The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-03

not entered or transferred to public store or
bonded warehouse, shall be entitled to the
benefits of the eighth section of the act of
June 9th, 1872, the same as such merchan-
disc would have been entitled to had it actually
been in a public store or bonded warehouse on
or prior to the 1st OF July of that year.
Passed. The resolution 70 admit Pinchback
to seat in the Senate was debated by Mossrs.
Morton and Stockton, after which the Senate
went into executive session. Upon reopening
the doors the House resolution to adjourn
over during the holidays, and the House bill
70 repeal the bankrupt act, were read for the
first time. Adjourned.
House.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Committee on Civil Service Reform to in
quire whether reduction can be made on the
part on the civil service, in the number OF Off
GERS employed, and compensation, without lm-
pairing the efficiency OF the service aud also
the expediency of providing that all officials
in the civil service shall receive as COM
pensatlon only such salary as shall be fixed
and determined by law. The House
then took up the bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee, to repeal the
bankruptcy act After debate an amendment
was adopted that all suits and proceedings
now pending in courts OF the United States,
wherein an adjudication Of bankruptcy has
been made, shall be proceeded with in, and
governed by, the provisions of existing laws,
the purpose of closing up suits and proceed
lngsnow pending; provided, that the fees, COM
missions and charges of officers and agents OF
courts, IN bankruptcy cases, shall be reduced
10 ene-half OF the fees, commissions.
and charges heretofore allowed, and
the bill as amended passed by
a vote Of 220 to As. Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, from
the Seiect Committee on Salaries, reported
back bill, the first section OF which repeal-
| all provisions Of the act Of March 3, 1873,
which increases the salary or compensation o.
Senators, Representatives, and Delegates IN
Congress, or of any officer or empioyo Of the
Government, except so far as relates to Jndg-
es OF the Suzremo CourI. and to the President
OF the United States, during the present term
of Office. The second section provides that
hereafter he COMPENSATION OF Senator'S Rep
ssentatives and Deesates in Congress shall
| be at the rate Of SIS 500 per annuu,
| ard this shall be in lieu CT al allow
aCces, except the annual and necessary
| individual travelling expenses. coming 10 and
| returning from the national capital on every
session, which shall he paid to every Ssuator,
| Representative. ana Delegate, on hesame
| being certified by HIM to The proper account
ing Off er, ard the salary or compensation of
| all officers and employees OF the Government
| subject t the exceptions named in section
| one, shall hereafter be the same as they w'le
| prior to the passage Of the act of 1878. The
| third sectiot requires the Secretary Of the
| Treasury to cover into the Treasury all sums
that may remain undrawn, or that have bee
| received as increased compensation, which
snail or may have come into his pos
session by the return thereof. 1Ir. Kasson
| offered an amendment making the reduction
of salaries take effect from the 4th OF March,
| 1873 Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, offered
an amendment TO Mr. Kasson's amendment,
| providing further that members OF Congress
| who were members OF any Congress and who
| received back pay under acts passed at that
| Congress, shall have the amount OF such back
| pay deducted from the amount due them for
| this Congress. General laughter ana aand.
clapplng all over the House } Mr.. Buffers
| amendment was rejected; yeas 12l, nays 129
Mr. Kassops amendment was then adopted
yeas, 49, nays n; and without any further
action the House adjourned