The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-29
XLIIId UNITED STATES CONGlRSs

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Mr. Boot, q Pa, froh he Committee on
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one hundredlh anniversary OF the first meeting
OF the Continental Congress aud Of tho Dec,
lsFasion Of mdVpondahpc. Passed. e DI q
IN DISTRICT coUBTa
Mf. Thurman, OF Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported, with amendments, the
Senate bill authorizing any Circuit Judge to
designate tho time Of holding tho District or
Circuit Court, and 10 designate 4 District
Judge TO attend and hold tho court In district
not Ills own. Passed. --
EXAMINING looEs. -,
The sOpAse amendment % the Moiesy bill,
authorizing the United States attorney to
examine tic books, invoices, or papers Of do
fcnd4nts, was rejected by = vote OF 81 yeas to
20 mays. as
ELLIS NTRopucED. ~
Senator ingalls,, OF Kansas, introduced bill
70 Abblish tho Board OF Indian Commissioners,
Reformed to the Committee on Indian Anain.
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The consideration OF tho Molety bill was re-
sumed, and another long debate took place, in
the eourse OF which letter from A. I, Stewart,
OF Now York, was read, giving his opinions -
to what the provisions Of tho law should DO
several amendments were agreed TO, and
finally the BILL was paaaed TO 9, repealing
tho Moiety system As now carried on In the
United States Custom Houses.
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Z Mr.. Sherman, Of o., from tho Committee on
Finance, reported iayorAbly on tho House bill
TO admit free OF duty articles intended for the
international exhibition Of 1876. Passed.
THE FTSASCE DItL. p.
Tho report OF tho oOnfer6nee Committee on
the Finance bill was agreed % eya vote of,s2
TnI oURnEscr piLI- ft.,ff 81.
Tho resolution 81 tho House, tlisagreolng TO
tho Conference report on tho Currency bill,
was presented MIR. EdmundA opposed tho
appointment Of new Conference Committee,
and AIr, sherman favored such action; after
discussion, 4 new Conference Committee was
ordered, IS to II. Hoiairi
REMOVAL oPlcAuiEs FloA THE STATE couRTr.
Mr.. Carpenter reported a substitute for the
House bin regulating the removal Of eAnses
from tho State courts TO circuit courts Of the
United States.
Mr.. BAyartl moved TO amend 80 as TO provide
thkt the section should not apply 70 cases OF
aNNa AAHNhsfeat "
hn said Warrington Oily was tho great head
quarters for newspaper correspondents, and
the section % proposed blythe Judiciary Conn
mittSe would permit tho service upon thern q
processes al agents. for the pnhllshera OF the
papers which they represented. A paper
might 30 sued In the District Of Columbia
simply lJy serving \ process onits agent here.
Rojectedi % 10 ". "a
Mr. Carpenter moved 10 amend the section
80 as 10 provide that q copy Of the process
served on an agent shall actually DO delivered
TO tie principal o. such agent anywhere in the
United States. Agreed TO. ~
Tho bill was then read n third time and
passed-yeAs 50, tays22.
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Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont, from tho Com
mlttee OH Conference on the Bankrupt bill,
made % report which was agreed to-. lie e1-
planned that as tho bill passed the Senate 1t
provided that voluntary bankrupt should pay
thirtyttlreo per cant OF his Indebtedness as
modified by ibe Conference Committee youn-
tary bankrupt could DO discharged upon tho
payment Of thirty per cOntum Of his indebted
mess, with tho consent OF one-tonrth OF tho
number Of creditors representing ohe-tllrd Of
the valno Of indebtednosa.
The Senate instructed the Committee on
Appropriations TO report an amendment TO tho
River aud harbor bill, for tho survey OF four
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