Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-29
NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.

NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.
In response to call by the executive
committee of the National Board of Trade
a convention of delegates from the vari-
Gus boards of trade and organizations
throughout the country was called at
Washington on the 10th inst. After or
ganizing, the convention was addressed
by Mr.. Frederick Fraley, President of the
National Board of Trade in behalf. of a
bill to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the United
States, which had been drawn by the
Hon. John Lowell, United States Circuit
Judge, at the request of the board OF
trade of Boston, and other mercantile
associations. s
He spoke very favorable Of the bill and
considered it as near perfection as it
could be made. He suggested that the bill
be made the basis, at least, Of bankrupt
act and recommended it to Congress.
After considerable discussion and the
offering of many amendments the
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the draft of the bank
ruptcy law prepared by Judge Lowell be
approved by this body, and that commit
tee be appointed to present the resolution
of approval to the Judiciary Committee
of the House of Representatives t0-mOr-
row evening, and to advocate the adoption
of the bill by that committee. and with
an earnest request that they will give it
immediate attention and report it to the
House at the earliest practical period,
with such amendments as may be adopt
ed by this committee. <a naa1
The following committee was appoint
ed to receive the proposed amedments,
make a report thereon and meet the
Judiciary Committee of the House of Rep
resentatives: James Buchanan, Trenton;
Jno. StetsOn, Boston; hurry Nelson; Chi
cago: Livingston H. Garnder. New Or
leans; j. H. Walker, Worcester; Lowell
Lincoln, NJ. W. Cooper, Gardner R. Colby
New York. % 49,. -.......sf -
COLONEL MANYPENNY, of the commits.
sion appointed to arrange the terms OF
the late treaty with the Utes, says that
the commission is engaged with report
which will be ready in few days. This
report viii consist principally of mar
rativo of the journey of these gentlemen
through Colorado. The money payments
to these Utes amounted to about $4,000
to the Southern Utes and $4,000 to the
Uncompahgres. The White River Utes
who were in the Uintah Reservation OF
Utah, could not be reached, and, cOnse.
quently, were not paid the amount due
them. Col. Manypenny says that the
Utes are, as rule, not very well pleased
with the plan of holding their land in
severalty, as they do not seem to have
the facility for individual management
of land for agricultural purposes. The
lands to which they have been allotted
are, almost without exception, not valu
able for filling, unless irrigated, which
is costly and requires some skill and
judgment to put in operation. The mair
dependence of the Indians now, as it has
always been, is hunting, but this re-
source, Col. Manypenny says, is rapidly
becoming exhausted. The buffalo has
been almost exterminated, and bear
deer, and the smaller fur-bearing ami
mails, such as beaver, mink, etc., are
rapidly disappearing also. The flu
ture of these tribes is, therefore, as much
of a problem as it was half century
ago. The Utes seem to be an honest
well-meaning people, and the members
of the commission accord them very
high character for sobriety, honesty ani
morality. They even go so far as to say
that every outbreak of recent years in
which these Utes have been engaged hal
been directly traceable to outrageous
conduct on the part of white men. Tn,
work of allotting the lands according Il
the terms of the treaty will be entered
upon as early next spring as the wealth
er will permit.
We are pleased to see the compliment
airy notice given by the New York Sun Il
Mr.. COnger, q. S. Senator-elect from thil
state. We believe him to be one of tn,
most hard working and efficient mem
bers in the House, and that he well de
serves the high national reputation
which he undoubtedly enjoys. The SUI
says: "The translation to the Senate O.
Mr.. COnger, of Michigan, deprives tn,
Republicans in the House of their ables
and safest leader. A thorough-goins
partisan, alert and eager in the cause