Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-24
ARMY BILL PASSED.
It Carries e2S, 100000 and Makes
Hcho6eld Q Lieutenant General
THE INDIAN BILL IN The HOUSE.

Inc lNDlAN DILL In l1C nVU0C
Private Pension Bills Considered In tn
Evening-Th Feeling Ran High and
". Bitter Words We're Spoken
The Lost Cause.
WARRINGTON, Jan. l&-The senate
yesterday passed the army appropria-
tion bill, carrying Sss, 10000 and the
bill which In effect advances Gen.
EchoHeld, In command Of the army, to
the rank OF acknowledgement, held
by Gems. Sherman and Sheridan. Aside
from this the day was given to the de-
bate on the Nicaraguan canal. Mr..
Morgan, In charge Of the measure,
sought to fix time for bringing the
question to vote, but without success,
and the tedious discussion goes on with
little prospect Of speedy vote. Mr..
Caffery, Of Louisiana, presented new
phase on the subject by offering reso-
luton urging new treaty with Mica
ragua and Costa Rica for cession Of .
canal route entirely under the jurisdic-
tion Of the United States. Ats o'clock
the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9-In the house
yesterday the senate bill granting to
the ella Valley Railway Co. right Of
way though the San Carlos Indian res.
ervation was passed. Also bill to OK.
pend portion Of the appropriation
made In the last river and harbor oct
Cor st. Joseph's harbor, Mich, TO COM
plete the connection between st. 10.
aeph's and Benton harbors. At LAO the
consideration Of the Indian bill wss
resumed.
Mr.. Pickler charged that II was un.
fair to proceed with the consideration
Of this bill as many members had loft
the house, believing that the remainder
Of the day would be used by the dis.
trict committee He inaugurated .
filibuster which resulted In . call Of
the house and continued his hlibustsr.
ing movement for two hours but Apal-
ly yielded.
Mr.. Weadock, Of Michigan, offered an
amendment to the proviso that only 60
per cent Of the Indian school appro-
priation should go to the contract
schools and providing for 20 per cent.
reduction each year thereafter until
thu iscontinuance Of contract schools,
soA. to further provide that "in maxi
ing such contracts preference shall be
given to such school as have given sat
4 isfsction in the past and now have CON
l(sscts <ish Ne Indian burtsa s.fi, v.o-'
sire to renew them
Mr.. Holman made a point Of order
against the amendment but it was
overruled. The whole proposition was
then allowed to 60 over
Mr. Weadock also offered an amend
ment to increase the appropriation pro-
vided in the bill for the construction
and repairs Of school buildings from
$4,000 to 100000.
Without further action the commit
tee rose, and at 4;9O the house took
recess until O'clock the evening ses-
sion being devoted, under the rules, to
the consideration Of private pension
bills.
There was row OF the night session
Of the house, which grew out Of the
events which transpired last week
Feeling ran high and bitter words were
spoken. 1t started after the failure of
an effort to increase the pension of the
widow Of Gen. Abner Doubleday and
pension another widow who performed
services as voluntary nurse during the
rebellion. Both bills were blocked by
the obstruction Of Mr.. Jones, Of vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Cooper, Of Indiana, then turned
on Mr.. Jones savagely and with much |
temper he charged him with lack Of
chivalry in assaulting the fair sex.
Mr.. Jones absolutely denied that
there was any foundation for the state
ment that he was fighting women.
"All am fighting for" he said, "is
against the granting of large pensions
to the rich, powerful and influential"
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas; Mr.. Cox, OF
Tennessee, and Mr.. Moses, Of Georgia,
were drawn into the controversy.
Mr.. Talbert, Of South Carolina, at
last came to Mr. Jones rescue. He was
white with rage and while deprecating
the continual appeal to sectional pas
sions, asserted that such appeals
usually came from men who were in
visible in time Of war and invincible in
time Of peace. "As to the lost cause
he shouted, ut Is the everlasting cause
that never can be lost, because 1t is the
cause Of liberty"
Mr. Jones got the floor just before
the time for adjournment was reached.
He branded Mr.. Cooper's language
toward himself as unworthy Of gem
tleman. ~ want to say" he added,
"that when the question was asked me
last week, answered that | was proud
Of the lost cause. To say ! believed
my cause was not right was slander.
! always said and maintained every
where, as do now, that know the
cause was right" At this point the
hour Of l0:SO p. In. arrived and the
house stood adjourned under the rule.
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Dempsey Was Not in It.
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