Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24
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ate was not ID session.

FRIDAY, April IL. House. Immedi.
ately after the reading Of the journal the
speaker called on committees for re-
ports Of a private nature, the pending
business being the consideration of the
bill reported last Friday from the mill
tary committee, restoring George A.
Arrives to his rank in the army. The
bill passed. the house then went into
q committee of the whole upon the pri-
vate calendar. When the committee
arose the house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 5th.-Senate- the
Senate Sargent submitted an amend
ment to the house billt place the name
of Jas. Shields on the retired list of the
army with the rank of brigadier gen.
eral, so as to strike out all after the
enacting clause and insert in lieu there
of provision authorizing the president
to place on the retired list of the army
large number of officers named with
full rank held by them when mustered
out of service. Among those named
are the following: Generals U. S Grant,
James A. Dix, Geo. B. Mcclellan, N. P.
Banks, B. F. Butler, A. E, Burnside,
John A. Logan, Carl Schurz, A. Pleason-
ton, James Shields, J. A. Garfield,
Charles Devins, J. d. Cox, and some Is
or Is other well known army officers in
the late war. Referred to the commit
tee on military affairs. At the expira-
ton of the morning hour consideration
was resumed of the bill to repeal the
bankrupt law, and McCreery spoke in
favor Of the repeal. After further de-
bate the bill was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Armstrong, Beck, Blaine,
Booth, Butler, Cameron, PAY, Cameron,
wis J, Coke, Conkling, Davis, Nv. Va.) J,
Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Garland, Gordon,
Grover, Harris, Hereford, ingalls,,
Johnston, Jones, Fla. Herman, Lamar,
McCreery. Mcdonald, MCPHERSON,
Maxey, Mitchell. Morgan, Morrell,
Oglesby, Plumb, Rollins, Teller, Wad-
leigh. Wallace and Whyte-37.
Nays-Allison, Anthony, Burnside,
Conover, Mcmillan and Saunders-6.
Messrs. Christiancy, Thurman and
Cockrell, who would have voted in the
affirmative, were paired with Davis, of
Illinois, Matthews and Window, who
would have voted in the negative. Mr..
Whyte said his colleague, Dennis, was
absent Oh account of sickness. If he
was present he would vote in the affir-
native. Mr.. Johnston said that his
colleague, Withers, was sick, but did
not say how he would vote. The follow
ing is the text of the bill as it passed:
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of
representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress Assembled, That the bank
rupt law approved March Sd, 1867, and
Ill acts in amendment or supplementary
thereto, or in explanation thereof be
and the same are hereby repealed, pro-
vided, however, that such repeal shall
in no manner invalidate or affect any
case in bankruptcy instituted and pend
ing in any court prior to the day when
the act shall take effect, but rs to all
such pending cases and all future pro-
ceedings thereon. the acts hereby re-
pealed shall hereby continue in full
force and effect until the same shall be
fully disposed of in the same manner
as il said acts had not been repealed
MONDAY, April 15.-HM.se. the
house the following bills were intro
duced: bill reciting the near APP
proach of specie payment, directing
the president to make public and
solemn proclamation that it is the firm
determination of congress to enact no
further laws affecting currency or f.
nance until specie payment shall have
boen resumed; and authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to prepare 4 per
cent bonds. of denominations Of so,
$50, and 500. payable in standard coin
at the expiration Of 40 years to be ex
chaegable ut its face value into United
States legal tender notes; to provide
iol mode Of trying and determining
by the supreme court OF the United
States the title of president and vice.
president of the United States to their
respective offices when their election
to such is denied by one or more states
Of the union The rest of the session
was devoted to District of Columbia
affairs.
TUESDAY, April 16.-Semate.-ln the
senate Senator Howe made another
lengthy speech in favor Of his resolu-
ton for an investigation into the moral
character of Judge Whitaker of New
Orleans AT the conclusion of his re-
marks the resolution WAS adopted. A
petition was presented for branch
mint in Chicago. The public lands
committee, reporteda substitute for the
bill, supplementary act in relation to
the Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas.
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