The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-09

THE NEWS.
XLVth CONGRESS-,

of Missouri since April 18th, 1866, the OIL
GERS and privates of the militia forces of
said State for military services actually
profound in the suppression of the rebel
lion, and to make Il report thereof to Con-
gress Also Senate bill for the relief of set
tiers on public lands within double the min
imum limits of the railroad grant afterward
thrown out of double the minimum limits
by reason of Il change on the route of the
road. A bill was introduced by Mr. Plumb,
to further define the right of pre-emption
entries within railroad limits. The bill is to
sci aside the recent sale Of ~ per cent.
bonds to the syndicate; declares sales made
with an association to the exclusion Of all
other citizen to be contrary to public poll
cy; it also declares against sales for coin
certificates instead of coin. The purpose
of the bill is to bring the matter regularly
before the banking committee, so us TO re-
port it back in order to set aside the sale
and leave the sale of bonds for coin alone,
so that bonds can be sold to others without
consent Of the syndicate.
In the House several new bills Of II gen.
eral character were introduced. among
them the following: By Mr.. Phillips, bill
setting aside the contract entered into by
the Secretary and syndicate; by Mr.. Acklin,
repealng the lrOn-clad oath for jurors; by
Mr.. Turner. to prevent assessments for pO-
litical purposes; by Mr.. Williams, of Michi-
igan, for the erection OF a statue of Gen,
Custer. Under call of the House it was
found that Il quorum was not present, and
after spending two hours in endeavoring to
get In absent members, the House adjournd.
The Senate on the Both had under
consideration the bill repeating the bank
rupt law, and it occupied The entire day.
Mr. ingalls, favored well regulated bank
rupt law and said ii this measure of repeal
should be consunlmated we would have a
period Of distress and ruin. Should this
law be repealed and no substitute for ii
left, the result would be every debtor would
be at the mercy of the creditor. Mr.. Davis.
Of Illinois, said that he thought it II great
mistake us well as great wrong to repeal
this law. He spoke of the principle upon
which the bankrupt law was based, and
said, to repeal this law without leaving in
its stead another, would bo to leave great
class of unfortunate debtors at the mercy
of their creditors. He believed the law
could be simplined. He believed in a per-
manent bankrupt law. Mr.. Thurman mov-
ed to amend the amendment Of Mr.. Allison
so as instruct the judiciary committee to
report the bill with such amendments as
they may propose to the Senate on Thurs
day next Mr.. Thurman said that he be-
lieved the people of Ohio were almost unan-
lLlOuS Ill ldNDT VI lllt Ttptdl Vi tut Ddlh-
rupt law. The people demanded that this
bankrupt law be torn up root and branch,
and in Difference to the wishes of the peo-
pie he favored the repeal, though he had
no doubt he would live long enough to hear
the clamor for n new bankrupt law.
In the house in the course of long dis
cussion on the reduced appropriations for
territorial governments, the action of the
committee on appropriations having been
criticised on the Republican side of the
House, Mr.. Randall the Speaker, defended
the action of that committee, and condemn
ed the tendencyOf the Republican members
to herd together in opposition to all meas
ures of economy. He was replied to by Mr..
Garfield, who declared that such an impu-
tation against the Republican side of the
II ouse was not to be borne, and asserted
that from 1872 to the present time, under
Republican as well as Democratic control
of the House, the expenses of the govern
ment had been on descending scale. The
Republicans believed in two things: The
support OF the government, cost what II
might, and in all economy that was posi-
BILE in connection with honest, fair and rea-
sonable support of the government. Mr..
Randall took issue with Mr.. Garneld's state
ment, and repeated his first assertion that
the Republican side Of the House has lent
its efforts as against general economy. He
| RandalD had chafed under it from timo ia
time, because he knew that there were as
good men on the Republican side of the
House rs there were on the Democratic
side. Mr.. Hale also replied to Mr.. Randall
and said that the latter never had so hard
a task as he had this session in trying to
control the Democratic side Of the House
so as to prevent its bankrupting the treas
ury. Speaking OF the river and harboI
bill he did not believe In it, that the bill
could never have stalked into the House II
it had not been reported by Democratic
committee: so too with the Mexican pen
sion bill, that would take S7OOO.O0O yeaI
out of the treasury. Mr. Conger made q
sarcastic allusion to what he called the
Speakers zeal in behalf of economy, and
said that if the gentleman would attend
Democratic caucuses and use his power and
persuasive eloquence there, it would be
more appreciated than for him to steT
down from his place and lecture
Republican members Of the House
Mr.. Gibson offered an mendmcntreorgan.
izing the mint at New Orleans, and appro-
prlating S1G5,U0O for its maintenance. This
amendment gave rise to discussion OF
the subject of branch mints, which was
participated In by Messrs. Hanna, Saylor
Patterson, Cole and Franklin, who advo
Gated the establishment of such mints II
their respective localities. After Ions
discussion, in which tho reorganization o
the New Orleans mint was advocated by
Messrs Butler and Garfield, Mr.. Gibson'i
amendment was defeated.
In the Senate, on the 1st inst, the
bill for the repeal OF the bankruptcy Law
was again taken up, and after various
amendments were discussed and voted up
on it was so amended as to go into eiTec
Jan. 1st, 1879. Noother business was trans
acted except to mako the specie resump
tion repeal bill the special order for the fol
lowing day.
In the House apoliii nj discussion occur
red on the Legislative It. iropriation bill oi
Il point referring to the clerical force in tn,
pension bureau, and affairs took politica
turn, participated in by Messrs. Cox. Baker
Chittenden, Atkins and others. Mr.. Dun
nell moved to increase the number of clerk
employed in the general land office. H.
stated the force was not sufficient to answe
the demands made upon it. The work o
the Office was fifteen years In arrears 70
want Of sufficient clerical force. Mr.. Rob
ertson. chairman of the committee on Mis-
sissippi levees, reported bill appropriat
ing 1881 ,574 for closing the crevasses an,
strengthening the levees on the Mississippi
river. Mr.. Throckmorton introduced bill
limiting the rates for the transportation O
freight and passengers over Pacific rail
roads at Omaha.
The specie resumption question wa
up in the Senate ON the I'd. and occuple
tho entire portion of the day. Mr.. Ferr
read lengthy arguments explaining tn
amendments reported by the committee o.
finance. He referred to the fact tina
United States notes and gold were nearl
equal to-day, and argued that this wa
hastened by the passage Of the act to re
store the standard silver dollar. Alludin
to the passage of the act Of January 14tf
1876. to resume specie payments, he said h
joined it, as compromise measure, re
luctantly. After explaining the amend
ments reported by the committee on finance
he said Ii the bill should be agreed to a
amended 1t would give the country
volume Of currency of S99O,0O0,000. II
argued that the bill would restore CONNER
cial confidence. and 1t would result in ou
own people holding the national debt In
: stead OF foreigners. The recent sale {
a $50, 100000 bonds by the secretary Of tn
treasury was an assurance Of this, and a
evidence Of advancement Of the credit. Th
government should now turn its attentio
= to the upholding OF its credit with its ow
| people. Mr.. voorhees, then took the floc
and read lengthy argument infavor of rC