The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-27
SILVER WEEK.
Another Round Certain in the
Senate.
PROSPECTS OF THE CONCESSION.
The H"use Will Accept I. 1, It Passes the
Senate-Opposition Reasons Against
the Bankruptcy
Bill.

| WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-The silver
question will probably again this week
occupy the attention of the senate 70
the exclusion of every other subject.
unless it be some minor matter like the
confirmation of presidentials 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 Il 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 adj
| 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 compare lively brief. There is a
| possibility that the concession may
fail. though all the probabilities are in
| favor of its 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 a
state of affairs would be almost certain
to force the senate into Il fierce fight
| over the rules 1t is probable that SEN
atOr Voorhees, will make summing-ur
speech during the week if the conccs-
sion amendment is introduced.
There has been nothing in the way
of getting additional supporters to the
compromise, but il is the intention o.
the leaders of the movement TO push
the matter at once and secure sufficient
signers to secure favorable action. 1t
is their hope to obtain 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 NAV be had in the financial meas
ure. 1t is not expected. however, that
fINar
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 the rule to the coinage, weights
and measures committee. If there is a
disposition to hold it there, ii motion
will be made to concur in the senate
amendments when the bill is taken
from the speakers table The attitude
of the republicans toward the bill will
he governed by the course of the re-
publican senators. The silver demo-
Gratis, too, except perhaps 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. 1t 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 |
its present form has developed Messrs. |
Culbertson and Bailey. democrats. and |
William y. Stone. Il republican. of the !
committee which reported the bill. are !
among It's opponents. Mr.. 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 10y which a man may be |
put through the bankruptcy coart even |
when it is not to his advantage or a
mG jority of his creditors to take such
action.
MIR. Stone points oat M ny defects in
the bill, which, he says, to the casual
observer has not occurred He is on
posed to the bill on general principles
Three bankruptcy laws have been
passed and all have been repealed.
The longest Dainta ined on the statute
books was eleven years the others less
than two years Mr.. Stone says that
to pass q 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 in 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 involuntarilv
pushed into bankruptcy to a great
deal of Inconvenience, and at these
courts would be small number of at
torneys and they would have not ONLY
the business of the involur tary. but
the voluntary banllrupts. If the oppo-
rents 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 closure rule to put it through.
Minor matters will occupy the atten-
ton of the house during the morning
hour. The McGarrahan claim. which
will come mp again, will consume two
days, The passage of the printing bill,
in which the house divided when it adj
jOurned Saturday, will be delayed un-
til quorum is produced. as its oppo-
nents. who are too weak to defeat it.
say they will insist upon the presence
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