Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-15
CONGRESS.

MONDAY, Jan. 5.-Sendte.-The Judiciary
Committee reported bill modifying the Bankrupt
act. The following it's chief provisions The
involuntary clause is retained yet onefourth of the
creditors necessary to force man into bank
ruptcy, instead of creditor, at present. The
bankrupt is to be absolutely discharged of his debt
whatever the percentage he can pay. The fourteen
days term for non-payment Of commercial paper is
use of composition deed after the model of the
British Law. Arrangements for the settlement of a
bankrupt estate by trustee are made lawful.
report OF the Secretary OF the Senate in reply to the
resolution Of Dec H. calling for information as to
the amount Of compensation received BY Senators
since the organization of the Government 1t gives
all the laws changing the rates Of their pay, and
shows that all Of them were retroactive, though
none Of them were for long period the last.
-. Wright Qowz) introduced resolution instruct
ng the Committee on the Civil Service and Re-
trenchment to inquire into the expediency Of report
ing bill making reduction Of 10 per cent. of the
compensation of all officers of the Government
whose salaries exceed 81 600 per annum or 50 per
day. Laid over. The Salary bill was brought up
and discussed, the debate turning on an amendment
offered by Pratt proposing that all the members of
the present Congress shall be paid at the rate OF
s, 600 year. and shall be made to reimburse the
Treasury for the additional pay they have drawn
since March L. 1873. The amendment was opposed
by Logan, Morrill, aud Stewart, and advocated by
Thurman and Edmunds.
House-Bilis introduced: To provide for the ap-
question; to prevent the slaughter of buffalo; to
appropriate the money that is due Indiana and Hi.
n'is; to create a National Board Of Trade; to re-
dice the army to prevent deficiencies in the public
service for uniform system Of railroad transpor-
tation in the United States to provide uniform
currency. IL. The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President in reference 10 the
steamer yirginius. The Supplementary Civil
Rights bill discussed, the main feature of the
debate being the speech OF A. H. stephens IN oppo-
slton to the measure He Was replied to ty Ranser,
a colored member.
TUESDAY, Jan. 6.-Sendte. gham's
Free Banking bill was taking up and referred to the
Finance Committee. The Finance Committee re-
ported back Summers resolution instrrcting that
committee TO report bill abolishing tie office Of
Commissioner OF internal Revenue, and % provide
for the collection of taxes by stamps wththe recon-
mendation that it be indefinitely postponed. The
report was concurred in. The bill to repeal the
Salary act was taken up. Flanagan addressed the
the bill and thought s., 500 not an excessive salary
and had remarked when the bill passed that it
should have been $4,000. Since then lie had not
changed his opinion. He had drawn the money
producing greenbacks from his pocke). Here
they are, sir This is my pay. am gong to fight
for it till the last. [iaughter.l lave not stolen
that pay. have done nothing that preys upon my
conscience. have endeavored to earn it." IRE
newed laughter.] Carpenter followed flanagan, in
which he declared that he had voted To raise the
salaries, and believed now as he did when he voted
IOr tue Oil, anu tue country was udEilk mistdhc
in clamoring for repeal but, in defertnce to his
constituents, four-ffths of whom he believed to be
in favor of the repeal of the law he would vote for
putting the salaries at the old figure. Edmunds,
Conkling and Stewart also spoke in favor of the
repeal.
House.-Coburn introduced ,ill for the con
struction of ship canals around Niagart and at the
mouth Of the Mississippi; also an amendment to
the Constitution in relation to the election and ap-
pointment of officers ~he time Of the House was
occupied in discussing the Civil Rights bill Dun
ham opened the discussion, end was followed by
Elliott colored1 IN speech of over an hour. The
debate was further continued by Walls, Purman
and Stoweu for the bill, and by Blount, Bright,
Herndon, Whitehead and Buckner against it. The
debate had great attractions for the coored people,
and the galleries were packed to overlooking and the
doorways were blocked up by the crowd, in which
the colored counted for at least IS per cent.
TUESDAY. Jan. 7.-Senate.-Nearly the
whole day was consumed in discussing the salary
matter.
Ho,se.-The debate on the Civil Rights bill was
continued, Buffers speech being the feature of the
day. The bin was recommitted, and VIII probably
be reported in modified form.