The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHISoroS, February
SENATE.

Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, submitted
resolution fixing the compensation ,
witnesses summoned before the Sens ,
Investigating Committee at five dolls
per day and FIVE ceuts mileage ca
way for travelling expenses. Agreed
Mr.. Morrill, submitted a resoluI
directing the Commissioner OF AZ
culture to communicate to the Ser
the report OF Geo. P. Marsh on lrFl {
ton. Agreed to. L
On motion OF Mr. Stewart the HdI
bill amendatory oil the act to prov {
for the removal of the Flat Had IT
other Indians in Montana Territory
taken up and passed. c
On motion of Mr.. Buckingham, c
bill in relation to bountles was pas7 t
1t provides that all who enlisted IN
army under the proclamation OF ~ t
Sd and previous 10 August, 1861, =
paid a bounty OF one hundred dolls i
providing the same has not alres'C
been paid. "
The resolution offered q few daa
ago requesting the Postmaster Genera
10 INFORM the Senate how maEy cot
tractors for the transportation oi tis
mails had more than five contracts, o.
the first OF July, and to see what legI;
lasion is necessary to secure the serVl
ces Of bona file contractors was, on mo
lion of Mr. Scott, taken up and agree
to.
The morning hour having expire
the Senate resumed the cousIderailo
of the bankrupt bill, the pcnd;'s amend
ment being that of Mr.. Sas!maH 70 Il
90 instead of 40 day, rs Il . t'na wheI
persons mentioned in the 39.h Sec:iot
OF the bill, should be deemed bank
rupt.
The yeas and nays being ordere'', 'h
amendment was rejected by vote u
90 nays to 10 yeas.
Mr.. Allison moved 10 amend H.
39th section so that it would requlr
ope-,hird OF the number OF creditors
representing at least oue-half OF th
amount OF the debt to force a person
into bankruptcy, instead OF one-iourtl
the number Of creditors aud one-thir'
OF the deb.s, a. recommended hy th'
Mr.. Thurman said that thu claus
now proposed to lie amended had beer
subiec;+d to rpvr-v criticism IN tn
comm; I.r. aai st'rr Care al coTsidera
ton o.e-!ourta OF lne number OF credi
tors and one-third OF the amount OF tn
debts had been agreed upon. Nj
Allison's amendment WAS rejected.
The Chair announced Mr., Morrill,, o
Maine, as az g member o! the com
mittee to investigate the manage
ment OF the Government OF the Distrlc
of Columb bia, in the place Of Mr.. Conk
ling.
After one or two verbal amendment
the 39th section of the original bsok'
rupt law, as amended and reported b.
the Judiciary Committee, was agree
10 by the Senate, with the exception I
flliog the blank as to the time whe
this provision OF the section should a.
DIV to all cases of compulsory or inv
nntary bankruptcy.
Mr.. Edmunds said!n nc desired Senator
to look over his portion OF the bull g.
that the blank could be filed heIea
ter.
The other amendments ss rtporte'
BY the judiciary Committee wer'
agreed to with the exception OF a ieI'
verbal changes. The committee
amendments as passed by the Senat
fix the time at lorty days, within whicI
time any banker, broker, merchant
trader, manufacturer or miner who ha
stopped or suspended and not resume,
payment OF his commercial paper shai
not be deemed bankrupt, and prescrib
that fees. commissions, charges an
allowances, excepting actual and nee
essary disbursements OF aud to be mad
by officers, agents, messengrd
marshals, assiGrees, aad rels
ters in cases Of bankrUcJ
shall be reduced 10 oae bal; Of thai
lowances heretofore provided for. be
justices OF the supreme court who to
make new rules and regulation IN
res pect to the law. are empoweredith
the consolidated duties o. registe as
siynee, marshal. and clerk, and TO ruce
the cost of charges, 10 the end thpro
liXity, delay, and unnecessary eruse
may be avoided.
Mr.. Eimunds offered new amid
ment concerning jurisdiction i'll Ink
rupt cases in any circuit or d:rlct
court OF the United States, whicwas
agreed to. He had slso offere an
amendment dispensing with thPer-
.oual service Of notice all
cases of claims not exceeding fif dol
lars, and providing that in cases here
the amount should be under thi sum,
notice could be given by public'on in
newspapers. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Edmunds also offered 4 addi-
tional section to the bill providig that
it should be the duty OF the mabal in
each distric. in the month of uly IN
each year to report 10 the clerl OF 'be
District Cont, in tabular iori, 10 be
prescribed By the Justices If tn.
Supreme Court o! the URitet
States; Fret, The number oi cases
in bankruptcy in which warrants bavt
come 10 his hand; second. how many
such warrants were returned with fees
costs, expenses and emoluments thereof
third, the total amount of sll othe
fees, costs, expenses and emolument
earned and received by him during th
year from or in respect to any matte
in bankruptcy fourth, a summaf
statement OF such fees, costs and emo
uments, exclusive of the actual d.
bursemen,s in bankruptcy received {
earned during the year fifth. a sum
mariz ID statement OF all the actual Gis
bursements in such cases. also .equirin
every register to report in q like mar
ner the number of voluntary and con,
pulsory cases in bankruptcy coming be