Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-22
VERY QUIET.
No Important Business Transacted
In the Senate yesterday.
SUSDRY CIVIL BILL IN The HOUSE.
The Motion to Set Aside $4,000 for the
Strengthening of tho Banks of the
missouri River at Atchison and
Leavenworth Lost


WARRINGTON, March 20.-There was
no important business transacted In
the senate, the entire day being con-
sumed In the consideration OF bills on
the calendar Most OF these were
measures of small Importance, among
them being several of immediate In.
terest TO the people Of the District Of
Columbia. A number Of bills were
taken from the calendar and passed,
among them bill TO regulate the
making OF property returns by officers
OF the government, aud an act author
izing the Texnrkana g. Fort Smith
Railroad Co 10 bridge the Calcasieu
and Sabine rivers in the states Of
Louisiana and Texaa The senate re-
ceived from the president, message
In regard 10 the occupation OF Blue
fields, Nicaragua, and also a message
relative TO Hawaiian affairs At b:Ot
o'clock an executive session was held
and soon afterward the senate ad-
journed.
THE HOUSE.
WAsHINoToN, March 2O.-An attempt
was to have been made yesterday by
Mr.. Josephs, the New Mexico delegate,
20 pass the bill for the admission Of
that territory TO statehood under sus-
pension OF the rules, but II being APP
parent that the democrats did not have
a quorum, he decided not TO make the
effort without transacting any
routine business the house went Into
committee Of the whole, and the con-
sideration OF the sundry civil bill was
resumed. The paragraph appropriat-
ing $4,000 to DO expended under the
direction OF the Mississippi river com
mission was the pending subject OF dis
cussion.
Mr.. Hainer, OF Nebraska, criticised
severely the work Of the Missouri river
appropriated, el, 500, 900 had been used
on the same reach Of fourteen miles at
Jefferson City. At the present rate IL
would require ESQ, 600, 900 and 100 years
to reach Sioux City. The Missouri
river commission proposed to expond
over 5000, 900 OF the sum carried by this
paragraph ON the first reach OF the
river above Kansas City Not one dol
lar was to be used at Omaha, Atchison,
Lenvcnworth and the other cities up
the river where the Missouri was MAX
ing great encroachments.
Mr.. Brodericl,, Of Kansas, while Civ
ing general Endorsement to the plan
of the commission, contended that the
commission should not bc permitted to
even look Mt tbs emergency necessities,
such rs now existed at Atchison and
Leayenworth, where the breaks were
very threatening About 500, 900 would
repair these breaks II expended at
once.
Mr.. Heard, OF Missouri, defended the
Missouri river commission and tho
money expended at Jeffersbn City.
After some further debate by Mr.. VIII
bon, of Washington, and by Mr.. llar-
ris, of Kansas, Mr.. Iinrtholdi, OF Mis-
souri, had read a letter from I. W.
Coleman and A. j. Cummins, OF St
Louis, charging that the attempt to
divert the appropriation contained In
the bill for the Missouri TO up-river
points was being fostcred by railroad
interests
After few closing words by Mr..
Catchings, warning the house against
demorulizing the systematic work done
by the commission by parcelling out
portions Of the appropriations, action
was had on the pending amendments,
The first was Mr.. Broderick's to set
aside tT5, 900 10 strengthen the banks al
Atchison and Leavenworth, Kan. II
was lost--55 to so.
The Pickler and Mercer amendments
were also lost, and at 5;35 o'clock the
house adjourned.