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Indemnity Fund. to DO used aa An educational
fund. Ioferred.


ro1htc mostly to matsorb Of dotail involved in tho
nmendmonts already reported. Tho following,
howoyer, are new and important:
Ffrst--An anondment proylding that in esso
granted to dobtor when the asseta al,all not
10 equal to SO poroontu,n OF tho claims proved
against llla ostate, upon which he shall DO liable
aa principal debtor, without assent Of hla crcd-
itorn In number and value aH prescribed by tho
existing law. 1hls ropoals the provision which !
now requires TO porcentum Of slol, assets. &
Second-An amendment providing that, II :,
computing tho number Of creditors who sha1 =:
bankrupt, creditors whose respective debtB / =
not oxcced $3.50 shall not be rockonod a pt =
Of the requisite proportion OF ono-fourth OF =
creditors. But II there DO no creditors vi :,
number Of creditors holding debts oxceealng |
$3.50 fail to sign tho petition. croditora having
dobts Of lcBs amount shnll bo reckoned for tho |
purposea aforesaid. ]
BOUNTY nI1L.
klr. Logan's bill provides that q pension Of So
per month shall bo given to each honorably diH-
charged aurytylng oi.icor and enlisted man, IN
cluding miltis, volunteers OF tho military and
naval aorvice, who served sixty days In tho war
with Moxico and also to surviving unmarried
widoWa OF such officers mud soldiers
srEuDENv1LLE BRIDGE.
Mr, b0nE3lhN presented petition In regard
to tho bad condition Of tho bridge across tho
Ohio River at Stoubonyilo. Reforrod.
LAND TITLES.
Mr. BOGY, from tho Committee On Public
Lands, reported faVorably On the House biil
to confirm certain land tltleB III Missouri.
Passed.
DlsTplcr mATTEng,
Mr. ANTHONY, from the Printing Commit
toe reported unfayorab!y OIL the motion to print
tho memorial relating to tho Government OF tho
District Of Columbia. Ho said tho memorial
mado serious chargos against tho officers, but
no proof to sustain them has beon submitted.
LOUISIANA.
at the expiration OF the morning hour, tho
Louisiana election caBo was taken in. and Mr.,
MORTON moved tlat the case OF Pinchbaek bo
recomrnitted tn thu Comu1ittee on priyileroA and
Elections, aud that tho said Committee be in
atructod to aond for persons and papers, and in-
Yoetjgato tho conduct OF Pinohbaok iu conuec-
tion With said election.
1Ir, THURMAN said that at d proper time he
would submlt proposltion to appoiut a commit-
tao to mako the Investigation asked, aud would
nrnannt tim potitionors' proof to sustain the
ehsrges Tho memoriai was laid On tho table.
STATIONERY.
Mr. MORRILL,, fVt.). introduced resolution
| instructing tho COMMITTEES on Contingent Ex-
| ponsea Of tho Senate to consider tho oxpodiency
| Of excluding from the stationory-room Of the
Senate. alf articles exopt pApor, pens, onvo-
ones, ink, pencils, aud mucilage After debate,
tic resolution WAS agreed to.
'''O N00 RULE Proposed.
instructng tho Committee on 1su1es to inquire
into tlle expedioncy OF reporting On additional
rulo declaring thati should not b in order for
mont Of facr, or when called to ordor. Referred
| PACIFIC RAILROAD REPORTS.
Mr. HITCHCOCK introduced resolution
directing the Secretary OF tho Interior to fur
Government Gov m Directors Of the Union Pacific nail-
| road for tue years 1879 and 1873. Agreed to.
Tlo House bill granting authority for coinage
to be executed at h1nts Of Unitod States for