Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-11
IN CONGRESS-
Somewhat Disarranged by the Failure
of the Bankruptcy Bill.
THE TARIFF WILL NOT COME UP
For Debate Until a Week From
To-Day-The Custom Features
Will be Reported Wednesday,
Prospects for the Utah Bill-No
Measures Of National Import
ance on the Calendar.


The sudden collapse of the bankruptcy
bill in the House last Friday has some-
what disorganized the programme in
the House for the coming week, which
it was supposed would be almost en-
tlrsly devoted to that subject. As it is
the House will begin the week to-mor-
row with no definite work in view.
The tariff bill will not come up for
debate until q week from tomorrow, the
10th, the earliest, although II the pres
ent intention of the Democratic mem
bers Of the Ways and Means Committee
holds, the bill, that is the custom feat
ures Of the bill, will be reported on
Wednesday. The. majority report will
be filed with the bill, but it will be some
days later before the Republicans will
have their report prepared.
The bill for the admission OF Utah,
which consumed the morning hour on
Friday, will again come up during the
morning. The Republicans will proba-
bly, continue the
FILIBUsTERTNG PROGRAMME,
and at the conclusion of the hour to-
morrow the privilege bill will end, and
il will return to its place on the calen-
dar. Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, who has
charge of the measure, says that in
that event be will ask the Committee
on Rules for a day for consideration,
and he expects that before next Satur-
day night the bill will have passed the
II > ka
Senate. On Tuesday the Committee on
Judiciary meets and it is expected it
will Immediately report favorable rec
ommeudatiOn.
Mr.. Bailey's bill for the establish
ment of q voluntary system of bank
ruptcy, although the House gave
crushing majority against the Torrey
bill, which included both the voluntary
and involuntary features, the prevail
ing opinion is that an overwhelming
sentiment In the House favoTs single
voluntary bankruptcy law, and Mr..
Bailey thinks that 1t can and
will be passed without debate. The
Bailey bill differs radically from the
Torrey bill. 1t creates no new officials
except trustees, is limited ia its appli-
cation to those who desire to take ad
vantage of its provisions and is distinct
lively temporary in its character. 1t is
framed, as Mr.. Bailey says, to cut two
holes, one to let the honest debtor out
and begin business life anew; the other
to catch and hold the dishonest debtor.
There are no bills of national i'm
portance on the calendar,
THE MOST IMPORTANT,
perhaps, is the one to protect forest
reservations, which has already had
some consideration and which will
probably be disposed of this week. 1t
involves a large amount of western
land, and is being bitterly opposed by
the far western members.
A favorable report on the bill to re-
fund the cotton tax collected during
the period between 1863 and 1868,
amounting to SOS, ,O79, 3ss, has been or
dered by the Judiciary Committee, and
1t is the ardent desire of the Southern
members that it receive consideration
this week. Upon the present calendar
the most important bill is the famous
Billy McGarrahan claim to the Rancho
Panoche Grande. 1t is thought that il
will also figure in the House proceed
ings this week.
1t is not improbable also that the
Hawaii affair may reach the arena OF
debate in the House in some form be-
fore the week closes. The Hitt,resolu-
tions calling for the papers in the case
declaring that the intention OF the ad-
ministratiOn to restore the Queen is
repugnant to the spirit of the constitu-
tion were postponed until Tuesday by
the committee, but it is not thought
that the Democrats will make further
resistance to the first resolution at
least. Some very interesting preimi-
nary skirmishing is likely to occur
when the resolution gets into the
House.
The contest over Senator Hill's
FEDERAL ELECTION REPEAL
bill has from the beginning of this Con-
gress been expected to furnish more
genuine political talk than any other
likely to be under discussion during the
present Congress. Having succeeded
during the FftY-6rst Congress in pre-
venting the enactment OF the Force
bill. the Democrats, now that they are
in full control Of all the branches of the
government, seek to follow with this
triumph by striking from the statute
books virtually all the laws permit
ting federal interference at general
elections, and as the party North
and South is united upon this policy
81 a1r 1ry ha
House Of Representatives, it would
seem that there is every prospect of
success. Naturally the Republicans, as
a party. will antagoHize the bill. Some
Republican Senators are strongly Op-
posed to the proposed legislation and
will exert every legitimate effort to
prevent favorable action. While they
recognize the futility OF their Opposi-
tion in preventing the ultimate passage
of the bill, they hope in the end to gain
party advantage by putting their
views on record.
Senator Hills motion will be sntago-
nized by q eounter-motion from Senator
Roar to refer the bill to the Committee
on Privileges aRd Elections, which will
be offered as a substitute. There is a
possibility that Senator Hoar's motion
may carry. II it should, the further
consideration of the bill would be
poisoned until the committee could
pass upon the merits Of
the bill, but the Republicans
triumph would only be temporary.
The Hill bill is now before the Senate
upon report from the committee on
judiciary, but many Of the Senators, in
cluding some Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans, are OF the opinion that the
bill should properly have gone TO the
committee on privileges and elections in