, 1876-01-21

THE RECORD.
aESATE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 20.-aIr. Mitchell
submitted resolution instructIuy the Judiciary
Committee to examine ths provisions Of m act
10 establish = uniform ByRtem Of bankruptcy
throughout tllo United 8thtoa. approved Msseh
2, 1867, md tho amendment tllorato And report
to tho Senate whether, In their judgment, tho
provision requiring petition In caae Of compul-
cory or involuntary bankruptcy Blnll DO byono OF
moro creditors, who Bllall constitute one-fouttl
thereof at loast in number, tho aggregate Of
whose debta trorabio shall amount to At least
one-shira OF tho debts 80 provable. applies In
ca4B where tho debtor ia corporation, or Whotil-
CT, in their Judgment, under tho existing. Inv.
corporation debtor may DO thrown into tnvoi-
untnry bankruptcy On tho poti.ion Of single
creditor Who docs not constitute onc-fourth ia
humber Of all tho creditors, and whoso debt dola
not amount to ono-tltrd Of tho deltB provablo
TIE PACIFIC RAILWAY.
hlr. West introduced . bill to amend the "a
clio halfway acts OF July and July 2, 1864.
which provides thnt from amt after ita enact
meat all tho paoiilc Hallway Companies ghnli Go
Liable to pay into the T1eaaury ct the United
Btates tho whole amount OF tho interest hereto
fore paid by tho Government on bohda loanea to
thom to aid in tho construction Of t1lo!r ronas,
sogother with the interest OIL tho 6ovetal sums
forest on said bonds. at tho rate OF - por cent
per anuum from tle date Of tho payment lers Tie
amount retained by the 6ovsrn1nent for mA!l trains
rortAtiop, Which shall 10 credited iu tic account eTtry
si1 months. Tho bill further requires thu Computes.
respectively to deposit Ii. The United stass Treas
nual intorcas On uni.ed States bonds loauel, such
sums w. added to Tug @ amount then Due M each COMPS;
~ for :na aeryise WI hIoant to the sesn''annna
Various ctiliona were presented, making TOR renral
Of tho lay recurring 1cent stamp to be affixed to
slr. El,u,i1da submitted tho following:
Kea'ptd, That tue AtsoEneydener4i bc, md he IS
Ieen taken hy any suit, otherwise. under the
od section ot It's sct making pioprtassos for t4o
legs:ative eIeeutise, aud judicial expenses Of ts
for other puspoaes. approved llarcA D. ls5a; a,,l
whcthor, ln any suit brought muller said section, tlu
claim Of tho United statea for Ier cent Of the net
earuipgH therein mentioned waa brought uutler ad-
!udeaon aud passed aud I uot. why not, ad TINT
'assters as aso the9em rsserre TO- Aaaea TO- u '
Aso hs submitted resolution directing tho seere-
tsry Of tls Treasury e eommuncsss M to tas senate
collection ot moneys duo tho United Hates iron tic
sad what II she pesent coadtioa of % s as
therein referred o and also uresinR she Secretary
becn taken by him Under the second section Of tho
making appropriations for tho legislative aud Judicial
a t1s p eua e ySss
teri therein referred TO. Agreed u.
BRIDGE E1ft
Mr.. Allison introduced bill ~ authorize tin
etruction Ut bridge acro&s tile Missouri River at
Biou1 City. Referred.
UTAH 1unons.
MI. Ch.1sttancy Introduced bill 10 rFoytde for
In the Territory Of Utah, aud to amend &c., Ut the act III
challenge to jurora In trials fur bgany and poiygay
Of Utah, approyel juno ~ Is7l Referred. tbs hiii
pzovdes that In any trial for bgany loEy8amy II
10 sufficient cause for elalsHgo ahd for ths rejection
Of any juror, first, That ha haH mere than QUO wft
living III said Territory, %htther married by ordinary
raseu, or by tho ao-called scaling ceremony; or
onl. that o believes Il morally right for to live
with moro tl,an one wifs II tho panol IL thus e1-
hauatel, talesmcn may lie sinmorcu TIL tho requi-
site number Ut Jurors 10 obtatned
uoNToN'S M1HA15HlrrI RESOLUTIONS.
At Tho e1ptrnt!on OF the u'urning hour, causidera
tion Of the resolution sutittn1 BY Mr. Morton In
aud Mr. Morton continued h!s speech, which wa, DO.
gun yesterday. tfr. Morton aA!a tue taak which he
s r.s G ps s I a yaH II
moro important question eots'd DO ITcsentat 70 tho
Senate than hs cue now under conacratlun 1fa Ill
could 10 ove.thrown by violence aid fraud, and
whether two important amendments to Tho Cotutitu-
,locc. Ho asle tho senate 10 llsan to the eyldc,i
which 10 would produce. md dcsirod to
ts9 1s sores ssan o ten ai Of
cial condition OF thu. Btatc an said 1t hail tcen rep
resented that ths Government bad heen eitsavaHsut
1uaise the for murder aud Outrage. ta stated
thAt III 1870 tAs Republican party found the ttsto
tHtc and rfnktrste aud extraordinary o1rpAyca had
10 10 incurred to tt II ont Ut is condition. uo
1srrd thu condition ot Tho State under Democratic
Fnls with the situation during tho tme Tho lsepublic
controlled affairs, mud rtunca that tho Republican
administration waa far uareror 10 tue uenotrtIo Iii
honesty aud seonDmy. TIC Government, lis said, had
touatc4 !aud to nt.ssaipp'. which has been squan.
White Liners n MIsstspp, educated III this way, pre-
tended to 10 outraged w the rssyeat sato aoyern-
Menf, md wsntoa to Eo relieved OF It.
IL ne1t Fesd fruHa tho message Ut Gov. Tucker 10
shoT tha reckless e1tra*ayancs prevailed 'a Mtrsia
fta Inn Inf
tho sane charAcer Int dt not think 1t necessary 10
taku ths time Of tho sennte In reading more III tcn
leteEEs to the condition Of affair." attending tho re
cent ctctlou mud rc extracts from Ht2to newspapers
" show that feeling hostlle u tho negro existed.
IN regard to tho coorsd tEools he sail Guv. AeA Lad
but avs oomnAnea OF cooEe1 snilit!a anll be found
they could INT be usel to keen tho raac., Tls