Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-16
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 10.


The bill authorizing the issue of passports free
to coored either Us going to Brazil was passed.
MIR. Sargent submitted an amendment TO the
House bill to place the name of James Shields on
the retired list OF the army with the rank OF brigs-
der general so rs to strike out all sf,er the Gu
acting clause and insert in lieu thereof provision
| authorizing the President to place the retired
/ list OF the army "a large number of officers named
/ with the full rank held by them when mustered
out OF service. Among these names are the fol-
lowing Generals u. ). Grant, John A. Dix, Geo.
b. Mcclellan, \. 7. Banks, b. f. Butler, A. T..
Burnside, John A. Logan Carl Schurz, A Pleas
anton James Shields, J. A. Garfield, Chss Dew
ems, j. ID. Cox and some fifteen or eighteen other
well known officers III the late war. referred to
Committee on Military Affairs
Mr.. Rollins, from Committee on Manufactures,
submitted resolution din Getting that committee
be appointed to consider and report to the Senate
the probable effect of any changes in the tariff
laws upon the manufacturing industries OF the
country agreed to.
Hereford spoke in favor of the resolution sub
mitted by him Mach 2lst, requiring the Commit
tee on Finance 10 report TO the House bill to re-
peal the specie resumption act to the Senate
within one week, and gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to vote thereon tomorrow.
} Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the Committee on FL
nance, said he thought the committee would re-
port the bill with certain amer dments tomorrow
He said perhaps it was not known to the Senate
that specie resumption was resumed In some cities
| ON Saturday last, and there would be specie re-
sumption throughout the country before action
could be had in the Senate.
At the expiration of the morning hour the Sen
ate resumed consideration of the bill TO repeal the
bankrupt law, and McCreery spoke 10 favor of the
repeal.
The Senate by 81 yeas to nays passed the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law.
The following is a text of the bill a. it passed (:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF America,
in Congress assembled, That the bankrupt law
approved March I'd, 1876. and all acts in amend
ment or SUPP lementary thereto OF 10 explanation
thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed /;
provided, however, that such repeal shall IN no
manner Invalidale or affect any case IN bank
ruptcy instituted and pending IN any court prior
to the day when this act shall take effect, but as
to all such pending cases and all future proceed
iugs therein the acts hereby repealed shall con-
tinue in full force and effect until the same shall
be fully disposed Of in the same manner as if
said acts have not been repealed"
The Senate bill to authorize the construction Of
a narrow gauge railroad from Bismarck to the
Black Hills reported from the Railroad Com m IT,
tee on the 29th Of March, was amended and pass
| ed
| Mr.. Taller called up the Senate bill to corpor-
ate the National Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Company, reported by the Committee on Rail
| roads the 2Sth of March. Several amend
ments were submitted, and pending the discussion
further consideration Of the bill was postponed
| till to morrow.
| On the motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Judiciary
Committee were given permission to sit during
the session of the Senate.
| Mr.. Anthony submitted q resolution that on
Wednesday next at l o'clock the Senate proceed
to consider the bills on the calendar, and continue
such consideration from day to day till the same
be gone, and each Senator shall be entitled to
speak once on one bill not exceeding five min
utes; laid over till tomorrow
J The Senate then went into executive session
and at o'clock adjourned.