Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
Congressional Summary.

tend the time for the completion Of the
Northern Pacific railway and after the
bill was amended in few unmportant
points, it was passed without II division.
THE senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 23.-HouSe. The
house had another all day fight over
the river and harbor bill, and after four
and half hours III angry debate upon
the subject Of receiving the protest Of
~ members against the passage Of the
river and harbor bill the house decided
against receiving it. a motion to
spread the protest upon the journal was
also lost The house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, April 24-Snate. The
senate was occupied during the session
upon the private calendar and few
bills of unimporant nature. The bill
passed nppropriating the 100000 for
public printing and also the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for extra clerk hire II
the state department. After IN eXccu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April Oh HOUSE The
house proceeded TO the business on the
speakers table and soon reached Thur
mans Pacific railway sinking fund bill
which came over from the senate. But
Ter spoke against the bill for two hours
when II vote was taken and the bill
passed the house rs il came from the
senate by the ovcrwhclmi lg vote Of 243
ayes to 2 nays The house then took
up the senate bill for u repeal Of the
bankrupt act but adjourned before
vote was reached.
THURSDAY, April 25.-Scnate.-In
the senate the conference com
mittcc on the bill to provide for def
cicncies in the appropriation for ser
vices of the government for the current
ana prior fiscal year. submitted u re-
port in explanation Of the report, said
il was signed by two members Of the
committee on the part Of the senate,
and two on the part Of the house. AS
agreed on the appropriation for print |
ing for the interior department had
been reduced from forty thousand to
thirty thousand dollars. The senate
conference rccCdcd from the appropri- |
alton Of $4,000 for II public schedule Of
the District Of Columbia; and also the
appropriation Of $50, 200 for the Hay
den survey. They also reccded from
the appropriation Of ~ 800 to ascertain
the depth Of water and width Of chan
mel secured and maintained ut the I
South Pass Of the Mississippi river; and
$4,000 for printing. Altera long debate
the report Of the conference committee
was agreed to; yeas, 80: nays, 10.
Mr.. Matthews submitted resolution
the secretary Of war to report |
to the senate what amount had been
expended for the improvement Of the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers, how much
IL will cost to complete the work, how
much was paid for right Of way, attor-
neys fees, etc. He asked for the pres
ent consideration of the resolution but |
it was objected to by Mr.. Cameron Of
Wis, and it was laid over Mr..
Cameron, of Pn. moved that the
senate adjourn till Monday next: yeas,
IS; nays, Is. The senate, ut 5.l5 l.. Nj. |
adjourned till that day.
THURSDAY, April Is. --Iiousc. Immc-
dintcly after reading ofthc journal the
speaker announced the regular order to
lie consideration Of the senate bill for
the repeal of the bankrupt law Mr.. |
Mcmahon, who had charge Of the bill |
stated that nj the end Of two hours dis
cussion, he would demand the previous
question. Mr.. Kelly hoped the house
would not second the previous question
but that it would allow an extended I
discussion To hc had on the bill. I
After seven hours debate the
previous question wus carried.
The question was then taken nn the
passage Of the senate bill as amended
and il was passed Yeas 2O6; nays 80.
The following is the bill MS amended:
Tie bankrupt law approved March >,
1867, title 81, revised statutes, and nm
act entitled mn act to- amend and sup
plcment IN act entitled IN act 10 cstab-
llsh Il uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States, approved
March :. lS61, and for other purposes
approved june -, 1874, and all acts i'll
the amendment or supplementary
thereto or III explanation thereof, he
and the same are hereby repealed: Pro-
videdthat suehrcpcalshall in no man
ner invalidatccr affect any case in bank
ruptey instituted and pending in any
court prior To the day when this net
shall take effect, but as 10 all such
pending eases, and I'LL future proceed
ings therein, and All penal actions and
criminal proceedings arising therein,
the acts hereby repealed shall continue
III full force and eject till the same
shall be fully disposed Of in the same
manner IS if said acts had not been re-
pealed, The house then adjourned.
FMnNY, April 26,-A1i0te. The senate
was not III session.
Funny, April27. Hons. The house
spent the day on the post-otIiee appro-
pration bill, and passed il. Tie ~.