Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12
amendment. The Bankruptcy bill was taken up
and considered. :. Adjourned,

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In the House, on tne I'd, several bills
were introduced. among which were-to amend
the Bankrupt law; for board of army officers In
qlan Peace Commissioners; prohibiting Territorial
legislatures from authorizing towns or counties
10 issue ponds in aid Of railways. After some
uIeCa.sslon, a Joint resolution adopted for the
appointment OF a Select Committee 10 investigate
the ahalrs OF the Distric of Columbia Govern
NenI: The Speaker appointed such committee
MII, wilson, Of indiana Hale, Of New York;
wanna, and Jewett, of Ohn Articles of impeach-
4 4i against Richard BUSTED, United States
49, 1l AlaoaIna, were presented ordered print
LII Gu IeIerred TO the Judiciary Committee. "A
pI!I was passed providing that medals, with appro-
prlle uevices, emblems md inscriptions, shall be
pIPte4 AZ me philadelphia mint, to commemorate
IL C Io tn!uhuredth anniversary OF the meeting of
tee continental Congress and of the Declaration
VI "a Independence. joint resolution was
SH RtsSawproviding THAT in all cases under the
CINH-SerVlce examinations for Government posi-
uons, when disabled soldier his wife, or the
MIuoW OF soldier who died of wounds or disabil-
~; ~ contracted IN the service shall pass examina
roI al t4e required standard fixed by rules, such
Adjourned INV ~
In the Senate, on the Sd, petition of
the coored citizens of Atlanta and resolution of
t tIe georgia Legislature were presented denying
cn sLa9eInent In a H. stephens speech that the
@ 81 people OF Georgia did not desire the pas
Sase VI the Clvll Rights dill. resolution of the
0Ianu army OF the Republic was presented asking
an equalization of bounties The bill providing
Of thu hue aTiag and equipping of the whole body
Vi ene Illlla of the United States was reported
ItantaVoraoly from the Committee on Military
a sn Among the bills introduced were the
ITII! . For the redemption and reissue of
oulted States legal tenders and National Bank
noIgs, ana Tor free banking; to establish a Bureau
9l heath at Washington under the direction of the
t tt5or department The Bankrupt bill was
l9rt her considered, and several amendments were
disposed Of. Adjourned
In the House, on the 3D., a bill was
passed providing that the law which limits con-
tracts In the Postoffice Department to one year
shall not apply to mail locks and keys, mail bags
stamped envelopes, postal cards, or newspaper
wrappers. - The Army Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the Whole and
an amendment was agreed to providing that
no money appropriated by it should be paid for
recruiting the army beyond $4,000 enlisted men
IA resolution was reported from the Election
committee to the effect that Hodges, of Arkansas
had p7ind facie right to the seat. .Ad journed
In the Senate, on the 4th, a resolution
was introduced and referred providing for The pay
ment to Ray and Mcmillan, of Louisiana, of their
full compensation as Senators of the United States
from the time they were elected to March 3, 1878.
line Dill TO secure the equalization of national
Dank circulation was taken up and debated. -.
Consideration of the Bankrupt bill resumed
and amendments were debated. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 4th, the resolution
declaring that Asa Hodges is entitled prinsG face,
to seat as Representative from Arkansas was
adopted and Mr. H. took the modified oath as
member from the First District. The Army Appro-
prlation bill was taken up in Committee of the
Whole, and amendments were adopted providing
that only actual travelling expenses. never to ex-
coed ten cents per mile, shall be allowed to any
person whatever in the service of the United
States, and declaring illegal all allowances for
mileage and transportation in excess of the
amount actually paid, and that no part
of the money appropriated by this act
snail be paid to any railway company for the trans
portation of any property or troops of the United
States over any railway which in whole or in part
was constructed by aid of the grant of public lands
on the condition that such railway should be pub
lie highway for the use of the Government of the
United States free of toll or other charge for such
transportation nor shall any allowance be made out
of aEy money appropriated by this act for the trans
portation of officers of the army any such road
when on duty and under orders military Off
GERS of the United States. Messrs. E. H. Roberts
On. " and Hamilton IN. " were announced by
the Speaker members of the Joint Select Com
mittee on the Affairs of the District of Columbia,
IN place of Clymer (Pa) and Hale IN. Y, excused.
AN evening session was held for the considera-
ton of the bill to revise and consolidate the
statutes.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the House
joint resolution authorizing the appointment of the
Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives to investigate the government of the
District of Columbia was passed, and the Chair
subsequently appointed as the Senate members of
penter Ito restore the rights of the State of Louis
lana" The bill to facilitate the execution of
and to protect certain public works of improve
ment at the mouth of the Mississippi River was
taken up and passed-yeas 80, nays 8. The Bank
rupt bill was = = up, and an amendment
limiting the operations of the Both section, as
amended and reported by the committee, to
persons owing $4,000 and over was lost-yeas
20, nays 20. An amendment was offered and de-
bated providing that persons who have stopped or
suspended and not resumed payment of their COM
mercial paper shall not be deemed as having COM
mitted an act of bankruptcy until after the expira
ton OF ninety days, instead of forty, as in the
original bill. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9Th, bills were
passed-concerning practice in the Territorial
courts, and appeals therefrom; to amend the act
of March 3, 1S73 to encourage the growth of tim
Der the Western prairies The bill to incorpo-
rate the Colorado Canal Irrigation and Land Com
pany was reported adversely from the Committee
on Public Lands and laid the table The
Army Appropriation bill was further considered in
Committee of the Whole. :. The bill to revise the
statutes was considered at the evening session.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
passedin relation to bounties, providing that all
who enlisted in the army under the proclamation
of May 3, and previous to August, 1861, be paid a
bounty of 500, providing the same has not already
been paid; House bill amendatory of an act to pro-
vide for the removal of Flathead and other Indians
In Montana Territory IA bill was in
troduced and referred providing that ali
lands granted to railroad companies shall
be subjected TO State and county taxation. The
Bankrupt bill was taken up and several amend
ments were disposed of, among those agreed to
being one fixing the time at forty days within
which any banker, broker, merchant, tradesman,
manufacturer, or miner who has stopped or sus-
pended and not resumed payment of his CONNER
cial paper, shall not be deemed bankrupt.
The Chair announced as a member of the Com
mlttee to Investigate into the Management of
the District of Columbia Government Mr.. Morrill,
CMe) in place of Mr. Conkling. Mr.. Morrill, request
ed to be, and was subsequently, excused from serv
ing on such committee. Adjourned
In the House, on the 9th, a number of
private bills were reported and acted upon, after
which the House adjourned, the session on the 9TH
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