The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
BANKRUPTCY BILL Debate
Consumes Almost the Entire Session
Of the House.
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
In Course Of Debate Ex.Presidsnt Har-
rison IL Qnoted by Mr.. Henderson.
Bill to Give Alaska Dsisgas
tiOn 10 Defeated.


sion of the house was occupied today In
discussing under the five-minute rule.
and in committee Of the whole, the Sec
tion In the bankruptcy bill reciting the
causes for which proceedings may be
begun against q debtor. Two amend
ments were proposed, one by w. A.
Stone (Rep.. Pa.) abolishing altogether
the involuntary feature: and one by
Mr.. Broderick (Pop., Kas.) limiting to
three causes all criminal or fraudulent
In their nature. for proceeding against
debtor. In the course of the debate
Mr.. Henderson (Rep.. Ia.) quoted ex-
President Harrison In favor of the bill,
reading from a letter received today:
II think the impression that some of
our western boards Of trade had upon
the bankruptcy question was that by
reason Of the nearness of our mer-
chants to their customers, they had an
advantage with the failing debtor over
the distant credit, and that this would
be surrendered under bankruptcy bill,
1t seems to me to be q short-sighted
view OF the question"
The propositions were pending when
the house, at 5 o'clock, under the rules,
took a recess until s o'clock. the even-
ing session to he for the consideration
Of private pension bills.
BY q vote Of 80 to 80 the committee
refused to take corporations out Of the
operation Of the bill.
The bill to give Alaska q delegation in
congress was discussed briefly, and by
q vote Of 80 to ~ the house voted
against the engrossment Of the meas
urea practical defeat.
A bill was pass 4 to admit free Of
duty articles Of foreign manufacture
intended for exhibition at the Nashville
exposition In 1887. and to admit persons
engaged to care for the exhibits.
Mr.. TILLMAN SPEAKS.
The session Of the senate today was
speeches-a fiery and impetuous one
from Mr.. Tfllman (Dem., s. c. and q
temperate and suggestive one from Mr..
Hill Dem., N. " Mr.. Tillman-wear-
ing In his necktie an emblem Of his
last speech in the senate a miniature
gold pitchfork-strode up and down In
the rear of the back seats on the
Democratic side Of the chamber gesti-
culattng forcibly and inveighing
against the president: the secretary Of
the treasury and the bankers and
threatening the withdrawal Of his state
from the Democratic column IL the Chi
cago convention should not declare In
favor Of free silver at 16 to /.
Mr.. Hills reply to him was digni.
fled, but sarcastic. He, too spoke Of
the Chicago convention: declared that
he did not believe that Mr. Cleve-
land waa q candidate for the nomina-
tion: aaid that he was not pledged to
him or to any member Of his cabinet:
eulogized Mr.. Carlisle for his public SER
vices. while criticislng him for his in
terference against the reelection Of
Senator Blackburn, and closed q long
speech with declaring that the policy
Of the Democratic party should be lin
essentials, unity; in non-essentials, lib
erty; in all things. charity"
Before the speech-making began q
| vote was taken on Mr.. Germans mo-
ton to reduce the number Of battle
ships provided for in the bill from four
to two "a reduction Of $7,5000O0 In cx-
penditure) and 1t was agreed to, yeas.
81; nays. q. Another vote was taken
on a motion by Mr.. Allen (Pop., Neb.)
to strike out the appropriation for these
two battleships. but there were only
thirteen senators in favor Of that prop
osition. .tf
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Chandler (Rep, N. H. apprOpriating
$4,000. 900 for twenty torpedo boats. and
for torpedo boat destroyers; but vote
was not reached upon 1t. 1t was agreed.
however that the final vote on the
naval appropriation bill shall be taken
before adjournment tomorrow, and the
senate at 5.4s adjourned till tomorrow.
IMMIGRATION BILLS.
The house immigration committee
will favorably report bills by Mr.. Cor
liss. Of Michigan, and Mr. Mahany, Of
New York, further amending the i'm
migration laws.
The Corliss bill excludes blind people
and cripples; all persons over Is years
Of age, who cannot read their own or
the English language. Canadians and
Mexicans coming to the United States
temporarily for the purpose of engag-
ing in any mechanical trade or manual
labor with no intention Of becoming
permanent citizens.
The bill of Mr.. Mahany Is also mainly
directed against the influx of Canadian
and Mexican aliens and provides crim-
inal penalties for violation of the law,
1t further provides punishment foI
those who have taken out naturaliza-
ton papers in the United States for the
purpose Of avoiding the immigration re-
strictions now in force ana provides
that any such citizens retaining q dom.
icile in q foreign country thirty days
after the passage Of this act shall be
amenable to its provisions The bill
further protects the interests of Amer.
lean sailors on the great lakes It was
passed after spirited debate in the com.
mittee by vote of to 4, the yeas be.
ing Messrs. Tracewell. Of Indiana
Howell, Of New Jersey; Mahany, oi
New York: Wilson. Of South Carolina
and Atcheson. Of Pennsylvania. The
nays were Messrs. Bartholdt Of Mis-.
sissippi; Barney. Of Wisconsin; Buck, o,
Louisiana and Hendricks, Of Kentucky