Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-03
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WASHINGTON. June ., 1886.
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After the routine mornin? uusihess tue
Norihei MP ..eIGc forfeiture bill was placed
before the Senate, and then informally lard
aside TO permi, Mr.. Brown to address the
senate on the bankruptcy bill.
Mir. Brown said thar of the sixty million
peDple OF the United states not one million
die, rcd this bankruptcy bill. IL was de-
tired ty bankers and brokers. and by the
creditor class generally, rs well as by law
,ers. II was a good bin for those, but a
lad bin for the remainder OF the people.
ne reviewed the history Of our former
tsukrupt laws TO show that that class Of
nat,oral legislation had not worked wei
and was not desired by the people. He
analyzed the provisions Of the pending bill
10 show that they would have an injurious
,tl.ct on that class Of people who buy goods
on credit and would discriminate
against them in favor Of people
who care very well able 10
t,Ee care Of themselves" The bill would
permIt the putting into involuntary bank
ruptcy OF PERSONS who should be thirty
DAYS behind in their payments. What
would our country merchants say to this
They were usually more prompt in their
paymenis than city merchants; yet country
merchants were sometimes unavoidably be-
bind In their payments for m)re than thirty
DAYS. The people OF the United States
would not stand such an iniquiiy as this
bill. On behalf Of the people whom he
reprepresented, Mr. Brown protested
against its passage.
The Northern Pacific land-iorieiture bin
was then discussed until 2 O'Clock, when
the railroad Iand-taX.tion bill came up rs
the regular order.
The Senate adopted amendments pro.
vidiDg for repayment in proper cases OF
the cost OF surveying to the purchasers ana
excluding unsurveyed lands from taxation.
without further action, the Senate went
into Executive session, and soon after ad'
iourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Barbour, 6f Virginia, submitted the
conference report on the Potomac free
bridge bill, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. O'Neill, from the Committee on liz
Dor, reported 4 bill TO legalize the incorpo-
ration Of trades unions. Placed on House
calendar.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole (Mr. Springer in the chair on the
olcomargariDe bill.
Mr.. VFcrrall. OF Virginia, said that the
argument made on the Republican side that
The passage of this bill would tend to re-
ducuon Of tariff taxes was the best argyll
ment that could be offered why Democrats
should favor il, aid had only strengthened
him i'm his advocacy OF the measure. II
was not proposition 10 build up one
honest industry mt the expense OF another
honest industry, but to build up one honest
industry az the expense OF fraudulent and
ls1hanaat industry Loo. latinU in
favor Of truth and against falsehood.
ON motion OF Mr.. Beach, Of New York.
an amendment was adopted inserting the
word knowingly" in the clause imposing
penslty upon every person who purchases
or receives for sale any oleomargarine from
any manufacturer wha has not paid the
special fax.
Mr. Hammond attacked the bill, and
especially the iuiOrmer section, which he
said would placs marshal or his depu y
in ycTy community In the country. lie
would not for bis right arm vote for such
measure. He was not an advocate OF
oleomargarine, and every gentleman who
iad not spoken in favor Of the bill hid
said Il was in the interest OF the poor man.
Where were the petitions OF the poor
MANI Where was his voice asking
that this bill should pass? He had
Just returned from his State, and
not a single voice in North Caro-
lima had ever asked for any legislation
on this subject. The poor classes needed
rs mu,h protection from butter made from
milk Of swill-fed cows Us from olcOmar-
garne. But the browning piece Of iniamy
in the bill was in the nineteenth section,
which proposed to give premium to every
SOY and lnfOrmer in the land. The passage
OF the bill would add more officers-mar
shals, attorneys, and hencbmen-to be EN-
ployed and paid from the hardearDed wage,
OF an already overburdened people. The
bill was not protection; il was destructi IN
and as such must work detriment 10 the
working classes.
Mr. Mcmillan, OF Tenn, moved to strike
oct the clause, which provides that hall OF
the fines ard penalties imposed by this act
shall 60 to the niormer The House would
not in bis judgment, do itself justice II II
enacted such All obnoxious piece Of legisla-
ton. The motion was agreed to-.6 to %
Then, in accordance with an arrangement
made this afternoon, the committee rose
and reported the bill 10 the House, the un'
Outstanding being that vote should be
taken tomorrow, and that an opportunity
should be given to allow members to pas.
upon the question Of reducing the rate OF
tax imposed.
Adiotirnpd