The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-09

In the Senate, April 30, the bill repeating
the Bankrupt Law, with the House amend
ments, was laid over. petition was pre-
sented by Mr.. McCreary, signed by large
number of persons, asking that Raphael
Symmes be appointed to position in the
Howgate North Pole expedition, in order to
test the views of his father respecting an
inhabited interior. Mr.. McCreary presented
the credentials of his successor, Hon. John
s. Williams. The following bills on the
calendar were passed Senate bill to author
ize the Secretary of the Treasury to exam-
inc the evidence of the payments made by
the State of Missouri since April II, 1866,
to the officers and privates of the militia
forces of said State for military services
actually performed in the suppression of
the rebellion, and to make report thereof
to Congress House bill making an appro-
priation of $4,000 for pier lights at the
entrance of the jetties in South Pass, MIS-
sissippi River; Senate bill for the relief i Of
settlers on public lands within double
minimum limits of railroad grant, after
wards thrown out by reason of change
in route of road; House joint res
olution approprlating $1,000 for the
erecting of a monument over the grave of
Thomas Jefferson; Senate bill granting
lands to the State of Minnesota in lieu of
certain lands heretofore granted to said
State. Mr.. Window called up from the
table a'bill just received from the House of
Representatives ap. ropriating $4,000 to
continue public schools in the District of
Columbia until the end of the present
school year, which was briefly discussed,
and then -passed-yeas AZ, nays L.. 80.
In the House, among bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Turner to
prevent assessments for political purposes :;
also joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution, prohibiting men,
bers of Congress from holding, during their
torr for txrn
under the United States which has been
created, or compensation for which has been
increased during the term of office, and de-
claring the Judges of the Supreme Court
ineligible for election to the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President. Mr.. Clymer SUBJ
mitted report of the conference committee
on the Naval Appropr alton Bill. He
| stated that the amount in controversy had
| been $169000, of which the House had
| yielded $4,000. The report was then
| agreed to
! In the Senate, April 80, the President pro
tenn. laid before the Senate a. number of
bills from the House, among them the
Senate bill to repeal the bankrupt law, with
the amendments thereto agreed on by the
| House. After much discussion, Mr.. Thur
man offered an amendment to motion to
refer the bill to the judiciary Committee, so
as to instruct that Committee to report the
bill to the Senate, with such amendments as
they might propose, on Thursday next.
After brief discussion it was rejected
yeas, 81; nays, 81. A motion to simply refer
it to the Judiciary Committee was also
rejected-23 to 28. Mr.. Edmunds moved to
refer the bill and House amendments to q
special committee of three. During the de.
bate on this m ton, motion to adjourn
and that the bill and amendments be printed
was carried. In the House, in Committee
of the Whole on the Legislative Appropria
tinn Bi !, Mr.. Gibson offered an amendment
recognizing the mint at New Orleans, and
appropriating 1885, 700 for its maintenance
This amendment gave rise to a discussion
upon the subject of branch mints, which
was participated in by Messrs. Hanna, Say
Ter, Patterson, Cole and Franklyn, who ad
vocated the establishment of such mints il
their respective localities After lon.
discussion, in which the reorganization O
the New Orleans mint was advocated by
Butler and Garfield, Gibson's amendmen
was defeated-71 to Sc.
In the Senate, May l, another day was de
voted to the discussion of the bankrupt act
and it was finally referred to the Judiciar,
Committee by vote. of 81 to %, with tn,
understanding that it is to be reported bacl
tomorrow. There was much said abou
pOstponing the time when the repeal will
take effect until next January, and al
amendment fixing that day was adopted b,
a vote OF twenty-five against twenty-five
The indications are that the Senate viii
adopt the amendments that the Judiciar,
Committee will report, and it may be that
conference committee will reconcile the dill
ferences between the two houses, the Hous
demanding instant repeal, and the Senat
fixing the date of repeal January l, 1875
The lst of next October may be agreed upol
, as compromise. 1t evidently is the opir
ion of the Senate that the repeal should no
, be immediate.......In the House, after dis
cussion, and some amendments, in Con
mittee of the Whole on the Legislative Al
! preparation bill, the Senate took a reces
,, , for evening debate.
the Committee on the Judiciary, reporte
back the bill to repeal the bankrupt la
with an amendment perfectiug the clause i
regard to the rights not to be affected by tn
h repeal of the law, and retaining the amen,
: ment adopted yesterday, provided that th
e repeal of the law shall take effect Januar
K 1, 1879. Ordered the amendment be printe,
:, and the bill laid over. The amendment
e the bill as reported by the committee pr
n vides that the repeal of the law shall n,
!. affect pending cases, and all future pr
It ceedings therein, and in respect
e all IL pains, penalties, and forfeiture
|, under any of said acts prior to the day whe
l. this act takes place, or which may be ther
,. after incurred under any of those provision
., If any of said acts. The bill to repeal Il
a Specie Resumption Act was discussed |
2, Senators Ferry and Voorhees,, and pos
r, poned till Monday.........In In the House, a di
IS cussion was had of the Legi lative Appr
r, priation bill. After disposing of ten pag
e in the bill, the committee rose, and Il
E, House took recess until half-past sew,
!. o'clock, the evening session to be for deba
a. only.
le In the House, May 8, in Committee
m the Whole on the Legislative Appropri
d, tion Bill, an amendment was adopted j