Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-28
PORTY-SEVEyTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March %.
The chair submitted a memorial from the
New York board of trade and transportation.
in favor of the Lowell bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Miller. of New York, presented and
read petition signed by ten thousand leading
bankers and other business men Of New ork
CITY, deciding that the boards of trade, cham
bers of commerce, etc, in all sections OF the
country. have declared in favor Of the Lowell
bankruptcy bill, and protesting against any
measure that will give the courts large dis
cretionarv powers, or that will withdraw the
management of the estate OF a bankrupt from
an assignee chosen by the creditors and vest
such power in a recevership appointed by the
courts, thus entailing litigation and expense,
and opening the door to corruption and delay
in the distribution of insolvent estates.
Mr.. Hale hoped the bill would be recon-
mitted in order, first that the Senate might
understand the position of the committee and
secondly that the protest he submitted the
other day might be considered; that the pro-
test was not directed against one county IN
Dakota, but showed that the inhabitants of
the whole territory, through their legislature,
participated in acts that resulted in the re-
pud,ation of the fair and legal debt, and its
conclusion was that the people of Dakota
were not in frame of mind TO be admitted
in the form of state. He did not think that
it was so it might all disappear in air upon
an investigation, but the subject matter was
important enough TO require the committee
to consider and sift it in all its bearings.
Mr. Plumb said if the question was to turn
upon the manner in which the people OF
Dakota failed to meet the obligations he
wanted its scope made sufficiently compre-
hensIve to provide for an inquiry as to what
States of the Union had demonstrated their in.
capacity to deal fairly with their creditors.
After further discussion the bill, with the
protest presented by Mr.. Hale, went back to
the committee on territories.
The Senate bill granting pension to Lu-
cretia X. Garfield was amended on motion OF
Mr.. Teller, by substituting the House bill
granting pensions to Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Ty-
Ter and Mrs. Polk.
Mr.. Rollins from the committee on public
buildings reported favorably on the bill pro-
viding for public building in Rochester,
y. Y.
Mr.. Davis from the committee on appro-
priations reported back, with amendments,
the agricultural appropriation bills.
The tariff commission bill then came up
and Mr.. Van Wyck spoke in opposition to
the bill.
Mr.. Anthony said that the two houses were
| competent to determine the principles Of
of tariff, but that the arrangement of details
properly belonged to a commission Of experts
and that these details should he adopted or
| rejected as whole for an amendment appar-
entity just. if one article may affect another
article, and in its influence reach whole
classes of dutiable imports.
Mr.. Brown said he could neither agree to
direct tax for revenue upon the theory of
free trade, nor imposition of tax for mainte-
nance of protection for South Carolina, but
he would so adjust tariff imposed to meet &C.
tual expension as to afford incidental protec-
ton to home industry and American manu-
| facture. He favored the civilian commission
proposition.