Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
BUSINESS or THE NATIONiL Law
MdKERS YESTERDAY.

MdKEKS YESTERDAY.
Bankrupt Repeal Bill Amended by the
Senate to Go into Effect January l, 1879.
and Referred-Senator Beck Makes a
Forcible II eument for Tariff Reform
The House has Another Political Squab-
BILE Over the Legislative Appropriation
Bill-Three Million Reduction of the
Public observation-disclosures.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Senator Blaine called
up the resolution submitted by him few days
ago, declaring that any change in our tariff ut
this time would be inopportune. He did 80,
he said, for the purpose of having vote there
on.
Senator Davis, ILL.,, presented a petition of
citizens of Chicago favoring the passage of a
law giving permission to all people and COM
panies without preference, to land telegraph
cables on the shores of the United States. Re-
ferred.
Senator Beck objected and said he proposed
to discuss the resolution fully if he could.
Senator Wallace gave notice he would SUBJ
init Il substitute for the resolution declaring
that legislation upon the subject of the tar if
at the present session Of Congress inopportune
and inexpedicnt.
Senator Beck said, all the troubles now ex-
listing in the country grew out of the fact that
we had built a wall around ourselves, and con-
fined our trade to ourselves. Under our pres
ent tariff system it impossible for us to
compete with any other nation for the trade Of
any other people. Until the system should be
changed there would be no prosperity in this
country, no matter what might be done about
gold, greenbac or anything else. The coun-
try WAS growing poorer and poorer every day, on
account of this tariff. He read the resolutions
Of the st. Louis Democratic convention in
regard to the tariff.
Senator Wallace asked if the same party at
its previous national convention did not remit
the same subject to the Congressional dis
tricts9
Senator Sargent-Did not the convention re-
NIT it to the Congressional districts because it
nominated the chief of protectionists, Horace
Greeley? Laughter.)
Senator Beck continuing his remarks, de-
nounced tho present tariff, and said the other
day great parade was made when the steam
ship City Of Para was launched. The Presi-
dent and cabinet went to the launch. Repre-
sentatives and Senators were in attendance.
MIR. Roach may have built that ship as cheap
rs it could be built in England, but
al English vessel laden with similar
goods might sail side by side with the City of
Para, to the South American port of Valparaiso
for instance. Upon arriving there the English
man would sell his goods and take those Of the
people Of Valparaiso in exchange. He would
land them free in England, where they would
be manufactured. Roach could not sell his
goods because the people had money, and
he could not take their goods in exchange
because it would cost him from forty to sixty
per cent in gold to land them at any of our
ports. We might build ships and send them
out with cargoes, but they could not bring
cargoes home account of our protective
tariff. The time was coming when men on this
floor and in the other end of the CAPITOL must
cease to legislate to protect monopolists, or
other would be sent in their places. He
referred to the works of R. J. Walker and
other writings on this subject and said he pro-
posed hereafter to refer to them more at
length.
Before concluding his remarks, he yielded to
Senator Blaine, who replied to his argument
and said he thought it one of the anomalies Of
American politics that the seat of Henry Clay
in the Senate should be the place from which a
free trade argument made. Mr.. Blaine
argued that it was the sentiment expressed by
the Senator from Kentucky, MIR. Beck, in his
remarks, which held back the advancement of
the Southern country to-day. The Senator had
referred to the tariff of r. j. Walker. Did
he not know it led to bankruptcy and
ruin. He, Mr. Blaine, was glad to see
the other side this subject. Referring to
the argument Of Senator Beck, that our ships
could not get return cargoes, he said the Sena-
tor was mistaken. 1t was we'll known we took
a great deal more from South America than we
sent there.
Senator Garland introduced bill provi,-
ing for u commission to examine into the
subject of the tariff, with view to facilitating
Legislation in relation thereto. Referred.
A debate followed as to when the resolution
of Senator Blaine should be considered. Pend
ing discussion the morning hour expired, and
the subject was laid aside Consideration was
then resumed OF the bill to repeal the bank
rupt law.
The motion Of Senator Edmunds, submitted
yesterday, to refer the bill and the House
amendments thereto to a special committee of
three Senators, of which Senator Christiancy
should be chairman, was rejected.
Senator Matthews moved to amend SO that
the act shall not take effect until the LIST of
January, 1879.
The first amendment Of the house men
tioning the date of the acts to be repealed, and
designating their number on the revised
statutes, agreed to without discussion.
The next amendment Of the House provided
that repeal of the law should not affect penal
actions on criminal proceedings arising under
it prior to appeal.
Senator Christiancy moved further amend
ment to this amendment, SO as to provide that
repeal should not affect the rights of proceed
ings growing out of, dependent on, the
bankrupt law, including all rights of debtors
and creditors, and all rights of and amounts by
and against assignees, under any or all of said
acts in any case heretofore or now pending.
Senator Matthews moved further amend
1nents SO as to provide that the repeal of the
law should not take effect until January, 1879
Quite long discussion followed as to wheth.
er the original text of the bill could b.
amended.
Senator Mcmillan moved to refer the bill t.
the judiciary committee. Rejected, yeas %
nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment OF Senator Matthews, to have the repea
take effect January l, 1879.
In the course Of the debate which followed
Senator Thurman favored the amendment o
his colleague, and said had he been in tn
have submitted an amendment fixing the dat
Of repeal at some future time. He didn'
think the country expected Immediate repea
of the bankrupt law.
The amendment of Senator Matthews, fxin.
the day of repeal for January LIST, 1870, wa
agreed to-yeas Is, nays %, as follows:
YEAS,
Allison. Ferry, IMattteus
.ATetRO7s3. Grover, Merriman
Bayard, H0lllin, Mitchell
Blaine. Hodr, Paddock,
Ha1rnstGe, Hoere, Ransom,
Cameron, Pa., Lamar, Sargent,
Davis, Ill. KcMHtdn, salisbury,
Davis, W. Va. McPherson Thurman--25.
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