St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-31
IN THE HOUSE,
Resolutions of Respect for Carter
Observation-Disclosures Bill,


Harrison-Bankrup Bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct. so. - Over $50
members of the house are in the city,
and it is expected that 800 will be here
Tuesday.
AT the opening of the session Mr..
Hunter, of Illinois, obtained unanimous
consent for the consideration of the fol-
lowing resolution relating to the muir
der of Mayor Harrison:
Resolved, That the house has heard
with establishment and profound sorrow
of the violent death of Carter Ii. Harri-
son, mayor of the city of Chicago, and a
former member of this body.
That this resolution be published in
the Record, and that an engrossed copy
be transmitted to the family of the de-
ceased. Passed.
A bill to consolidate bidding and con-
tracing for supplies for the various de-
partments in this city was passed.
1t is estimated that this change will
save the government S75, coo 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 A. p. A. in
the Eighth district of Michigan, involv-
ing the right OF Mr.. Linton to his seat.
Mr.. Hopkins renewed his point of
order that the memorial was not priYi-
legged.
The speaker held that the question,
involving as it did the right of a men
Der to his seat, was privileged. In the
Fifty-first congress Mr.. Reed reversed
former decisions over his (the present
speaker's) protest. Tue rule he now
reversed so that the house could return
to its resolution and the memorial was
referred to the committee on election.
Mr. Linton, the member against
whom the memorial was directed, rising
to a question of privilege, challenged
full, fair and free Investigation, and
gave notice that lie would in the near
future ask to be heard in his own de-
Tense.
On motion of Mr.. Springer, by unani-
nous consent. the house recommitted
to the committee on banking and cur
rency the resolution asking the secre-
tary of the treasury to furnish informal
ton as to tie operation of state banking
systems.
Mr.. FIthian reported favorably his bill
admitting fOreign-built ships owned
wholly by United States citizens to
American register.
Bills granting right of way through
Hot Springs reservation, regulating the
fees of the clerk of the United States
district in the Indian territory and con-
frming the practice of federal courts in
the matter of judges charges to juries
to 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 deleterlouS effects on cleo
tons. None of the provisions of this
bill affected the right to vote, right
conferred by the states in many cases
without citizenship. 1t affected only
citizenship.
why" said Mr.. Oates, "many for
eigners are so ignorant that they do not
know the name of the president, hut
are annually put through naturalization
process and driven like cattle to the
polls. Such crimes should not be toll
Grated in this great American repub-
lic." [Applause.I
The morning hour expired without
action, and the debate on the bankrupt
cy bill. the special order, was resumed.
Mr.. Broderick, 5f Kansas, antagonized
the bill, and MIR. Ralph, of Massachu-
sets. supported it.
Mr.. CuIberson. OF Texas, chairman of
the judiciary committee, spoke in op-
position. He was not opposed to a
bankruptcy bill that would permit the
honest and deserving insolvent to be re-
lieved of the burdens of his debt. Such
a law would be both blessing and "a
benediction. But involuntary bank
ruptcy was crime. a uniform system
of bankruptcy had not been estab-
lished because it combines yolun-
tary and involuntary bankruptcy.
AS it seems impossible to construct an
involuntary act acceptable to the coun-
try, the provision of the constitution
granting to congress the power OF en-
acting uniform bankruptcy law would
not again be exercised, at least in our
legislation.
He concluded about o'clock. He