The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-30
NEW BILLS N CONGRESS-.
tOJIRJNG IHE I5iDING TOPI'S OF
pOIIITt ~ EIs'tNSiON.

v,,,,.,rx thnn.e. IN III. TnriT Laws, the
Repeal Of the H.suinption Act. and the
decentralization at .ii,er- speaker Nan
dali ANNOUNCING. the iIou g Committees.
wAsniNaroS. Oct. -. In the senate Mr.
wnllaco ~ M. IA. pres. ni"'l petition "i the
citizens of Lance t.r couui,. Pa. Ia favor OF
the repeal II the Sro"i" II SUMPTION act he-
tcrrcd to the Comuitr" ON Finance
The foil lwing bills were introduced ana re-
fcrrcd
Ev Mr.. Matthews nlcr. Ohiol-To amend the
net fJun" - 1874. supplemental to the act to
establish uniform system Of bankruptcy
n rnurhniit III. Tnt'd States. II amends the
ninth section IT Tia" Bankrupt law SO as to pro-
vide that in all cases Il bankruptcy no dis
charge shall be- granted iu a debtor whose estate
shall nol pav advdcnd of AT lcas, - per cont.
on the claims proved and allowed nralnsi his
esintc without tn, consent in writing ~ at least
onr-tlird Of such creditors in number, and
representing unc-thirl Of the yau" of such in
dohtcdnoss. Ituiso amends the tcnih section.
81 H. to- r,yi=r ihc AT oi March 3. 1867. 50 H. To
allow sin months To- He a petition for an adJudi-
cation ~ bankruptcy
BY Mr.. Spencer tl,cr. Aal-To amend sec
ton 1924 o. tho i},vi~ed statutes 50 ~ To- COM
pei an officer ui the arm, a. Irt'i- af,, h"vt"a
Served fort y-nVo yrnrS or bring - years oi nge.
By Mr.. Booth ll,' ~. tuLi- To authuriu the
Secretary pi tit me lIUf tl lNIiIf lllltNNIf =
Oi railroad grants IN certain cH-t~. II provide
that in all eases Wh'rr railroad grant~ have rN-
pred ~ Limitation az law. u shall Immediately
b. the ,luiv Of the Secretary Of the Interior To-
dcrlnr' an the lands included in such grants
which have not been patented hy the Uniri
States to the grantee. where the grant has lH'n
made To- % tDrYnrGtiun or which huV" not h'"n
lawfully dispu- 'd Oi hy the STATE; whore IN"
grant has t.'n mai, tu q stat" forfeited To- the
United Stsios. and altrr such DECLARATION the
lands thus do dared forfeited shall Doc disposed
o. the SAM H. 9th public lands OF the United
By Mr. saunders u,cu. Ncbl-To establish
tho Territory vi Lincoln and To provide tenn
pnrary government therefor.
ny MIR lugulls NHrp. kHn.l To nN the Int"
Of the meeting Of tho first regular ~' ~~ion of the
Forty-fith Congress II provides TINT the ili~i
annual meeting Of the fouy-nth Congress
shll be- on the first Muudny of November. lsi1
instead OF the first Monday OF December. as
provided hv section 4. article /, oi the Consti-
tuition
By Sir Hereford Dem, W. Va Providing
for the coinage ~ silver dollars and Tor max INK
thu same a legal tender II provides that there
shall h.. from time TO time coined AT TIA" minis
OF tine United stat =. silver dollars Of tlIs weight
of ll2ii grains standard silver to tho dollar a.
provided fYr ia the at 0i Jan. \. 1887. and tla
said dollar stall "" received in payment OF al
debts. public and private. except Wh.r" pav
ment 1T gold coin II eNpr ssy required by law
The Senate then. at 1890. on motion Of Mr.
Conklng. went into executive -rssiun. nnt
when the doors were rcop"nrd at | 10 l.. VI.
"diOurnod until Tomorrow