Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-19

ona ,r,nsferrcd to a public store or bonded
~ ..-ahonse- shall be entitled to the dement's
Ss az srb section of the act OF June otn;
I.-S the same as such merchandise wouiu
hoxc been entitled to, had 1t actually Deeh
in a nnblic store or bonded warehouse on oi
nr;or 10 the Slst Of July OF that year
A. f,o o'clock the House resolution 10
adjourn over during the holidays from rti-
day next. and the House bill TO repeai tl.S
bankrupt act were read the hrst tinhe an"
laid over till tomorrow. AdJourheu; III
Mr.. Chandler of Mich, introduced Dill
omcndatory of the enrolment and license
laws. Ii provides for extending to all
vessels navigating waters of the United
States the provision of the act OF FEB. 18th,
1866 relating tn the enrolment and license
of vessels nayigating western rivers anu
waters on the northern, northwestern and
northeastern frontiers. Referred to com
mittee on commerce.
Mr. Wright of Iowa introduced 4 bill to
facilitate the asserting and redeemlng OF
national bank note currency, and TO author
ize the issue of circulating notes to the
amount of 81 per cent in lieu OF 80 per cent
now authorized by law. 1t authorizes the
President to designate some one national
bank in New York city with capital oil At
least 81 200, 900, to act as selling or re-
deeming agent for all mutilated or soiieu
and worn out national bank notes issued ny
banks keeping an account therewlth- anu
snch bank as keep with this depository an
ACREAGE balance Of two per cent on their
Circulation. shall be entitled to receive from
the comptroller of currency notes to the
amount of " per cent OF their United States
honds deposited in the treasury as security
e. tbeir circulation. Referred to the COM
mittee ON finance.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hale (Me.), from the select commit
tee on salaries, reported back bill, the
first section of which repeats all provisions
of the act of March 81, 1873, which IN
crease the salary or compensation OF Sen
ators, Representatives, and delegates IN
Congress, or of any officer OF emplOye OF
the Government, except 80 far a. relates to
the Judges of the Supreme Court and to the
President of the United States during his
present term of Office. The second section
nroyides that hereafter the compensation OF
Senators. Representatives, and delegates III
CONGRESS shall be at the rate Of s.. 500 per
annum. and this shall be in lieu OF all al
lowances except actual and necessary lndl-
yidual travelling expenses coming to and
returning from the national capital once
every session. which shall be paid to every
Senator. Representative and delegate on the
same being certified to the proper account
ing officer and the salary or compensation
of all officers and employees OF the govern
ment, subject to the exceptions named
in section one, shall hereafter De
the same A. they were prior to the passage
of the act of 1873. The third section
requires the secretary of the treasury to
Il. oil
remain undrawn or that have been received
as increased compensation which shall or
nav nave come into his possession by the
return thereof Mr.. Hale stated how the
committee had arrived at the figures OF
s.. 800. The aggregate mileage of both
House of the last Congress was S2sO, 81,
making a yearly average of Sil6.oO, for
each member to that was to be added the
allowance for stationery, Sl2j, and that
would make the salary and allowances So
5lI so: the committee had therefore fixed
the amount at s.. 500
Mr. Eldridge (Wis.) defended his course
in voting for the salary bill OF March, 1873.
lie had been in the House ten years and
had not now a. much of the worlds goods
as he had when first elected, and his own
case he presumed to be that of all the
members who had honestly attended to
.
the outcry against the salary bill was
owing to the fact that something had to be
done by the republican pres to divert at
tention from the great national rcproach
of the Credit Mobilier.
Mr.. Hale IN Y J replied 10 some points
made by Mr.. Eldridge and stated the OBJ
| iections to the law Of 1873 on which the
/ popular condemnation rested. lie claimed
that those objections were well founded,
/ and was therefore in favor Of the repeal of
1 that law 30 far as Senators and members Of
1 Congress were concerned. and a rest0ra-
| ton of the former law with mileage. He
/ believed that mileage was nothing but
| fair compensation for those who resided at
more than the average distance from Wash
| ingtOn.
Mr. Butler (Mass.) asked to offer an
/ amendment providing further that mem
| bers of Congress who were members OF any
I Congress and who received back pay under
acts passed at that Congress shall have the
I amount OF such back pay deducted from the
amount due them for this Congress. Cen
| eral laughter and hand-clapping all over
| the House Mr.. kasson refused To with
/ draw the previous question and allow Mr.
| Buffers proposition to be offered. The
/ House, however, refused to second the pre-
/ yious question. and then Mr. Butler offer
/ ed his amendment.
Mr. Hale (Me.) expressed his belief that
| Buffers amendment was offered for the
| purpose Of weighing down the bill and
/ killing it.
/ Mr.. Butler denied it and did not believe
that Hale believed it. The question was
then taken on Buffers amendment and 1t
was rejected, yeas lei. nays log.
/ The House then proceeded to vote on the
amendment offered by Mr.. kassOn, making
the reduction of members salaries take
effect from the 18th of March, 1913, and it
was adopted by vote of l72 to =. Within
out making any farther progress with the
measure, the House at } minutes past .
O'Clock adjourned.
KaSSOn of Iowa, suggested to ree0mmit
/ the bill repeating the bankrupt law with
/ Instructions to report such amendments to
the law rs shall increase the authority of a
/ Judge in bankruptcy to suspend proceedings
when it shall appear that debtors assets
may, within reasonable time, be made suf
ficient to discharge all his liabilities and
to made such other and further orders in
the case a. shall prevent all unnecessary
proceedings in bankruptcy. Also to report
such amendments as shall diminish costs
and incidental expenses of the proceedings
in bankruptcy.
Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts,, chairman
of the Judiciary committee, closed the dc
bate with remarks in support of the bill.
Mr.. Tremaine of New York then moved
the previous question. On the third read
ing the previous question was not seconded
70 to l2l.
Mr.. Beck OF Kentucky then moved to
strike out all after the first section of the
bill and to insert in lieu thereof Of the fol
towing
Section 2-That all suits and proceedings
now pending in courts of the United States
wherein an adjudication of bankruptcy Ia,
been made, shall be proceeded with and
governed by provisions of existing laws
which are hereby continued in force only
for the purpose of closing up suits and
proceedings now pending, provided, that
from and after the passage Of this act
fees, commissions and charges of Of
hcers and agents of courts in bank
ruptcy eases shall be reduced to one hall
Of the fees, commissions and charges here
tOiore allowed. The previous question was
seconded on this proposition leo 10 -. and
the amendment was agreed to without
division The bill as amended was then
passed yeas, 220; nays, H. Ii consists ot
two sections; the frs, repeating the bank.
ruptcy act of the ID of March, 1867, and al
acts amendat0ry thereof; and the second
enacting the proposition submitted by Nj
Beck of Ny. The vote of members o
Judiciary Committee on the passage of the
bill was as follows: Ayes, Messrs. Tremain.
Of n. Y, Cessna of Pa, Ward of Illinois
Eldridge of Wis, Potter of N Y, anC
Jewett Of Ohlo-6. Nays, MesSrs Butler
OF Mas, Wilson Of Ind, Poland Of Yer.
mont, Frye of Me, and White of Ala.
DARING R0BBERY AND Assault At HlGm
GATK.-un Friday afternoon last the resi-
dence of Deacon Jeremy Record, farmer