St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-17
WILL PROBABLY DISAGREE.
THRIFT coTFEREES A3s VERY
HERY FAR APARL.
NOTHING is ACCOMPLISHMENT
BY the Democratic Members Of
the Committee-Repo su-
gar agreement a Canard-No
Arrangement OF Differences in
sight-Tbe Senate Giving Ap-
preparation Bills Attention.

efght-Tbe Senate Giving Ap-
preparation Bills Attention.
WASHINGTON. July l6.-The Demo-
cratic members of the tariff conference
committee adjourned earlier than usual
today, and the situation at the time of
adjournment, from the best information
obtainable, was that the conferees were
far from an agreement. and that within
short time disagreement would be
reported 10 the senate and house. The
question which has been agitating the
members seems TO be just what kind of
report to make, but the impression
seemed to be that il would be OF gen.
eral disagreement, with perhaps some
OF the main points specified. IL had not
been decided TO call in the Republican
members Of the conference when ad-
Journment was taken, but it is possible
that the full conference may meet to-
morrow or next day. 1t was evident from
what could be learned that the meeting
showed a tendency to get farther apart
than before, and the discussion of the
main questions showed that there would
have to be instructions from the respec-
tive houses before the conferees would
feel warranted in yielding from the DO.
sitions they have taken from the first.
When the conference adjourned one of
the confereeS Summed up the situation
as follows:
1--WE have accomplished absolutely
Hething today. We have not advanced
nd of oil
day we are exactly where we were last
Saturday night. There is no truth
whatever in the report that we have
reached an agreement on sugar. On
the contrary. no arrangement is even in
sight. While there has been talk of
calling in the Republican members on
some questions, yet it had not come to
an agreement up to the time of adjourn
ment. In fact, it seems impossible to
reach agreements on ANYTHING of impor-
tance. Neither is there any present
prospect that we Will be nearer to an
agreement at the end of the week than
we are at the beginning"
In such a case there will be nothing
left but to report disagreement ana il
each house insists upon its bill. then a
further conference will be ordered.
1t is stated that the Democratic mem
5ers of the conference committee do not
care to make report until the return
of Speaker Crisp.
The Texas and Louisiana members of
the house who intended to meet and
take action against the continuation of
the Hawaiian treaty postponed the
meeting until Tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
Two more appropriation bilIs-the
legislative, executive and the judicial
and the District of Columbia-were dis
posed of by the senate today. The
agricultural appropriation was also con-
sidered, and was on the point Of being
passed, but there were several individ-
ual amendments left to be considered
tomorrow. This leaves but three more
appropriation bills to be considered:
The Indian. sundry civil and defic-
iency, and Of these only the first has
come from the committee.
The anti-option bill, which has been
on the vice presidents table since it
came from the house several weeks
ago, was today referred to the commit
tee on agriculture and forestry. The
conference report on tine military acad-
envy appropriation bill was agreed to.
THE HOUSE TODAY,
by vote of 125 to %, adopted resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. McCreary, of Ken
lucky, indorsing tue action of the presi-
dent and the administration in sup
pressing lawlessness in connection with
the strike. 1t was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules, only thirty-eight
minutes being allowed for 1t. Mr.. Nc
Creary and MIR. .Catchings made speeches
Ill support of the resolution. and Mr..
Pence and MIR. Bland INDUCED in some
criticisms OF the action of the adminis-
tration, but neither were unduly Sc
we're. The remainder of the day was
spent in an effort to press the Bailey
bankruptcy bill, but although it was
engrossed and read third time, the
quorum failed on the final vote, and the
vote on the final passage will be taken
the first thing tomorrow. At $50 p. In.
the house adjourned.
The Bailey bin is purely a voluntary
bankruptcy measure. 1t is limited in
its operation to TWO years. Under it
property is administered according to
state laws. thus creating no officers or
new machinery for its execution.
The bill provides that if any debtor
owing $500 or more shall execute an
assignment valid according to the laws
of the state in which he resides, and as
to his property situated elsewhere, valid
according to the law of the place where
it is located, and also in accordance
with its own requirements, he shall be
discharged from his debts. The only
requirements which the bill itself ex-
acts are that the assignment shall in
clude all of the debtors property not
exempt. and shall be for the equal
benefit of all his creditors without pref
erence except for debts due for labor
and to the state and general govern
ment. 1t exempts such property as may
be exempt from forced sales under the
law of the debtors domicile. 1t further
provides that four months after the
debtor has executed his assignment
he may file his petition in the federal
CouIts diCSllS uuucI Odtu d lutl COM
pllance with the law. and praying
to be discharged from further liability
of his debts. His creditors are cited to
appear and they have a reasonable time
in which to file their answer and to con-
test the debtors right to a Judgment.
If upon the trial it should be shown that
the debtor has given any preference By
assignment or otherwise, or that he has
done anything to prevent fair and
equal division Of his property pro rata
among his creditors, or that he has at
tempted to defraud his creditors, then
the court must refuse to discharge him,
The bill further provides that if an at
tachment has been levied the debtor
can still execute an assignment, which
shall vacate the attachment. and he will
be entitled to the benefit of the law. If
the attachment is collusive and the