Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11
Senate.

Wyoming.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-Two Senators were
added to the committee on Mississippi levees.
Senator Voorhees, offered a resolution direc-.
ting the committee pensions to report bill
granting pensions to soldiers Of the war of
1912, their widows and orphans, and said he
would call it up on the Both inst.
On motion of Senator Wallace, the bill for
the relief Of John W. Douglass, Penn, passed.
The bill for the relief of J. c. McBurney
gave rise to debate, Senator Davis, W. Va,
claiming that the report Of the secretary of the
treasury in 1871 showed an actual defalcation
of over $50, coo, 600, and Senator Dawes con-
tending it was but an apparent deficit, grow
ing out of the mode of accounting by the treas
ury department all unco]lected revenues being
charged to the collectors until finally settled
by the department
Senator Allison said that on the table referred
to by Senator Dawes Collector McBurney stood
{. defaulter to the amount of over 100000,
while the report of the committee showed that
he owed the government but $4,000. which was
taken by his deputy, without any fault on the
part of McBurney.
After further debate the bill passed.
Senator Matthews offered amendment to
the bill to repeal the resumption act. Re-
ferred.
Senator Gordon rose to a correction of the
journal of yesterday, by which it appears that
the bill of the House, placing General Shields
the committee on military affairs. When the
bill was announced he rose in his place and
moved it's present consideration, to which
Senator Edmunds objected, He held that,
under the 25th rule the bill ought not to have
been referred, but that it was still on the table,
or it had been enormously referred.
The chair stated the bill had been read by
title and the chair had announced the refer
ence when the gentleman arose.
Senator Gordon claimed, that having made
the motion, the bill could not, under the 25th
rule, go to the committee without motion by
some Senator to refer.
Senator Conkling said the statement of the
Senator indicated the journal and the chair.
The bill could not have been considered except
by motion to suspend present and all prior or
ders and proceed to it's consideration. The
bill he said was now in a better condition where
reference.
Senator Gordon said itlwas not now a ques-
ton as to the success of the bill, and he would
like to test the sense of the Senate as to wheth-
or the objection he had made was of a character
TO keep the bill before the Senate.
The chair suggested that the Senator put his
suggestion in the form Of a motion.
Senator Gordon suggested the chair rule
whether the bill was not in the military
| committee
The chair ruled that it was in that committee.
Senator Gordon said, without having any dis
respect to the chair and oaly to obtain the sense
of the Senate, he would appeal from the decis-
ion Of the chair. Before a vote was taken he
withdrew his appeal and offered a motion to
correct the journal as to read as follows: IF
there be no objection the bill be considered as
| read a second time"
| cN oh o4oI% r.
this as not stating accurately the words of the
/ chairman.
Senator Gordon again amended his motion tc
simply strike out the words referred to the
committee on military affairs"
/. Sedator Edmunds said that the object of the
while his object was to prevent presen
action, and have the bill properly
considered in the same manner o.
other bills were. His objection having prevent
ed the obtainment Of the object of the Senator
from Georgia, the bill took the ordinar,
course, and it was therefore properly before tn
military committee.
After further debate Senator Gordon with
drew his motion and the Senate resumed con
sideration of the bill to repeal the bankrupt act
which came up as unfinished business from
yesterday.
mittee had assigned to him the charge of tn
bill. He should oppose all efforts to amen,
the present law. His Legislature had instruct
Fed him to vote for a repeal of the act. Nine
tenths Of the people of Kentucky favored re
peal, and he would say nothing to delay tn
passage of the bill, or to provoke discussion il
opposition.
Senator Mathews offered as substitute fo
the bill, his own bill to establish uniform
law on the subject of bankruptcy. He agree
with Mr.. McQreary, that the present law cor
tanned but little that was good and that ittl
50 embarrassed by delays and vexations as t
be hardly worth consideration. He then pro
ceeded to explain the provisions of his bill
comparing it with, and pointing out tn
differences between its provisions and tb
existing law. He commended that the bi
proposed by him came up to the constitution;
requirements of being strictly in relation I
bankruptcy and uniformity in its OPERATOR
There had never been period when there VIZ
SO much debt, so much bankruptcy as at pre-
. ent and in the prospective, and he felt tn;
, something should be done that would afford r.
lief to the unfortunate bankrupt while at tt
: same time protecting the creditors for the re-
son he had ventured to offer the substitute no
: presented.
. Senator McCreery rose to reply but yielde
: to Senator Sargent for motion for the consi
Grafton of executive business, which was agree
to, and the Senate went into executive sessio
;, When the doors reopened, adjourned.