, 1890-07-24

| Following Is the house measurei Whe"'
ever any article of commerce is I'M
ported into any state from any othei
| state, territory or foreign nation anu
there held or offered for sale, the Same
shall then bc subject to .he
laws of such states, provided that
no discrimination shall be maue
by any state In favor of its citizens
against those of other states or TERRI
tories in respect to the sale OF any article
of commerce, nor IN favor OF It's own
products against those OF u like character
produced In other states or territories'
nor shall the transportation or commerce
through any state 10 obstructed except
by apecessary enforcement OF the heai'h
laws OF such state"
As the vote progressed 1t was evident
that the result was very doubtful Great
interest was manifested. Al the ehu OF
the first call the affirmative had
majority OF one. Al the end ol tue
second calr the majority neither IN
creased nor diminished. Then came
changes of votes and fully two dozen
changes were made.
I'm the alterations the affirmative
came out triumphant, the vote being an
nounced as; Ayes 100, noes "a.
Mr.. Grosvcner, OF Ohio, whS hod
changed his vote for Il purpose, moved
reconsideration, but MIR. Frank, OF
Missouri. moved to table tho notion
which was done.
The vote then recurred on the passage
of the senate bill us amended. 1t was
passed-ayes 170, noes 80.
mil . 4, n, a. a n n
for, and the house proceeded TO the con-
sideration of the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio chairman OF the
| Judiciary committee, opened the debate
with u speech in favor of the bill, as one
In whose preparation no pains had been
spared to make it just. He opposed the
voluntary bankruptcy bill, framed by
| tile minority, as favorable to the creditor
class only.
| MIR. Culberson. OF Texas, opposed the
bill. In its general features and scope
the bill WAS not materially different
from tho Lowell bill of former con-
gress, and from the,act OF 1869, against
which public sentiment became so
strong that the senate had finally to &C
cede to the third request OF tho house
that it be repealed.
Mr.. Culberson said that he could not
understand why there should he such u
desire OH tho part of .the money and
manufacturing interests for the passage
of this measure, unless 1t was that the
shadow of the legislation OF this con gress
| had been cast over them. win the
Mckinley bill absorbing the earnings oi
the people, in order to enrich the manu-
facturers; with silver bill which lodged
in the secretary OF the treasury-hlwnys
dominated by Wall street.-The power to
| demonetize silver after one year with
an election bill which struck down ut
one fell blow the unsurpassed prosperity
of the South, which had arisen rom the
ashes of the great war, 1t might have
| been that congress conceived IL 10 be
| necessary to provide q wIecking train to
pick mp the debris of the fortunes which
would he scattered oil over the country
when these laws were enforced. Jap
plause on the democratic side.
Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, said that
the speaker had ordered the bill passed.
Laughter. lie had ordered the cleo
| lion bill passed, and ii had been passed,
and it was to be presumed that this bill
would also be passed.
MIR. Buchanan, of New Jersey. a mem
Der of the judiciary committee, said that
he did not know whether the speaker
was in favor of the bill or opposed TO IL.
They had never passed n word on the
subject. He (Buchanan) was getting
tired of insinuations of this kind. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Buchanan supported The
measure, contending that 1t was de-
manded by the people. There was moth.
ing political or sectional in u. the
members of the judiciary committee,
who had made a careful study oil the
LET HaI lint m
the safeguards with which 1t was pos
sible to surround bill of this character.
Mr. Kelley, of Kansas. inquired whetn-
er under the provisions OF the otll, law
yers only could be appointed referees.
Mr. buchanan made an affirmative
response.
MIR. Kelley suggested that 1t was not
right to discriminate against the farm
ers and business men who were not
members of the bar.
Mr. Buchanan, speaking. he said. from
personal experience, gave the opinion
that the worse thing that could befall
the farmer was to quit farming and
practice law, but the fact was that the
referees had judicial functions to per-
form.
MIR. Oates, OF Alabama, opposed the
bill. and at the same time frankly ad.
mitted that il was one of the best and
most carefully considered bankruptcy
measures ever brought before congress.
| But the act OF 1867 had been so com
pletely debauched and maladministered
In the South that the very word bank
ruptcy" had become q stink In the nos
trils of honest men.
Messrs. Boatner, of Louisiana, snd
Hayes, of Iowa, gave a modified support
to the bill. suggesting certain changes,
and pending further debate the house
/ adioIirnad