The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


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| WASHINGTON, April lO.-Two Senator
were added to the Committee on Mississipp
ieyees
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered resolution di
recting the Committee on Pensions to repor
bill granting pensions to the soldiers o
the war of 1872, and their widows and or
phans, and said he would call it up on tn
10th inst.
On motion OF Mr.. WALLACE, the bill
for the relief Of John W. Douglass, OF Penn
sylvania, was passed.
The bill for the relief Of John c. McBur
ney gave rise to debate, Mr.. Davis, o
West virginia, claiming that the report o
the Secretary of the Treasury in 1871 show
ed an actual defalcation Of over $4,000
600, and he Davis commended that 1t wa
but an apparent deficit growing out Of tn,
mode OF accounting BY the Treasury Depart
ment Tor all unsolicited revenues bein,
| the department.
Mr.. ALLISON said that on the table re
ferred to by Mr.. Davis, Collector McBur
new stood defaulter 10 the amount of owe,
$1,000.
Mr.. WUITE-The report OF the commit
tee showed that he owed the Goy.rnmen,
but So 600. which wa. taken by his denuty
without any fault ON the part al McBurpey
Alter sone further deba,. th,. hill !, ~.
neal I'M, RESUMPTION act. VA, referred
Mr.. GORDON rose To a correction Of the
iourn,I III Yesterday by which il annears N a,
The Uouse nl,cing ten. Shields ON the retired
list ri the army was referred To the com-
mittee on MILITARY Affairs. When the
bill WAS announced he rose in his place, and
moved its present consider,,;on ~ which
Mr. Edmupd. objected
Mr.. GORDON then offered a motion To
correct m. ;onrnaI so ,s m road A. foIlows !.
IL ,bsra ~. mo ob;ect;on rho Hill will he
considered ,s road , second ,;me
Nj WERRINAN objected 10 this
After further debate Mr. IiORDON
withdrew his motion and the Senate resum.
Cd con.;dsr,,;on Of The hill N rsne.I ,ha
bankrupt act which came up as unfinished
business from Yesterday
Mr. M'CREERY said the Judiciary Com.
m;,,. md .ss;oned IN him the CHARGE Of
the hull and he sbould oppose all efforts 10
amend The present law.
Mr. MATTHEW'S otf;.red a. a substitute
for the hill his own hill 10 establish a mi
form law ON the Snb;ect of bankruntcv He
proceeded 10 expI,in the provisions Of his
bill, comparing Il with. and pointing out
the dit;.renca be,w.ap its nrnvis;ons and
the existing law He commended that the
hill nronosed Inv him come nm IN the Con-
sti,utionaI reonirements Of being strictly in
relation To bankruntcv and was Uniform in
lis operation There never had been a ne
Rod when there was 30 much debt 50 mncb
b,nkruntcv present and nrosnective and
he felt thai something sbonId be done that
would afford relief 10 the unfortunate hank.
rnn, wb;Ie AT the game time nro,act;n,
tba Interests of creditors aud for this rea,
son he had ventureJ 10 offer the substitute
now nresen,ed
NJ WCCREERY rose to replv. but
yielded 10 Mr.. SARGENT for motion for the
consideration Of executive business. which
WAS agreed 10. and the Senate went into ex-
ecutiye session. When the door opened.
the Senate adior,ned.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 11.-Mr. Den
mis- presented Montgomery Blair's resolu-
ton of the MARYLAND legislature in relation
to the electoral commission, and moved its
reference to the Judiciary Committee. He
took occasion to express his dissent from
the action of the legislature and his opposi-
ton to ANYTHING that was likely to revive
scenes of strike and discord. The resolu-
ton was referred as indicated.
During the morning hour Mr.. SARGENT
called up his Joint resolution on the Chi
nese question. and urged the necessity of
restrictions upon Chinese immigration. Re-
ferred TO the Committee ON Foreign At
fairs.
Mr.. PLUMB. from the Committee on
PubIic Lands. reported the bill for the re-
lief of settlers ON public lands. Placed on
the calendar
Mr. MITCHELL presented the following
cablesram from the United States Consul
at Tientzin. China: .sThe famine is
SPREADING and Cannibalism exists. No
rain worse next wear: will the indemnity
hill nass,,
The cablepram was referred TO the Com
u;,tea Of Foreigp Relations where the bill
nrov;dino for the return of the Chinese in
demp;tv fupd IN China is pepdipp
The hill to remove the restrictions on the
enlistment of coIored men in the army
cam. nm dur;no the mornino bour and Mr.
Hrrce said thai coIored men wanted ali the
color lines abolished and 10 ha clothed
with all the rigb,s Of American citizens
They feIt c,n,ble of madeline their own
canoe and ,bev ,sLeJ no snec;aI Iesi.I,-
ton
The hill ,o,;, wont over wi,bou, action
NJ EAT0Z,S rssoI,t;on d;rsc,;,. IN.