Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-05
THE CONGRESS.
Adjournment Not Likely Before
September.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
The Senate and House to BE Occupied With
Silver Much of the Time-Farin, River
and Harbor and Other
Bills.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-In view of the
contrariety of opinion entertained by
Senators and members and the public
concerning the period when it may be
possible to secure adjournment of the
present session, any views expressed by
leading and well posted members be-
comes important and interesting.
Congressman Payson, who is regarded
as one of the best judges in the House
of the condition of legislation, said last
night: Congress will not adjourn before
September l at the earliest moment. l
have entertained this opinion for the
past two months and see no reason to
change my views, but on the contrary
rather to emphasize them. All this talk
of adjourning in July, or at furthest
by August 1, is not warranted by the
facts and the situation and the wish is
simply father to the thought. The
Tariff bill can not be railroaded through
the Senate, where, unlike the House,
there is no previous question to cut off
debate, and the measure will be widely
discussed by the Democratic side, as
we'll as for the expression of opinion on
important tariff questions as to prevent
the passage of 4 Federal Election law.
Then, again, the silver question pends
in both Senate and House and has hard
ly been touched upon so far in either
branch. | intend to speak my mind
pretty freely on the silver ques-
ton when that measure comes
up for discussion in the House
and demonstrate by facts and figures
that all the predictions of disaster made
by the gold standard men in opposition
to silver coinage have proved fallacious
and resulted in great injury to the coun-
try. Other Western members will have
something to say in favor of silver coin
age and that battle must be fought to
satisfactory conclusions before Congress-
can adjourn. There are other important
matters of general legislation, not con-
nected with politics, which can not be
ignored, and three months can very
readily be occupied in their considera-
ton and disposition. Our calendars are
loaded down with bus. ness and so far
there has been no private legislation
worth the mention"
LACROSSE, Kan. June ,. Several
years ago DR.. A. II. AFTER came here
from Columbus, Kan. He was a retired
physician OF wealth. He brought with
him Anna Brooks, a servant, who has
since lived with the family The father
of the girl came here in January, 1885,
and claims h S daughter confessed Grim
lnal intimacy with the doctor. He came
again last December and tried to get his
daughter to sign written confession of
sin but she refused. Afterward he re-
moved from Pueblo.
Yesterday the father appeared in town
IN company with two strangers and at
ten o'clock at night met his daughter on
a public street. near Dr. Arter's res
dence. The trio attempted to force her
into carriage in wait ng, but she re-
sisted and the father fired four shots at
her, one entering her back near the
spine and passing into her abdomen.
Constable Harris arrested John
Brooks, the father, and one of the
strangers, 7. v Jones, but the other
stranger escaped and armed posses are
securing the country for miles for him.
The general opinion is that Brooks
had employed the strangers in Pueblo
to assist him in fore ng his daughter to
sign written confession which would
be used to extort money from DR.. AFTER.
The girl denied ever having confessed |
any thing to her father.
Opposition to Anderson.
JUNCTION CRY, Kan June 4-The |
fact is now pretty we'll established that |
Ex-Governor iarleS VI. Harvey will be a |
candidate or Congress from this district |
in opposition 20 '-ongr -ssman Anderson.
In February, 1874. Governor Harvey
filled the unexpired term of Alexander
Caldwell in the United States Senate.
Change in management.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June st is ne
longer Manager Hackett of the Kansas
City Baseball Club. From this time
forward it is Manager James Manninp
The change was made this morning and
Manning took charge at once. The
change is one that will be welcomed bv
baseball lovers in Kansas CITY, for
every one remembers that Manning
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