Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-28
WORKING ON THE
BANKRUPTCY LAW
Representative Cousins Of Iowa
Making Effort to Have il
Repealed.
THREE 0L0.TlMERS IN HOUSE.
Richardson Of Tennessee Il Missing
The Prefermcnt of Williams
And Bailey.
snecial Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Dec. "a. -Bsnkruptey
laws are periodical and sporadic. The
constitution gives the federal govern
nent i,ower over bankruptcy, but no
law has ever proved satisfactory The
present law has been in operation mote
Than six years. longer period than
has been the fate OF most laws that
have been enacted In the past but II
was not In effect more than a year OF
Two before efforts We're made to Sc
cure its repeal Now the pressure Is
even greater than before, and many
members Of Congress hope a repeal bill
win PASS during this session. Among
the most active advocates OF repeal Is
Representative Cousins Of Iowa. who
introduced bill the first day for that
purpose and who says he intends To
devote his time during the session to
getting IL through
OPPOSITION TO REPEAL.
Senator Nelson OF Minnesota, who
was the man who framed the present
law or the greater portion Of II, does
not think that there will be any repeal
bill passed. His information II TO the
effect that business men prefer to have
the law remain. AT present he said,
"al creditors II an insolvent are given
an equal share Of the assets when a
failure occurs. Without national law
business men who deal IN a number Of
states must be ever watchful and are
oftentlmes shut out OF any share OF
their claims because local creditors by
attachment have forestalled them. My
information is that iobbers and whole
sale men are satisfied with the nation
al law, The comple ints are from bank
crs and business men in small towns,
| who do not like TO take their claims
| into United state. courts" Without
| greater demand than at present II is
| doubtful IL the repeal movement will
| receive the necessary support to make
| II formidable.
RICHARDSON is MISSED.
James d. Richardson Of Tennessee is
| not member Of the house this term,
| having voluntarily retired to exclusive
ly attend 10 the Affairs OF Scottish Rite
| Masons. of whom he N the supreme
head for the southern jurisdiction. For
20 years h. was a member of the house
and for most Of that time one of tae
prominent members on the Democratic
! side. He was minority leader four
| years ago and would have been long
| before had 1t not been for the candi-
dacy OF Benton McMilin from the same
state. Tennessee could not have two
| candidates, and as McMilln was the
senior the delegation voted for him
But McMilin could not carry his party
outside Of his state and Bailey OF Tex
as one OF the very young men in tae
house, was selected Richardson is q
nrst class parliamentarian and twice
has presided over Democratic national
| conventions, His absence from the
| house Is marked because he had become
u well known figure.
THREE OLD TIMERS.
| Richardson at the time he retired was
the Oldest in point of service of any
| man OF his party. There are but few
long service men left on the Demo-
cratic side. Lester of Georgia. Bank
| head OF Alabama and Robertson o.
Louisiana are the only men who can bp
counted as long service men. Robert
| son and Bankhead have is years q
| their credit, and Lester 10 years. These
| men have not taken the active part in
| the affairs OF the house which has given
men the rank of leaders Younger I'm
service than any Of them, both Bailey
! and Williams have been made leaders
| The changes on the Democratic side
| have been rapid of late years. and those
| whose names were familiar in the days
| Of Democratic ascendency have disap-
| peared None of the men who fought
! Reed and his followers so vigorously in
| the Fifty first Congress Is now In the
| house. These included Mills Carlisle,
\ the two Breckinridges, McMillin. Rich
| ardson, Crisp, O'Ferrel. Turner. VIII
| son, Holman. Springer. Bland Bynuru.
Dockery, Stone, Sayers. Culberson,
| Wheeler, and q feN others These men
| were from both south and north and
along the border They We're among
| the men who helped to make the Fifty
first Congress famous.
PURE FOOD ON DECK.
Senator Hepburn OF Idaho was cary
on the ground, and that meant another
pure food bill light This measure al
WAYS passes the house and has ma
jority behind It IN the senate II vote
should be reached But such vote is
neVer taken. The senatorial SWITCH
men who side track the pure food bill
are ION to their jobs" beyond doubt.
TO PROTECT PICTURES.
Representative Fitzgerald OF New
York has q proposition before Congress
10 prevent the use of pictures Of per-
sons IN advertisements unless such pic
lures are authorized. 1t Is not very
often that pictures are used In this
manner, but occasionally some very
prominent persons have their pictures
used for the purpose OF booming brands
Of cigars. Whistles. foods, etc. Mi
Fitzgerald would prevent the use OF
these pictures when the advertised ar
tlcles are part OF the interstate COM
merce Of the country. 1t has become
possible 10 reach many things under
the interstate commerce clause of the
Constitution, but propositions for leg