Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-16
IN CONGRESS.
Several Minor Bills Passed in the
Senate.
The JUDGE RICkS INVESTIGATION.


WASHINGTON, Ang. a-ln the senate
yesterday house bill to reimburse H. II.
Nebecker, late treasurer of the United
States, for 81, 900 paid by him to make
good a shortage in his accounts when
his office was turned over to his sue
cessor was passed.
Among the bills introduced and ap-
propriately referred was one by Mr..
Allen (pop) 'to prevent professional
lobbying" which was referred to the
committee on labor
! Several minor bills were passed, one
being to authorize the purchasers Of
the property and franchises Of the
Choctaw Coal & Railway Co, to organ
i1e corporation.
A motion by Senator George (dem)
to take up the bankruptcy bill resulted
in vote of u TO IA, no quorum. Fail,
ing to develop a voting quorum, Mr.
George withdrew the bill for the
present.
House bills to provide for the open
Ing of certain abandoned military res
ervations, and appropriating $50, 900 for
the construction Of revenue cutter
for San Francisco harbor were passed
A house joint resolution authorizing
a committee of Knights of Pythias to
illuminate the dome of the capitol dur
ing the coming encampment in Wash
ington was agreed to.
The senate bill to further encourage
the holding Of a worlds exposition at
Atlanta, Ga, in 1895. by admitting ex-
hibits free Of duty and by providing
for striking off medals at United States
mints was passed. The senate then
went into executive session and at 1928
adjourned
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-Mr Bailey
dem. /, from the committee on judici.
ary, as matter Of privilege presented
in the house yesterday resolution
providing for an investigation by that
committee Of the charges against Judge
Augustus j. Ricks, United States Judge
Of the district court Of northern Ohio.
Mr.. tirosvenor (rep,) criticised this
resolution for an investigation as
piece Of indecent haste. No notice had
been given Judge Ricks by the COM
mittee, he said. He submitted that a
Judge of the district court of the United
States should be treated with as much
Difference as man charged with being
drunk and disorderly in n police court
Mr. Bailey, in reply, said If Mr.. Gros-
venor were friend of Judge Kicks he
would want the charges Investigated
immediately If there was taint on
Judge Ricks' judicial crmlne 1t should
be removed, or he should be removed.
The resolution was agreed to without
division.
On motion of Mr. McCann dem
resolution instructing the commission
er Of labor to investigate the effects OF
machinery on labor, wages, etc, was
agreed TO.
Among the bills laid aside with fa-
vorablc recommendation In committee
Of the whole were bills appropriating
500, O0O for a building at South Omaha,
Neb., and 100000 for building at
Pottsville Pa,
The fight Of the day came on the bill
appropriating si,OO0.o0O for the erec-
tion of a public bulding ut Chicago on
the present site
Mr. Dockcry made point Of order
against the appropriation and, on Mr..
Blacks motion, II was stricken out
Mr.. Black then. after a brief state
ment of the urgent necessity for a
building at Chicago, moved that the |
bill be laid aside with a favorable rec
ommendation, and it carried l4l TO ..