The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-28

offered an amendment to the item for transporta-
tion providing that only actual travelling expen-
ses shall be allowed to any person whatever IN
the service of the United States, and declaring
illegal all allowances for mileage and transpor-
tation in excess of the amount actually paid.
The question of the right of free Government
transportation over any railroad which either
wholly or in part was constructed by alu OF q
grant of public lands, condition that such rail-
road should be public highway for the use OF the
Government of the United States, free OF toll OF
other charge for such transportation, was settleo
by the passage of bill offered by MIR. Willard OF
Vermont, that on and after the passage OF SAID
bill such railroad shall be considered highway
for the use of the Government In time OF peace or
war.
FEB. 5.-jSenate.-Mr. Carpenter intro
duced bill, of which he had given previous mo-
tice, in relation to Louisiana affairs. The bill
alleges that there is not at the present time e-
gitimate State Government nor legally y-eleetea
Legislature in that State 1t provides further ior
| new election. The bill will come up early next
| week The bill which gives the Secretary of
| War full control over the mouth of the Mlssls-
sippi, now in course OF excavation or improve.
| neIt passed Consideration OF the bankrupt
bill was resumed, but no definite action was tax
| en- in regard to it. House-The session was Short
and no business of public interest was transact,
| ed. The evening session was devoted 10 tne plh
providing for the revision of the laws and cor :
| siderable progress was made.
FEB. 6.-Senate-The day was almost EN-
tirely devoted to consideration of the Bankrupt
BILL The thirty ninth section of the original law
was passed 1t fixes the time at forty days with
In which any banker, broker, merchant, traaer'
manufacturer or miner, who has stopped or sus-
pended and not resumed payment OF MS CONNER
cial paper, shall not be deemed bankrupt anq
prescrbes the fees, commissions, e5arges ane
disbursements of and to be made by oInceIs
agents, marshals, messengers, assignee
| and registers in cases of bankruptcy, snal
be reduced to one-half the allowance heretofoI'
| | provided for the Justices of the supreme Court
! who are to make new rules and regulations Y
| respect to the law, ana are empowered 10 consoi
idate the duties of register, assignee, marsha
: and clerk, and to reduce the cost OF charges =
the end that prolixity, delay and unnecessaT
expense may be avoided. House 1t being pr
/ yate-bin day a number OF unimporfant Dbl
were passed, and no business of public 1nteres
was transacted.
FEB. 7.-SenGte not in session. House
The session to-day was for debate only. Fol
: was in tbs chair. Speeches were made py Cri'
g tenden on the wealth and wants of the west
e Clark OF Missouri on cheap transpoTtaiion
q | Vance on internal revenue Kelley on lne lssu
of 65-1O0 bonds Thornburg on disposition Z
J. claims for quartermasters' stores Sayiof OF u
|. diana against patent monopolles Beek again n
> tariff monopolies Hawley of Conneeucut a'
?, clarlng the readiness of New England to dli
pense with tariff protection Cox on reVehi
:, tariff, and Ransier on civil rlents.
FEB. -Senate-Consideratio of Il
. bankrupt bill was resumed, the pending amen'
> ment being that of Mr.. Thurman, to abolish u
le office of Register in Bankruptcy, and anthori
n inc the District Court to dispose OF all suits
bankruptcy and to appoint q master comm
sioner when necessary to perform the duties
registers MI. Thurman, in advocating I
adoption of the amendment, said its effect won
be to greatly decrease the cost in bankrupt
G. cases John S. Hager, Senator from CalIforni
of was swgrn in Hottse.--Mr. Dawes onered
:, concu, rent resolution for sine die adlonrnme
VI on the 9TH of May. Mr.. Beck remarked that tl
Is. was an effort to have bills rushed through und
h. pressure for the time Considerable discussi
!" ensued, when the resolution was finally releri
en- to the Committee of Ways and Means. . d
he smith of Ohio moved to suspend the rules, q
adopt resolution declaring 1t
u he within the constitutional power
d. Congress, by law, so to regulate commel
an among states as to protect that portion oil
~ | ternaI commerce which is among the seVc
Is States from all unjust or oppressive tolls, tax
in instructions, or other burdens, whether lmpo
by railroad companies or by combinations lhe
pt OF. or by other common carriers; and that
* present condition and magnitude OF comme
10 among States demand the prompt and wise ex
he else Of those powers and duties. Carried-ye
10: nays, GA Mr.. Randall moved to susp'
-ba The rules, and adopt the resolution declarln
'i any increase of currency shall be directed
;ed Congress, the same ought to be of United Sts
notes, commonly called greenbacks. Lost-yt
of 50; nays, 80.