Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-27

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that the board, appoint from their Own
number such other officers as they may
think necessary, and that the said board
when organized shall be authorized under
the dlfSesisn OF the President to confer
with the executiTe 6ffieers of the centennial
exhibition in relation TO SUE: matters con-
nected with the subject as may pertaiH 70
the respective departments having articles
and materials, etc, for exhibition, and that
the names Of the persons thus selected by
the several departments, the Commissioner
of Agriculture and the Directors Of the
Smithsonian Institute shall be submitted
to the President for designation. rag
BY order Of the President.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Bankruptcy Amendments.
The additional amendments recon-
mended by the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee to the Bankruptcy Bill relate mostly to
the matters of detail involved in the
amendments already reported. The fol-
lowing, however, are new and important:
/. An amendment providing that in
cases in ordinary bankruptcy no discharge
shall be granted to debtor whose assets
shall not be equal to 80 per centum of the
claims proved against his estate, on which
he shall be liable as principal debtor, with
out the assent of his creditors, in number
and value, as prescribed by the existing
law. This repeats the provision which now
requires 80 per centum of such assets.
-. An amendment providing that in COM
putting the number Of creditors who shall
join in bill to have debtor adjudeed a
bankrupt, creditors whose respective claims
do not exceed $50 shall not be neckoned
as part Of the requisite proportion of one
fourth Of all the creditors; but if there be
creditors whose debts exceed said sum Of
$3.50, or if the requisite number of cred
itors holding debts exceeding $3.50 fail to
sign'the petition, creditors having debts Of
less amount shall be reckoneda as purposeed
aforesaid. s.
Mexican Pensions.
Mr.. Loganis bill provides that pension
of IS per month shall be given to each hon
oFably discharged surviving officer and en-
listed man, including the militia vOlun-
teers of the military service, who served
60 days in the war with Mexico, and also
to the surviving unmarried widows of such
officers and soldiers.
The COsf:of the-syndicate.
The Register of the Treasury was before
the House Committee on Appropriations
to-day, explaining the manner and expense
Of conducting loans, etc. The committee
will present a proposition to the House,
with view of making annual appropria-
tions for such expenses, instead Of leaving
them to be paid as now, under the head Of
permanent appropriations.
The Alabama SenatorshiR.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to-day took up the case of the
contest between Spencer and Spike, both
claiming a seat as Senator from Alabama.
The committee notified counsel to be pre-
pared to announce next Thursday what line
of argument they propose TO follow, and
the number Of witnesses they propose call
ing. The committee adjourned till Thurs
day.
The Revenues.
The indications are that the internal
revenue receipts for the month will foot up
to S9,500,O00, of which one million, it is
estimated, will come from the semi-annual
tax on banks other than National banks,
leaving the balance Of the months collec-
ton about the average Of the monthly col
lections during the fiscal year previous to
the panic.
The outstanding legal tenders are $751;
1GT,13T.
Pinchback.
\ motion was made to-day before the
House Committee on Elections providing
that Pinchback, contestant for State at
large from the State of Louisiana, be stop
ped from further proceedings. The Com
niittee iS---iliad tn postpone antias., With tho
understanding that the case be taken up in
regular order on its merits but not till the
Committee shall dispose of all prima facie
cases.
Cushing.
Caleb Cushing intends leaving for Madrid
early in February.
Gen. Butler will await the Presidents
message on Louisiana affairs before intro
ducing his bill for new election III that