| Show CUll CY LEGSLATIN Icndcrson of Iowa Proposes t I I Ihe Bankruptcy Bill it f i Canno 01 Ihl rA7 rinba Still by tie Bn Woold be Alot 17 a beat be-at ro C1CoMe uoe New York Dec 4Whnt In jour opinion is I the prospect of bankruptcy legislation at the coining session of Congress asked a oorropondnl of ho Tribune In Washington last night of Gn Hendmon of Iowa who 1 chairman tit the house comm I ties on judiciary On Monday I propose to Introduce 1 bankruptcy bill which will be sub tantlally identical with the one Pressed by the House fet nprcs nta lives In the last Congress There has also been referred to this committee the bill passed by the Senate at tile repecial session There will be I a molIna mol-Ina d the committee ally In tile week and we ivlll xehang views 1 on the subject sub-Ject and i e what proppect them Is I of favorable committee action Then I subcommIttee will take the matter up and frame a enclosure ell her a substitute substi-tute for the Senate bill or taking thai as a basis and propose amendments 10 II Do You think there Is I n strong pub lc demand for such legislation asked the correspondent Yes I do and I believe then will be a strong pressure brought to bear In favor of It I Such legislation properly framed anti guarded Is I required In the opinion nf a great ninny people besides myself and all for the same reason During the hard times of the las administration thousand nf mn went to the wall and their energies were bottled up who If they could find legal rlcase from the chains which now bind them would ngaln and Immediately Immediate-ly resume the activities of a business I I Ira and add Immensely to the leverage 1 In favor of general JIM I Iness Prosperity Thy would be all to share In the benefits of the tariff I Icglslatl of last summer and the country would bo al the better for I And yet continued Gn Bender on strong resistance will undoubtedly undoubted-ly be offered to the enactment of such legislation nnd n man ought now to attempt t predict what the outcom may be so far n the coming session Is I concerned The mot I dare ay Is I that lY hop I strong t Representative Mercer of Nebroka who In I chairman of the 10u committee com-mittee on public buildings and grounds agrees lh n ell Ilciolerson an 10 the desirability of bankruptcy legislation In conversation with I Tribune car respondent Mr Mercer said 1 Is I Absolutely necessary In lY pinion that I bankruptcy law should h a enacted at the coming session Wo havo I thousands of mon In Nebraska who were damaged by the hard times who will never be able to regain their feet financially spanking until such 1 law Is passed I they were released from the bt Sell of Indebtedness which continues w hold them down they would at once engage In the activities of business and not only be sharers In but contributors to lh prosperity which the Dingle law Is I restoring to tho countrj not only by th direct advantages ad-vantages It M giving to American hon Industries but by the hope and confidence I has Inspired throughout the country A goo hlnkrptc law would be fairly supplementary to the nw tariff because It would add to the Influence nt work In behalf of the n niml prosperity Chairman Cannon of the House np QIrlolon committee wo found In his committee room In reply to a question as to whether the people In l1s part of the country nit 11 favor of hnkrupley legislation at the com Ins session Ir Cnnnon all No not In the country dltro There la I oon EldernbU feeling In favor of I In Chicago Chi-cago Una also oaiderabl opposition to It I understand 1 might Perhaps Per-haps be a good thing to have a voluntary volun-tary bankruptcy law to cxrlro bj limitation nlent six months after Its enact I nlentWh1 do you think of theprospec or currency legislaton asked the car respondent Oh whats the use of talking abut that In the face of the condition of laIr In the Senile Why I tile House should pass n currency bill the Senate Would probably strike oil everything after the enacting claus and send us a Cre coinage I bill What the mar nlth the currency anyhow I 10 can collect revenue enough 10 pay the curre tit experneet of the government gov-ernment and have a little left So far as the retirement of the green ln bucks Is I concerned I 10 not believe that n bill containing such 1 provision could pass the House of llcprcscnla livesThen ulan Then why not let well enough aloneWeve Wcvo cot to flcht the free silver Iii battle over again In 1900 and we hall better prepare for I What about appropriations Chairman ChaIr-man Cannon was asked 11 Wcll if vv Keep the driftwood out 11XSpp4 ot tho niproprlatlons I gUean we could manage to get along but I do not e how great reductions cnn 1C made We cannot cut down lh approprla lon for Pensions As Ih e country crows In population the cot of the Postal service naturally and nceI ly Increase The expense of the mllar and David Iablhlent cannot le very well reduced We 1 br obliged lo pay 20000000 n Hnr fort for-t he next two Har nn contracts ul eady made for rive ond harbor 1m promnt and so 01 The fact is thud country Is I growing thu-d for that aim tile reason tile ultlfarlous expenses oC Ih orlmnl tire also growlns Thola all there Is I to If Match ur Ithy0c Champions New York Dec 4Th Journal and Advertiser says Bald the short distance bicycle champion and Michael the middle distance dis-tance champion ma > meet in a match nt a mile best two out of three hcan Bad has signed his name to an agree ncnt to race Michael piovldlng 1 suit Ohio dale anti track could be secured alpo l being wllllnc to make a tile bet of 1000 100 I nnoor Shnfor loeltOl the Irs for Michael ad II low looks no though the content would be booked for I one or the Indoor dates In the near future lllanei Sloes Not XIIO Madrid Dec 4Th minister of the colonies Senor Mort has iecelved a I dispatch from Marshal Blanco tho captain general of Cuba saying I have today sent the following telegram 10 our minister al Washington Washing-ton There is I n need fd foreign help 10 provide for the wants of this Island or Its inhabltanas The government from Its own resources I a endeavor Bto provide for the necessities Th ned moreover Is I diminishing dally Vrjlrr In Honored Palma Island of Majorca Dec 4 The military club yesterday gave 1 touch In honor oC Gnerl Woylcr tile form r captain general of Cuba The illllary governor of Majorca was mulig the guests When General Weyler entered the banquet hal the bond Played the royal hymn and the general stepping the music maroon tartly proposal I toast to the king nnd the queen regent which was enthusl jtlcully iccelved Thorn lnt Slug Ring Sing c Sing N Y Dec 4 Irtl Thorn the convicted murderer of Wit in m duldensuipc arrived here today In i charge of the sheriff of Queens county He was Immediately place In a cell In the death house to remain In solitary conllncment until the time 1m set for film execution tit l week or January 10 or until I new trial is I ct allied Tills Pnclnrrr VVu Too lreb 11 Paso Texas Dec 4For refusing to tlow up so that United States custom cus-tom t officials could board the Mexican Central train from Mexico Cllrll rall City engineer engi-neer Mott was orreited and the train held overnight Mlny of the pansojon Jr hall dlemharkl and disappeared before they could be I seen by l the Inspector In-spector and their baggage examined Collector Davis released the engineer after ho had bon In Jail over night and gave him a severe reprimand Ilawcft ClinctHvv Tri sty Uefentpil Ardmore I T Dec 4 llelurns 1 from two out of four counties show that the ratification of the Dawes choctaw treaty was defeated ut Mondays election elec-tion Supporters of the bill concede III defeat The adopted and intermarried inter-married citizens were not permitted to participate In tho election |
