Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12
WASHINGTON.
FORTY-N!NTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, june lon motion OF Mr..
Dolph the senate resumed consideration OF
the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill. Mr..
Dolph. in defending the bill, denied with
emphasis the suggestion by Mr.. Van Wyck
that the history Of the bill showed 1t to be In
the interest OF the railroad company.
AT 2 o'clock the matter went over tn to-
morrow, and the bankruptcy bill was pleced
before the senate. After Mr.. Hoar, by unan-
imous consent, had secured some verbal
amendments to the bill, Mr.. George moved
to strike out all the sections providing fer In
voluntary proceedings In bankruptcy.
Mr.. George said he was willing to vote for
bill that would allow an unfortunate
debtor to start again in life by the surren-
der of his property and getting an acquittal.
Mr., Hoar believed the bill secured more
favorable consideration for the debror's in
terests than it was possible for the debtor
to secure without the bill. Mr.. Hoar moved
to lay Mr.. Georges amendment on the
table,.
this motion, it being clear that the result
would be strong against IL, Mr.. Hoal
wished the bill. postponed till tomorrow
ana asked unanimous consent TO that effect
Mr.. Coke objected.
Tue vote on mr. hoar's motion was: Yeas
II; nays, 25; 30 that the senate declined to lay
Mr.. Georges amendment on the table.
The bill then went over till TO morrow.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Plumb the senate TOOK I'D
the blu TO prevent the acquisition Of real
property by aliens.
Mr.. Plumb said he would personally prefer
to have had the bill In some respects more re-
strictive than the present one, but the bill
represented the views of the committee on
public lands. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill TO indemnify
Chinese for loes es incurred In the riot at Rock
Springs, Wyoming. He said that he reg arded
IL AS q good policy, good Christianity and good
humanity 10 retmberse the injured parties.
Messrs. Cockrell and Mitchell opposed the
bill and MIR. K imunds favored It.
Without action upon The measures the SEN
ate &C burned.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-After routine bust
ness the Northern Pacific forfeiture bull was
placed before the senate, then formally laid
aside to permit Mr.. Brovn TO speak on the
bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Brown said the bill would involve the
putting into involuntary bankruptcy OF per-
cone who should be thirty days behind In pay
ments. What would our country merchants
say to thisa They were usually more prompt
In their payments than city merchants, yet
country merchants were sometimes upavoid-
ably behind in payments for more than thirty
days, and the people Of the United States
would not stand such iniquities as this bill.
Consideration OF the Northern Pacific for
feiture bin was then resumed
AT 2 o'clock unfinished business, the rail-
road land taxation bill, was placed before the
senate.
Messrs. Dolph and Plumb supported the
bill.
Mr.. Evarts submitted an amendment TO
exclude unsurveyed lands, which YVES agreed
TO.
Mr.. Hoar's amendment heretofore submit
ted was then brought up for consideration.
1t provides "That not more than $40
acres OF land sold under the provisions Of this
act shall be purchased by any one person, or
shall thereafter be acquired or owned or held
In trust for any one person, and any title or
interest acquired In violation thereof shall be
forfeited Ia the United States without any
other act or entry or process whatever"
After debate, without acting upon the
amendment, the senate went Into executive
session and soon adj ourned.