The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

JAN. 22.-Sendte.-hfr. Sergeant presented
long petition of Susan B. Anthony, relating the
circumstances of her registering and voting in
Rochester, and the subsequent Indictment and
trial for Illegal voting before Judge Hunt of the
United States Supreme Court stating her trial was
not fair one, and her conviction in violation of
tn statutes and asking that the fine imposed upon
her be remitted. Referred A resolution was
passed making it unlawful for the Congressional
Printer to print in the Congressional Record any
speech or part OF speech not actually delivered
in the Senate or House of Representatives . Mr.
Morton introduced a resoution-''That the Com
mlttee of Transportation Routes to the Sea-
board be instructed to consider and report
bill creating 81 commission of five eminent
and skilled persons to be appointed by the Presi
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, who shall examine and report to Con-
gress what legislation is necessary and practical
bic in regard to Interstate railroads, to promote
the following objects, viz: The speedy trans
portation at reasonable rates of freight and pas
sengers, the safety and comfort of passengers by
providing for inspection of bridges, tracks, loco
motives and cars, and reform for any abuses that
may exist in consequence of extortion unjust
discrimination in transportation of freight or pas
sengers, and, in general, what regulations are
IN the interests of commerce, and conven-
ience and safety of the travelling pub ie
Laid on the table and ordered printed. The
consideration of the finance resolution being re-
sumed, Mr. Boutwell, said that his views on the
Imitation policy were unchanged; it was not his
intention to support an increase in the volume
would be disastrous to the business interests
of the c0untry; neither did he believe that
contraction of the currency was what the people
demanded. He said 1t was the laboring classes
and not the merchants and bankers of the country
that suffered most from the effects of the late pan
lc, and it was the duty of Congress to direct its
attention to that class. He believed that resump-
tion would surely come at an early day, and the
sooner 1t comes the better for the country pros
perity. House MIR. Dawes reported a bill to
fix the amount of legal- slender notes at $4OC
If DreDarp0 anG.
declares that provisions of the law existing prior
to the act of April l2 1855, In force so as to
United States to the amount of 500, 0, COO in
general circulation, and that the total amount
OF United States notes Issued to be issued shall
never exceed $i00, 0o0,O00
JAN. 23.-SenGte.-Mr. Wright introduced
a bill to provide for cheap transportation The
bill to facilitate the execution of and to protect
certain public works of improvement at the
mouth of the Mississippi River was taken mp.
The bill directs the Secretary of War to as
sumo full control in every particular of the
channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River
in course of excavation, and authorizes that
officer TO establish such regulations respecting
the use of passage through such channel as he
snail deem need1ui to protect the channel, facili-
tate excavation, ETC.; and that any person viola
ting such regulations shall, upon conviction be
punished by fine not exceeding $500, or BY inn
prlsonment OF not more than ak months, or
both. After Mr.. Stewart stated his views on the
finance resolution, the Senate adjourned to Mon
day. Hoase. No business of public importance
was transacted.
JAN. 24.-House.- e.-Speeches were made by
Mr.. Bundy on the financial question, by Messrs.
Robbins and Cain on civil rights, and Biery and
Kelly. on the financial, currency and banking
questions But few members were present and
the discussion presented no feature of public in
terest.
JAN. 26.-SeRdte.-The Judiciary Com
mittee reported several amendments to the Bank
ruptey bill, the most important of which were
an amendment providing chat in cases of invol-
untary bankruptcy no discharge shall be granted
70 debtor whose assets shall not be equal TO
tnlrty-three per cent. of claims proved against
his estate, upon which he shall be liable as prfn-
cipal debtor, without the assent of his creditors
IN number and value as prescribed by existing
law. This repeals the provision which requires
hity per centum of such assets an amendment
providing that in computing the number OF
creditors who shall join in a petition to have
q debtor adjndged bankrupt, creditors whose
respective debts do not exceed S25J shall
not be reckoned as part Of the requisite proper
ton OF one fourth OF all creditors; but If there I've
no creditors whose debts exceed said sum (S250},
or Il the requisite number Of creditors holding