The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-02
VOL. |.
THE NEWS.
YLVth CONGRESS-.

mostly devoted to currency matters. Mr.
voorhees, submitted an amendment to sub
stitute for the House bill to repeal the speci,
resumption act, reported By the committee
on finance, on the 18th. so as to strike ou,
that portion naming October 1st, 1878, as
the time when the United States notes shal
be receivable for imports, so as to read
that from and after the passage Of this act
inc United States notes shall be receivable
for four per ccntum bonds. now authorized
by law to be issued, and for duties on i'm
ports. He also moved to amend the substl.
tute 80 as to strike out October LIST, 1878, as
the timo when the volume Of said notes in
existence shall not be cancelled nor hoard
ed, and insert in lieu thereof, the passage
OF this act. A further amendment repeals
Immediately all that part OF the specie re-
sumption act. authorizing the retirement
OF the eighty per centum of United States
notes. instead Of on October 1st, 1878. The
Senate then resumed the consideration OF
bills on the calendar. When the House bill
to relieve disabilities OF women was reach
ed. Mr.. Sargent submitted the following as
an amendment In tho nature Of n sui :
stitute: no person shall be excluded from
practicing as attorney and counsellor at
law from any court OF the United States on
account Of sex.
(lrst Lusiness In orda. waa thn disnoei.i iiio inn
Of tho resoIution Of tbo Warrio.5 ios,intn
ture for reonenin@ tho preeidentioi go
tion. and tba nrst vote hning tol,on or, tIo
motion to refor them to committee Of Wholc,
1t was defeated. They were then referred
without division to the judiciary committee.
At the expiration Of the morning hour. Mr.
Butler called up the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing for the is
nI tho donominntIon NJ nHo two tbryoe "O,oI onJ
n,,o ,IInno nSn, "a C" 'TW, ton 'nleo Gnu at
dr. Reagan moved 10 suspend the rules and
pass the river and harb0r appropriation
bin. After season Of great confusion the
Dill passed. and Mr.. Cox presented re-
Of considerable length signed
by 2S membars, and the House adjourned.
The Senate on tbe O3l rossod tbo
mi granting tho nxtonsion 81 In " tho
yorthnrn Ponin, noiirnoL - ~ ua
,mendmcn. he Sonotnr pni,oy an - ih"nnau o"u'
,ea yna nIontoJ nrn,,i,iJnr ,iot - t,,a
# tbe comnop ta"S',iuS rir"C .iid i"hIs
y bo brongbt intn arIots hnlI eT, IheatS
,av taves Tho eama ns Ianao "ol Du ''iV'o H. "
lividnola VIII M axoa,,ion ~" ,,,S HI m
1assod nc n copo frnn, No ,,'' "'''
ri. Honse tool, ~ 'Iu iho 'olri sn'abhto quar-
he nuastior NJ tbe aJp,i@ssion J @ IT, A. C's T,Gs
lrOtpgt uuninst tbn riNnp upI Iorl,, litl
ritbom+ disn,,srir, 49, i., tt, ooi viti' ~
yhnle and snnnt tho ia on'I.''ou G,. VI i tio
mportarf % doton 1hn mnoro o, u"y Urcl .ni1
n ,ha Itiari..s III, -, v p.p'o' "a" & &ioIu
'rcncb to.Lav anI tb,,s ,ra,. VI ~ T.,
=, tbs rooord onI oStar ,i,IS u''t,S III
,Ijsbod A. n,nd,. iittin 5io,oIn n m"J a. !.
vent intn tba ionrrni or No. .eo ot.ar ~
dav If nmi:n anS nd rrnn W nUv. Al i'oU, "ltul
I'D ""t -, h".'G nmu upL9,"T' anu snatilhS
30 to 81 to exclude the protest from the
ournal.
On the 04th tbe nrocoodiprs of hath
Ioneos wora uni,srpiI,' - o0.is
,otnn ort%r oo,s Tha uut'pHHGtro riii T.; vi
lon w tbn bnrr;s5,o,id jsJ s o.'i IN tSlt.
IN W lcl cot,l - III
ers ~ dinro6 "l o y, iuol w. "a nin,
bo rosnan,;,o "11'", I,";n, oo,rt p'Sr iueS 'nG'
- WSpuoino Irtob w. uoHi1S tn NV heA.-
a. dabo' oud MoUtn Ian, m "a2TinStom' @ DaHUtan,
nrisJctio, In diynroo SA,S. n",G CAo'"Si'o So
,ii TO disapproye and snnnI I'rss' en aet of the the
,i, Ilu 'ahnul .t "i, uyt VI 'nS
ety Mnxio "ISey osny Oy VIZ iefrIuory eF VI
s7a hv otr '.o 80 iV'h oI oItu"S "
war ,Le ~oto Of ,bo ro.U ~ po'a ot iiTuSJS
orv tho o,t bo,n Wt onV rioi ot s't'u iu-
Ills W wy 'oovlg-
Tn tho Wamsa NJ " o. Wv HtSNn.V: M. "9Ieu
oiiod H. 80, W. WV ioIh, .iioli
,S tbe XII rI;dT oI Iueotaom dd Ti my P"STugo
novod 20 rosnr H. hil M ' a u lrSo
nittco brt tba saI, Ji,t ~ rio I'm
inn to roso ~ a. - '."L ,,'' ino,
. tbo ,rCi5 "a III TLu't ai ,i'ut st9se
,eing ordered vote was taken on the pas
age Of the bill, and resulted In yeas, 2i3
lays, 2. So the bill was passed. Tho neg
tive votes were cast by Messrs. Butler and
4ynde.
Tho Sepoto ON tho o5tb hold - obort
oeeion tbsn od;onrnnI I'll 49, MI Tuo
Isstoii tnen ~ uloui heu uHtii u, MonuuS. me
ow tno Snte tIt tehPtIns tht ahe
" i"" Tiut ~ 81 uhu' ~ ieaus
- ,oi1mo. q IeG ,sc, Vin oa,AruPI law ap-
'to'eu t m",on .. iooi. IVY Vl, REVISED slat,
'.o1, y, . anu an aot ei'1lcu % az acI 70 alilenu
atnS 'nr SSupPieiieut s ah act ent'tled An act 10
!, i,.n,,nia, nv ~ nya'vii a1 VI D"l'hluptcy
IiuIs1o Iooz. .no Dl,tou ol".cs. upProoseu
% 4 ioo' 10 ana ,a5 ior otieT purposes, ap
mont of or supplementary thereto, 81 or T in eX- ,
,lanatlon thereof. be and the same are
hereby repealed; provided that such repeal
hall in no manner invalidate or affect any
ase In bankruptcy instituted and pending
II any court prior to the day VIII en- this act
hall take effect, but as to ail such pendipg
ases and all future proceedings therein,
md all penal actions and criminal proceed-
ngs arising therein under the acts hereby
epcaled shall continue in full force and ef-
ect until the same shall be disposed of in
he sumo manner MS II said acts had not
,een repealed"
Tbo uo,,so -, .lo oe.,, ,,o,u..1 A.,
80. n ", iiouoo on tno AoSh Pusse'l Gnc
,osS T once appropriation Dill aiter revising
T. ,no iil 81 ainehuilent on Whlch Vcte was
a'oh mtS oh increasing we appropIIullOh
o[ spec!a' "Sehts ,r0hl ,no SIVVUvo 10 SloO'VOO
lgreeu to-yeas, Ioz; nays, VI. me next
.ole Nus On tuo annehumeht providing Tor
'eI Gielll pay VI spcclal agents ana shall
'hly pe aiioWeu Wheh lhey are travelling on
'usihess lor orlnsueparllneht. Adopted. inc
imehulneht provluihg that tho compensa,
ION OF Postninsters OF theiourth-class snail
70 paseu on tne huinper oi stamps cahcell-
"a 'hsteah OF the NUMBER solu a, thelr re-
pective Offices was ht icedto. After sever
y 1, minor amendments G"d Oeeh adopted the
'ill passed.
The House on the 9th was in COM
nittee OF the whole on the legislative, exc
,utlye od anu Judicial appropriation PHI; me
IA ,6S5 600, Mr., AtIins. chairman of the
on appropriations said the bill
vas vas about S6si ,0OO less than the like bill in
T,v, rro anu 80 .ess tnan @ the Uill ior hl Ln9
,assed at The last session Of tbe 43d Con-
,ress by 81 4.166,OOO, and less than the bill of