National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-22
Its Passage by tho Senate Yesterday After Some
Important Amendments.
A Bureau Of Navigation in the Treasury
Department to be Created.
A Bill Granting Enlargement Of the Benefits Of the
Pension Ac! Passed By Il House,
All HonorabIy Discharged Soldiers and
Sailors Eligible Under This Act.
THE SENATE,


The chair laid before the senate the messages
Som the President which were read in the house
Representatives on Saturday relative TO the APP
preaching visit of an embassy from Slam and the
approaching conference Mt Washington for the
purpose Of fixing meridian proper to be en-
ployed as n common zero OF longitude and stand.
ard of reckoning of time throughout tho globe.
Also message transmitting papers relating to the
execution Of the treaty Of 1910 with Spain. Also
communication from the secretary Of war
transmitting from the paymaster general a letter
reducing the deficiency estimates Of the army
and recommending that the reduced sum may be
made Immediately available.
Memorials were presented and appropriately
relered-irom the Iowa legislature relating to
swamp lands indemnify; from the Ohio legsla.
ture relating to PENSIONS from the legislature of
connecticut urging the passage OF the ball before
congress Tor the appointment Of commission
10 inquire into the industrial aud material prog
ress OF the oolored people; aud from the legisld.
tore OF New Jersey urging the repeal OF the
revenue laws relating to alcohol.
Dir. Garland, from the committee on the judi
ciary, reported favorably an original bill IN the
nature OF substitute for bill already introduced
relating to lotteries In the District of Columbia
and the territories. II was placed on the calendar
ferred as follows:
BY Mr. Jones: 10 provide for the worlds In
dustrial and cotton centennial exposition to 10
held at New Orleans
By Mr.. ingalls,: To amend section 3243 OF the
revised statutes so AZ TO prohibit collectors ofin
ternal revenue from charging or receiving any
special tax license, or permit free for the GALE Of
intoxicating liquors In states where the local laws
Prohibit The sale or manufacture Of such liquors.
Mr.. Frye oflerod.a resolution which was referred
70 the committee on forign relations. requesting
the PRESIDENT TO institute negotiations with the
government of the King ofSpan for a reference
70 an umpire for decision of the question whether
effect and to settle and finally decide what
amounts remain to be paid by the United States
On motion of Mr. MCPHERSON, the senate recon-
inltleu 10 the committee on patents the bill here
tofore reported from that committee and the bill
from the house of representatives relative to the
practice in patent suits and the recovery of dam
agss Tor the infringement of patents.
The hour of o'clock arriving the chair laid be-
ioTe the senate the unfinished business. being the
blll to provide a uniform system of bankruptcy
Throughout the United States
, Mr.. Van WICK In the course OF debate said that
present iii and the old 5ankrspIsy b Sa, int
Which all classes had risen up and proteSted)
was mat under the old law the expenses incurred
rnpts estate and In this bill II was to come from
the united states treasury
Mr.. Hoar replied that out OF the bankrupts
estate certain percentage paid into the treas
ury Oi tue United States.
Mr. sherman said he hoped the bill would, be.
fore passing, be SO amended as to avoid the ditIi
Guilty which had grown up under the old bank
fuptcy law-namely, that in very Few instances
were any dividends realized from the bankrupts
estate. Whatever there was of the estate was usu.
ally eaten up by the expenses. This bill as IL
stood provided that the court should pass on the
Ds presented by commissioners and clerks APP
that provision. He would not give any Judge the
right TO be the sole approving officer of such bills
ne favored the auditing of the bills by the officers
OF the treasury department. The bill, ON Mr.
sherman's motion, was 30 amended as TO make
the examing oficers-the treasury-the officers to
inally examine the bills for disbursements, the
DIS TO be In the first instance sworn to by the
party presenting them and Certified by the Judge
MI ingalls, said thar the machinery created by
the Dill would be expensive. There would he
thought, be at least $50 commits .iOners appointed
at once. and there would be the whole NUM- Der of
Supervisors required by the act That would in.
volve an appropriation of.not less than $3.50 900 10
eooO,OO0 IN addition TO the amount already appro-
prated Tor the United States courts. Ali the
scandals OF the old bankruptcy system had grown
out OF the enormous expenses which 1t Involved
NIT, ingalls, was utterly opposed to the whole plan
OF giving extra compensation to government Off
GERS. ~ Was vicious system. Why, he asked,
should supervisors and commissioners be paid
the judges OF the United states district aud circuit
courts did not receive extra compensation for hny
duties arising within their own district or cir
cuiU II tine salaries named were not sufficient
they should DO made sufficient, but they should
pc liked and certain. Under the plan of allowing
eXlre compensation Mr.. ingalls, had no doubt the
administration of the act would involve an ex-
pense of 81 600 annually.
MI; Van Nyck referred TO the substantial failure
OF al laws intended to secure the payment into
ue treasury OF iees collected by officers, and pre-
dicted the same fate for the fees provided for by
this bill.
Amendments were proposed by Messrs George,
Sherman, Hoar, ingalls,, Edmunds, Morgan, and
Van Wyok
The bin, as amended. was reported from the
committee of the whole to the senate, read third
time, and passed-yeas 80, nays 10.
Inc chair then laid before the senate the next
Special oruer, being the pleuTo- pneumonia bill
WhereuHon the senate tat $50 p. M adjourned.