Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
BANKRUPTCY BILL.
II Is Brought Up and Read at
Length in the Senate.
ARBITRATION TREATY CONSIDERED.
The senate Holds nm Executive Session for
Two Hours on the Measure--The
House Debates the
Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The senate
had Il half hour open session early yes
terday and then, after two hours in
executive session on the arbitration
treaty, resumed the open session in or
der to 90 on with the bankruptcy bill
The latter measure, generally known
as the Torrey bankruptcy bill, was
read at length, and Mr. Nelson, OF Min
nesota, offered a substitute, differing
In "a number Of particulars from the
committee bill. The debate has not
yet opened.
Amended credentials were presented
In behalf Of John w. Henderson, ap-
pointed by the governor OF Florida to
the seat vacated by Mr. Call. 1t
brought out statement from Mr.
Hoar, acting chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections, that ac'
ton on the pending election cases was
delayed by the uncertainty us to com
mittee organization in the senate. The
revised credentials were referred to the
elections committee.
TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 2o.-The four
days general debate in the house on
the Dingley tariff bill closed last night
To-day the bill will be open for amend
ment under the fve-minute rule until
next Wednesday, when the vote will
be taken. Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, the
opposition leader, who was to close the
general debate for his side, was unable
to make his speech owing to severe
sore throat, and mutual arrangement
was made for an hours debate on side
Just before the final vote is taken.
Mr. Talbert, Of South Carolina,
opened the debate. Champ Clark, OF
Missouri, who followed, said as u dem
ocratic politician he rejoiced in the
passage of the pending bill, because
after 1t had become law every store
keeper would be obliged to make u
democratic speech every time he made
a sale. The passage Of this bill, he
said, would give the democrats 100 ma
jority in the next congress.
Mr., Simpson, of Kansas, entertained
the house for FIVE minutes, He read
from Mr., Mckinley's speech at the Min
neapolis convention that the foreigner
paid the tax. This statement, he said,
was ridiculous. The last congress, he
proceeded to say, had increased appro-
priations 10000, 900, and now, accord
ing to Mr.. McKinley's theory, the
taxes on the foreigners were to be in
creased to pay for the extravaganza.
The foreigners should be glad, he said,
that the last congress had not been a
$4,000, 900, 600 congress. If the taxes on
the foreigner could be sufficiently in
creased, he observed, sarcastically, the
surplus could be distributed among
our people, and every day would be
Sunday over here, lie said he was
himself farmer who farmed the farm
not the farmers. II the republican,
had desired to do something practiea
for the farmers, why, he asked, hat
they left hides on the free list. Mr.
Simpson announced himself as FIRE,
trader.
Mr.. Curtis, OF Kansas, defended The
agricultural schedule of the bill, II,
deprecated attacks by the west upor
the east.
Mr., De Almond, of Missouri charged
that the real purpose of the republic
ans was to pile up surplus in thu
treasury which could be used to loci
up the greenbacks and treasury note
and thus so contract the currency tina
the people in their desperation woult
eventually be forced to accept on
of their schemes for the aggrandize
ment of the national banks
Many other members also spoke 70
and against the bill
Mr.. Callahan, Of Oklahoma, intro
duced two bills. One is to authoriz,
persons who have made homestead EN-
tries In Oklahoma to complete their en-
tries Of 100 acres, where they were un
able to do SO BY reason Of the fact tina