Evening star., 1894-03-20
REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE
The Senate Has Lively Time Over the
Length of Notice.
Mr.. CullOm Says 1t Would BE Cruel to
Deprive People of Homes
on Short Notice.

The Senate got into delightful snarl
yesterday over the bill revising the forms of
real estate conveyances in the District.
which was taken up at aboIt nalf-past ]
O. clock, and which occupied the entire af-
ternoon, until 1t was crowded aside by the
executive session. to be taken up again to-
day. Senator Allen caused the difficulty by
insisting that there should De some revision
of the existing laws so as to give the debt
ors more time and notice If sale under
foreclosed deeds of trust. He moved. first.
to amend by giving eight weeks notice, with
publication once during each week. This
was satisfactory to Mr.. Faulk Ter, in charge
Of the bill, and the amen 1ment was about
to go through and the bill 10 he passed
when Mr. Allen changed his mind and NOV
ed to recommit the bill with instructions 10
send it back to the Senate with provision
for equity proceedings in all such sales.
This motion, after considerable heavy legal
debate, was lost-16 to 3O-and then the war
was renewed. Mr.. Hoar said that In his
judgment the amendment had not been
agreed to, although Mr.. Harris and Mr..
Faulkner agreed that the anne llrncIt had
been accepted by the latter and that there
had been no objection to its incorporation
in the bill. Senator Sherman took hand
in the discussion, and said that IN his be-
lief the present law is good enough, and
that eight weeks is too much time. The
people of the District, he said, are apt to
regard real estate much as they 10 person
al property, and to deal in 1t in i:;uch tie
same fashion. The change would be, he
thought, a serious embarr assrent to the
property owners and borrowers OF Wash
ngton. After considerable ieba.e MIR. AL
len proposed an amendment provi1ing that
the grantor in the trust deed, his heirs or
assigns, may redeem the trust property so
sold at any time within one year after the
sale, by the payment of the principal and
interest of the debt and all legal costs Of
the sale.
Called 1t Cruel.
The discussion WIS Joined in by Senators
Davis, PETER, Gallinger, Dolph, Harris,
Faulkner, George, Hurton, Hoar. Gray,
Chandler and Cullom. Mr.. Cullom created
d bit of a scene by remarking of the bill:
1T is cruel and | am surprised that the
generous hearted Senator from West Nir-
ginia should bring a bill into the Senate
which provides for that sort of proceeding
in the District of Columbia which relates
to real estate"
Mr.. Faulkner instantly refuted the al
legation of cruelty, and asked Mr.. Cullom
why he did not address his remark to Mr..
Sherman when he, Mr.. Faulkner, had ac-
cepted the amendment of Mr.. Allen pro-
viding for further notice. Mr.. Cullom
thereupon expressed His surprise that he
should insist that ten days notice is suf
ficient.
"Sir, there are hundreds of people in the
District of Columbia today" he said
probably they are employees of the de-
partmCIIts-who have bought little homes
and paid out upon them $1,000 or 81 800.
more or less. and have nearly completed
their payments. BY scme misfortune or
accident they are unable to meet their de-
ferred payments promptly, and they are to