Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-16
BANKRUPTCY BILL
One Providing for Both Voluntary and
Involuntary VIII sook5e ReportetIi I
NEW RULES FOR THE. HOUSE.
SPEAKER Reed Not Framing Rule "a, Cat
on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Commerce.
LeglsiAtIon--CO Dsuiar Repurts- -yy'
Census Legislation. '''@i

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RepOrts- VA"
Census Legislation. ~
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-A national
bankruptcy bill similar in its substap-
tial features to the Henderson Culberr
son bill, passed by the house last ses-
sion, will be reported to the house this
week by the Judiciary committee. The
bill provides for both voluntary bank
ruptcy and involuntary bankruptcy.
By its provisions any one may file a
petition aud go into voluntary bank
ruptcy, except q corporation. The
latter may he forced into it, but not
otherwise. Wage-earners, labOrers and
farmers cannot be forced into It. All
others are subject to Involuntary bank
ruptey for certain designated causes.
In general these involuntary causes
relate to fraudulent conduct on the
part of the bankrupt. The clause in
past measures providing that man
who permits his commercial paper 10
go unpaid for 80 days shall be an in
voluntary bankrupt is eliminated.
The general effect of the bill is to dis
charge the bankrupt of all debts after
the estate has been administered and it
has been found that there has been no
fraudulent conduct.
New Rules or the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. "A new code of
rules for the house of representatives
will be presented by Speaker Reed
and his associates on the committee on
rules after the holiday recess, At
present the house is proceeding under
the rules of two years ago, these hav-
ing been adopted pending the framing
of new rules. The present purpose is
to readopt the old rules without inn
pOrtant changes. In view of published
reports that Mr.. Reed was framing a
rule designed to cut off riders to APP
preparation bills originating in the
senate, it is stated by one familiar
with the speakers views that he has
not con templated any such action and
that the house could not do SO II it
would. When such amendments come
over from the senate the house is
obliged to act ON them by concurring
or non-concurring AMI it is said that
this action could not be changed as TO
abridge the rights of the senate.
Interstate Commerce LegI.laTiOn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The inter-
state commerce commission is now at
work upon a document, which will be
sent to congress in few days, con-
tanning the commissions recommends
tions as to the new Legislation necessary
to restore to the commission the pow
ers of which it was recently bereft by
decisions of the United States supreme
court Until the interstate and for
eign commerce committees of the two
houses have had an opportunity to con-
slider these recommendations there is
no likelihood of any advancement for
the railroad pooling bill. Senator
Cullom. chairman of the senate COM
mittee On Interstate and foreign COM
mercr, mas dc9lared that h. would not
favor pooling bill unless the powers
of the interstate commerce commits
sion were so enlarged that the com
mission would be able to stand between
the railroads and the peopt' ig the
event tlh.~urne railroads attempt any
IifTii1ue advantage from the authority
given them to pool.
Prompt Issue u Consular Reports.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-The state de-
partment has decided to inaugurate q
new policy relative to the printing of
consular reports. Beginning January
/ next the miscellaneous reports Of
consular and diplomatic officers upon
commerce and industries in foreign
countries will be printed immediately
after their receipt at the department
of state in the form of advance sheets,
heretofore issued at intervals as occa-
sion seemed to require. The change
To what will practically be the daily
pu OlicatiOn Of these reports has been
ordered by the secretary Of state, with
the view to the promptest and widest
possible distribution of the CONNER
cial information obtained by the de-
partment of state for the benefit Of
the me camille and manufacturing in
terests of the United States.
IuIsresr ln tansn. l.rgIaiaIl1R.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-tireat interest
is bring taken in the legislation pro-
viding for the taking Of he l2,h aud
subsequent censuses The census bill
has been reported to the senate by
Senator Carter. Of Montana. the chair
man of the committee on census. IL
provides for the establishment Of n
census Office in this city. Which iS 70
be permanent The only controversy
which may arise over the pendiRg CEN
sus bill viii be caused by the provision
to exclude the census olilce from the
Operatioo Of The civil service law.