The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-03
RESUMPTION AS A BUGBEAR.
WHY SENIORS FERRY IND pOORHEEs
WHIT THE ICT REPEILED.


BESIDES Cona.cating $4,000, ooo, Ooo. 900 Of
Property, II has Fostcred Cotninunisu-A
Sheer Waste Mere sanabhIing In the House
WASHINGTON May 2.-In the Senate Mr.
Thurman Dem. Ohio). from the Judiciary
Committee. reported back the bill to repeal tho
Bankrupt law with an amendment to perfect
tho saving cause.
IL provide that the repeal OF the law shall not ance
pointing cn,rs, aud a uiurc GO d,n.s cr' ln aud
Tsgit o. ni' lnins ~@iurs any ,"'I' ,' wCn
act, prior to the day when this act ttkc. c 'r which
act are Kent In iorco AMI ali p,nni actions al criminal
ilen rnds or thetcaiicr n,nt, ami , ~ tc,sn, m
rnegcmi of,sn.l pto, g,iilS' ~ Y,U ~.
iii oi said "ci IL, ay mater or cass which Shall have
ain fricr to Tie lay Wien i- net take, cn (which
an' mati"r ' or c. With saii ar.c aitr in. aei tk
IN respect oi ans maitcr vt bankruptcy authorized
Mr. Voorhees, CDcm.. Ind moved that the bill.
rs amended, be printed and lie on tho table till
tomorrow. Agreed TO.
Mr. Ferry tRcp.. Michl called up tho bill to
repeal the Specie Resumption act. and read
long speech in support Of 1t. That grcenbacks
and gold were SO near together was due. he
said. to tho restoration Of tho standard silver
dollar. II the bill ~ amended by the Commit
tee on Finance wore passed II would give the
country volume Of currency Of $500 900 900.
and result in our own people holding ih cnntiun-
al dent instead OF Foreigners. ur'ennnrks AMI
coin would he AT pnr before the lst of July ngXt.
Mr. Noorhrrs Dem. Ind road another long
speech on the same side. The amount Of hui
man misery. Wrctchedness, md vic" which IN"
law had caused. he said, could not be estimated.
Ten thousand million dollars worth OF property
had been absolutely caniiScnted. Tie American
people had been educated ON the subject 81 H.
nanrcs during the past llNo years under such
circumstances ns bred revolution unless thew
stft4rn mot al lAl
had been tho slightest reason why the green
bucks should become deprecated. He favored
tho adoption of an amendment compelling John
sherman io receive nlt'l Null,s NOES Tor nuies
on imports. moi after the lat Of tNhnr next. but
Immediately. Il was tho duly,ol Congress; to 50
l"gislutr as 10 SECURE to the farmer his hom"
and To- the industrious me.'hanir living wages
Those who advocated the resumption OF specie
Tho Tin was mia over until Monday.
Mr.. NlaXey Dem. TeNJ rep rird IN amend
nent 10 In, proposed To- the Post ONCE Appro-
pripton bin authorizing scmi-monthy mail
steamship service hrtw""n the United States
and Bra@i. Referred TO the Committee on Ap-
Mr.. Saunders 0}en Nch.l moved TO rcconsid-
er ih" vote by which the ioint resolution for
eighteen additional Comms iuhrr- To the Paris
Mr.. Go krcll Dem. Mo- asked how much
had been expended 10y the Government in
Mr., Snrg,r lli"u.. Cali sald be- doubted 10
over n more eNl 'nsivc s. hcm' had been d.-
yised. W. had boon paving hundreds OF dol
hrs per ton for the Transportation of goo l-.
The 4" in~o secretary of the Navy had tukon
school -hiI~, and thc system of educating Sole
men had horn almost broken up. Tic cNtrn- iNe
repairs required upon vessels mud" I'm" oN-
| pens" ~ TN" Government cu. rmou-. ouisid' ot
| tAc regular approximation. II" did mot ll~iu %
say that anybody wis tO blame Nut Congress. II
w"ul have h"el much better to har' sent our
| goods OYER hy rlerrhnut vessels.
The motion 10 reconsider wus rCiected-ycas.
! ~. nays. -.
Mr. nnw-s lier Mass reported with an
amU nlmcnt the II nusc Joint resolution 20 enable
the JOINT commission To- carry INTO effect The at
| provding for The completion OF the Washing
! ton monument
The Senate. ai,er an executive session. ad-
| lourned until Monday.