People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1895 — MAY CONSIDER STATEHOOD HILLS. [ARTICLE]

MAY CONSIDER STATEHOOD HILLS.

Senate Not Likely to Act oil Pooling anti Bankruptcy. Washington, Feb. 21.—Now that there is no further prospect of action on the financial question in the seriate there has been a revival of interest in the otiici general measures, including the pooling, bankruptcy and New Mexico and Arizona admission uilis, but the especial champion of each of these measures realize that there is little hope of favorable action and only in the case of the territorial bills of getting any of them up for consideration In the matter of these bills, Senator Faulkner, who, as chairman of the committee on territories, has charge of them, says Ire expects to get a day for their consideration but docs not believe the republicans wifi allov/ them to pas:;, find that if they choose they can easily prevent this result at the present late day of the session. Senator George frankly admits that he sees no prospect of again getting up the bankruptcy bill. The friends of the pooling bill are more persistent but they find obstacles in their way at every turn. Much will depend upon the decision of the democratic steering committee as u> whether these bills will be given a day In court.