Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30
FORTY.EIFTH CONGRESS,
TUESDAY. April 50.

SENATE.-Immediately after the reading of
the journal the Chair laid before the Senate
the bill to repeal the bankrupt act, as amend
ed by the House.
,,Nir Mr.; Merrimoa moved its reference to the Ju-
dietary committee.
Mr.. Beck hoped it would not be referred.
The bill should be passed at once.
Messrs: Hill and Christieney opposed the re-
ference, the amendments did not change the
nature of the bill.
Mr.. Conkling agreed that the amendments
did not require review: but he said many law
yers held that the saving clause was too mar
row, and did not act to save certain rights of
actlOn, al Tor instance, the rights of assignees.
Ii was true the Senator from Michigan had
prepared an amendment to meet this difficult
ty, but it had not been printed, and he thought
II IL could be better considered in committee.
The Senate had cOnfeSSedly fallen into error
IN one instance, and it would be mortifying if
second one should occur.
Mr. Beck contended that the bill, if it was to
pe passed at all, should be passed at once.
MI. Hill said the judiciary committee was
favorable to the bill, and he could see no good
reason reason why it might not be considered by a
MI: ChriStiancy offered an amendment which
ne said would meet the objection. He thought
the original clause covered everything but
suomtted this TO make it certain.
Mr.. ingalls, said the elamOr for the repeal of
The bankrupt act came from the creditor, and
not the debtor class. His faith i'm the infalli-
pity OF the judiciary committee of the Senate
had been shaken. 1t had been looked upon as
next to the Pope in infalibility, yet here was
bill that had been amended by the House, the
necessity of the amendment acknowledged,
ana 1urther amendment was now DrOpOSed
The bill should be further considered
A1ter further debate, at O'clock the pend
ing bill was temporarily laid aside that the
business OF the morning hour might be trans
acted, Win the understanding that it be re-
Sumed.
MIR. kirkwood presented the credentials of
hon. ", b. Allison as Senator from Iowa for
years from March H. 1879. Laid on the table.
Mr. Dorsey presented a petition of the Sow
efelgns OF Industry of the District of COlum-
Dla, Tor law to secure full weight of coal to
purchaser. Referred TO District committee
Mr.. Maxey, from the committee on military
an a1fialfS reported bill to amend the 103d arti-
Mr.. Cockrell. from the same committee re-
ported House bin authorizing the President to
appoint James Shields, of Missouri, brigadier
general In the U; 5. army on the retired list
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.COckrel said the report was not a unani.
nous one, and the minority would present their
views at the proper time.
MI Sargent. from the conference committee
on the naval appropriation bill, submitted
report, which was agreed to-
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF the bill to repeal the bankrupt act.
HOUSE.-The House met today at eleven
O'Clock, and, under resolution recently
adopted will hereafter meet at that hour.
After the journal had been read, Mr.. Price
rose to
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
and called attention to the fact that the fol.
low loving appeared in the Congressional Record
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll and
following members failed to answer to their
names" LThen follow the names of ll2 mem
berS who were present. The error was in re-
cOrdlng them as absent
Mr. frlce objected to that statement going
to the country. There were liz tried and true
men VINO We're here all during last nights seS-
sion, and he did not wish an erroneous idea to
go TO the country. He therefore moved that
the list OF abSenteeS be read over, i'm order
that hat they might appear correctly in the
MIR. Thompson, who was one of the absentees
last night, objected to any change.
Inc Speaker said it was due to the reporters
to say that they had marked the list correctly.
and the mistake was made by the printers.
Mr.. ILLS wanted to know whether the re-
porters had drank anything but ice water last
night. '''''
MIR. Blackburn, who was absent last night.
objected to any change.
MI. Lapham made the point of order that
gentlemen who were not present last hight
could not participate in this discussion
The Speaker overruled the point of order.
he thought the, gentlemen who were absent
were particularly interested.
Alter further discussion the list of absenteeS
was read, and they were ordered to be pub
lished in the Record.
!, The regular order having been demanded
Dill pending last night, when the House found
itself without quorum, and when a call of
the House was ordered, namely, the bill for
rellet OF settlers on the line Of the South and
North Alabama Railroad company
On motion OF Mr.. Sampson, the Introducing
tne main question was recOnSidered and the
whole. v, WIZ
Mr.; Hewitt tAla.) moved to 60 into commit
tee of the whole for the purpose of takinp IN
that particular bill. Np
The Speaker ruled that the latter motion
was not IN order. A motion could be made to
go into committee. but the committee itself
must determine what business should be taken
up.
The House went into committee of the whole
and Mr.. Hewitt moved to take up the Ala,
bama railroad bill.
Mr.. Atkins insisted that the unfinished busi.
ness-the legislative appropriation bill-shOuld
come up as the regular order.
The Chair submitted the question to the
committee and it was decided to 20 on with
the legislative bill. ''''