The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-11
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THE sENf4TE PASSES THE BILL TO
REPEAL THE BANKRUPT LAW
WITH AMENDM ENTs.
An Acrimonious Debate I'm the House,
Produced by a small Loyal War
Claim.
THE SENATE.


T'rOdacea by a small Loyal War
Claim.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May 1o.-The Chair laid before
u le Senate communication from the Secretary
4 the Treasury transn ting IN response et 70
resolution OF the Senate statement feial,,nmg
to the CONSUMPTION q articles on ne taril
which was referred t. FINANCE Committee .aa, :,
and passed q bill for n dry dock on the Fort NC
Henry reservation. Baltimore.
The Chair laid before the Senate Gomm mum,
cation from the Secretary OF the INTERIOR Trans
hitting copies Of the decision Of ths depart
ment on the question q me r,ent .h o. 1ne ~
On n motion notion Of NJ. Dawes the Senate took up
the House Joint resolution TO- ENABLE t the J"int
pletion Of the Washington Monument. The
resolution authorizes the use Of 5000 tor per
Mr. Dawes said there were to be plans pre-
pared to perfect the foundation. One was to
take out the present, foundation and replace It
with another. and the second WIS by outward
extension Of the present foundation.
Mr.. Conkling asked u uy.of tho plane con
tempated the taking down Of the present block
and the constru, ton Of a new monument
Mr.. Dawes said none OF them contemplated
such plan. without the consent 81 the asao.
citation Congress would have no right TO take IL
After further discussion tho resolution au
thorzing the expenditure Of SO. 600 was adopted.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the bill
to repeal the bankrupt net.
Mr.. Maxey continued his remarks In favor OF
the Immediate repeal OF the act
Mr.. Hill said he believed tho bill effective as
1t left the Senate. ard he should therefore vote
aRainst urth amendment and for the bill as
ii came from the House
Mr.. Sargent Introduced a resolution which
was adopted. calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for Information why deposits OF ail-
yer for coinage int trade dollars ut mints was
suspended, In violation Of the oct Of 1877.
ny Mr. Mr. m
the time when the bill shall go Into operation az
September /. 1878. which was agreed to-yeas u.
Mr.. Decks motion to strike out the frs, Of
September. 1878. and insert passage of this
vas hat r. ina ri wa sen back
to the House there would he delay in i's pas
sage and It might fail to become, . law. Heap
pealed to the friends Of repeal to vote down
the Senate's amendment and pass the bill as 1t
came from the II use;
Mr. Davis e nqn sid rdn ,n the m
igation than the BANKRUPT act self.
Tho amendm' ut to the House amendment
was then agreed to yeas 2s. nays 2l-as fol
Yeas Messra. Barnum. Bruce. Butler, Con
over DAYS. Of r. mis- : Davis I West Virginia
Matthews. Merrimon, TorrilI, Paterson, ian
som, Sargent SAUL bury. Spencer. Thurman
Nays-Messrs Anthony. Bailey Beck, Came
ron Of WISCONSIN Co"krell. Dawes. Garland.
WcCreerv. Med mild M Key, Oglrshy, Ran
dolph, yoorhe' q, Why'e an, ,Withers-2i.
The hill now goes to the House for concur
renee In the Sena - amendmentto tho amend
ment of the Hnnse
On motion Of Mr.. Howe the aenato, ut .. m.
went into executive session, nnd after II few
minutes spent therein 'he doors were opened
and the Senate ADJOURNED to Monday.
TIE HOUSE.
Mr.. Willis, Of New York from the Committee
on Expenditures Of the Navy Depart ment. sub
mtted report In relation to such expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Page, OF California submitted n minority
report and the whole subject was made the
Mr.. Wood. Of New York introduced bill TO
provide for the refunlipg of du les erroneous
ly collected. Referred
Mr. Durham. of Kentucky. from the Commit
tee on Expenditures OF the Department OF JUS
tice, reported back tho bill to fix the compensa-
ton Of the United st tes attorneys. Ordered
printed aud recommtted
M. Dunnell, Of Minnesota from the Com
mittee on Public Lands. reported a bill to pro-
vide that the pubinn ion of tice nf CON est
under the pre-emptlon tree culture laws shall
be made in the county in which the land Is To-
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, from tho Committee on
Rules, reported n resolution to amend the
mttees on Ways and Means and Appropria-
tions He explained that the. calendar was
the amendment reported contempt tied that
bills from the Ways and Nj ans Committee and
from the Appropriation Committee nay 3 made MAD,
require q suspension of the rules to make eli
other bills special orders.
Mr.. Conger, OF Michigan and other gentlemen
thought tn 3 amendment made q radical change
In the mode Of proceeding. They though 1T
should have more careful consideration by
Mr. Mills. OF Texas enid that the rules In this
House seemed to have been framed more for
a Il apa q Wha Wn
was modification and revision 81 the rules. A
committee shou d be APPOINTED for that purpose,
and. If needs be. authorized to Sit during the
Mr.. Garfield aid he was pressed by gentlemen
on all sides to let the subject go over and he
would therefore ask that the report iust made
and one to be made be printed In the Record to-
gether with the rules proposed to be amended.
The other amendment proposed by the com
mi,tee was that bills originating In the Senate
g. ,Pp d III P sana
amendments to the House appropriation bills.
inviting new legislation. shal' have their first
consideration In committees Of this. whole,
The entire subject was ordered printed IN
mr.. Banning. Of Ohio from the Committee on
Military Affiirs. reported Il int resolution
providing Tor the issue to tho Territories Of
such arms 40 ay he deemed necessary; said
arms 10 be only such have been superseded
BY other arms for the army. Passed.
unde- the regular order the committees were
called for Reports Of private nature and
reported and referred to tho private calendar.
On motion Of Mr.. BRIGHT, "f Tennessee. The
House went into committee Of tho whole on the
private calendar.
tMr. Knapp In the chair
The first bill on the calendar for considera,.
ton was that for tn" rtli of the College Of
William and Mary. In Virginia.
Mr.. Goode Of Virginia. asked that it be laid
aside. so that oher bills could be taken np, and
In answer to a question he said he would not
press the bill again this session. The bill was
laid aside.
The next bill was one reported from the Com
mittee on War Claims, for . payment 10 Richard
Heater. executor Of John ie"tar. DECEASED: TT
Of Loudon county, Virginia. Of tho sum Of 1868,
for storts and supplies taken nv the United
States Army The bill was reported by Mr..
Keifer. from the Committee on War Claims who
advocated 1t on the ground that John Heater
was loyal through mt the war.
Mr.. Bragg OF Wise nsin. opposed oil this
class of claims for they were doubtful. He re-
sided for some time during ths war in III" : ate
oi Virginia. ard in The very region where this
claimant resided and he never found manv
who were loyal TO anything except Virginia and
the Confeferacy.