Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-19
NEEDS OF LABOR.
Senator Stewart Speaks on ORR
entail Competition.
DELEGATE FLYNN'S RESOLUTION.
His Attack on Secretary Smith BItter-Mr.
Cooper, Of Florida, Defends the
secretary-The Resolution
Finally Adopted.

WASHINGTON, Dee. II. Stewards re-
marks in the senate yesterday were
upon the pending resolution for com.
mission TO investigate the needs Of
labor and agriculture, predicting the
invasion Of the products Of Oriental
lands in competition with our do.
nestle products. lie urged that the
great depreciation Of silver gave to
the cheap labor Of Asia tremendous
advantage in competition with the do
nestle products Of the American
market Japan in particular he said,
was proiitlng by this difference Of 80
per cent between our money and that
Of Japan and Japanese merchants
were to-day underselling our home
products in many lines Of goods.
The resolution was laid aside,
An echo Of Comptroller Bowlers
suspension of the sugar bounty pay.
ments was heard In the resolution Of
Mr.. Gallery, Of Louisiana, calling on
the treasury department for the rea-
sons for the suspension. Postmaster
General Wilson'S recent order forbid.
ding postal employees from urging pos
tai legislation also came 10 for atten.
ton, Mr.. PETER Offering comprehen-
sive resolution Of inquiry as to the or.
der Another resolution by Mr., Calm.
ger calls for information as to the mum.
Der Of aliens in the various govern
mental branches
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE proceed.
ings IN the house were enlivened yes.
terday by Mr.. Flynn, the delegate from
who offered the following
resolution:
Whereas by act Of congress, approved
March ., 1872, an agreement between the Wch-
tia and affiliated bands OF Indians In Okla
homa and United States commissioners was
duly ratified and provision made for the allot-
mn nrnvd dino tor ths onenIre n, ,hs snrnlus
lands after allotment 10 homestead settlement,
and
Whereas, lhe secretary OF inc Interior mas
wholly failed TO appoint agents TO allot said
lands, Us provided In said act therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That tho secretary Of the interior
Is hereby directed. II not Incompatible with
lhe pubic interest," 70 report TO the mouse;
Wv 'r"s ,ho aua u,uses op0'a,s
np , md tho allotment Of said lands sec.
md whether any Of his connections or rela-
Ions by blood Or marriage are acting as attor-
ysl9s saa iau,ans' y, any parss u paf.lca
,ryation 10 settlement '
Mr. plvnn made n brief exnlanation
# The nurnort NJ Tho resolution He
declared TINT tina allottiny arents re.
nuircd bv law to be- anpointed had not
,een annointed IN l. n well.known
act = snid he .that uol,e Smith bos n
ot of relations who are nroatinu bv
he deluv in this matter. They are
,ctinyas attornevs for the Indians ~
lis attacl, on the secretary of the In.
erjor was bitter lie said among
,lher thiups that he had seen n con.
roet bv which n man was to receive
q 7oo If he could nrevent SECRETARY
smith from ratifyinp an agreement.
Mr.. Cooper (democrat). of Florida.
ool, mn the cudoel ON behalf Of Smith
10 denounced Mr.. Fivnns "extraor.
mary speechn lie protested that Mr.
'lynn had INDUCED in language con.
erpinp n member of the cabinet unbe.
ominp member of the house, and
Secretary Smith as A man
rho stood as hiph before the American
eople as any man on the floor.
Mr. Flvnn replied to Mr.. Cooper with
ONE temper, He admitted that he
nd feelings in the matter. and OK.
lained the cause of it. In his trim to
Washington last sprinp he had come
500 miles to see the president and
nd out why Secretary Smith had not
omplied with the law. lie had writ