill e
Mr.. Twitchcll, OF Mass, offered an amendment
to the paragraph In relation TO the compensation
Of railroads, providing that 500 900 be placed In
the hands of the Postmaster General, to he used y
IN the discretionary manner provided by existing =
law.
Mr.. Twitchell gave an account OF the intro L
duction and running OF the postal cars, showing y
that the whole work had been done by the rail- y
roads as an experiment. under the repeated as
sufanCes that their services would be at some y
time relnuneTatod, Under this understanding N
the cars had been kept upon the roads, although y
the compensation was much lower than for the y
lowest classes OF freight lie offefed his amend q
ment to save the postal cars, which he considered .
Of very great Importance.
Mr.. Palmer, OF Iowa, said that Congress had Is
recognized the service OF the roads, and had given
the Postmaster General discretionary power to I,
pay 10 the extent OF at least million and half
and the paragraph under consideration now pro- 4
posed 10 limit his discretionary power to $500 OOO
Mr.. faTnsworth, OF ILL.,, said that the railroads
were now carrying the malls In postal cars for II
the same compensation that they were formerly
paid for carrying the mails In bags In box cars. a
The roads complained that they were not COM a
pcnsated and u was the general opinion OF post
masters and the committees OF the House that |,
they did not receive q fair compensation.
Mr.. Hubbard, OF N. H., opposed a pending
amendment 10 strike out the paragraph, as
that left the discretionary power In the hands !