The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-10-26
SILVER WEEK.
Another Round Certain in the
 Senate.
PROSPECTS OF THE CONCESSION.
The House Will Accept It If It Passes the Senate-opposition Reasons Against the Bankruptcy
 Bill.

uueSllOu "lAi piSoiplN dSulu buLS WICK occupy the attention of the senate to the exclusion of every other subject, unless it be some minor matter like the confirmation of presidential appoint ments Even though the new bill be brought in to-day, there is little pros- pect of concluding the consideration of the question before the latter part of the week. Senator Jones, of Nevada, who has spoken already on three different days, announced that he would require parts of two or three days more for the conclusion of his remarks. Sena- tor Teller also has on hand a speech which he began two or three weeks since which he would like to have an opportunity to conclude. There are probably others of the silver advocates who are similarly situated. They will be given an opportunity to present the matter prepared and then the ad- justment of the question will be def initely settled.
 There will also, in all probability, be many speeches in explanation of votes upon the compromise, but these will be comparatively brief There is possibility that the concession may fail, though all the probabilities are in favor of it's success If it should fail the throttle will be thrown wide open again, and no one can foretell what the week might bring forth. Such state of affairs would be almost certain to force the senate into a fierce fight over the rules, 1t is probable that Sem ator Voorhees, will make sunming-up speech during the week if the conces- sion amendment is introduced.
 There has been nothing i'll the way of getting additional supporters to the compromise, but it is the intention of the leaders of the movement to push the matter at once and secure sufficien signers to secure favorable action. It is their hope to obtaln the consent by telegram to have the names of some of the absentees attached to the bill.
 The course of events in the house during the coming week will hinge upon the result of the effort to put through the substitute at the other end of the capitol. If the new bill should reach the house before the con- sideration of the bankruptcy bill, which is made continuing order, beginning to-day, is disposed of, that order will be vacated to the end that prompt ac- tion may be had in the financial meas ure. It is not expected, however, that the matter will reach the house under the most favorable circumstances until the latter end of the week.
 Unless it becomes apparent that there might be unreasonable delay in the committee, the bill will be referred un- 'der Atss rule to the coinage, weights and ifaSures committee. If there is a disposition to hold it there, motion will be made to concur ir. the senate amendments when the bill is taken from the speakers table. The attitude of the republicans toward the bill will be governed by the course of the re- publican senators. The silver demo- crats, too, except perhaps, a few eX- trelnists, will follow the lead of their political brethren of the senate. In fact, no sort of doubt seems to exist about the house. It will pass and pass with expedition any concession that goes through the senate.
 The bankruptcy bill, unless the financial measure dislodges it, will probably occupy the entire week. Much opposition to this measure in it's present form has developed. Messrs Culbertson and Bailey, democrats, and William A. Stone, republican, of the committee which reported the bill, are among it's opponents. Mir. Stone will open the fight against the bill to-mor- row. Mr. Culbertson says it must be amended in many particulars, while the others say it can never pass unless radical changes are made One of these changes is the involuntary clause by which a man may be put through the bankruptcy court even when it is not to his advantage or a majority of his creditors to take such action.
 Mir. Stone points out ma ny defects in the bill, which, he says, to the casual observer has not occurred. He is op- posed to the bill on general principles Three bankruptcy laws have been passed and all have been repealed The longest mainta ined on the statute books was eleven years, the others less than two years. Mir. Stone says that to pass a law now during the depres- sion would cause a great deal of hard ship, as it is time when there should be leniency instead of strictness in the collection of debt.
 Another serious obstacle which he finds in the bill is that it is so intricate that very few lawyers would be able to master it i1 all its details and that they would have monopoly of the business; also that all the trials of bankruptcy would be in the United States courts, and these courts are often remote from the people and would put people who are involuntarily pushed into bankruptcy to great deal of inconvenience, and at these courts would be a small number of at torneys and they would have not only the business of the involuntary, but the voluntary bankrupts If the oppo- nents of the bill are not able to amend the bill they will try and defeat it. They will at least make it necessary to bring in a closure rule to mt if thrOuph