Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-15
WASHINGTON.
The Bankrupt Law-WilsOn, Ex'Treas-
urer Of the District, not Deiaulter
Civil Appropriation Bill.
Proceedings in Congress Silver
Bill In the Senate te-COntested Elec-
tiOn Case Land Claims-Etc.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.

WAsHIEGTON, July 14.-Tne report
OF the conference committee on the Dill
smenGalOTy of the bankrupt law pro-
vides simply for the mcditic itiOa, =
stead OF the total repeal Of section BIOS
of the revised statutes concerning dis
charges ia bankruptcy.
WILSON SAYS HE'S NO DEFAULTER.
James y. Wilson, ex-dIs;riet treas
urer, has arrived here from New York.
Wilson states that ne was det8insd in
that city ia consequence OF illness, and
that he will show to the entire sstisfac-
ton Of his friends and the public that
his ACCOUNTS are sll right, and that he
did not intend to abscoud, IS he had No
cause 90 do so. wilson brought back
with DIm g draft on New York for the
money heretofore stated TO be deficient.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BILL.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, as
it passed the house, originally apprOpri-
ated Sl4, ,S57 900. In its passage through
the senate $5, ,099, 900 were added. liz the
bill, IS agreed to by the conference COM
mittee to-day, the senate recedes from
its former action TO the amount OF S4,- =
I49 600, while the house allows TO
be sdded to the bill the SUN Of $3.50, coo,
making the appropriations in the bill
about SIS, 800, ,00O.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Senator Sherman submitted
the report of the conference committee
Oh the joint resolution for the issue Of
silver coin.
Senator Bogy, of the conference COM
rnit.ee, said he concurred in the report,
although it did not accomplish the OBJ.
iact he desired, which was to make the
silver a legal-te1der for any amount.
He ooncurIed il the report because the
session was very far advanced, and he
felt the necessity OF providing a subsidi-
ary coin for the people.
Senator Jones spoke in opposition,
when the report was agreed to, and the
impeachment trial resumed, but Evans
being still absent the court adjourned
till Monday, with the understanding
that the trial shall then proceed.
The senste resumed the consideration
OF the river and hsrb0r appropriation
bill.
Senator Norwood moved that the sen-
ate non-concur in eli the amendments
Of the committee prop Osing to strike Ou!
the provisions in house bill, but finally
withdrew the motion.
The amendments proposed by the
committee were agreed to, as follows
Appropriating $500 for the removal OF
Beaver aud Natter bend rocks, and
clearing out snags in Little Ksnawhs
river, West Virgins; increasing the ap-
propriation for the improvement OF the
harbor and river at st Joseph, Missouri,
from Sl2,0 900 to $4,000; apprOpriating
SIS, 600 for the improvement OF the Mis-
souri, river above the mouth OF the yell
lowstone; increasing the appropriation
for the improvement Of Saginaw river,
including Saginaw hsrboT, Michigan,
from $l1, 900 to SOS 900; that fer the
Improvement OF the harbor al
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from $685. ,00C
to So, GOO; reducing the appropriation
for the improvement of the harbor al
Thunder Bay, Michigan, from SIS, 900 to
$4760; appropristing $4,000 for the re-
pair of the piers at the mouth Of Black
river, Ohio, and increasing the sppro.
pTiation for the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers i'm orovement from $4,000 to
$3.50, 600.
Pending discussion, Senator Thurman
from the conference committee on the
bill to amend the bankrupt law, sub
mitted report, which was agreed to.
Adjourned.
R0uSe-A resolution was adopted di
recting the secretary of the navy to pre-
vent the destruction OF the wreck of the
monitor Tecumseb, sunk in Mobile har-
boz, and to purchase the wreck If ne
cesssry.
Mr.. Poppleton from the commit
tee on elections reported 3 Tes
olution in the Massachusetts con
tested election case declaring Frost
the sitting member, is not enti
tied to his seat and that Abbott, con
testant, is. A vote wss taken on tht
minority, declaring Frost entitled to hi
seat, which resulted yeas 79-nays 10l
and then the majority report was agreed
| to without division.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, MIR. Blackburn in the
chair, on the private calendar bill to con
! firm certain land claims in the State o
Missouri, was discussed, but no actor
was resched.
Mr.. Lynde, from the conference com
mittee on the bill to amend the bank
Tuptcy act, made report, which wal
| adopted. Adjourned.