The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The signal
service station at Sandy Hook, New
Jersey, reports the bark Netlie T.
Guest ashore, about mile north of
this station.
House--The session was consumed
in the consideration of the Legislative
appropriation bill. No final action.
Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, chair
man ~ the committee on Mississippi
ievees, reported bill approIsiating
-, S7i 900 for closing the creyasses,
raising and strengthening levees on
the Mississippi river. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
sSenate--Mr. Blaine's resolution was
laid aside and the repeal bankrupt act
| resumed. Amendment fixing the date
of repeal at January /, 1879, was adopt
ed by 70 To %. The bill was finally re-
ferred 10 the judiciary committee, when
the body adjourned.
The struggle against the uncondi.
| tional repeal of the bankrupt law and
its reference to the judiciary commit
tee, was earnestly supported by Seua-
| tors Merrimon and Ransom. During
the debate, the North Carolina senas
| tors said the bankrupt law had stood
| thirteen years, and certainly there was
doubt as to the propriety of its re.
peal. He spoke of the homestead law
| OF North Carolina, and said the SUI
! prerne court OF the United States had
recently decided 1t 10 be Of no good
against old debts. Should the bank
rupt Law now he repealed, many per.
ons in their state would be turned out
| OF their homes without mercy. They
! favored he amendment of Mr.. Mat
thew's, that these people might have
time TO save their homesteads BY
awaiting themselves of the bankrupt
law. The state could not give them
relief, but the bankrupt law would do
so.
The committee on ways and means
to-day, by vote of eight against three,
decided to report 10 the house the foi-
lowing joint resolution:
WHEREAS. on the nrss day of A priI
1878, there had been paid into the
sinking fund, as provided for under
section 1854 of the revised statutes,
the sum of S2i, las, al6, S34 in excess of
the requirements of said law, which
4 sum is equivalent to about eight wears
in advance of the amount required by
law, and
WHEREAS, ii ia unnecessary for the
maintenance of the public debt, a. IL is
unjust TO the people, to continue the
imposition OF taxes for this object at
time OF great depression like the pres.
ent, therefore,
Be IL enacted, That the secretary of
the treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to suspend the purchase of
United States bonds for the sinking
fund, ~ provided 10y section 1854 of
the revised statutes, until the close of
the fiscai year ending June 81, 1885,
unless otherwise directed by congress.
The house committee GU patents
agreed to take up fer consideration on
Tuesday, May 9, the application of
Frederick Cook for an extension of his
patent of an open slot cotton tie buckle.
The application is endorsed by the lead
Ing cotton press associations throushs
out the south.
Among the nominations are James
Cochrane, postmaster, Culpepper, Vn-
ginia; Commodore Wyman 10 be rear
admiral in the navy.
The committee on military affairs
agreed to report favorably Il the house
till placing General Shields on the re-
tired list without amendment, the
members reserving the right to oppose
the bill or offer amendments when it
comes up for action in the senate.
, Senate-The BANKRUPT bill was laid
aside.
The finance committee reported adj
versely on Mr.. Beck's concurrent reso-
luton declaring it inexpedient to levy
; taxes at this time to maintain the sink
ing fund. The committee was dis
charged from its further consideration.
, In submitting the report, Mr.. Nor
fill said the law as 1t now stood pro-
vided for sinking fund, and could
not be repealed by concurrent resolu-
ton. ''t
Half dozen amendments to the
bankrupt bill were voted down, and
without final action the senate ad-
journed.
The secretary of the treasury has
called in five millions of fiye-twenty
bonds, copsols of 1865; interest ceases
the 30th of July.
Honse-During the consideration of
che legislative appropriation bill to-
day, an amendment appropriating
sls5, 900 for the re-estsblisment of the
New Orleans mint was offered by Mr..
Gibson, of Louisiana, was advocated
by Mr.. Stevens, Of Georgia, Mr. Butler,
of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Garfield, OF
Ohio, but by combination OF men,
bers who want the establishment of
branch mints in other locations, the
amendment was rejected 10y Il to 90.
In the supreme court, No. l7o, the
New York Life Insurance company,
plaintiff in error vs.. John w. & T. A.
Eggleston administrators in error, to
the district court OF the United States
for the northern district of Mississippi.
judgement affirmed with cost and in
terest. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Brad
ley. Supreme court decided that
failure TO pay premium on life insu-
rance policies, when there IN no local
agent to receive them, does not In.
validate the policy.
! WASHINGTON, April 2.-The com
mittee on commerce, without division.
agreed TO report fAvorsbly on the nom.
ination of George L. Smith a. colIee.
tor Of customs at New Urleans.
House On motion Of Mr.. Reagan.
Captain Cowdins bill for the Barataria
ship canal, from New Orleans to the
guilt, passed.
Senate-Mr. Thurman, from the
cammittee on judiciary, reported back
the bill to repeal the bankrupt Law.
Ordered that the amendment be
printed and the bill be laid over until
tomorrow.
Confirmations- George L. Smith.
collector OF the port at New Orleana
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