Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Hii Appropriating 10000 for
tho Washington Poor Passed
MESSAGE REFERRED.
The Hawaiian Qusstion In the IIouse-Navl'
CATION Of Rivers and Inland Waters
--Over . Dozen Private Pen.
sion Bills Passed

WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-The senator's
plowed through snow drifts to get 10
the capitol yesterday and the effect OF
the blizzard was shown by the scsnt
attendance In the galleries. The con-
dition Of the Washington poor, result.
ing from the storm and intense cold,
induced Mr.. Sherman to introduce a
bill appropriating $4,000 and making
1t Immediately available for the relief
OF the poor. Formallties were dis.
pensed with and the bill was passed
without opposition or debate.
The vice president announced the
reception OF measure from the presi.
dent As the clerk began reading
there was sudden suspension Of the
buzz OF comment through the chamber
and marked attention was given to the
document Occasionally there was q
smile on the face OF some senator as
he noticed the decisive manner in
which the president set forth his pur-
poses Mr.. Hill commented OCCASION
any WIN ME- vest US inc reau-
my M oi 'he meassage proceeded
Mr. sherman was apparently one
o' INC most Interested listeners 10 the
Ilcssaec, nc turned 70 Mr., "o'cot' as
'"e reaaing closed anu the Two heid an
ani'na.oa cohVefSa.lon' wnicn brought
Mr' Manucrson, mr. rerhlns anu
group u, rcpup''cah sehators arouna
.nem' Inc aemocratlc senators soon
FORMED IN KNOTS ana discussed the
presidents utterahccs. lhey were
joined oy mr. frye' mr. Loage ana
o'hers from the republican side IN tie
exchange OF views Mr. "orman ana
Mr. Aiar'ch rose AZ the same time 70
move the reference OF the message 10
.ne nhahce committce' ana u was re-
ierrea
Inc routine business OF the senate
was tnen resumed wv received nm
i'eu attehtion' as the message proved
10 NC the main TOPIC OF the aay. Inc
l.awanan capie amchameht 70 the
aiplonatlc ana consular appropriation
OIL was then discussed, Unanimous
consent was given tnat tne vote on '''e
caoie amendment 10 tne alplomauc ana
consular Dill DO taken NJ s'5o O'CLOCK
to-day
Inc presidents message giving Mr.
Wills ia'es' uisPa'cnes Us 70 inc sen
'e"ees .. uea'h III iiuwa,, was wen
reau r uln'a Impressive silence mr.
''a'c sa'o lhc 'ras'c anu ,ne'anch9,y re-
Sul'S ioles'auoweu py minister wins
Snoweu ,he imperative nee" Oh u caoie,
l., would nave aVer'ea OF postponed
''is 'rmsv"y'
mr. lei'er S"io INC i'awnl'an govern
men, was ac''"g iur oeyoho '"e ue'
inanos oi inc OCCASION ihese uea'h
sehtences wouio si'ocH 'nc woriu' Mr
ic'icr "oPeo 'ne oo'i''''''ce y" 'ore'b"
reiatiohs wouia inaugura'e s'eps
.owaro 'h'ervei'''oh III orucf 'i"' 'ne
uea,h penailies oe aVerlea'
But sa'o Mr RYE .hey can
hahg every man IN the hawallan
'sianos peiore you e,' woru 10 ,ncni'
me aiploma'ic anu consular OH was
'heh iaiu as'ue' Mf Oa'' submitted 'he
petition sigheu py many members OF
the BRUSH parliament iaVoring intor-
national aroitra'ion, me senator ex-
nope tnat .ne american con-
gress would JON III the sentiment
Ihe senate Dill was passed giving 49,
ooacres OF good lahu IN M'sslssippi ior
the use OF the agricultural ana lneclian-
lcal colleges OF that STATE lheh' AZ
$40 p m, the senate held a orief ex-
ecutive session ana theh ADJOURNED
THE HOtNE.