The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.


The issue of standard dollars for the
week ended December 10, was 479, ,494; cor
responding period last year, 656,GOO.
A NUMBER of friends of the proposed bill
extending the bonded whisky period, met
recently and appointed a committee to
wait upon Secretary Folger and ask him
not to force tax collection on whisky COM
ing out of bond until Congress takes action
The President has appointed board of
officers of the army and navy to consider
the question of sending an expedition to
the relief of Lieutenant Greeley and party
THERE is said to be a better prospect of
the passage of the bankruptcy bill the
present Congress than the last. Promoters
of the Lowell bill are preparing modifica.
tions of the measure with design of max
ing it less obnoxious to Western interests.
THE President has appointed John c.
Wyman, of New York, H. Watkins, of
New York, and Frank TrusdeIl, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, a commission to exam
inc the completed portions of the Northern
Pacific Railroad in Washington Territory.
SENATOR HALE recently introduced bill
in the Senate providing for the construc-
tion of seven steel vessels, a steal ram, one
cruising torpedo boat and two harbor tor
pedO boats.
REPRESENTATIVE D. c. HASKELL, who
died in Washington recently, was born in
Springfield, VT, on the sd of March, 1912.
His father settled in Massachusetts, soon
after Dudley was born. In 1855, when thir-
teen years of age, he became identified with
the early pioneer struggles. In 1859 the gold
excitement took him to Pixies Peak (Col-
orado) where he remained until the break.
ing out of the war in 1861, when he re-
turned to Kansas and entered the Quarter
masters service of the army in the trans
portation department. At the close of the
war he went East and completed his eiu-
cation at Yale College; after which he re-
turned to Kansas and engaged in the boot
and shoe trade at Lawrence. He subse-
9uently served several terms in the Legis-
iature, and in 1876 was chosen Speaker of
the Kansas House of Representatives. In the
fall of 1876 he was elected to Congress
from the Second District of Kansas, and
Gyas successively elected at each election,
and had entered upon his fourth term at
the time of his death. Mr.. Haskell had
made q special study of tariff questions,
snd was recognized by his party as one of
the strongest debaters on tariff topics on
tho Republican side of the House.
ar the late meeting of the Republican
National Committee a resolution was
adopted directing the appointment of a
committee of seven, of which Chairman
Sabin asd Secretary Martin were to be
members, to make all arrangements for the
Chicago Convention Senator Sabin re-
gently appointed the following additional
members: John c. New, of Indiana;
william Cooper, of Ohio; C. L Magee,
of Pennsylvania; John A Logan, of Il
ainods; Powell Clayton, of Arkansas. L.
.. Gage, of Chicago, was appointed Treas
Arer af the Committee.
SEVERAL weeks ago the Commissioner Of
the Internal Revenue Bgreau turned over
TO the Fifth AueitG- about fortF-eight thou
sand claims for resRate on tobacco. These
elaiass represent thNt number of retail to-
baSce dealers who clasm a rebate, and it is
the desire of Fifth Auditor Alexander to
get thera settled and ready for the First
Ccwpsroiler before an appropriation is
pnsssi ty Congress.
FfiB President has sent to the Senate g |
communication from the Commissioner Of |
lsidirn Afairs, setting forth the necessity |
Of deseSsBcy appropriation: of $1S,0o0 for
sapriies for the remainder eff the dscal |
yFxr fer tine Grow Indians. Tn, Cor.mis-
siorer stated that there were now at the
CI~'n AGENCY 1926 Indians, who REQUIRE
subsistence TO keep them from starving.
ofsE bill introduced by Senator Cullclu to
sstfblish BOARD of Railroad Commission
rs ;c regulate Interstate commerce, pro-