The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

con TRESSlOkAL
MONDAY Jan. 5.-Senate.-The Judiciary
Committee reported q bill modifying the Bankrupt
act. The following are its chief provisions: The
involuntary clause is retained. yet one-fourth Of the
creditors are necessary to force a man INTO bank
ruptcy, Instead of one creditor, as at present. The
bankrupt is 20 be absolutely discharged Of his debt,
whatever the percentage he can pay. The fourteen
days term for nnn-paynento of commercial paper is
changed TO thirty days. Provision is made for the
Use Of n composition deed after the model Of the
British law. Arrangements for the settlement "f a
bankrupt estate by a trustee are made lawful.
The Chair. Mr.. Carpenter, laid before the Senate the
report OF the Secretary Of the Senate in reply to the
resolution OF Dec. II, calling for information M h
the amount Of compensation received by Senators
since the organization Of the Government. II gives
ali the laws changing the rates Cf their pay. and
shows that all of them were retroactive, though
none of them were for go long a period as the last.
80 Wright iowa introduced a resolution intruct-
ing the Committee on the Civil Service and Re
trenchIlent to inquire into the e,I+dicncy 81 report
ing a bill making u reduction OF 10 Per cent. "f the
compensation II all officers Of the Government,
whose salaries exceed 81 zoe per aHnum ur g Ter
day. Laid over. The Salary bill was brought W
and discussed, the debate turntng ON an anrudineu,
offered by Pratt, proposing that all the Igeinbers OF
present Congress shall be paid At tho rat. OF 5000
q year, and shall be made to rcinhurs" the Treasury
for the add;tioua! pay they have drawn since March
4, 1873. The amendment was opposed by Logan,
Morrilt and Stewart, aud advocated by Thurman
aud Edmunds.
House introduced To provide for the
appointment Of q Commission to examine the Ia
Dor question TO prevent the slaughter Of buffalo;
to appropriate the money that e due Indiana and
Illinois; 10 create Il National Board of Trade TO
reduce the army; to prevent deficiency ia the pub
lie service for a uniform system Of railroad trans
portatiOL in the United States to provide o uni
form currency &c. The Speaker laid before the
House & message from the President in reference
To the steamer NlrgiI.ius. %. Tire Supplementary
Civil Rights hill was discussed, the main feature of
the debate being the speech Of A.. II. stephens In
opposition to the measure. He was replied to Icy
ltaus!er, q colOred member.
TUESDAY. Jan. G. Senate Bnckingham's
Free Banking hill was taken up and referred 10 tine
Finance Committee. -. The Finance COMMITTEE re-
ported back Summers resolution instructing that
committee TO repOr; u bill aboishing the Office Of
Commissioners OF Internal Revenue, and to provide
for the collection of taxes by stamps, With the recon-
msndation that ii be indefinitely postponed. The
report was concurred in. The bill to repeal the
Salary act was taken up. Flanagan addressed the
Senate ia opposition to repeal. lie had voted for
the bill, and thought s. 500 not IN excessive salary.
and had remarked when the bill Iassed that 1t
should have been $1,000. Since then be had not
changed his opinion. He had drawn the money
(preducing greenbacks from his pocket. Here
they are, sir, This II nv pay. ! am going to fight
for 1t till the last. lLaughter.l ] have not stolen
that pay. ! have done nothing that preys apon my
conscience. / have endeaSored to earn it, tli.-
Hewed l%aughter.l Carpenter followed Flanagan, in
which he declared tina; he had voted to raise the
salaries, and believed now AZ lie did when b" voted
Tor the bill, and the country was making Il mt.tske
i'll clamoring for repeal; but, in Difference TO his
constituents. fOur-ffths OF whom he believed 10 be
in favor of the repeal Of the law, he would vote for
putting the salaries at the old figure. Ednuuds,
CUnkiing and Stewart also spoke IN favor OF the
repeal.
~Hous.-Coburn introduced a bill for the con-
struction Of ship canals around Niagara and at the
mouth of the Mississippi also an amendment to
the Constitution in relation to the election and ap-
pOintment of officers. e. The time Of the House was
occupied in discussing the Civil Rights bill. Dun
ham opened the discus sion, and was followed by
Elliott (colored) IL 4 speech Of over al hour. The
debate was further continued by Walls, PurInan
and Stowell for the bill, and 10y Blouut, Bright,
HerDdon,, Whitehead and Buckner against. The
debate had great attractions for the coiored people,
and the galleries were packed 20 overlooking and the
doorways were blocked up by the crowd, In which
the coiored race counted for at least 10 per cent.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7.-Sndte.-Nearly the
whole day was consumed in discussing the salary
matter.
House.-The debate on the Civil Rights bill was
continued, Buffers speech being the feature Of the
day. The bill was recorumitted, and will probably
be reported in q modified form.
THURSDAY, Jan. S.-Seaae.-A message
was received from the President Withdrawing the
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Mr.. Brislow as Attoruey-Genera Petitions were
presented, asking for the appointment of n commits
sion to inquire into the sale and manufacture Of A.
cOholic liquors asking that Congress enact ncces-
sary laws to prevent the traffic III Italian children
for the establishment of a uniform system of quaran-
tine under national supervision; asking for u re-
peal and modification OF the Bankrupt law The
salary Re: cal bill came up. traits amendment,
that the pay of The balance OF this Congress shall he
such an amount As TO make the total, with that al
ready received, $4,000 5000 for each year., was
rejected-l4i 10 A. Pratt submitted another amcnd-
ment, providing that the amount of compensation
vi Senators, Members and Delegates for the year
ending March 3, 1874, shall be 1850, and for the
year ending March ,, 1875, $500, exclusive of mill
age and allowances. Adjourned without action in
the matter.
House.-Thel hill To establish an educational fund
vas considered, without action The House went
into Committee of the Whole OH the Naval Appru-
rria,ion bill, and soon after adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 9~-!S1de.-The bill for the
relief Of aged and infirin presumption settlers was
passed Sargent introduced a bill for the protoc-
ton of settlers in Utah also a bill TO aid in the ex-
e,ution Of the laws in that Territory -. Consider
alton Of the salary bill was resumed. Edmunds'
amendment that the reduction Of salaries should
take effect from March 4, 1873, was rejected-2O to
%. An amen tment TO Tx the salary Of the PTesi-
dent at 5000 after March 4, 1877, was also lost.
An amendment fixing the salaries of Members at
5000 and mileage was adopted-35 to 25. IA bill
was introduced providing for the arming and
eqnippirg Of the whole body of the militia Of tine
United States. .
Hous.-rhe Fertilization bill was reported, aud
made the special order for Wednesday. 1t appro-
pirates 1894 600. IA bill to regulate the drawing
and summoning Of juries in United States courts
was introduced. The deaths Of Messrs. James
Brooks (Sew York. and W.. ID. Foster (Michigsn)
were announced, and ~eulogies pronounced by their
colleagues.