Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-01
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE.


A number Of bills were presented, among them
the senate bill to repeal the bankrupt law, a.
amended by the house.
Pending discussion of the bill, the morning hour
expired and the bill was laid aside.
Mr. Moriill, from Committee on Finance, re-
ported adversely on the concurrent resolution of
Dir: Beck, declaring it inexpedient TO levy taxe.
al this time to ma ntan the sinking fund.- and the
committee was discharged. In submitting the re-
port, Mr.. Morrill, said that the law as il stands
now provides ior sinking fund, and it could not
be repealed by concurrent resolution
After the morning business was disposed Of the
senate resumed consideration of bill to repeal the
bankrupt law.
Mr.. Hin believed there should be a uniform
system of bankruptcy 10 the country. In view of
the large majority in both houses of congress- for
the repeal of the law, he thought it idle to expect
IT could be amended.
Mr.. Hosr and Mr.. Edmunds were opposed to
the repeal of the law, and argued that its repeal
would De disastrous to the business men of the
country.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend the amendment
OF Mr.. Allison, so as to instruct the Jundicisry
committee to report the bill, with such amend.
ments as they may propose. to the senate on next
Thursday.
After further discussion, the amendment of Mr..
Thurman to that Of Mr.. Allison was reiected-l9
yeas, "a nays.
After fui ther discussion,ihe amendment Of Mr..
Allison was rejected Is to SO.
Thurman, to instruct the committee to report on
Thursday next, was not understood when the vote
was taken lie therefore renewed that motion,
and after brief discussion it was rejected-yeas
q, nays %.
The question REQUIRED on the motion of Mr..
Morrison, when the bill was taken up this morn
ing, to simply refer ii to the Judiciary committee
and it was rejected-23 to IS
Mr. Edmunds then moved to refer the bill and
the house amendments to a special committee of
al n xlht htRh fhA t,L
(Christisncy) be chairman, and said he mentioned
that senator rs chairman that the friends of the
measure might now have 20 fear of its being
swsmped.
After further debate, and before a vote was
reached on that motion, Mr. Allison moved TO
adjourn, and that the bull aud amendment, be
priated.
The motion agreed to--37 to II.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Considerable time was consumed 10 correcting
the record.
The Speaker stated the unfinished business to
be bill for the relief of soldiers on land claimed
by the North 4 South Alabama Railroad Co.,
which was under consideration last night whea
the house found itself without quorum.
After short discus ssion, the bill was referred 10
committee of the whole.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, on the legislative appropriation bill
Nj. Gibson offered an amendment reorgauizing
the mint at New Orleans, and approprialing for
its maintenance SlS5, 900.
This amendment gave rise to discussion upon
the subject of branch mnts, aud it was psrtici-
pated III by Messrs. Hanna of Ind, Sayler of o.
Patterson of Colorado aud Cole and Franklin Of
M.suri, who advocated the establishment of
such mints in their respective localities.
After a long discussion, in which the reorganiz-
atlon OF the New Orlesns mut WAS advocated by
Messrs. Butler of Mass. and Garfield, MIR. Glib
= uefeated-Il n g6
The committee rose after having disposed of
four pages of the bill.
Adjourned,