New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-16
yruID OONGRESS--IsT SESSION

nrsCUssION-THE CONFERENCE REPORT oN 49,
BANKRUPT BILL AGREED To-ThE OMNIBUS
BILL PASSED BY THE HoUsE-THk chooiA"
,yn,.x CLAIM DENOUNCED AND STRICKEN OUT
,. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Juno IS. 1874
n, coxKIIsG Rep., N " presented a
..o,,sI ., the bankers of New York City and Troy
N ay.,nst the tax on the sale OF coin, oohos' anu
char securities Referred to the Finance committee
Mr.. SCOTT (Rep.. PENN presented similar petition
q, the bankers OF Harrisburg and Altoona Penn same
reference. o,.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM Rep., Comb, from the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs notice that he would ask THO
sonata % consider bills from that Committee Wednes-
Mr. RAMSEY Oaep, Mimi said he had been irving
several DAYS TO have bills from the Committee on Post
Sccs and Post Roads considered, and be would op)ect
to other ep Wis., said having been
the chair all the session. the biis lntruseo 10 us eo
he had no opportunity OF doing He now asked the
indulgence OF the Senate to report several dis anu
would ask for immediate action on some OF them nc
then reported favoraby on the senate Dill 10
for wrts OF error IN certain criminal cases mis- amend
atory of the act the removal OF causes In certain
from state courts IN reTn ea 70 STATS in certain
cases. amendatoy of the act to further sne eans
tration OF justice, all Of which were indefinitely post
lie also reported favorably the House bin author
znS The al soeey certain papers relating
TO the claim of slas DE Cue; Passed .ox,,..,. tho
Also "A substitute the House bill regulating TUE
removal from State Courts 10 circuit 1ou's Vi
' Mr. iii Dem oho) moved to strike ont the
eleventh section OF the b which authorizes the ser
vice of process upon the agent OF Defendant LII any
civil suit not affecting the title to real estate: a.
Mr.. EDMU NDS (Rep., VII, from the Juuiclhry Ovm
,nttce recommended that Senate disagree to the
Amendments of the House to the Geneva Award plil'
and thai the House be asked for committee OF conIer
thereon. Agreed TO- aud lhe Onan WAC "uH"''"'~
20 appoint committee.
THE BILL FOR THE REMOVAL OF CAUSES FROM STATE
COURTS.
Some discussion ensued on the amendment OF MI
Thurman to strike the lltn section OF the bill regu-
lating the removal Of from state courts, &C.,
Messrs. THURMAN tDem.. Ohio) aud BAYARD Dem,
Del. speaking in favor thereof, and Mr.. CONkLN1
CRep., n. " against IL.
The amendment was rejected-Yeas. Is; NAYS. 10
the section Should not apply cases Of libel or SANDER
In support of the amendment he SAID that washington
CITY was the great headquarters for newspaper CORE
spondenrs and the section as proposed Dy tne
cesses FOR the publishers of the papers which
they represent. paper might be sued in the District
Of Columbia simply by serving process on its agent
Mr.. wADLEIGH Rep.. n. H. said that thus was alarm
ing legislation he could vote for any such meas
1t offered an opportunity FOR great iraua upon
men living IN one state and doing business IN others by
agents. man might be ruined and not know ~ ior a
process could he served against him without his knoW
edge of suit having been brought.
The amendment Of Mr. Bayard was rejscted-feas, 70;
Mr.. CARPENTER (Rep., Wis., moved to amend the
section SO as to provide that copy process served
agent shall actually be delivered TO the principal
Mr. WADLEIGH said that this bill applied the Dis.
tet OF Columbia and he thought that very objection
influenced by the party In power, and how could
the press OF the United States crclse the actions Of
the party having the control OF the Government. II
was TO he tried BY jury IN District which must be
blow at the liberty OF the press, and he was opposed
MT HAGER Dem, CALI moved an amendment to the
18th section 50 as TO provide that of the parties to
the suit shall be resident within the jurisdiction of the
court who're the suit shall be brought. .
Mr.. CARPENTER opposed the amendment md said
that under the present law man could follow another
to any State and the state Court This bill only
proposed TO confer similar jurisdiction the United
States Court the district where the plaintiff or agent
resided.
The amendment Of Mr. Hager rejected.
The bill was then read third time and passed-Yeas,
Mr.. CoNKLING Rep, n. ~. from the Judiciary,
Committee, reported with amendments, the House bill
to protect persons OF foreign birth fOrcble
straint or Involuntary serVitude Placed on tho caie
Mr. ANTHONY rep, r ~ submitted a resolution
for the payment of the expenses incurred by the Com
mttee Investigate the charges the Congress
soDal printer out of the contingent fund OF the Senate
improvement Of the mouth Of the Mississippi RIVER
M e s p c ON wiSde% the motion ell
tered by him to reconsider the vote by which the bill
authorizing appointments promotions in the Med
cal and Ordnance Departments Of the army of the
United States passed on Saturday.
mittee reported fa1orably the bill relating the
Courts of the United States in Alabama Placed on the
MIR. FRELINGHUYsEN Rep., n. ~ gave notice that
o ask M to pre- co the
sderatou OF the bill Tor the enforcement OF the laws Of
Mr.. SHERMAN (Rep. Ohio presented memorial Of
the New York Chamber OF Commerce. in favor of re-
vision OF the revenue laws. Referred TO the Finance
Committee.
MIR. ALCoRN Gep., Miss) from the Levee Commit
reported with amendment the bill TO provide for the
appointment Of Commission OF Engineers to invest-
the auyia basin OF the Mississippi River subject 10 In
undaton; Placed on the calendar. ,u.
da fort he
Referred to the Committee on Post-ohces and Post
MT. MORRILL, (Rep, Mel introduced bill for the de-
livery Of certain bronze ordnance to Fisk Mills for the
RawIns statue. Referred 10 the Library Committee.
Mr. PRATT rep Ind) gave notice that earliest
opportunity he would call up the bill anendatory OF the
act giving pensions 10 the surviving soldiers OF the War
Mt. EDMUNDs requested the Chair not to appoint
him a member the Conference Committee the Ge-
neya Award bill, as he would be compelled TO leave
The Chair appointed Messrs Frelinghuysen Rep,
N. IL Wright (ep, Iowa., and Thurman (Dem, OHIO,
members of the Conference Committee on the part Of
Mr.. SCOTT rep, Penny gave notice that after the
Transportation resolution shond be disposed Of he
would ask the Senate 10 take the House bill for the
payment Of the awards made by the Southern Claims
money. number Of Senators were also desirous TO
Mr.. KELLY dem. Oregon, from the Committee on
w oon TsT the S
the right OF Through the public lands for the con-
struction OF railroad and telegraph lne Placed on
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
resolution iDstructiDg the Committee ON Appropriations
TO report amendments 10 the River and Hsrbor Appro
pration bill for the Of four routes from the Mis-
sissipp River TO the Atlantic seaboard, recommended
by the Special Committee on Transportation.
Mr.. PRATT (Hep Ind) was opposed TO Congress en-
terng upon the work Of improvement recommended by
the Committee the present financial condition Of the
country would not perinitit.
MT EDMUNDS (Rep., VII, from the Committee on
Conference the Bankrupt bill, made report which
was agreed He explained the report and said that
most amendments OF verbal character, and
the bill WAS substantially as " passed the Senate, with