New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. WILLARD (Rep., Vt.) offered a resOlu-
ton lnstructing the COMMITTEES Civil Service and
Reform to inquire. first whether any reduction can be
the of the civil both in the number
o. officials employed and the compensation paid to them
withoutimpairng the efficiency Of the service; second.
"a TO the expediency OF providing that all officials III
tue OWL service shall receive compensation only such
salary shall be fixed aud determined by law.
THE BANKRUPTCY LAW.
The House then took up the bill reported yesterday
Judiciary Committee 10 repeal the Bankruptcy
act and Mr TREMAiN (Rep.. n, " proceeded to adyo
cate He reminded the House OF the paragraph in the
Presidents message recommending the repeal of the
bankrupt law, and said that while the Judiciary
Committee cOncurred entirely in the correctness aud
osarness Of the Presidents statement ON the subject 1T
partially stated by the President There was entire
uoanmty OF sentiment on the part OF the Committee as
- the existence OF serious defects and mperecons III
the existing law. The only question on which there
was a difference OF opinion was whether there
should be an attempt TO remedy those defects or
whether the law should be simply repealed The major
ity the Committee strongly Impressed with the
1t would be difficult make it right that at all events
great delay would result from the attempt to amend IT,
aud that time the country would be deprived
of the relief demanded. He enumerated many OF the
oectons to the law pafcgmiay m as 10 the & swallowing
Ia ms judgment. there was no iie measure ,,a ot
Tse, that GOnssIs sUes sS9d wS Ie repes
"a the Bankrupt law. Speaking for the oominerciai
and for the entire constituency of the state he
sked the House for prompt repeal OF the law In ms
e1en1 sa mass the bill promptly before the commence
rnent OF the holiday vacation He hoped that me
House would respond 10 rhe Executive Demand TO the
nand OF the business Interests the country and the
action of the House would be hailed with acclamaton
od oy by commercial interests through the length
aud breadth of the country, from center 10 circum-
Mr. POLAND Rep., VT, another member OF the Ju-
dc,ary Committee said that the real question before
tae House was whether there should DO bankrupt law
or not All the members OF the Judiciary committee
al agreed the law had many defects that needed
amendment He entirely DISAGREED with the
f-0u New York (Mr Tremsn) in the statement that 10
wouid be useless for the judiciary COMMITTEE TO under
take 20 settle amendments so far as any discussion
amendment the Committee entirely agreed. He
G not despair ALL the bill were recomn,ited. that
pe ,stlafactory TO the whole country.
sr POTTER tDem n x another member da & OF 5,is h,s
assent TO the intermediate sections OF the bill He had
ss'euted TO bill TO repeal the bsnup. law, saving
pending rights aud 10 might DO that those inter
mediate sections did no more than that, although his
Impression was otherwise lie mao eonsntutona
with the others. He trusted Therefore. that MS coi
/, 6u The frst section which repealed the Bankruptcy
law ana the seventh section which was equivalent 10
the proposition OF the gentleman from Iowa ONT has
Mr BUTLER Caep Mass Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee closed the debate with remarks ia support
Mr TREMAIN then moved the previous question on
t1e third reading OF the bill.
Tue previous question seconded by 70 to 1sl.
Nj BECK (De.n. ~ then moved TO strike out all
the nrrt 'nc lustit III
I lsreof the following:
- = Thai aud proceeding. the
adjudication OF bank
M on,e@eed governed by the
= ereby continued force only for the OF closing
i nr,e,fpg, now peDdng prorded thai sfef
OF consons soo ehsfses of the officers and
, OF ths courts bankruptcy shall be reduced hall of
-. com,sissiops and charges heretofore allowed
rne previous question was secohcen ON tns proposi
80 ,y 100 TO 25 nd the amendment was agreed 10
"a hOut division. , ". ma. ~ -
'rne ilI as amended then passed-fess, 10; Nays
io anssfs of ,wo section, ,-the first repeating the
f,nkruptcy OF I'd of March 1851 ana 81 acts amend
~rv tiereOf aud the second euaotlug tho proPosion
o1.,,,,.J nv Mr.. Beck. The vote OF the memDets OF
s Jndciary Committee on the passage vi Tue oi' was
% follows; -, Co. wi eti,.io, Potter sad
y..si-0 o.,... U.t P,,.I asd
"''~-' raI SALARY QUksIIos.
Ne HALE rep, Me.), from Che Select co""i'tee On
g.r. reported baca ball. the nrst seoVon VI VINO"