Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL,

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mates.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the senate on the Goth, sovera
petitions were presented and referred A res
oution was introduced and passed. instluctinj
the committee on contingent expenses to con
slider the eypediency Of excluding from tn
stationery room Of the senate all article
except pens, envelopes, ink, paper pencils am
muoilage, House bill to abolish the Office o
fiscal deputy commissioner Of internal reve
nue. was also passed. The additional amend
ments recommended by tine Judiciary commit
tee to the bankruptcy bill relate mostly f
matters Of detail involved in amendment
already reported. Tho following, however
are new and important: l. An amendmen
/ providing that in cases OF involuntary bank
ruptcy 10 discharge shall be granted to a debt
or whose assets shall not be equal to 33 pc
centum of the claims proved against hi
estate, on which he shall be liable NJ the prn
cipal debtor, without the assent of his credi
tors in number and value as prescribed by tht
existing law. This rcpeGls the provision
which now requires 80 per csutum OF tht
assets. 2 An amendment pro1dius that il
computing the numbor of creditors who slml
join IN debt to hayo debts adiqdgcd, The
cood a55o sboi nof bo roconad ,i't os mart Of th,
requisite proportion Of 4 Of all the creditors
but il there be creditors whose debts exceed
rHII rum ol lNo uluIlcu anu NY uoiiN, VI VI
II 'te requisite luutDel ~ i GLe'vUtr, ett IoI's
aeptS eA'eeul,b tNo n'll"lt,' alI ullH GolaIn GollaiIln
i"tl 10 s,sl the PelIttoiI vi vi VIe'''ulH nay
deDtS OF les5 amount Snai 10 itthougu a.
purposes a'oieSa'u. l,.'l N"' 5ulo,IOco. ,. 90.
IIoNi1''E S'il lyn['V.l VI ~, uu.,ln o
lI,or,'ad o',ryiyr5c nfiao,, md culistci man
including militia volunteers, Of the military
and naval service, who served sixty days in tho
war Hlth a MeMco anu , "59 MAN .ng suIl'''i l or m
'TEe 'rc,naido,, NJ tbo session vas devoted il
tLn lisrnasion of the PprbbacR case. ami
vitbopt rnroing ia q vote the senate went
tn,o oeI.ecntiye93ps.ion.
H., acr, I'LL ,o.,
III inc hou'e, Oh INC -p'"' plIIS "eit
introduced as follJws To repeal 30 much Of
the act Of March 3, 1919, es provides thai
Representatives olect to congress may receive
lNelI compensation luuutulS lIp'H VI" 'CSlu
ming Of the term until the beginning Of tho
first tession Of congress- TO provide naiona
Gnprengy Tor rgaemt}n ,TlGol @ f. %[ n,
or nnder authority Of the United States lhc
removal Of all troops in the southern states,
to ina western couniry for action against the
Tr5i,ps Thc house i6cn proceeded with tho
West Virginia election case. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 27h, petitions
ware nrosonte1 from soldiers of the late war
.,,,.I ~. al,,.i,n,l L,,,,,c Tho s,rot,
"S"ins '"' ""''''''"'
proceed to the consideration OF the resolution
providing for creating a commission comm ......' ol nv,
persons 70 examine ".' , ''''o'' w. ,''ie,,. ..,.
what egaaIoA tofII oIo u For r'",a SEasncr 'ys ros
state lailroHu9, Vo pIo'u' ~, o'i(" So,, oT ,"9
poriaton loI lo salg,y % lgo ,",'U5I @ I' f., ,r[. r
sengerS' lor lho IG'ot oi "Dl, y, rolpno I' in
n'o'e lho beuS.a, "a t,o cnnyonicnra
the interests OF coHercS I @nU o o"i Jo.o
OF the traVel HE pupicM M N', o,ion i,t, " hi
the senate n iaSor 9 ,hp at9Uo.,o oyo, wo,rntonr
was reported, ,loglu'uE E,,,o u'S, vrT'' un'icr tbe
accepted ny th9 war uePItt''. shoI '' bo ,aid
proclamation oi May ., & I2ol, H'aI' u,aaS, Iu aSS"
the full bounty OF Slyo PtoniSou o ,,.GiIpa
The senate Sc s 'seT smrp prpfoIgy cy gbs ' b Which,