Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-11-10
CONGRESS...ExTRA SESSION
senate.

iiH Senate.
Mr.. Paddock introduced 4 bill 10 give NJ
brasks an additional representative in Cor
Mr.. Matthews introduced bill to amend tn
act Of June 20, 1874, supplemental to tho act :
throughout the United States. II amends tn
ninth section OF the bankruptcy law 10 q
10 provide that In all cases OF bankruptc
no discharge shall DO granted TO debtor who's
estate shall not pay q dividend Of at leas
twenty-five per cent, on the claims proved an,
In writing OF at least one-third OF such credi
tors In number, and representing One-third o
the value Of such indebtedness. II furthe
amends tho tenth section Of the act 80 AZ to no
viye the act OF March 5, 1867, 20 ~ to allow Vi,
months to tile petition for an adjudication o.
bankruptcy.
! bin was introduced by Mr.. Saunders L
establish the Territory Of Lincoln.
Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill to change thu
date OF the first regular meeting OF the Forty
fifth Congress from the first Monday in Decom
ber. 1877, to the first Monday in November
1877.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Hereford, pro.
viding for tho coinage OF silver dollars and for
making the same legal tender except where
payment OF gold Ia expressly required by law.
Mr.. Sargent presented q petition OF printers
and bookbinders in the government printing
Office, asking that their wages BIO restored "a
the rates existing prior to March 1, 1877.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds it was ordered
that the select committees on the law relating
to ascertaining and declaring the result of the
election Of President and Vice-President be
composed Of nine Senators instead of seven,
Mr.. Burnside introduced bill TO remove all
restrictions on the enlistment Of colored citi-
Gems In any arm Of the military service Of the
United States.
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committee on Mr.. Edmunds resolution to as
certain and declare the result of elections for
President and vice-President Messrs. Ed
munds, Conkling, Howe, MCMILLAN. Teller,
Davis, Bayard, Thurman and Morgan.
House Of Representatives.
Bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Joyce repeating the act establishing
universal system Of bankruptcy. Also estab-
fishing. commission on the subject Of the
liquor traffic.
By Mr.. Butler, repeating the sections OF the
revised statutes embodying the tenure Of civil
Office act.
by Mr.. flames reducing the postage on
letters
by Mr.. Phelps, repeating the tax on deposits
in savings institutions.
by Mr.. Willis, TO restore the national credit
by funding the non-interest- bearing debt into
bonds bearing four per cent. interest, payable
in forty years.
BY Mr.. Hewett, providing for the acceptance
Of the invitation to be represented at the Paris
exposition and for the appointment Of general
commissioner and Of fifteen commissioners
eight Of whom are to be skilled artiZans and
seven scientific experts-and authorizing the
use OF one or more public vessels to transport
articles Of exhibition to and from France free
Of cost. The bill also appropriates Sl5O,0O0 to
cover all expenses
By Mr.. Cox, to repeal the act authorizing the
coinage Of silver twenty-csnt pieces.
BY Mr.. Cobb, for the withdrawal of the
national bank currency and the issuing of
$500, OO0, 900 Of misunderstanding treasury
notes and making them legal tender.
By MIR. Upton, providing for national saw
ings bank as q branch Of the post-office depart
ment
by Mr.. Cannon, for the admission of Utah az
a State; and by Mr.. Kidder, for the admission
Of Dakota as State.
Mr.. Ewing, from the committee on banking
and currency, reported the following bill:
That the third section Of the act entitled
An act to provide for the resumption Of specie
approved January IA, 1875 be and
the same is hereby repealed" The section to
be repealed provides. among other things, for
tender notes on and after January ! 1871
Mr.. Fort, representing the minority Of the COM
mittee asked leave to present an amendment
in the nature Of substitute repeating all that
part Of the resumption act which authorizes the
secretary Of the treasury to sell United States
bonds and cancel treasury notes. The bill was
recommitted without division, and Mr.. Ewing
moved to reconsider the vote recommending
the bill. Mr.. Conger moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table, and on this the
yeas and nays were ordered and resulted
in yeas, 116 nays, 1888. The result of the
vote is to leave the control Of the bill in the
hands Of the banking and currency COM
mittee, or of Mr.. Ewing, who reported 1t,
and who can at any time call up his motion to
and thus have action ON the bill, It
will be in his power to cut of all amendments
even that proposed by Mr.. Fort Of Illinois
by moving the previous question.