The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-07

broker, merchant, trader, manufacture
or or miner who has stopped or sus.
pended Hhd not resumed payment Of
MS commercial paper shall not he
deemed bankrupt and prescribe that
me Ices, commissioner schnrgcs and nl.
loWAhccS, excepting actual and ncCcs.
sary disbursements Of aud 10 be- made
ny the officers, agents, marshals, mes
sengers, assiguees and registers IN cases
OF bankruptcy shall be reduced To one
half of the allowances heretofore pro-
vlded for,
The justices OF the Supreme court
who are 10 make new rules and rcgu.
lations for carrying into effect the law
are empowered TO consolidate the
duties OF register, assignee, marshal
and clerk, and 70 reduce the cost of
charges, to the end that prollxity, de-
lay and unnecessary expense may he
avoided.
Mr.. Edmunds offered new amend
mert, comforting jurisdiction In hank
rupt eases upon any circuit or district
court of the United States, which was
agreed to.
He also offered an amendment dis
pensing with personal service Of notice
IN all eases Of claims not exceeding
fifty dollars, aud providing in eases
where the amount should be under
that sum, notice could he given by
publication in thenewspapers, Agreed
to, He also offered an additional see.
ton to the bill, providing that it should
be the duty of the marshal of each
district in the month of July in each
year, to report to the clerk of the Dis
trict court, in tabular form, 10 be
prescribed by the Justices of the
Supreme court Of the United States,
first, the number Of eases in bank
ruptcy in which warrants have
come into his hands; second how
many of such warrants were returned
with the fees, costs, expenses and
emoluments earned and received by
him during the year from or in respect
TO any matter in bankruptcy; fourth, n
summarized statement of all actual
disbursements in such cases; also, re-
curing every register to report in like
manner TIE number of voluntary
and compulsory eases in bank
ruptcy coming before him during
the year amount of assets and
liabilities of bankrupts; amounts and
rate per cent of all dividends declared
and disposition of all such eases.
Every assignee is required to make II
similar return, and the clerk Of such
court, in the month of August in each
year, is required to transmit to the at
torney general II report of all eases
pending and disposed of, dividends de-
clared. disposition of eases. whether
any officer has failed TO make his re-
port, etc. Any violation of this section
to be punished by dismissal from Office
and the party offending to be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon
conviction to be fined not over five
hundred dollars or imprisoned not eX-
ceeding one year, The section was
adopted.
Mr.. Thurman offered an amendment
abolishing the office of egisterin bank
ruptcy and authorizing the several Dis
trict courts to make such orders and
take such steps rs may be necessary to
adjudicate and dispose of all such mat
tiers or proceedings in bankruptcy now
pending before such register; also
giving the District courts power, where
1t may appear to be necessary or adj
visablc, to appoint special master COM
missioners to perform any of the duties
performed by registers,
such power 10 be also exercised by Il
Judge in chambers. No fees or COM
pensation shall be paid to any such
commissioner except such as shall be
allowed by the court.
Mr.. Thurman in advocating the
adoption of this amendment said in
three-fourths Of the districts of the
Unite States judges had ample time
to discharge all the duties which
would devolve upon them if the Office
of register in bankruptcy should be
abolished, and in consideration of
complaints from all quarters of large
amounts received by these officers as
fees, he thought it o move in the right
direction to abolish the office.
Mr.. Edmunds said his friend MR.
Thurman) might have some prcjudi-
ces on this subject that he was not
aware of himself and therefore got n
little Off the track in this case. II
might be that he would like to see so
many Republicans put out of office.
Mr.. Thurman said he did not know
the politics of single register in the
United States, but from all accounts
the Democrats had got a pretty good
share. Laughter.
Mr.. Edmunds-That may be, as
there is very little of that thing going
on but what the Democrats get q share
reserved. Laughter, The amend
ment of the gentleman (Mr. Thurmam
had been considered in committee and
rejected, as the amendments already
agreed upon provides for a reduction
in the fees. To have the work done eff
ficienly under the bankrupt law it
must be paid for, and he did not think
it advisable to impose this duty ON the
courts. -,
Pending the discussion of Mr.. Thur
mans amendment to abolish the office
of register the senate adjourned.