Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-09
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Last Appropriation Bill Passed
by the Senate.
CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL CLERKS.
Conference Report on the River and Har-
Dor bill Agreed to In the House-A
Resolution on the Subject Of
Lynchlng.

WAsHuerox, Aug. 4.-The last o.
the appropriation bills--the defcienc.
was passed by the senate yesterday
evening after it had been under dis
cussion nearly the entire day, Tn.
bills for the admission Of New Mexico
and Arizona to sta tehood were report
ed to the senate and placed on the cal
endar.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill defining
operations in futures, imposing taxes
on deslers therein, etc, which wal
about to be referred to the committee
on agriculture when Mr.. Harris OBJ
jected on the ground that, as It was in
tended to raise revenue, 1t should bt
considered by the committee on finance
lie protested against the bill as pros
tituting the taxing power to wholly
unauthorized purpose
! Mr. George made the point of order
that all bills raising revenue should be
proposed in the house of representa-
tives. The vice president reserved his
ruling on the point of order.
The house bill for the protection Of
persons furnishing materials and labor
for the construction of public works
was passed.
A strong discussion was brought out
by an amendment proposed by Mr.. Call
to pay naval officers and sailors or their
heirs the difference between their sea
pay and shore pay for the time they
served on vessels which never went 10
sen from ts60 IN 1s65 Three such
claims had been allowed bv the court
of claims when CONGRESS invoked the
statute Of limitations and barred all fl
tire claimants more than six vears old
Mr. Hale onnosed the amendments ms
did also Senators Georpe Frve and
Chandler while senators IIoar and
(;allinoer advocated If Mr. Cockrell
then moved to law tbe amendment nm
the table which ,yas aoreed to
On an amendment nronosed hv Mr.
blanchard bnt which was ruled ont Of
order Mr. blanchard annealed from the
decision Of the chair
Mr. IIale moved N law +bo ANIMAL an
| +ha +ohlo ord tb,s NOS dor. AZ 400
NV '"D'o w., anu ''''o ""S uone' n' o'Ho
the OIL was passed ana tne report OF
| tho pnnfaraac nm. ha utx,nv n nd an aVtn ~
| bill was submitted Int was not acted
! nm A ebort avoo,,t;,,o soss;o,, ,,,o. hoiJ
c'ao ~, =,
"nu ~ o'oV uhe oehale nuJourheu'
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug 4,-The house
snent largo nortion ~ tba dav d;e-
orssi,n ~, h;i,, 49, H., .o1ao,;aaa
W. '''' Wv ~ i.Ni"''.'N"
tlon OF the railway mail clerks ana one
for the classification of clerks In the
first and second class most Offices. bnt
ra;tbo, ,,,,s oa,o1 ,,,,,,, trh, ,,,f..
""' 49, "Po"' -. ,o",e
ence rePoro Oh INC river ana harDor
bill was agreed to without division.
A resolution on the subiect of lvnch-
irrs ,,,h;ob ,oo.o1 .o,,,,L;,o 80 :,
o'' ~ ~ ''n"h Vi
nehsutlon III view OF tnc agllltlon OF
the lynching question by Ida b. Wells,
was offered in the house Yesterday
by NJ nat, - No,, IIa,,n.h;ua ~
fol,ars. Wv w.
Resolyed nv ,bs souote and honso =, r.rro
sentatiyes in congress assembled that tbe
commissioner of labor be instructed to invcStl-
gate ana report the number date lora'lon and
asso"l, ~, '"v """ ,o" VI "'suo
country during the ten wears last preceding the
passage of this joint resolution for or on ac-
count , OF which organized but unlawful vio-
a",ed tu",o nus O''" "''''' Vi a''''p'e' " oe 'n
Also TO ascertain and report MI actS Of
organized but unlawful violence to the person,
with the attendant facts and circumstances
"n''n nn i"ve veen ,n,oseu upu Sopuseu per-
ishable by due process or law, which have
taken place in any part Of the country within
the ten years last preceding the passage of this
n 9uoa ases'sa.,o S, Vs aae
nartment M Of labor and report rem made to concrcs, w
as soon as the work can be satisfactorily done;
and the sum Of $4,000, or SO much thereof as
ln las DC, DC necessary necessary Is he,cpy appropr'asaa 70
treasury m m not otherwise oppronrIatcd @ " -"
Mr.. Dunphv dem. of New York. OBJ.
jected and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Cultivate. from the committee
ON rules, then presented a special Or
der irving the remainder of the dav
after the morning hour to business re-
ported from the committee on post of.
fees and post roads. The previous ques-
ton was ordered on the special order,
ll0-4O. Mr. Bvnum dem, Of Indiana,
moved to reconsider. and Mr.. Dunphy
moved to Law that motion on the table.
The motion to reconsider was laid on
the table and the special order was
agreed to.
On motion OF Mr. Ouththwaite II was
agreed that when the house adjourn It
be to meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Catchinps then presented the
conference report ON the river and har.
Dor bill, which was agreed to without
u,
mr, noph'ns pep'' u ILLINOIS, auvo-
,a'cu ''c paSsase ., 'ne p'''' anu Mr. !
'ochery ''e'n', VI '"''souri' opPoseu ~ ,