The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
Turbulent Debate Over the DiSorsanized
State Of the Upper House,
Morgan Of Alabama Making Speech
Of Unusual Severity.
Allen of Nebraska Introduces a Reso-
luton for Official Expression of
Sympathy to the Greeks i'm Their
Struggle With Turkey-The Bank
ruptCy Bill Passed and the Free
Homestead Bill Taken Up.


WASHINGTON, April 22.-The SEES
sion of the Senate to-day was one of
the most eventful since Congress as
sembled. 1t opened with a proposition
for an official expression of sympa-
thy to the Greeks in their struggle
with Turkey. This was soon merged
into turbulent debate over the disor-
ganized state of the Senate, during
which Morgan characterized Speaker
Reed as the great white filibuster."
| During the day the Nelson bankrupt
cy bill was passed by the decisive vote
of 40 to g.
| Allen of Nebraska offered a resolu-
ton providing that the Chief Executive
express the sympathy of the Ameri-
can people to the Government of
| Greece. The Senator declared that the
present contest was one between Chris
tianity and paganism. During the
| debate Davis, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, to which
| the resolution was referred, promised
| speedy action.
The debate on the Senate committees
aroused Morgan to a speech of unusual
| severity. He spoke of relationships, -
of the subordinatiOn of public business
| TO politics. He characterized the con-
| d1tlon Of inaction in the House of Rep
! reSentatiVeS as the most gigantic and
unheard- of filibustering ever attempt
ed. In conclusion, Morgan said the
| Speaker of the House, who had been
known as the great white Car" would
be hereafter be known as the great
white filibuster."
Another stirring chapter to the same
subject was added by Allen, who pro-
posed a complete cessation of Senate
| business, except to consider appropria-
ton bills until committees were filled
The resolution led to another heated
debate, in which Messrs. Chandler and
Allen participated The resolution fl
nally Vert over.
The barb fuptcy bill, as passed, is the
substea-t< ffs1cred by Nelson of Mime
sofa. The success of this substitute
in placing the committee bill was a
great surprise and disappointment to
| the judiciary Committee, which had
reported a comprehensive bill known as
the Torrey bill 1t was regarded as a
personal triumph of Nelson
A committee of fifteen Senators was
named to participate in the Grant GER
emonies.,
The announcement Of the death OF
Representative Holman was made and
| the Senate adjourned as a mark Of re-
spect.
The first reference in Congress ia
the Turko- Grecian war came soon after
the Senate opened, when Allen of Ne
braska intI oduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved That the established policy
of the United States of avoiding en-
tanglins alliances with European Pow
ers is in no respect violated by our SYM.
pathizing with the Christian people oil
Greece in their present heroic struggle
against the advance of the Ottoman
empire; ard that. in the judgment OF
| the Senate, it would be a recognition OF
the wishes of all for the Executive to
express to the Government of Greece
the sympathy of the American people.
| Allen supported the resolution by cit
ing precedent in which the United
States had expressed sympathy for
those struggling against oppression. He
also read from manuscript a detailed
statement of the affairs of Crete from
early times.
After Aliens motion had been re-
ferred, Morgan severely criticised the
disorganized state of the Senate com
mittees, and incidentally scored Speak
er Reed of the House as an obstrl1c-
ton to national legislation.
Allen then returned to the charge
with a resolution providing that nc
| h1fc icIa
should be considered, with the excep-
ton of appropriation bills, till the
committee vacancies had been filled.
This created considerable stir on both
sides, and there was an immediate flood
of small bills presented on the chance
that they might otherwise be barred
cut
Chandler objected to the considera-
ton of the resolution, and after hot
colloquy it went over
AT 3 o'clock the Senate voted on the
| Nelson substitute for the bankruptcy
bill and the substitute was carried
"a to %
The Senate then passed the bank
ruptcy bill as amended-49 to s.
The final form as passed is the Nelson
substitute.
The bill provides that any debtors
other than corporation, owing 5000 O,
more, who is unable to pay his debts
may file his petition in the District
Court of the United States, Offering Il
surrender all of his property for the
payment of his debts, except such as il
exempt by the law, of his domicile. The
petitioner shall give a schedule of al
property exempt, and unexempt and a
all creditors, and the amount and nat,1r,
of the debts, and the petitioner shall of.
fer to surrender all his unexempt prop.
erty for a full discharge from his debt.
and liabilities. The petition shall b,
heard by the court in not less thar
thirty nor more than ninety DAYS. 1
the court upholds the petition the estat.
is transferred to an assignee" for set
tlement. Creditors can resist the pro
| ceedings before the court on certain
enumerated grounds of fraud, preference,
to creditors. etc. Preferences fou
months prior to fling bankruptcy bond.
are void, and transfers of property
within six months are void Provision
is made for distributing the estat,
iamong creditors. After the settlement
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