The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-14
C01IS ISresS.

Washington, Dec 8.-The proceedings
of the senate were devoid Of the intense in
ttrest which characterized the discussion
yesterday On the Hawaiian question.
The importsnt occurrences was the an
nouncement Dy Mr.. Hill of New York
that on Monday next he would move to
take up the bill repea ling the federal
election laws. On motion of Mr.. MandplA
son (Rep. Neb.) the senate bill to reim-
burse the State of Nebraska for expenses
incurred in repelling a threatened in.
vasion and raid by the Sioux i'll 1890 and
1891 was taken up and passed. The fpi-
lowing bills were also passed: House
bill to amend the railroad land grant for
feiture acts: senate bill granting TO the
State of North Dakota the use of its
militia certain lanLs heretofore set apart
rs 4 wood reservation for Fort TotteD
military reservation.
The house resolved itself into committee
of the whole for the further considera.
lion of the bankruptcy bill.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The Torrey bank
rIptcy bill was straL gled unexpectedly
by the house just as the consideration Of
the bill under the fve-minute rule was
tbout to begin. Col. Oates, the champion
of the measure had declined to permit
the house to vote on his substitute pro-
viding simply for a voluntary system of
bankruptcy, whereupon Mr.. Bland of
Missouri precipitated the entire question
by moving to strike out the enacting
clause of the bill. Vainly the advocates
of the measure protested that it was un-
fair to reject the bill before the house
he'd had chance to perfect it by amend
Nt,Ns,. ~
The vote was decisive. 1t was carried
by majority of 142 to Ill. Judge
TCrrey of st. Louis, the author of the
measure, who has been here for ten
years promoting the interests of the bill,
sat disconsolately in the gallery. The
vote was not strict party one. An
analysis shows that 115 Democrats, 1S
Republicans and Populists voted to
strike out the enacting clause and 81
Republicans and Al Democrats voted
against it. The full strength of both
sides was polled on the vote, and the
defeat of the advocates of the bank
ruptcy bill was crushing.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE sudden col
ltpse of the bankruptcy bill In the house
has somewhat disorgenized the pro-
gramme in the house for this week which
it was supposed would he almost entirely
dey oted to that subject. AS it is the
house will begin the week to-day with no
definite work in view The tariff will
Lot come up for debate until next Mon
day at the earliest, although if the pres
ent intention cf the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee holds.
the bill, that is the custom features of
the bill, will be reported On Wednesday.
TIE majority report will be filed with the
till, but it will be some days later be-
fore the Republicans have their report
| prepared. The bill for the admission of
| Utah will again come up to-day. The Re
publicans will probably continue a fill
| lustering programme, and at the con-
| clESion Of the kour the privilege of the
| bill will end and it will return to it's
| place on the calender. Mr.. Kilgore of
| Texas. who IL N charge of tho measure
says that IN that event he will ASK the
| committee on rules for day for con-
| sideration, and he expects that before
/ next Saturday night the bill will have
| passed the house and have been sent 70
the senate. Mr.. Bailey's bill for the es.
tablishment of voluntary system OF
/ bankruptcy will come up this week, and
| although the house gave a crushing IRA.
| 1ority against the Torrey bill, which In
cluded both the involr nti ry features, the
| prevailing opinion is that an overwhelm-
ing sentiment In the house favors a single
voluntary bankruptcy law, and Mr.
Bailey thinks that it can and viii be
| passed without debate.
In the senate the contest over Senator
bills federal election repeal bill is ex'
! pected to furnish more genuine political