The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-31
WORK OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
Over 800 Members to Be on Hand to
Receive the Repeal Bill.

Receive the Repeal Bill.
Wa hington, Oct. S0.-Over $50 mem
bers OF the House are in the city, and it is
expected that 300 will be here when the
House meets tomorrow
At the opening of the session Mr. Hun
ter of Illinois, obtained unanimous con
sent for the consideration of the follow
ing resolution relating to the murder of
Mayor Harrison. .nn-.
Resolved, That the House has heard with
establishment and profound sorrow Of the VIC
lent death OF Carter II. Harrison mayor Of the
city Of Chicago, and former member of this
body; that the resolution lie published in the
Record and that an engrossed copy be trans
mitttd to the la.nily of the Gc;ased.
1t passed.
A bill to consolidate bidding and con
tracing for supplies for the government
departments in this city was passed. 1t
is estimated that this change will save
the government $40, 900 per annum.
Mr. WeadOck, of Michigan. then pre-
sented the resolution and memorial to
which he spoke last Friday, relating to
the alleged frauds of the American Pro
tectiye Association, in the Eighth district
of Michigan, involving the right of Mr..
Linton to his seat.
Mr. Hopkins renewed his point of order
that the memorial was not privileged.
CRISP RzyERsEs REED.
The Speaker held that the question, in
vOlving as it did the right OF a member to
his seat, was privileged. In the Fifty
first congress. Mr. Reed reversed the
former decisions of his (the present
| Speakers protest This decision he now
reversed so that tho House could return
to its former practice.
The resolution and memorial were re-
ferred to the committee on elections.
Mr. Linton, ane member against whom
the memorial was directed rising to
question Of privilege, challenged u full,
fair and free investigation, and gave no.
tice that he would in the near future ask
to be heard in his own defense
On motion of Mr.. Springer. by unani-
! nous consent, the House rccommitted to
the committee on banking and currency
| the resolution asking the Secretary of the
! Treasury 10 furnish information as to the
operation of state banking systems.
REGISTER OF FOREIGN BUILT SHIPS.
| Mr.. Ffthian reported favorably his bill
admitting 1orei7n built ships owned
| wholly by United States citizens to
American register.
Bills granting right of way through the
| Hot Springs res ervation, regulating the
] 4CtS VI Iiit CI1Ih Vi bllb GnLltO > les III
the Indian Territory, and conforming the
practice of federal courts in the matter OF
| Judges charges TO jurieS 10 the practice
OF state courts, were passed.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, called up the
naturalization bill. Some, Mr.. Oates
said opposed the measure because of its
/ supposed deletcrious effects on elections
| None of the provisions of this bill af-
fected the right TO Vo e, right conferred
| by the states in many cases without
citizenship. 1t affected only citizenship.
Why" said MIR. Oates, "many for
eigners 50 ignorant that they do not even
know the names of the president, are an
nually put through the naturalization
mills and driven like cattle TO the polls.
/ Such crimes should not be tolerated in the
/ great American republic IApplaus,
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The morning hour expired without
action and the debate on the bankruptcy
bill, the special order. WAS resumed.
Mr.. Broderick, of Kansas, antagoniZed
the bill and MIR Draper. of Massachusetts.
supported it.
MIR. Culberson, Of Texas, chairman of
the judiciary committee, spoke in oppo-
sition. He was not opposed to 4 bank
ruptcy bill that would permit the honest,
deserving iusolvent to be relieved
of the burdens of his debt;
such law would be both blessing aud
benefaction. but involuntary bank
ruptcy was crime. A uniform system
of bankruptcy could not be established
be, ause il combines voluntary and nyol-
uutary Bankruptcy AS IL seems impossi-
bic TO construct an involuntary act az
Ceptablc 10 the ,ountry. tine provision Of
the constitution, granting 10 congress the
power Of eUacting "a Uniform bankruptcy
law, viii not again be- exercised, at least
Ia our generation. He concluded about
O'CLOCK
! lie was followed by Mr.. DiEgley, who