The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 4.
SENATE. q

I > SENATE. q
Mr.. West introduced resolution in
structing the Secretary Of the Senate to
pay Ray and Mcmillan. Of Louisiana,
full com peusation as; Senators Of the
United States from the time they were
elected to March 3rd, 1872 Referred
| On motion OF Mr. Sherman, the bill
reported from the Finance Committee
yesterday, to secure the equalization Of
National bank circulation was taken
up. and be explained its provisions
| Pending discussion the morning hour
expired and the bill went over.
The Senate then resumed the con-
sideration OF the bankrupt bill, the
pending amendment being that of Mr..
Oglesby to strike out theswords, "Or
who has stopped or suspended ard not
resumed payment OF bis commercial
paper within period of forty days.
so that persons Of that class should not
J be considered bankrupts
Mr. Edmunds opposed the amend
meut and argued that the bankrupt
law would amount to nothing without
such provision. 80. ....I.
The amendment was opposed by Mr..
Thurman, who said that OF all letters
received from various parts OF the couns
try by members Of the Judiciary Com-
mittee, not one complained o: the
amendments being too harsh. The only
objection he had to the bill was that it
is SO much in favor OF the debtor class
that there is contingency . the whole
law becoming imperative . -..
The motion OF Mr. Os's'by 10 strike
out the amendments above indicated
was rejected.
Mr.. Sherman moved an ameudm sit
limiting the operations Of the 39lh sec-
ton OF the original act, as amended and
reported by the committee, to persons
owing over $780, He argued tnat IN
small cases creditors got little or moth
ing, and thatunnecessary penalties were
| inflicted on the debtor. He said if that
amendment should not be adopted he
would submit another TO extend the
period OF forty days, within which a
person having stopped or suspended
AID not resumed payment ofbis COM
mercal paper, should not be forced into
bankruptcy, to 60 days
| Mr.. TEr:r.l0 "ppaseG the amend
ment. His colleague, Mr.. Sherman.
though he thought the matter OF little
importance as there had been but very
few cases where the Indebtedness did
not exceed $4,000. He gave notice
that at the proper time he would offer
an amendment to the original law 20 40
to provide for the proving OF accounts
before justice o! the peace or, notary
public instead of before a. register in
bankruptcy or United States Comrnis.
! siSSs. i; = .:.s snSSQyided., SSQy -.
pA"1 auendment the Sss.. .Sher@
HOUSE. nrF
The Speaker called attention to the
fact that the resolution OF the House
directing the Secretary of the Interior
70 furnish a copy of the paper on irrl-
cation sent by Mr.. Morsb, United
| States minister to Italy, wa responded
TO by a statement that the paper was
in the custody OF the Commissioner OF
Agriculture and therefore not within
the control O, The Department OF the
Interior. The speaker seemed to inIi-
mate that it would be news 10 the
members 10 learn that the Department
or Bureau of Agriculture was an lude-
pendent department OF the governm en'
and not uuder control OF any other de-
partment. ,L M-
: Kasson and adopted, directing the
I Com missioner o. Agriculture to fur
e nish a copy OF the paper in question:
D The House then took up the resoiu-
e lion from the Election Committee de-
clarirs Mr., Hodges entitled prima Jdc''
I to his seat as representative OF the firs
g congressional district Of Arkausas. Th'
resolution was adopted without debate
D Mr.. Hodges took the modified oaiI
b as q member. =. 80. =.
4, the bill from the Committee ol
,i Public Lands, giving to Holt county
IT Missouri, the bed OF certain lax
r there, after an explanation by MI
Parker OF Missouri, was passed.
The House then resumed the consid
!. Grafton OF the army appropriation bll
Mr.. Beck offered an amendment to
g for transportation, providing that onl
b actual travelling expenses should 3
10 allowed for any person whatever in th
G service OF the United States, and declal
as ing illegal al! allowances for mileae
ts for transportation in excess OF ii
amount actually paid.
Mr.. Wheeler as.ented 10 the amend
t. ment if provision was added that
should not he construed to allow mo
w. than ten cents a mile, the present ALLOW
ne ance. ..s
is, Mr.. Beck modified his amsndme
jim accordingly.
In the discussion which followed
~ was claimed on one side that gre
j" abuses we're committed under the pr'
eut system, Mr.. Beck iustsncing ca
where a treasury official, making
trip from Washington 10 Boston, char
ed mileage first from Washlngt
~, to Baltimore, then from Washingt
'' to Philadelphia, then from Washingi
cen 10 New York. and then from Washir
ect. ton 10 Boston, and it was claimed
II q the other eide that it would oper
avo very uufairly. -,
Ts Finally the amendmeut as,modif
iu was agreed to.
Iich Mr. Holman offered an amendm
forbiddiDg payment, out oil approp'
low ,ious in the bill, Of any money for
ling transportation of property or troop
the United States, or OF military ofit
on duty, over sny railroad WHICH
constructed in whole or in part by
OF land grants on condition that s