South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-10
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In the Senate on the 1st. The bill 70 Z
the repeal Of the bankrupt law, with
House amendments. Was considc.ei.. An
amendment was adopted that the repeal
sho: ld not aft ct rights and proceedings
growing ont or or dependent upon the
bankrupt law. including all rights OF
debtors and creditors anosl,cr amea,i.-
ment was adopted, providing that the
repeal or the law should not take effect
until January I, 1879. The bill Was
then referred TO the judiciary committee
to perfect the savin. clause. assa
In the House. bill was reported
from the committee on Mississippi 10.
wees. appropriating S3.S7l.574 Tor clos
ing crevasses aud strengthening the le-
wees on the Mississippi river.
In the Senate, ON tho 2ll. Mr.. Thur.
man reported back from the judiciary
committee the bill to repeal the hank.
rupt law. with an amendment To perfect
the saving clause. House bill to repeal
the specie resumption act was called
up. anu it was Advocated by Me srs.
Ferry and Voorhees,. The Senate then
adjourned until Monday.
in the House. q bill was reported to
regulate Interstate commerce and pro-
hibit unjust Determinations by common
carriers. The remainer OF the scs sion
vas spent in considering the legislative
appropriation bill.
The House OH the 3rd, In com
mittec Of the whole, resumed con-
sideration Of the legislative appro.
priation bill, and amendments we're n.
dopted as follows: Increasing the com.
pensation Of the different officers Of he
agricultural department TO the amount al
lowed by law ; providing for assistant at
torney generals instead OF three, as un.
der the hill; reducing the rent for the
Freednan's bank building i'm Washing
ton from $4,000 to 10000. An even
ing session was held for the consiiera-
ton OF pension bills.
In the House, on the 4tb, Mr.. Stepli
ena. from the committee on coinage, re
ported bill to retire the five and three
cent silver pieces and to stop their fur
Their coinage; also providing that the
fractional or Subsidiary silver coin shall
be legal.tenier to the extent Of $50, and
shall he eXchangeable at the treasury
for other legal-teLder money when pie.
sentcd in sums Of $40 or over. The
legislative appropriation bill was then
taken up, anu the House proceeded TO
vote on the various amendments agreed
to IN committee Of the whole. The a
nehdmcnt increasing the clerical force
IN the Office OF the surge, n general was
defeated by n lie vote the amendment
increasing the salaries OF the principal
clerks in the agricultural department
was rejected; and amendment requiring
agricultural seeds To- bs distributed,
proportionatcly. among congressional
districts was agreed to. The, amend
ment APP ropriating $lS5, 200 for the re-
establishment OF the New Orleans mint
was agreed to. The bill, as amended,
was then passed.
In the Senate. on the 9th. Mr.. Whytc
introduced a bill to provide for paying
the advances made to the United States
by tile State OF Maryland in 1890, and
subsequently the hill to repeal the bank
rnpt law was taken Hp and considered, |
but finally laid aside, and Mr.. Gordon. !
of Ca, spoke at length against Hle con
traction of the cuI rency and in favor of
the repeal OF the specie resumption act. |
lie also denounced communism in Wig
orous language.
In the House motion was ma le to |
suspend the rules and pass the bill re
ducing the tax on snuff and chewing
and smoking Tobacco TO sixteen cents
round. but the motion was not agreed
to-yeas 100, nays 1.-two thirds no,
voting in tic affirmative. The reluaind-
er OF the session was spent in consider
ing the bill establishing permanent
form of.3overnment for the District OF
Columbia, but no action was taken on
tie bill.
In the Senate on the 9Th, resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing the spec
ial committee on the census 10 act con-
currently with the whole committee OF
the House. The pension appropriation
bill was debated Mt length, and then
passed. Tie bill to forbid n further re-
tirement Of United States lcgal-tender
notes was passed TO q second reading
by yeas 81. nays %.
In the House the bill providing a
permanent form OF government for tine
District OF Columbia was PASSED tie
important feature OF the bill-the Unit
ed States bearing an equal proportion
OF the expenses OF the Districts re-
tanned. The House afterwards went
into committee Of the whole on the tar
ir bill, and Dir. Banks opposed it in
lengthy speech.