Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-06
CON CIR ESgEOANL.
The Joint Committee to Inyesti-
gate the District Filled.
Carpenters Louisiana Bill Post
poncd till Next Week.
The Mississippi Delta Work
Placed Under Secretary
of War.
Is Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, Still
a Senator?
Effort to Finish the Bankrupt
Effort to Finish the Bankrupt
Bill To-day.
SENATE,

BILL To-day.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The chair laid
before the Senate 4 communication from
the Secretary of the Interior, in response to
q resolution of the Senate, enclosing re-
ports of the Government Directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Laid on the
table.
To be Investigated or WhifeWashed.
Joint resolution from the House author
iZing the appointment of joint committee
of the Senate and House o; Representatives
to inyes' igate the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia was laid before the
Senate.
MIR. Hamlin said he had the honor few
days ago to present memorial from the
Governor of the District on the same sub
iect. He hoped the resolution just read
would receive the unanimous approval of
the Senate, and moved that the number of
Senators on the committee be three.
Agreed to.
The resolution passed. The chair an
nounced as the members on the part of the
Senate MeSsrs. Frelinghuysen, Boutwell,,
and Thurman.
Louisiana.
Mr.. Carpenter introduced bill of which
he had given previous notice, to restore the
rights of the State of Louisiana, and said
he desired TO have the bill printed and lie
on the table. Early next week he would
ask to take it up for reference, and would
ask the indulgence of the Senate to submit
some remarks explanatory Of the bill.
The bill was ordered printed and to lie on
the table.
Wants His Back Pay.
Mr.. Lewis presented a memorial from
Mr.. Jas. Segar detailing the circumstances
of the election of L. J. Borden as United
States Senator from Virginia by the Wheel
ing Legislature in 1868, the death of that
gentleman while serving in the Senate aid
the subsequent election ofthe claimant Ly
the Alexandra Legislature to fill BOrden's
unexpired term. Petition further states
that Segar was kept out of the Senate by
the division Of the State and concludes by
claiming compensation for the unexpired
term of Borden. In presenting the petit
tion Lewis asked that it lie read, which
was done, and the petition was referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
on motion of Mr.. Thurman.
The Mississippi Delta.
The bill to facilitate the execution ofand
TO protect certain public works of improve
ment at the mouth of the Mississippi river
was taken up. The bill passed, yeas SO,
nays 8.
The bill directs the Secretary of War to
assume full control of the particular chan
mel at the mouth of the Mississippi river,
in course of excavation or improvement By
the Government Of the United States, 50
far as it may be necessary 10 the carrying
on and protection of such excavation or
improvement. and until the same be COM
pleted: and he may establish such regula-
tionS as he shall deem needful to fully pro-
tect the channel and to facilitate the eXca-
vatiOn, improvement and use thereof. Such
regulations shall be promulgated by the
publication thereof for ten days cOnsecu-
lively in two daily papers published in
New Orleans, La, and in the same manner
be changed from tilne 10 time, ard any per
son interfering with and ObStructing or at
tempting to ObStruct the said improve
ment. aud any person who shall wilfully o.
negligcntly strand or sink any boat in the
channel. or shall wilfuly or negligently
ObSlruct said channel or cause any impair
ment, injury, filling up or shOaling therein,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanOr, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or
Imprisonment for not more than six
months or both. in the discretion of the
court.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bankrupt bill, the pending amendment
being Sherman's, limitingI the operations of
39th section as amended and reported to
persons owing 5000 and over. The
amendment of Sherman was lost. Yeas 20,
noes -.
Mississippi Ames.
After roll call. Robertson said that he no
ticed the clerk had called the name of Ames
Of Mississippi. he Robertson) though that
gentleman had vacated his seat in the Sem
ate, by accepting the Office CT Governor of
Mississippi.
The chair (Carpenter replied that he had
not ,been officially notified Of that fact, and
could not direct that his name be omitted
in the call The Governor of a State had
no right to be a member of Congress too.
The question was one for the Senate, but
there had been no official notice received.
DOdginG the District.
Mr. Frelinghuysen asked to be excused
from service on the Joint Committee to
INV ESLlZdLC LllE IlStllNb VI NOAulAlbld
ters.
Nj. Sherman hoped the gentleman
would not decline to serve on that COM
mittse. The investigation should be as
thorough as possible and settle these
charges Of fraud.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said he appreciated
the kindness of his friend Mr.. Sherman,
| but as he had served on one of those in
1T -
| friend Sherman had not, he thought the in
vestigatiOn now proposed would be inst as
well conducted if he (SheTman) would
serve. Besides he (Frelinghuysen) was on
| fOnr standing committees and had most of
his time occupied. Again, he was tax
| payer in the District, and he thought it
would be better for some Senator who did
not paw taxes here to serve on the committee.
Mr.. FrelinghuysOn was excused, and the
| Chair appointed Mr.. COnkling instead Of
Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
Ninety Days.
Mr.. Sherman moved an amendment to
the bankrupt bill, TO strike out the word
forty, and insert instead ninety, so that per-
sons who have stopped or suspended and
not resumed payment Of their commercial
paper should not be deemed as having COM
mitted an act of bankruptcy till after the
expiration of 80 days. Mr.. Sherman in
advocating the passage of this amendment
said he sbelieyed public sentiment was
against any bankrupt law. His own Opin-
ion however was that there should he
such "A law, and i; should be made as easy
as possible.
Mr. Morton said the period fixed in the
old law was fourteen days. The commit
tee had deemed it eXpedient to increase
the time to 10 days, and the same reason
which urged that course, would lead to an
increase to 30 days.
Mr.. Wright opposed any change in the
period of time fixed by the committees
amendment. He thought 40 days long
enough and to extend it to 80 would be
injurious.
Mr.. Conkling asked to be excused from
serving on the Committee on the District
of Columbia affairs.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to remain in session and
finish the bankrupt bill tomorrow.