The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-23
House Passes Substitute for the
Senate Bill.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION.
Democrats Come Out in Opposition to
the Bankruptcy Law.
The Commission to Select an Available
Location for Navy-Yard on Puget
Sound viii Be Selected soon-De-
fencelessness Of Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON CITY, July 22-Iu the House,
lmmedla ately after the reading of the journal
Young began on the original package bill. The
nrst vote was on Adams substitute defining an
original package: lost, 3S to u.s.
Inc House then proceeded to vote on the
House substitute for the Senate bill. The fol-
lowing Is the House measure: THAT whenever
any article of commerce is imported into any
state nom any other state or territory or foreign
nation, and there held or offered for sale, the
same shall then be subject TO the laws of SUCH
state; provided, that no discrimination shall be
made by any state in favor OF its citizens against
tnose OF other states territories in respect to
tne sale OF any article of com merce nor in favor
OF It's own products against those OF like cha-sc-
ter produced IN other states or territories: nor
snail the transportation of commerce through
any state be obstructed, except in the necessary
enforcement OF the health laws OF such state =
AS the vote progressed it became evident that
the result was very doubtful and great interest
was manifested. At the end of the first call the
Affirmative had majority of one. On the Sec
ond cali the majority neither increased nor
diminished. Then came changes in the vote
fully two dozen changes being made, and in
the alteration the affirmative came out tri-
umpnanl, the Vote being announced as yeas
l09, nays 81 Then Grosvenor of Ohio who
mad changed his vote 70. that purpose, moved a
reconsideration. Frank OF Missouri moved to
table that motion. The motion to table was
Cured on the passage of the Senate bin as
amended, and ii was passed, yeas 176, nays 3s.
Those voting in the negative were: Abbott
Breckinridge of Arkansas, Breckinridg of
Kentucky, Carter, Caruth. Chapman, Cheadle,
Grain. Culberson of Texas, Cummings, Dunphy,
Elliot, Foreman, Fowler. Frank, Hays, Lanham,
Lawier, Leihtach, Martin of Texas, Mason Nc
Adoo. Mccarthy, Mutchler, O'Neil of Massachu
sets, Outhwaite. Quinn, Richardson, Sayres.
Stewart OF Texas, Taylor OF illinois. Turner of
New York, Van Schaick, vaux, whitthorne
Wike ana Wiley.
conference with the Senate was asked for,
and the House proceeded to the consideration
OF the bankruptcy bill.
Z. B. Taylor OF Ohio, chairman of the iudici-
airy committee. opened the debate with a 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 the minority, as favorable to the creditor
only.
Culbertson OF Texas opposed the bill In its
general features and scope the bill was not ma
terially different from the Lowell bill OF for
mer congress and from the act of 1867, against
which latter public sentiment became SO strong
that the Senate in 1878 finally aceeded TO the
third request that it be repealed. He could not
understand why there should be such desire
on the part of the moneyed and manufacturing
interests Tor the passage of this measure. unless
it was that the shadow of the legislation % this
congress had been cast over them. Win The
Mckinley bill absorbing the earaiags of the
people in order to enrich the manufacturer;
with the silver bill, which lodged in the secre-
tary OF the treasury, always dominated by Wall
street, the power to demonetize silver after one
year, and with the election bill. which struck
down at ore fell blow the unsurpassed prosper
ity OF the South, which had arisen from the
ashes OF great war, 1t might have been that
the Republicans conceived 1t necessary to pro-
vide wreeking train to pick up the debris of
the fortunes which will be scuttled all over the
country when these laws are enforced.
Wheeler of Alabama said the speaker had
ordered the bill passed. tLaughterI He had
ordered the election bill passed and 1t had been
passed, and he presumed it would be.
Buchanan, q member OF the judiciary com.
mittee, said he did not know whether the
speaker was in favor OF the bill or not They
had never passed a word on the subject He
lBucnanan) was getting tired of Instructions of
this kind. Continuing, he supported the meas
ure, contending that it was demanded by the
people. There was nothing polite al in IL. The
members of the judiciary committee who had
made careful study of the bill were satisfied
that it contained all the safeguards with which
it was possible to surround bill of this charac-
ter.
Kelly of Kansas inquired whether, under the
provisions of the bill, lawyers only could be
appointed referees.
Buchanan made an affirmative reply.
Kelly suggested that it was not right to dis
criminate against farmers and business men
who were not members of the bar.
Buchanan, speaking from personal exper-
renee, gave his opinion that the worse thing
that could befall farmer was TO quit farming
and practice law, but the fact was that referees
had judicial duties to perform.
Oates opposed the bill, saying the act OF 1867
had bee so completely dcbauched and NAL
administered in the South that the very word
bankruptcy" had become obnoxious in the
nostrils of honest men.
Boatner of Louisiana and Hayes of Iowa gave
modified support to the bill, suggesting certain
changes, and pending further debate, the