New-York tribune., 1896-04-27

hire at a rate OF compensation not exceeding w.
year. The report says:
The foregoing constitute all the grounds for u.
voluntary proceedings No bankrupt law or esn7 AZ
was ever. so mildly drawn and so carefully guaroe9
to perfectly preserve al the rights 81 creditors sns
harsh treatment Of debtors When an honeg
debtor reaches the condition described IN sitser
these grounds for proceedings 1t Is believed ns!
not only the interests of creditors Will Be proho!M
by involuntary proceedings agahs. ah ~ hsv,ns ne
own best interests will be ausmented M hsSkutey Dy
and securing release from his debts and given .
new lease Of financial life.
IN regard to the provisions In the bill reatns -
voluntary proceedings the committee says ...as
II is provided that any person whe axss deStt
except corporation shall be entitled 70 We s r III
fts OF this voluntary .aess, nr,s - n
removed So guarded is the bill that II proymeo
sectsn " that Solunssry nd CANNOT mott obtain
the money with which to pay such fee may sons ~; ~
petition and secure the bensft o. tne ac Jay -
oured OF voluntary bankrupts or the estate Y y. -
voluntary cases. This provision Is IN me VIVA ~ W
most , 81 the siSes sSies sscSrp pe for costs
The discharge OF honest insoVent ueptors - - s,v ,s
fled as wise public policy. Exemption laws are ss uss
abolished for the most in civilized countries ~
discharge Is simply an exemption from s ueyss ~ =,
Cured prior to the date of ilng of the petitiGn
is making complete the freedom OF being relesse
from Imprisonment for debt 80
H..
ALTHOUGH A STATESMAN HIMSELF he Mlsroos
SENATOR CULIOM FOR SENATOR TELLER
Washington. April 26 (SpecaD.-An amusing stoy
IS going the rounds In Washington at the expenS
OF Representative Dinsmore OF Arkansas ne
member OF the Committee on Foreign Ahairs oi v.
House OF Representatives. and withal an ardent ="
vocate of the free and unlimited coinage OF si"s''
ardent indeed that he is said 10 favor the nomna~
ton Of a Presidential ticket with free-slvef ~
publican like Senator Teller. at the head' anq
free-silver Democrat at the tail
IL appears that Dinsmore was among the sues
at a dinner party night last week "ne'e se,e-
other members of the Committee on foTe's" N"e"
and also several members OF the Seha'e ~o'"".'~
OH Foreign Relations were present. among Va. ~..s
being Senator Cullom who is as stanch an adVves's
-, .o,rd ,onsv a. senator Teller is OF free ana un'
limited silver coinage In the course Oh '"e e. .s.
Mr. Dlnsmore whose acquaintance among w.
Northern Republican Statesmen Is neither 'es' Wv.
nor familiar. fell into conversation WIN se- s
Cullom. whom he mistook for senator i'"' ,,r.,
was not presenD. although the TWO se"a'o' ..,
as widely in their personal appearance as :"
ideas the silver question. Tne you"e on"
thusiastic Arkansas Congressman was ha'".s
overjoyed to find himself in such congeniai comp.a.
face To face and in familiar converse with tns
ablest of the Republican free-silver men-ano ~
not take him long turn the conversauo" ~.
subject nearest and dearest to his heart. ~ ~
story runs he grew extremely confidential any
fairly bubbled over with enthusiasm when )"
pledged the electoral vote OF Arkansas TO tne ~
posed Senator from Colorado on straigntout nv
silver platform. l.. .s,,h
why Senator" he is reported to have said .vnss
your name at the head of the ticket we can swsx
Arkansas and every other Southern and SouthvI1wS ~
ern State, rs well Missouri. Illinois. kansssl -
diana and several other Western States. and AZ ~ "a
Mountain and Pacific States. and win grahu =
glorious National victory" . IA
nd astu
tican, and he listened with benevolent attenuor,
the earnest and enthusiastic Arkansan. whose T ~
have thought that 1t would be cruel TO undecSS~
the latter and rudely check the flow OF his pes,S
and persuasive eloquence-and Senator Cuiiom ~
he did not then ano there inform his Arkansa:Ss
mirer that he had come to the wrong snopj -
other guests were willing to do so at that time
truth. the only safe way out seemed to be tns ~
paratively easy one of keeping straight race -,
saving nothing. y.