The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-07
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CONGRESS.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. @.
Senator Morrill,, oi Maine, submitted A
resolution fixing the compensation OF
witnesses summoned before the Senate
by the Investigating Commissioners at
iour dollars per day, and five cents mile.
age each way lor travelling expenses.
Agreed to.
Mr. Morrill, submitted a resolution di.
rectiDg the Committee on Agriculture TO
communicate 10 the Senate report of
Geo +. Marsh on irrigation. Agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart the House
Oil amendatory Of au act TO provide for
the removal Of the Flat Head and other
Indians in Montana Territory, was taken
up and passed. Y 'tfGIETET
On motion Of bIr. Buckingham the bill
In relation TO bounties was passed. 1t
provides that all who enlisted In the army
under sproclamation Of May 81, and pre-.
Vlous TO August 1861, be paid a bounty
OF one hundred dollars, providing the
same has not already been paid. =.
The resolution offered 0 few days agore. !.
questing the Postmaster General 10 inform
the Senate how many contractors for the
transportation OF mails had more than
tive contracts, and what legislation is
necessary 10 secure the services OF bona.
iiue contractors, was on motion OF Mr..
Scott taken up. Agreed 10.
The morning hour having expired, the
senate resumed consideration 1.-THE bank.
rupt bill, the pending amendment being
mat OF sherman's, TO fix 90 instead oil 40
Gays as the time when persons mentioned
IN the 39th section Of the bill should he
deemed bankrupt. ."' ~ .lfI
The yeas and nays being ordered, the
amendment was rejected by vote Of 30
10 10.
BANKRUPT QUESTION.
MIR. Allison moved to amend the S9lh
section so that it would require one.third
OF the number OF creditors, representing
at least one.hall the amount OF the debts,
70 force q person into bankruptcy, instead
Of one.quarter Of the number Of creditors
and one'third Of the amount Of the debts,
as recommended by the committee.
AIR. Thurman said the clause now pro.
posed 10 be amended had been subjected
70 severe criticism in the committee, and
after careful consideration one.fourth OF
the number Of creditors and one.third of
the amount of the debts had been agreed
upon. ~ '-. eE u
Dir. AlliSons amendment was rejected.
The Chair announced as a member
q the committee to investigate the
Management Of the government Of the Dis.
trlct ol Columbia, Mr. Morrill,, of
Aalne, in place OF MIR. COnkllng.
39ih SECTION BANKRUPT LAW AGREED To. |
After one or two verbal amendments,
The 18th section OF the original bankrupt
law, as amended and reported by the Ju. |
dietary Committee, was agreed 10 by the
Senate, with the exception Of filling the
blank as to the time when the provisions
OF the sections should apply to all cases
OF compulsory or involuntary bankruptcy,
Mr.. Edmunds said he desired the SEN
ators 10 look over this portion OF the bill,
so that the blank could be filed hereafter
The other amendments presented by
the Judiciary Committee were agreed 10
as reported, with few verbal changes.
The Committees amendments, as passed
by the Senate, fix tho time at 40 days,
within which a banker, broker, merchant,
trader, manufacturer or miner who has
stopped or suspended and not resumed
the payment oil his commercial paper.
shall not be deemed a bankrupt, and pre-
scrloes that fees, commissions, charges
and allowances, excepting actual and
necessary disbursements to be made by
officers, agents, marshals messengers, as.
signees and registers, in cases oi bank.
rnptcy, shall befeduced toone.halr Of the
allowance heretofore provided for. The
Justices oil the Supreme Court who are to
make new rules and regulations in res
pect to the law, are empowered to con-
solidate the duties of register, assignee,
marshal and clerk, 10 reduce the cost Of
charges, 10 the end that prolixity and
delay and unnecessary expense may be
avoided. - 90. -,
MrsEdmunds ofFereda new amendment
concerning the Jurisdiction In the bank
rupt cases in any Circuit Court OF
the United States, which was agreed 10,
lie had also offered an amendment dis.
pensing with personal service OF notice in
all cases OF claims not exceeding $50, and
providing, in cases where the amount
should be under that sum notice could be
given by publication in newspapers,
Agreed TO. He also offered an additional
section TO the bill, providing that it should
he the duty Of the Marshal OF each dis.
trict In the month Of July in each year to
report 10 the Clerk Of the District Court
IN tabular form to be prescribed BY the
Justices OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
lst. The number oil cases In bankrupt
cy IN which warrants have come to his
hand. '.lIT7
I'd. How many such warrants were re.
turned with fees, costs, expenses and
emoluments thereof
Sd. Total amount Of all other fees costs,
expenses and emoluments earned and re-
cetved by him during the year from or in
respect TO any matter in bankruptcy.
4th. a summary statement Of such fees,
costs and emoluments, exclusive OF actual
disbursements in bankruptcy, received or
earned during the year.
9th. A revised statement OF all the ac-
tual disbursements in such cases also re-
quiring every register 10 report in like
manner the number OF voluntary and
compulsory cases In bankruptcy coming
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