The Portland daily press., 1882-03-28
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 81.
The chair submitted 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 10000 leading bankers and
other business men of New York city, reclting
that the boards Of trade, chambers OF COM
merce, etc., in all sections of the country nave
declared in favor of the Lowell bankruptcy
bill, and protesting against any measure that
will give the courts large discretionary powers
OF that will withdraw the management of the
estate of bankrupt from an assignee chosen
by the creditors and vest such power In a re-
ownership appointed by the courts, thus en-
failing litigation and expense and offering OPP
portunities for corruption and delay in the dis
tribution of insolvent estates.
Mr.. Sherman from the library committee
reported the original bill to continue the publ
cation of theAmerican archives and continuing
the compilation and publication OF historical
manuscripts of the Revolution, which work
was suspended about the time OF the late war.
Passed
Mr.. Allison offered resolution instructing
the committee on revision of the laws to in
quire what legislation if any is necessary to de-
fine the meaning of the words "Indian coun-
try" as used in the revised statutes and other
laws of the United States He explained that
it was necessitated by decision by Judge
McCrary that the intercourse act OF 1884 in
which the words occur is repealed by a con-
struction of a section of the revised statutes.
He added that If there Is no "Indian country"
there were of course no criminal laws that can
be enforced in the territory known by that
term. Adopted.
The bill for the admission of Dakota was
taken up.
Mr.. Hale hoped the bill would be recon-
mitted in order first that the Senate might un-
derstand the position of the committee and
secondly that the protest he submitted the
other day might be considered. That protest
was not directed against any one county in
Dakota but showed that the inhabitants of
the whole territory through their legislature
participated in acts that resulted in the
reputation OF 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 know that 1t was
SO. 1t might all disappear into air upon in
yestigation hut the subject matter was impor-
tant enough to require the committee to con-
slider 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 their obligations he
wanted its scope made sufficiently comprehen-
sive to provide for an inquiry as to what states
of the Union had demonstrated their incapa-
city 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 q pension to
Lucretia r. Garfield was amended on motion
of Mr. Teller by substituting the house bill
granting pensions to Mrs Garfield, Mrs. Tyler
and Mrs. Polk.
Mr. Rollins from the committee on public
buildings reported favorably bill providing
for public buildings in Rochester, N. Y.
Mr.. Davis from the committee on appropri-
atoms reported back with amendments the
agricultural appropriation bills.
The tariff commission bill then came up and
Mr.. Van Nyck spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Anthony said the two houses were
competent to determine the principles OF the
tariff but that the arrangement OF details prop
erly belonged to a commission of experts and
that these details should be adopted or reject
ed as whole, for an amendment apparently
Just III ono article may affect another article
and in its influence reach whole classes of duti-
able imports.
Mr.. Brown said he could neither agree to di-
rect tax for revenue upon the theory OF free
trade, nor the IMPOSITION of tax for the
maintenance of protection per So but he would
SO adjust the tariff imposed as to meet the ex-
penses to afford incidental protection to home
industry and American manufactures.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Williams of Wisconsin offered resolu-
ton requesting the President to inform the
House whether any protocol had been signed
by Minister Prescott or any other diplomatic
representative of the United States setting
forth the terms for ending the war in South
America, and if so to furnish the House with
copy and also with copies of the corresond-
ence relating thereto not already communl-
Gated to one of the houses of Congress. Adopt
ed.
Mr. Orth of Indiana, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported a resolution authoriZ-
ing the printing for the use of the committee
of all papers in its possession in regard to the
imprisonment of American citizens in Ireland.
Mr.. Caswell of Wisconsin, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported the appropria-
ton bill with the Senate amendments recon-
mending concurrence on some and nom
concurrence in others of said amendments. On
point OF order raised by Mr.. Dunnell of Min
nesota the bill with amendments was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Several petitions were presented.
Several bills were introduced and referred as
follows: By Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama, author
iZing the Commissioner of Agriculture to fur
nish seeds for planting purposes to persons In
destitute condition; by Mr.. Phelps OF Connect
by Mr.. Harris of Massachusetts, to establish
the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy;
bv Mr. Haskell of Kansas, authorizing the De-
partment of Justice to audit the claims of
medical experts at the Guiteau trial. Ut pro-
vides that the experts shall not be paid IN ex-
cess of $25 per day for each day of actual at
tendance); by Mr. King of Louisiana, for the
appointment of joint commission OF five Sem
ators and ten Representatives to proceed
forthwith to the Mississippi valley to investi-
gate the floods and to report what measures
should be taken to prevent recurrence; by
Mr.. Morse, authorizing the sale of Char'esto wn,
Ma, s., navy yard; by Mr.. Dingley, to facili.
tate the payment of dividends to creditors OF
the Freedmen's Saving and Trust Company;
by Mr.. Daniel of Louisiana (by request), to
incorporate the National Railroad Company
lit is identical with the bill introduced into
the Senate recently by Senator Frye.
The House then took up the District OF CO.
lumbia business.
The following bill was passed: The Senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for filling up, drain
ing and placing in good sanitary condition the
grounds south of the capitol along the line Of
the old canal
The next bill to be considered was that in
cooperating the Garfield Memorial Hospital.
After some discussion Mr.. Wilson offered an
amendment providing that whenever the cor
poration shall apply to Congress for aid any
appropriation made for that purpose shall
operate as a repeal of this act Pending action
the bill and amendment were recommitted to
the committee on the District of Columbia
with instructions to that committee to report
an amendment to the general incorporation
law of the District of Columbia by means of
which the hospital can be incorporated and be
perpetual. Under the present law no associa-
ton can be incorporated for a longer period