The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-09
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MIG HIT REP Or It.
CONGRESS.
The Regular List of Bills
Ground Out.
Destructive Fire in New York
Loss Estimated at Over
81, 100000.
Beginning of Babcock's
Trial.
Latest News From Every
Where.

ihe chair laid before the Senate num-
Der of House bills, which were refer
red. The Senate bill for
the relief Of John A. Terrence. pass
ed. The Senate bill fixing the time for
holding Circuit courts Of the U. S. in
California, Oregon and Nevada, with
the amendment of the House was pass-
ed. Morton submitted resolution that
a committee on District of Columbia
be instructed to consider the propriety
of preparing and printing bill to pro-
vide "a government for the District.
Agreed to. Ferry. president pro tenn. j,
said that while he was ever ready 10 do
his part Of official labor, he found that
his services on three committees con-
nicted with the requirements OF pre-
siding officer. and lie was not able to
meet the requirements of the service
on the committee on finance. He there
fore asked to be relieved from that SER
vice After the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Wright moved to proceed to
tile consideration of executive busi-
ness Morrill, said that OH yesterday he
gave notice that he would call up the
Centennial bill at one o'clock to-day.
He now desired To say that whatever
was the pleasure of the Senate on the
subject should be expressed. Edmunds
did not thiuk that the Centennial bill
should considered till information
Called ar from the Secretary of State
was received. He however. would not
oppose the present consideration of the
bill. The Setatc refused to go inta ex-
ecutiVe session and on motion of NJ or
rill took up the House hill appropria-
ting 81 SOC, ono for Centennial purposes.
Morrill, yielded the fioor to Eaton,
who offered q resolution of respect to
the memory of his late colleague, o. S.
Ferry, the understanding being that
the Centennial bill should come up rs
unfinished business tomorrow. Coop
er was appointed member of the
Senate committee on finance in place
of Ferry, excused from further service.
Eaton offered a resolution of respect to
the memory of the late Senator Buck
ingham. Eulogies were pronounced
by Eaton, Sargent, Bayard, Howe,
Frelinghuysen, Thurman. Wadleigh
and English. and as further mark of
respect to the memory of the deceased
HousE.-The speaker called for re-
ports of public nature. Lawrence
reported back the bill authorizing ac-
tion in cases of death resulting from
wrongful acts Of neglect or default in
the District of Columbia, provided the
amount recovered should not be above
5000. Amended by striking out
5000 and substituting $4,000, and
agreed to. Lawrence moved to amend
by inserting section providing that
no personal action nor right of action
shall terminate or abate by the death
Of either party, whether such action
be authorized by this net or otherwise.
Agreed to, and the bill as amended
passed. Lynch reported back ad-
versely the bill extending the jurisdic-
tion of circuit courts in suits against
corporations. Laid on table; also a
bill concerning cases in bankruptcy
commenced in the supreme courts of
the several territories. prior to June
%, 1874, and now undetermined there
in-passed; also the bill to repeal
the bankruptcy act, LIST section of the
repealed bankrupt act of March 2l,
1867, and all laws and parts of laws
amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto. The second section provides
that oil suits aud proceedings now
pending in U. s. courts wherein an
adjudication in bankruptcy has been
made, shall be proceeded with and be
governed by the provisions of existing
laws, which are continued in force
only for the purpose of closing up
suits and proceedings now pending.
The act is to take effect from and after
Jan. i, 1877. The bill, after some dis
cussion. passed. After the passage of
the bill 1t was discovered that there
was an error in recital, but 1t was sent
to the Senate with that impcrfection
in it. The House then went into
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