Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

hhhNhH'NA AllAb liL Htol DuhlHtNS Ill OTutT
was the disposition Of the resolutions of the
Maryland legislature reopening the prcs.
dental question, and vote taken on a mo.
ton to refer them to the committee Of the
whole was defeated. They were then referred
without division to the judiciary committee.
u..,Ihe following bills were offered and
referred; A Dill by Mr.. Whitth9rne, repeal.
ing the law imposing a tax on the notes of
state banking asSoCiations..n.By Mr. Bsck.
ner-lrohibting senators, members and
other employees OF the government from re-
ceiylng any compensation whatever for ser
vices rendered them in any proceeding, con.
tract or claim in which the United States
may be directly or indirectly interested .....
BY Mr. Peddie- Regulating foreign insurance
companies doing business in the United
States..,.B By Mr.. Watson -Exempting safety
matches from payment of the stamp act.
By Mr.. Ewing-For the establishment OF
signal service station ut Columbus, 0.....Mr.
Reagan moved to suspend the rules and pass
the river and harhor Appropriation bill
agreed to-yeas 1866; nays, GG--so the bill
was passed, Itapprofriates 1t 100000.
In tie house, on the 23d, Mr.. Durham,
from the conference committee, on the de.
ticiency bill for temporary clerks in the
treasury depa! tment, reported tnat the com.
m;tee had agreed by compromising on the
disputed points. The report was agreed to.
..... Mr.. Sparks, from the appropriation
committee, reported the Indian appropria.
ton bill. Referred to committee Of the whole.
The house, on the 24th, on motion OF
Mr. Cox n. ", proceeded to buspess upon
the speakers table, and various executive
documents were disposed oi.,, the senate
bill was passed authorizing the president to
make certain negotiations with the Indians
Of ColoradO,..The senate funding bill in
regard to the Pacific railroad commissions
having been reached on the speakers table,
Mr.. Cox N. W moved that it he put upon
It's passage. ... The main question being or
dered, vote was taken on the passage OF the
bill, and resulted-yeas, 243 nays, 2 so the
hill was passed. The negatives were cast by
Butler and Lynde.... The house then took
recess until half-past ten o'clock, the evenN
ing session to be for debate only.
In the house, on the 2jth, Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the speaker
announced the regular order to be the CON
sderation Of the senate bill for the repeal
of the bankrupt lawu,..Mr. Mcmahon, who
had charge of the bill, stated that at the end
of two hours discussion he would demand
the previous question. The question was
then taken on the passage OF the senate bill
as amended, and 1t was passed-yeas, POS;
nays, SO. The bill as amended is as foil ows:
That the bankrupt approved March 2dby
title 6l Of revised statutes and an act en-
titled an act to amend and supplement an
act entitled an act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States, approved March z, 1867, and for other
purposes, approved June %, 1874, and all
acts in amendment or supplementary there.
to, or in explanation thereof, be and the
same are hereby repealed; provided that
such repeal shall in no manner lnvalldate or
affect any case in bankruptcy 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 proceedings
therein, and all penal actions and criminal
proceedings arising therein under the acts
hereby repealed, shall continue in full force
and effect until the same shall be disposed Of,
in the same manner as if said acts had not
been repealed. Adjourned.
The house on the Goth, went into com.
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Mills in the chair,
on the postofice appropriation bill..... An
amendment providing that the compensation
,oI nostmasters of the fourth class shall be
based upOn the number of stamps cancelled,
instead of the number sold at their respective
offices. was agreed to. After several other
minor amendments had been adopted, the
bill was passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 22d, Mr.. Harris
introduced bill to repeal section S4l2 OF the
revised statutes, which provide for a tax on
| the notes of state banking associations. ke'
ferred zee. Mr.. Wallace presented remon'
STRANGE from the Pittsburg chamber of com
merce against the passage OF the law author
izing the construction OF a bridge across Tue
Mississippi river at Memphis until the pro-
pose location of the same shall have been
examined and reported upon by a board ol
competent engineers, to be appointed iol
that purpose, and PRAYING Tor the appoint
ment of such board. Referred. Adjourned
In the senate, on the 2Sd, Senator Nor
viii from the committee on finance, reported
fayorably ON house bill to prohibit the coin
oge of the twenty.cent silver piece, and i
n9ssed The amendment OF the house To
lie hill granting pension to Gen. Shields
so as To increase his pension from fifty to ont
hundred dollars month, was, on motion o
Senator Sargent referred. ..."At the conclu
sion of the morning business consideration
was resumed of the bill to extend the tim'
for the construction and completion OF thu
Northern Pacific railroad. The bill was theI
read third time and passed without dl
vision. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the Gath, Senator Nor
rill. from the committee on finance, reported
adversely on the senate bill to encourage ant
nrotect tho shipping interest and to reyly'
American commerce, He stated that the bll
sbonld have originated in the house, anC
! tbsrefore moved that the committee be dis
cssroed from its further considel alton. 5,
orJeTed Senator Eustice La introduced
a hin TO provide Tor the ocean mail steaui
sbin seryice between the United States an'
; Rail After executive session, the senat
adjourned. - or.L A.
and harbor appropriation bill which reeentl
nessed the house, was read by its title an'
fsferred Consideration of bills on tn
calendar not objected to was then resuue,
,, The report Of the conference committe
an he deficiency bill was agreed to-yea'
s5. nays, 10. Adjourned until Monday.