Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-11
new BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Mr.. Bailey to Report a Substi-
tute For the One Defeated.
GUARDING SENATORS FROM BOMBS.
No Crank. with Bundles VIII BE Allowed
In the GaIIerIes-The Elections Law Re
peal Bill Called Up by Senator HnI-A
Lively Partisan Fight Ahead.

NO Crankn win Bundles VIII ne allowed
In the GaIIerIes-The Elections Law Re
peal BnI Called Up by Senator HnI-A
Lively Partisan Fight Ahead.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE sudden col
lapse of the bankruptcy bill has somewhat
disorganized the programme in the house
for this week, which, il was supposed,
would be almost entirely devoted to that
subject. As it is, the house will begin the
week today with no definite work in view.
The tariff will not come up for debate I'M
til week from today, the 18th, at the ear
liest, although if the present intention of
the Democratic members of the ways and
means committee holds, the bill-that is,
the customs features of the bill-will be re-
ported on Wednesday. The majority re
port will be filed with the bill, hut 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 today. The Republic
ans will probably continue their tilibuster-
ing programme, and at the conclusion of
the hour the privilege of the bill will end,
and it will return to its place on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Kilgore of Texas, who is in charge
of the measure, says that in that event he
will ask the committee on rules for n day
for consideration, and he expects that be-
fore next Saturday night the bill will have
passed the house and have been sent to the
senate.
MIR. BaIIey's Substitute Bill.
On Tuesday the committee on judiciary
meets, and it is expected that it will imme-
diately report with n favorable recommen-
dation Mr. Bailey's LIN for the establish
ment of "A voluntary system of bankruptcy.
Although the house gave crushing ma
jority against the Torrey bill, which in
cluded both the involuntary and voluntary
features, the prevailing opinion is that an
overwhelming sentiment in the house IA
vors single voluntary bankruptcy law,
and Mr.. Bailey thinks that it can and will
be passed without debate.
The Bailey bill differs radically from the
Torrey bill. 1t creates no new officials eX-
ccpt trustees, is limited in its application
to those who desire to take advantage of
its provisions and is distinctively tempo
rary in its character. 1t is framed as Mr.
Bailey says, to cut two holes-one to let
the honest debtor out aud begin business
life anew; the other to catch and hold the
dishonest debtor.
There are no bills of national Importance
on the calendar. The most important per-
haps is the one to protect forest reserva-
tions which has already had some consid-
Grafton and which will probably be dispoS-
ed of this week.
1t is not improbable also that the Ha-
waiian affair may reach the arena of debate
in the house in some form before the week
closes. The Hit resolutions, calling for
the papers in the case ana declaring that
the intention of the administration to re-
store the queen is repugnant to the spirit
of the constitution, Were postponed uutil
Tuesday by the committee, but it is not
thought that the Democrats will make fur
ther resistance to the first resolution at
least. Some very interesting preliminary
diminishing is likely to occur when the
resolution gets into the house
The senate in all probability will plunge
Into political discussion with the begin
ming of the week upon the motion which
Senator Hill has given notice he will make
today to have the senate take up his bill for
the repeal of the federal elections law.
Lively Outlook In the Senate.
The contest over this bill has from the
beginning of this congress been expected
to furnish more genuine political talk than
any other likely to be under discussion
during the present congress. Having sue
ceeded during the fifty-tirst congress in
preventing the enactment of the force
bill, the Democrats, now that they are in
full control of all branches of the govern
ment, seek to follow up this triumph by
wiping from the statute books virtually
all the laws permitting federal interference
at general elections, and us the party north
and south is united upon this policy, and
as the bill has already passed the house of
representatives, it would seem that there
is every prospect of success.
There is likely to be considerable debate
of partisan character before the result can
be determined. The programme for the
week also promises n speech by Senator
Morrill, of Vermont on the financial fca-
lures of the presidents message
The chances are that the Hawaiian ques-
ton will again during the week receive the
attention of the senate. Ii is even possible
that it may be taken up to the displacc-
ment of other orders mentioned. 1t is eN-
pected on all hands that the president will
send in his reply to the senate resolution of
inquiry early in the week, giving in detail
his instructions to Minister Willis and all
other information in his possession.
The past week has developed the fact
that a large number of the Democratic sem
ators stand ready to defend Mr. Cleveland's
policy. Consequently the discussion of this
topic will not be one sided when it shall
occur.
The senate calendar, while not very long,
contains n sufficient number of bills and
resolutions to keep that body entirely en-
ployed. There will be more or less execu-
tive business In all probability an ad-
journment will be taken again on Thurs
lay until the following Monday.
Senate Officials Fear Bombs.
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