Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-18

/ legislature, and his opposi-
ton to anything that was likely to re-
vive strife and discord. The resolution
was referred as indicated. At the ex-
piration of the morning hour, consid-
Grafton was resumed OF unfinished
! business, being the repeal of the bank
rupt law. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, ia
vored amending the present law, if the
senate should reject the bill to repeal,
and said he was authorized to say that
Mr.. Edmunds took the same view. The
bill was then laid aside. On motiou
of Mr.. Morrill, the senate took up and
passed the bill to repair and put
III operation the uint at New Or
leans. The chair appointed Messrs. Cam
eron. of Wisconsin, and Eustis, addi-
tional members Of the committee on
Mississippi levees under the resolution
ofyesterday. The senate then adjourn
ed until Monday.
THURSDAY, April 11.-House.-T
house took uD the pension bill at the
expiration of the morning hour, and a
long debate followed on the bill and
amendments. Mr. Smith, of Pa,
moved to increase the amount appro-
priated for carrying the bill into effect
from $4,000 to $135,000. Adopted.
Mr.. Powers moved to strike out the
! section which changes the mode Of pay
ing the pensions and inserting in
lieu thereof a provision fixing the sal
airy of the pension agents at $4,000, and
allowing them fees for vouchers and
actual expenses for rent, clerk hire, ETC.
Mr.. Fort offered substitute transfer
ling the duties of the pension bureau
from the interior department to the war
! department. A vote was then taken on
Powers amendment, and it was agreed
to by vote of 121 to 60. The bill was
then passed and as passed amounts to
simple appropriation to continue the
present system of paying pensions.
The house then adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 12-Sendte. te.-The SEN
ate was not in session.
FRIDAY, April 12.-H0use. .-Immedi-
ately aftor the reading of the journal the
speaker called on committees for re-
ports of Il private nature, the pending
business being the consideration of the
bill reported last Friday from the mill
tary committee, restoring George A.
Arrives to his rank in the army. The
bill passed. The house then went into
committee of the whole upon the pri-
vate calendar. When the committee
arose the house adjourned.
MONDAY April 15th-Senate.-In the
senate Sargent submitted an am endment
to the house bill to place the name of
Jas. Shields on the retired list Of the
army with the rank of brigadier general,
so as to strike out all after the enact
pF6v56h S fSe ahrfh dPPfaHn II pht eu thereof
place on the retired list of the III u, - q
large number of officers named with
full rank held by them when mustered
out Of service. Among those named
are the following: Generals U. S. Grant,
James A. Dix, Geo. B Mcclellan, N. p.
Banks, B. f. Butler, A. E. Burnside,
John A. Logan, Carl Schurz, A. PIeason-
ton, James Shields, J. A. Garfield,
Charles Devins. j. d. Cox and some 15
or Is other well-known army officers in
the late war. Referred to the commit
tee on military affairs. At the
expiration of the rsorning hour
consideration was resumed of the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law. and Nc
Creery spoke in favor of the repeal.
After further debate tie bill
was passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Armstrong, Beck, Blaine,
Booth, Butler, Cameron, pa, Gamer
on, wis., Coke, Conkling, Davis, (W.
Va.), Eaton, Eustis, Ferry. Garland,
Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford, In
gals, Johnston, Jones, Fla J, Herman,
Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald, McPher-
son, Maxey, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrel,
Oglesby, Plumb, Rollins, Teller, Wad-
leigh, Wallace and Whyte-37.
Noys-Allison, Anthony, Burnside,
Conover. Mcmillan and Saunders
Messrs. Christiancy, Thurman and
Cockrell, who would have voted in the
affirmative. were paired with Davis, Of
Illinois, Matthews and Window, who
would have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Whyte said his colleague, Den
MS, was absent on account
of sickness. If he was present
he would vote in the affirmative.
Mr.. Johnston said that his col
league, Withers, was sick, but
did not say. how ne would vote.
The following is the text
of the bill as it passed:
Be at enacted By the Senate and House of
representatives Of the United States of Amer
icd an Congress assembled, That the bank
rupt law approved March Sd, 1867, and
all acts in amendment or supplemental
ry thereto, OF in explanation thereof be
and the same are hereby repealed, pro-
vided, however, that such repeal shall
in no manner invalidate or affect any
case in bankruptcy instituted and pend
ing in any court prior to the day when the
act shall take effect, but as to all
such pending cases and all future pre-
ceedings thereon, the acts hereby re-
pealed shall hereby continue in full
force and effect until the same shall be
fully disposed Of in the same manner
as if said acts had not not been repealed.
MONDAY, April 15.-House- the
house the following bills were introduce
ed: a bill reciting the near approach of
specie payment, directing the president
to make a public and solemn procla-
nation that it is the firm determination
of congress to enact no further laws
affecting currency or finance until
specie payment shall have been re-
sumed; and authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to prepare 4 per cent.
bonds, of denominations of so, $50,
and 800, payable in standard coin at
the expiration of 40 years to be ex-
changable at its face value into United
States legal tender notes; to provide for
a mode for trying and determining by
the supreme court of the United States
the title of president and vice-president
of the United States to their respective
offices when their election to such is
denied by one or more states of the
union. The rest of the session was de-
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