Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-18
BACKING L0WELL'S BILL
BOTH REPORTS TO BE SUBMIT
TED TODAY.

The Friends of the Measure Raliyfng to
Its Support-Indemnifica of the
Ohinese Sufferers on the slope Proba-
ble-Wages OF Government Printers
Apt to be Advanced 25 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-To-morrow
the majority and minority reports on the
bankruptcy bill are expected to be mads
to the House by the Judiciary Committee.
On next Monday evening Mr.. Collins
and the other members OF the Judiciary
Committee who are friendly to the Lowell
bankruptcy bill, and certain other mem-
bers OF the House who have been specially
requested by Boards Of Trade or Cham<
bers OF Commerce to aid Mr.. Collins In
getting the Lowell bill through, will meet
at the residence of one OF them to
adopt plan of action in the
House. The members referred TO are
Messrs. Henderson OF Iowa, Cox OF North
Carolina, Butterworth and Outwaite OF
OHIO, morrill, Of Kansas, Dorsey of Ne
braska, Findlay Of Maryland, James OF
New York, Durham Of Illinois, Buchanan
OF New Jersey, O'Neill of Pennsylvania.
Glover OF Missouri, and Gilfillan and
Strait OF Minnesota. The general purpose
of the friends Of the Lowell bill is to. have
the House pass the bill as reported by the
Senate judiciary Committee.
LIFE SAVING APPURTENANCEs.
A great number of letters were received
at the Treasury Department yesterday
and to-day from people in New York.
Chicago, Boston, and other large cities
asking if Secretary Manning could not
compel the transatlantic Dassengen
steamers to make more adequate proVi-
sion in the way of boats. RATS, etc., for
the preservation of lite in case Of acci-
dents, Supervising Inspector OF Steam
Vessels Dumont stated to the NEWS cOr4
respondent to-day that the department.
was powerless TO act in the matter, ex@
cept in cases where the vessel was outS
ward bound.
REGULATED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Vessels bound to America from foreign
lands are regulated by the laws of those
countries, and the United States authors
ties could do nothing more than protest.
If they carried no life-saying sppliances
whatever. GAS matter Of fact" con-
tinued Gen. DumOnt, "all these vessels
are provided with sufficient number Of
boats to save probably 400 or 800 people.
and 1t is very unusual for vessels leaving
our shores TO carry more than that num~
Der OF passengers. When they begin do
ing so we will have an opportunity Of
enforcing the statutes bearing upon thai
subject"
INDEMNIFICATIoN OF CHINESE.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs may not consider the Chinese ques-
tiOn before next week. Another subject
is set for to-morrow's meeting OF the CONS
mlttee. When the committee comes to q
vote upon the proposed indemnity 10 the
Chinese, which it will do before It vOtea
upon the Morrow bill, IL will probably rex
port favorably upon It. 10 will also prob
ably report the Morrow bill, but will pare
down its provisions so that they snail ns
treaty stipulations.
MR.. GoFF's AMBITION.
IL is announced that ex-Secretary oe
the Navy GOf, now a representative from
West Virginia, will not be a candidate
for recollection 10 Congress but will devote
himself next summer and fall 10 electing
a Republican legislature in W est Virginia
with view 10 his election 30 the Senates
IMPROVING THE oCoNEx.
Mr.. Reese made an argument today be-
fore the Rivers and Harbors Committee
for the improvement of the Oconee river
from Scall shoals TO the Georgia railroad
bridge. Fifteen hundred dollars is asked
for removing rock, ETC., in that stretch o1
the river.
MR.. HEWITT TO RETIRE.
Representative Abram S. Hewitt said
to-day that he proposed TO retire frouN
public life at the end OF his present terms
on account Of his ill-health.
THE FREE SHIPPING BILL.
On Monday the House Committee ON
Shipping will vote on the free ship bill oG
Pointdexter Dunn. The committee Will
report it favorably.
PRINTERS IN BIG LUCK.
The House Committee on Labor has de-
termined to report in favor Of increasing
the pay OF employees Of the Goyernment
Printing Office about 25 per cent.