The Portland daily press., 1885-01-06

it would never be passed. The amount which
the gentleman estimated would be taken out
of the treasury by the bill was; in his opinion,
greatly exaggerated. 1T would not exceed
$4,000, 900 annually.
After farther debate the motion was lost
yeas 129. NAYS 85-not the necessary two-thirds
IN the affirmative.
Mr.. Collins of Massachusetts, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution making
the Senate bill to establish uniform system
OF bankruptcy continuing special order for
Thursday, Jan. 22.
Mr.. Willis of Kentucky demanded a second
reading. which was ordered-119 to 81.
Mr.. Potter Of New York said the time had
come when bankrupt law was required by
the absolute necessities OF the county. Dur
ing the last two years the failures had risen
from about $50, 100000 per annum to $3.50, ,000,-
600 per snnum and were still increasing.
The motion was supported by Messrs. Ad-
ans of Illinois, Henderson of Iowa, Findley of
Maryland, Adams of New York and O'Neill
of Missouri
Mr.. Hammond of Georgia did not think the
bill would pass i ever day were fixed for its
consideration. The people whom he represen-
ted believed that there would be more dishon-
esty with bankruptcy law than without one.
Mr.. Moulton of Illinois said that this bill
was infinitely worse than the law of 1867.
Mr.. Willis of Kentucky entered his protest
against the bill. IT it passed 5000 more offices
would have to be filed. He predicted that if
the House passed the bill land consideration
in this case meant passage), that these 5000
officials would have hardly begun their infa-
NOUS work before cry would come from all
quarters demanding the prompt repeal of the
law. The law would be an open door to
fraud 1t would be temptation to wild spec
ulation which was the ruin of the country.
Mr.. Collins said that il the adversaries Of
the bill were fair-minded enough to give it
hearing, he would undertake to give them
convincing reason why 1t should become a law.
he did not know where the gentleman from
Kentucky got his 5000 office.holders, as not
more than 800 offices would be created by the
bill. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Moul-
tom had said the bill was asked for by interest
ed parties. Yes, by parties interested in an
honest settlement of debts. Re (Mr. Collinsl
and those he represented, were interested in
that
The motion to suspend the rules and fix
bill was lost-yeas 135, nays 70, not the neces-
sary two-thirds voting inlthe affirmative.
Mr.. Belmont of New York offered resolu-
tion, which was referred to the committee on
foreign affairs, that the President be request
ed to inform the House in respect to all nego-
tiations or arrangements between this govern
ment and any other government or govern
ments which led up to the Congo conference at
Berlin and the motives or purposes with which
this government consented to participate
therein and also with what object this govern
ment was represented and what results have
followed; whether the opinions of representa-
tives OF this government have been opposed in
the Congo conference, and if so Oh what
grounds and by what powers.
Mr.. King OF Louisiana introduced bill ap-
propriating 81 100000 for the improvement of
the Mississippi river. Referred.
Adjourned.