Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-15
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business Of General Interest Trans.
acted.
SENATE,

The Business Of General Interest TRIMS.
For salaries of ENJOYS Extraordinary and
Ministers Plenipotentisry to the governments
OF Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia,
fixed by the House at 14,056, the committee
move to strike out $l4 ,056 and insert OF, $40.
The next amendment was on restoring Italy
to its former position, but which had been
stricken out by the House.
bill to appropriate s62, 800 to supply de-
fioiency for the manufacture Of postal cards
was passed.
Mr.. Allison (Rep.), Of Iowa, from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, reported favorably on
tho Senate bill to authorize the secretary O.
the interior to deposit in tho United States
treasury all sums now held by him, or which
he may hereafter receive AZ trustee of various
Indian tribes ON account Of the redemption Of
United States bonds or other stock and securi-
ties belonging to the Indian trust fund.- The
bill also provides that the United States shall
pay tive per cent. per annum interest on oil
sums 80 deposited. Passed.
committee ON the judiciary, reported q bill
amendatory Of the acts establishing uniform
system of bankruptcy. 1t provides that no
voluntary assignment by debtor OF all his
property, heretofore or hereafter made in
good faith for the benefit of all his creditors,
| TALuply dnQ WltuUut CrehtltlB ally pIoteTouCe,
and valid according to the law Of the State
where made, shall of itself, in the event of
his being adjudicated bankrupt in proceed
ing Of involuntary bankruptcy, be q bar to the
discharge Of such debtor. Placed on the
calendar.
The Chair laid before the Senate the Consul
lar and Diplomatic appropriations bill as the
unfinished business. The Senate proceeded
to consider the amendments, all Of which we're
agreed to. The various amendments were
explained as restoring the services to existing
laws only creating no consulates and increas-
ing no salaries, only restoring what the House
had stricken out. The bill was then passed on
yea and nay vote, IS to II.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.) of Ohio, called up the
bill to amend the laws relating to the legal
tender Of silver coin, and moved to strike out
| all after the enacting clause, and amend by ill.,
serting "the silver coins of the United States,
except the trade dollar, shall be legal tender
at their nominal value for any amount not OK
ceed.ng five dollars in any one payment" Mr..
Sherman said the only change is to make the
silver coin Of the country, except trade dollars,
| egal tenders.
MIR. Anthony (Rep. }, of Rhode Island intro
| duced a joint rule providing that tho General
| Appropriation bills shall be confined to appro-
piations to conform to existing laws. Re-
ferred.
The Chair laid before the Senate tho
Mississippi resolution as the unfinished bust
moss. After some debate the substitute Of
ferred by Mr.. Christiancy was passed by vote
Of twenty-nine yeas to nineteen nays.
Mr.. Morton Rep.), Of Indiana, introduced
tons of an act to enforce the right of citizens
of the United States to vote in the several
States Of this Union, and for other purposes,
approved May 81, 1870, and as substitute for
sections o,out ana 1907 of the revised statutes.
| Referred.
| Mr. Edmunds (Rep. j of Vermont, introduced
bill to create sinking fund for the liqSida-
| ton OF the government bonds advanced to the
Central and Western Pacific railroad compa-
MES. Referred
Mr.. Thurman Oeu.), Of Ohio, called up tho
| bill to amend the act to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States The bill was read third time and
passed without division.
Mr. Wright (Rep.), Of Iowa, called up
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
reducing the salary of the President from
900 to $25 900 per annum was passed, and
the Senate. by vote of twenty-four yeas to
thirty-one nays. refused to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Morrill, (Rep.), Of Maine, from the CON-
mittee on appropriations. reported without
amendment the House bill making appropri-
ations for Notifications and other works of
defense for the fiscal year ending juno 80,
1877, and recommending that it be passed as it
came from the House. Placed on the calendar.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President of the United States, re-
turning to the Senate without his approval the
bill for the relief of G. B. Tyler and e. H.
Luckett, assignees of W. T. Cheatham. The
message and ACCOMPANYING papers were refer.
red on motion of Mr.. MeCreery dem }, of
Kentucky. to the committee on claims.
MIR. Shormsn (Rep.), of Ohio, called up the
House bill to en- .ble the secretary OF the treas
ury to pay the judgments rendered by the
court of Alabama claims. Passed.
Mr.. Clayton (Rep.), Of Arkansas, from the
committe Oh Indian affairs, reported favor-
ably On the House bill to provide for tho sale
OF the Kansas Indian lands in Kansas to actual
settlers, and for the disposition Of the pro-
ceeds of the sale.
The House bill authorizing the salo Of the
Pawnee Indian reservation was passed.
Tie Senate then took up the bill fixing the
rate Of postage on third-class mail matter, and
for other purposes.
Mr.. Hamlin (Rep.), Of Maine, submitted an
amendment, which was agreed to, to insert
the words "before the same shall be trans
mitted by mail, so it would read:
IT, however, the postage on third-ciass mail
matter mailed at an Office shall be less than
the full amount above prescribed, in cases
where the sender is known, such sender shall
be notified of the fact and the amount of
postage due shall he collected from such
sender before the same shall be transmitted
by mail, etc.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Durleigh (Rep.), of Maine, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported the bill
directing the naval estimates to be made in
detail under the various heads Of expendi-
lures. Passed.
The question Of silver as a currency came
before the House in the shape Of q demand
from the engraving bureau for AL appropria-
ton OF 100000 to make up n deficiency in
printing The first vote was On TIE amend
ment offered by Mr. Regan, Of Texas, provid-
ing that silver coins of the denomination of
one dollar shall be legal tender at their value
| for any amount not exceeding fifty dollars in
any one payment, and that silver coins Of less
IAN one dollar shall be legal tender at their
il, .mnal value for any amount not exceeding
twenty-five dollars in any one payment. This
was adopted iy vote OF liz yeas to 95 nays.
The bill sppropriating S163, 900 for def
cheney in the treasury printing bureau snd for
the Issue OF subsidiary silver coin, was passed.
Yeas, 1872; nay-, 100.
Mr.. MOI rison Dem.), Of Illinois, reported
bill to define the tax on fermented or malt
liquors.
| IL provides that nothing contained in eection
| 1887 Of the revised statutes shall be construed
TO auth IiZe the assessment on quantity of
| material used for the purpose OF producing
| feimented or malt liquors, aud that the guam
,;tv OF material used shall not be evidence
,,.I tho purpose Of taxation, but that the tax
| Oh dil bGtI. ia-eT Doof. hio, pOitci, anu Ot1oi
similar fcrplentej liquor shall be paid as pro-
vded in that section, and not otherwise. Pro-
vided thst this act shall not apply tc cases OF
s'raud.
After some discussion the bill aas passed.
Under The osli of States tho following bills
we @ introduced ami referred
BY NJ. M-Dougall (Rep), of New York
! Providing that al pensions granted since
March T. 1861, shall take eject from the date
| Of death OF lii- chsree.
Bs Mr.. Scales (Den.), Of Moth Csrolina-
! I refund to distiller. from apples, graphs ami
/ pei aches all of he special tax III excess Of $50.
By Mr.. Farwell (Rep.) }, of Illinois-To amend
the existing aSs relating TO duties on Imports.
Mr. Page (Rep.), of CalifcrriS, offered .
resolution IN 10 gard to the large number OF
! CiiineFe immigrants to Caifornia under labor
! Contracts and requesting the President to
enter tito n. gotistions with the Chinese gov
eminent for such modification Of the treaty
as to make it q treaty Of commerce oily.
dopted.
Nj. Hereford Dem.), Of West Virginia,
from tie committee on commerce reported
! The RIVER ani Harbor Appro riatiun Till, which
he raid apiropl iated S91S 677 less than the ,i
| last year. Ordered printed and rec admitted.