St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-30
Dorsey Sends to Springer a
List of Star Route
ConspiratOrs.
Sargent Resigns from Berlin and
Declines to Go to st.
Petersburg.
A National Bankrupt Law Not
Likely to Pass at This
Session.
Gen. Sanborn and Bill King Representing
State Claim Against the United
States.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

tons Of the country inquiring whether
NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW
is likely to be passed at this session. Opin-
ions differ on this question, the general idea
being rather against than favoring the proba-
bilities Of congressional action on this i'm
portant subject. A bankruptcy bill would
have passed last session but for the quarrel
between Senators Hoar and ingalls, over the
system to be adopted, Mr.. Hoar insisting
upon the Lowell system while
ingalls, desired equity practice.
Other senators declared both too complex
and expensive, and while all admitted the
necessity for such legislation an agreement
upon the system to be adopted, could not be
reached. This inchoate condition has
caused the executive committee of the ma
tional bankrupt law convention Of CONNER
cial bodies, which met in Washington last
month, to make a renewed effort to secure
the passage of bankrupt law prior to adj
journment, and they have just circulated a
printed appeal therefor largely in Washing
ton and elsewhere. The committee complain
that the present system of insolvency laws
in the different states are unjust and
inequitable, especially to nonresident cred
itors, while foreign creditors suffer through
the confusion incident to thirty-eight con-
fiicting state systems. The want of nation
al bankrupt law is also unjust to honest
though unfortunate debtors, who can only
secure relief through wise, uniform laws.
The failures in the United States have in
creased from $65, 600, 900 in 1880 to $101,-
000,0 900 in 1882, and to S173, 900, 900 in 1888,
and the executive committee allege that the
non-existence of national insolvency laws
are largely responsible for the increase.
They assert that the country is better pre-
pared to deal with this question at this
period of comparative prosperity rath-
er than to await the coming OF
a panic or crisis, and the large number of
clerks and wage laborers of the country should
have protection from the insolvency of en-
ployers. The committee favor the Lowell
bill now pending in the senate, but some
features are objected to on the ground that
they favor the creditor at the expense of the
debtor class.
VACATION DAY.
AS the House was in session two previous
Saturdays without accomplishing much bene-
fit to legislation, it took a holiday to-day and
shared the honors of vacation with the SEN
ate. In consequence the departments
were over-run with members and senators
bringing up business long in arrears by
reason of the large amount of
committee labor which required attention
during the hours preceding the daily assem-
bly, of both branches. The day was sunny,
being the first spring weather of the season,
and the avenues were crowded with the
beauty and fashion of the federal city.
STATE CLAIMS.
The war claims committee of house have
ordered a favorable report on the bill provid-
ing for payment of interest by the govern
ment at six per cent upon advances made by
state for war purposes during the late re-
bellion, the principal of which has already
been refused. Minnesota will be entitled tc
quite sum if this bill passes. The interests
of the state are represented here by Sanborn
and King.
MALoDoRoUS KEIFER.
While the Keifer-Boynton investigator 9
committee decline to make their report pub
lie prior to presentation in the house, enough
is known to warrant the assertion that Boyn-
ton will be exonerated from the charge pre-
ferred by Keifer that Boynton approached
him corruptly in the matter of the McGarra-
han claim. The report, which will be pre-
sented early next week, will reflect severely
upon the reprehensible character of testi-
mony offered by Keifer, and generally place
the ex-speaker in an unenviable light.
SOUTHERN FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Capt. Whitehead, of the commissary de-
partment, telegraphs the secretary of war
from New Orleans that there is not so much
suffering from the food as anticipated, but
the relief committees are gathering informa-
ton upon which to act a boat load of pro-
visions has been ordered sent south from St.
Louis.
Ex-senator Conkling will request to be
subpenaed before the Springer committee to
deny the statement made by ex-Congress-
man Crowley in the Ottoman case examina-
ton, that Conkling was employed as counsel
by the government while a senator.
DORSEY EXPOSES MORE FRAUDS. 81
There is considerable talk concerning a
letter re eiyed by Chairman Springer from
Ex-senator Dorsey, in which charges
are made against various persons of compile
ity with star route frauds, whose names have
not heretofore been mentioned in that con-
nection. While Mr.. Springer will not make
the letter public, he states that considerable
Importance is placed upon Dorseys state
ments, and that they incriminate parties of
public and private prominence. Dorsey
cannot appear before the middle of May.
KELLoGG's SAFETY.
The proceeding to day before Judge Wylie
in the case of Ex-senator Kellogg, indicted
for receiving a bribe of $4,000 for
official influence used to procure star route
contracts while senator, were very peculiar.
Attorney General Brewster, who appeared
for the prosecution, admitted that all efforts
witness for the government, and that the
case would not proceed without his testi-
mony. Judge Wylie said he wanted to see
if there was power enough in the govern
ment to ind Walsh and that it was strange
that persons saw and talked with him every
day in New York and yet he could not be
subpeaned An impression prevails that the
prosecution of Kellogg is not desired by the
administration as he is delegate to the Chi
cago convention.
General Sanborn arrived this evening at
the Riggs house.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The chances are
there will be dead lock between the house
and senate upon the naval appropriation bill.
The senate committee which has now in
charge the bill passed by the house have de-
cided to ingraft the bill for new cruisers
which passed the senate in the general ap-