The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-02
OUR LAW MAKERS.
THE SENATE WREsTLEs ALL DAY
WITH THE BANKRUPT LAW
REPEAL BILL
An JninterestinE sessiGn of the House
Action on the Appropriation Bill.
THE SENATE.


Action on the Appropriation Bill.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May IA number OF adj
verse reports were submitted by the Com
mittee on Claims, and the bills were in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Blaine endeayored to call up his reso-
luton in relation to the tariff In the morning
hour but Mr. Beck said he desired to speak
on the subject, and he did not mink the
morning heur sufficient for the discussion a sion :.
Mr.. Wallace asked and obtained leave TO
have printed q substitute for the resolution OF
Mr.. Blaine and the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Garland. His resolution IS that legisia-
ton on the subject OF the tarlf ~ TINS session
of Congress is inopportune and lnexpedient.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. wallace in
cidentally expressed himself in favor OF a
commission of inquiry on the subject of the
tariff.
Mr., Blaine considered a commission most
nischievo,ls and calculated to paralyze The
industries Of the country by prOlOnging the
agitation on the subject
Messrs. Wallace and Eaton thought all in
formation that could be obtained should be
sought by Congress.
Mr. Garland introduced bill providing for
the appointment of q commission ofinquiry
upon the subject of the tariff
Mr.. Beck thought com mission should be
appointed. He charged that the present dis
tress throughout the country was due in a
great measure to the present tariff laws lie
argued that the protection afforded by the
tariff was to the machinery of the manu-
facturer and not to the labor OF the country.
The laborers were kept in dleness because
the Internal tariff prevented their seeking the
markets of the world, from which they were
excluded because foreign countries could not
send here what they had to sell in exchange
for the productions Of the American laborer
Mr.. Blaine said the gentleman had taken
occasion to quarrel with the nineteenth cen
tlry. He placed all the blame on the ma
obi IN l0uipaI
argument was that the locomotive steam en-
CINE and all labor-savng machinery should
be dispensed with, and we should go back to
the hand-loom.
Mr. Beck said he had contended that with
machinery equal to that of any other coun-
try, protection was not necessary.
After further discussion the morning hour
having expired the Senate resumed consider
alton Of the bill to repeal the bankrupt act
which was pending at the adjournment yes
terday.
Mr. Edmunds' motion to refer to s. select
committee was Withdrawn. and the first
amendment adopted by the House was
Mr. Christiancy's amendment to the saving
clause was then considered
Mr.. Matthews offered an amendment that
the act shall not 60 into operation until Jan
uary, 1879.
question as to the parliamentary author
ity to change the time, after fixed time had
been agreed on by both houses, arose, and
and con, Mr.. Mcmillan moved to refer the
bill and pending amendments to the Judi
ciary Committee. Rejected Yeas %, nays
81, as follows
Cameron of Wisconsin, Conkling, Davis of
Illinois, Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry, Hamlin, Hoar,
Howe, Ingalls,, Kirkwood, Mcmillan, Mat
thews, Merrimon; Mitchell, Morrel, Ran
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Barnum Bayard,
Beck Butler Cameron of Pennsylvania
Christiancy, Cockrel Coke, Davis of West
Virginia, Dennis, Eaton, Eustis, Garland,
McCree1y MCPHERSON, Maxey, Paddock,
Plumb, Randolph, Rollins, Salisbury, Thur
man, Voorhees,, Wadleigh and Wallace-31.
Mr.. Ransom made an appeal for an extern
sion of the time when the act shall go into
operation for the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court had placed the hOmesteads Of a
large number of honest men in jeopardy and
they could only be saved by the bankrupt
laws.
Mr. Hoar also urged that If the act was to be
repealed, there should be some time allowed
before the law was repealed.
Mr. ChriStancy opposed an extension, be
lieving the bankrupt law great injury to
business interests, and then an eXtentinn OF
time would only concentrate in few months
the mischief that would have extended over
years had the act remained unregeaIed.
Mr.. Ingalls, cited the large nuifber Of petit
tions in bankruptcy, which had been filed
since the repeal of the law became probable,
to show that the latter class had not before
sought to avail themselves of its benefits
Mr. McCreery said there had been SO many
amendments offered and SO much delay upon
the bill that he would suggest that the Sena-
tor from Michigan withdraw his proposed
amendment and that the Senate disagree to
the second House amendment and ask for a
committee of conference.
Mr.. Thurman said that he did not think the
country expected the repeal of the bankrupt
law at this session OF Congress- and, as it
had been taken by surprise, he thought it
quite proper that the time when it went into
operation should be put at some future day.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Matthews
was then adopted-ycas Is, nays q, as fol
lows:
Blaine, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Davis of Illinois, Davis of West Virginia, Ed
munds, Ferry, Grover, Hamln, Hoar, Howe,
Lamar, Mcmillan, McPherson Matthews,
Merrimon, Mitchell, Paddock, Ransom, Sar
Nays Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Beck,
Booth, Christlancy, Cockrel Cooke, Dennis,
Eaton, Eustis, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Kel-
E 2sg MeG Wsdsgb m anS mSrf Rollins
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Chris
tianey was then adopted yeas 30, nays 49,
The phraseology Of the bill being lmper
feet owing to the necessity OF attaching
Christiancy suggested that the Senate now
concur In the House amendment and ask for
a committee Of conference.
Mr. Blaine said the effect Of that would be
to undo the amendment just adopted. The
Senate would have marched up hill all day,
and then marched down hill.
Mr.. Edmunds said the House might adopt
the Senate amendments. They would thus be
made responsible for the phraseology
Mr. Christiancy thought the vote on the
amendments would be considered as instruc-
tons to the Senate conferees.
MIR. Beck, to show how far the House was
bound to consider these votes as instructions
to the conferees, referred to the vote by which
the bill passed originally
Mr.. Davis, Of Illinois, said he would move
in good faith to refer the bill to the Judiciary