Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
IN SESSION AGAIN.
Both Houses of Congress Proceed
to Business.
VEST CATTLE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
he Senate Adopts u RESOLUTION to Charter
Ship to Carry Grain to Rus,la-Mo-
Miilin Speaker FRO. TEN Many
Bill. introduced.


close of the holiday recess was marked
by pretty fu attendance, particularly
Of republicans. Nicc.prcsidcnt Morton
occupied the chair
The usunl mass Of petitions was pre-.
scented and referred, comprising several
In favor Of a $1,000, 900 loan TO the
Columbian exposition ON condition Of
the air being kept closed on Sunday.
Among the bills presented were tho
following by Mr. PETER: To establ sh
bureau OF irrigation and to- prescribe
the duties thereof; to increase the cir
culating medium by issuing treasury
notes based on gold and silver coin and
bullion aud to mend the coinage laws
accordingly; to amend tho inlcr.s ate
commerce act, and TO prohibit options,
trusts and ,mbinations
MIR Washburn introduced int res
ution auth rizing the secretary Of the
navy to employ any United 81 tes YES.
sci best adapted tu the service for the
purpose Of transporting contributions
T., the inhabitants Of the provinces Of
Russia suffering fr im want of food and
4 necessary to charter vessels for that
purpose
The presidents MESSAGE ON the sub.
jrct wa, received, which recommended
the charter ng of vessel for TIL pur-
pose, the navy not being in position
To loan n ship.
Mr. Harris said that he won d not
antagonize the Joint resolution, but
would vote against It, II was am nd.
ed by limiting the appropriation to
500, 900 and was then passed, 10 tn D.
II" negative votes were given by
Messrs. Bate, Berry, Coke, Harris,
10 es OF Arkansas, Kyle, r1gh and
Vest. Mr. Carlisle stated that IL he
had not been paired he would have
voted no.
The commission by the governor OF
Kansas u u. W. Perkins as SC ator To
succeed the late Mr., Plumb was pre-
scented an Mr.. Perkins accompanied
by Mr.. Peffur) proceeded to tho clerk,
desk, took the oath of office and subsc-
quently occupied u seat in the chamber
on the extreme lett Of the vicc-prcsi-
dent.
Various additi nal bill, were in.
troduced and referred, among them by
MIR. Chandler "A hi ! ~ regulate the ra rs
OF pensions and toprohib.t lrcc raj road
passes except In certain eases.
A resolution was offered by M Stew
art and referred to I e ] dietary com
mitteo instruc ing that G. mmittcc to
inqui 0 whether any further lcgislati, u
was necessary to compel the proper
| officers OF the mint 10 receive and coin
silver bullion for the benefit Of the de.
positors.
Mr.. Vance was sworn In for his new
term and was appointed on the com
mlttecs on contingent expenses, fin
nnces, privil 'gcs and elections and lis
trict OF Columbia and ch iirman e
| the committee Of vOmal suffrage,
which PAGES had been temporarily
held by his colleague Mr. Ransom
The resolution offered b. Mr. Vest,
December TO- requesting the president
20 ca sc correspondence AMI neg Tia
tions TO be had through the department
Of state or otherwise with the author
tiles Of Great Britain for the parpu,c
securing the ahrogation or modification
of the REGULATE, rs which require ,ait.o
imported from the United states to he
slaughtered at the port of entry and
prohibit their being carried alive to
other parts Of the king tom, wa taken
up and explained and advo. n'cd by
Mr. Vest, while Mr. Hale treated the
regulations in qucsti' II u, u marked in
stance Of Great Britain's incon i,'cnry
IN the matter Of free trade.
MIR. Vest deprecated tho intruIuc.
ton of u tariff discussion on the re,o,
luton aud should certainly not put
himself in the attitude of d 'frudmg
either the motives or the ne. iUl of the
authorities of Great Britain. II WIS,
however, proper to state rs n hi,torica
fact that that action had been based
ostensibly on the fact thai there had
been sporadic cases Of plcuro-puru-
monia found in exported American cat
tie. That those cases had bcr1 very
largely exaggerated from mcI 'cnnry
motives in different quarters IL T.
gland had been The thoughl made fully
apparent by the report of tho senate
select committee On meat products to
which report he referred senators,
What he desired was TO remove the OBJ.
stacle without irritation, without fric-
ton, because he considered IL the first
object OF stntesman,hiB To uring al 1t
results that would inuro to the hvuvni
Of tho American people. -
state dGpartm~-' a'~r lhc
:. .-.. nad Gale thu uttcn-
,Ion of the British government b. tho
subject and had calmly prc,eptcd ali
the facts showing that no diseased cat
tie were exported from the United
States the British authorities refused
10 treat American cattle justly he Mr.
Vest would not be found laggi X
when the senator from Maine Mr..
Eaicl proposed the most extreme
measures In order TO remove the out
rage,
Mr.. Hale expressed the desire that
the senator from Missouri might be
successful in what he proposed but lac
warned him that in his path lay not
only the quarantine officers Of Great
Britain and the boards Of hea ia. but the
British farmer and British rai,crs of
cattle and sheep. and that his efforts
would be- futile. because he wouli come
face 10 face with what was the actual
trouble in the case and not the ostensi-
be trouble.
The resolution was adopted, and after
some more bills had been introduced
and re erred the senate pr ,cccdci T.
executive business, and after referring
some nominal ons adjourned
TN HOTEE.
WAsnINGToN, Jan. 9Th" housr
Yesterday was cal cd n ord, r by Cha.
herr, VINO sta ed that be regretted 70
announce the illness Of the spc ker AMI
declared that the only business n or.
der WINS the election of speaker pro
tam On rnnAi.r. II Al. Anrlu1rnr IL