The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-07

In the House, it being private bill
day, q anumber of private bills were re.
ported and acted on.
WAsH1NaToE, February Ga sub
committee OF the House Judiciary Com.
miteee commenced to-day the investiga-
ton OF the charges made against the
judicial integrity OF Judge Busteed. Of
Alabama. Gov. Smith and Col. Rey-
nolds. Of Alabama, were both heard.
Their evidence was principally corrobo-
rative OF the memorial presented to
Congress, which charged various official
misdeeds in connection with The Judges
judicial administration in that State,
They clnim thnt he does not reside in
Alabama, but in New York, and IN seve.
ral instances, failed to hold court on the
days assigned for its meatiug. Judge
Busteed was not present during the ses-
sion.
BALTIMORE, February 6.-In tho
United States District Court, this
morning, Hon. Judge Giles presiding,
i'll the case OF James S. Mason, Register
of the First Election District of Kent
County, Indicted under the second SEQ.
ton of the Act of Congress OF Nay 81,
1870. for striking from the list Of quali-
lied voters the names of fourteen CO.
lored persons. in October last, the Jury
rendered verdict of gnilty, aud the
court imposed fine of $500 and costs,
amounting to about 5000. Immediately
thereafter, in the case of G. B. Hackett;
indicted for intimiduting voters at the
polls in tue Same election district, noAe
proSeQui was entered, on the payment of
S!1lM Macon yvna 3oEa,Irl 1r II
Chester, Attorney General of the State,
and other able counsel.
SAVANNAH, February 6.-Owing to
heavy rain, last night nnd this morning,
the races have been postponed until
Monday and Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, February G.-The bust.
ness of the House was confined to pri-
vate bills. A bill was passed permitting
II narrow gauge railroad to be laid on
the public grounds ut Old Point Com
fort, Va.
In the Senate, resolutions giving wit
nessss before Senate committees 81 per
day and five cents per milo each way
aud bill for the relief of Wm. 81.
Vesey were passed. Davis introduced
bill to authorize the Attorney G Genaral
10 settle the claims OF tho Government
with the purchasers of its property at
Harper's Ferry. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Tho bankruptcy bill was resumed
The amendment of Saermun, to fix the
limit OF time ut ninety days in which
party dishonoring his commercial paper
can be ndjudged q bankrupt, after dis
oussion, was referred. Ar amendment
requiring third OF the creditors to
IL - IL,
Jected. Thurman said tho clause now
proposed to be amended had been sub
Jected to the severest criticism in the
committee, aud after careful considera-
ton, one-fourth of the number OF Gre
ditors and one-third Of the amount of
tho debts had been agreed to. Carpen-
tor said he came here, ut tho opening of
the session. fully prepared to vote for u
repeal OF the bankrupt law. but after O
thorough examination Of the question,
he b I'd come to the conclusion that to
repeal the law would be detrimental to
debtors as class. He would. there
fore, voto for continuing the law,
and would support the amendment
OF the Judiclary Committee, with
such others offered in tho Senate
as he might deem advantageous.
Other amendments, reported with view
to verbal changes, were adopted ae re-.
ported by tho Judiciary Com mittee. The
committee amerGments. as passed by
the Senate, fix 60 time nj forty days
within which any banker, broker, NOR.
chant, trader, ra. 'ufucturer or miner,
who has stopped or suspended, and not
| resumed payment of his commercial pn-
per, shall not be deemed bankrupt,
and prescribe that fees, commissions,
charges aud allowances, excepting actual
and necessary disbursements of aud to
be made by the officers, agents, mar
shals, messengers, assignees aud regis.
ters. in cases of bankruptcy. shall be
reduced to one-hnlf Of tho allowances
heretofore provided for The Justices
of the Supreme Court. who ure to make
new rules and regulations in respec. ::
this law, are empowered to consolidate
the dnties OF register, assignee, marshal
and clerk, and to reduce tho cost Of
charges, to the end that delay and un-
necessary expense may bo avoided.
Edmunds offered new amendment,
comforting jurisdiction in bankrupt
cases upon any Circuit or District Court
OF the United States, which was agreed
to. He also offered m amendment dis
pensing with personal service of notice
IN oil cuscs of claims not exceeding $50,
and providing, in cases where tho