The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

JUNE 2.-Ihe bankruptcy Dill was again
laid before the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Brown said that of the &C, 900, 900 peo-
pie of the United States not 100000 de-
sired this bankruptcy bill. 1t was desired
by the bankers and brokers and by the
creditor class generally, as well as by the
lawyers. 1t was q good bill tor those class
eS but u bad bill for the remainder OF the
people. He reviewed the history of our
former bankrupt laws to show that this
class of national legislation had not worked
well, and was not desired by the people.
lie Analysed the provisions of the pending
bill to show that they would have an in
furious effect OH that class of people who
buy goods on credit, and would discrimi-
nateAagainSt them in favor of people who
are Every well able to take care of them
selves" The bill would permit the put
ting into voluntary bankruptcy of persons
who should be thirty days behind in their
payments, What would our country mer-
chants say to this? They were usually more
prompt in their payments than city mer-
chants, yet the country merchants were
sometimes unavodably behind in their
payments for more than thirty days. The
people of the United States would not
stand such an iniquty as this bill. On be-
half of the people whom he represented
Mr.. Brown protested against its passage.
The Senate proceeded to other business.
JUNE 3.-The consideration of the North
ern Pacific forfeiture bill in the Senate was
postponed until Monday next. Senator
Mitchell then addressed the senate at
length on the bill indemnifyng the Chinese
for loss sustained in the Rock Springs riot.
He declared that the government was un-
der no legal or moral obligation to pay the
money provided for in the bill, and charac-
terized the measure as an insult to Ameri-
can citizenship. The bill was then laid
aside, and the bill providing for the taxa
ton of railroad grant lands was taken up.
Senator Hoar, on Senator Plumb's sug-
geStOn, withdrew his amendment which
limited persons from owning more than GAO
acres, and after considerable debate the
bill was passed.
Senator Van Wyck then called up the
house bill OH the same subject, and on his
motion the committee on public lands was
discharged from its further consideration.
He then moved the senate bill as an amend
ment in the nature of a substitute to the
house bill. The motion was agreed to and
the house bill was amended accordingly.
In the "disagreeing vote" of the two
houses thus brought about the senate on
motion of Mr.. Van Wyck, ordered COM
mittee of conference.
demnify the Chinese for the losses incur
red by the riots at Rock Springs, Wy. II.
He characterized the acts complained of as
diSgraceful to any community i'll which
they occurred, and disgraceful to any gov
eminent that would not punish the guilty
lCpdll uhilidSCo NOuCs Oul
people," he said, must rescue itself from
this foul blot on our civilization"
Senator Call regarded the acts complained
of as constituting q barbarIsm so foul that
language failed to adequately describe 1t.
He supported the bill.
The matter then went over till tomorrow.
JUNE 4.-The Chinese indemnity bill was
placed before the Senate this afternoon,
and Senator Cockrell argued strongly
against It, The distinguished representa-
tive of the Chinese government, Mr.. Cock
rell said, had undertaken to suppress, APP
parently, or ignore, the actual origin of
the disturbance, and so had the senator's
from New York, Ohio, and Vermont. He
denied that we are required to extend to
the Chinese or any other foreigner any
greater right of redress for wrongs, than Is
given to citizens of the United States. No
principle of justice equity, reciprocity, or
christianity required us TO pay claims OF
this kind,
At the close of Mr.. Cockrell's speech the
bill was brought TO vote and passed
yeas, 30; nays, 10. The senators voting in
the negative were Messrs. Beck, Berry.
Cockrell. Coke, Eustis George, Harris,
Maxey, Mitchell (Oregon), and Vest.
June 5.-The oleomargarine bill being
brought from the House to the Senate to.
day, the question of its reference was post
poned and the bill allowed to lie on the
table to await the return of Mr.. Miller. the
chairman of the committee on agriculture,
who Is not expected to be present for few
days.
Mr.. Beck gave notice that he would insist
on It's reference to the committee OH