Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
CUBAN AUTONOMY.
Mr.. Mills Presents Radical Resolu-
lions in the Senate.
WANT COySUNPTIyES LOOKED AFTER
A Plan to Grant Fort Stanton, N. M, for
Their Use-A Ell to Abolish the
Death Penalty In Certain
Cases

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on motion OF Mr.. Sherman, chairman
Of the committee on foreign relations
the Cuban resolutions were recommit
ted to the conference committee The
vote TO recommit was unanimous ant
without the formality Of roll call
representing general concensus o.
opinion that the committee should sc
change the resolutions as to overcome
the opposition that has developed.
Messrs. Sherman, Morgan and Lodge
were appointed to represent the senate
in further conference.
Simultaneous with this action Mr..
Mills presented Cuban resolutions
which propose to 20 further than has
been suggested at any previous time.
They direct the president to request
Spain to grant local self.government
to Cuba, and in case Spain refuses, the
president is authorized to use the mill.
tary and naval forces in taking posses
sion Of Cuba and holding IT until self
government is established by the Cuban
people. Mr.. Plat also introduced res.
olutions limiting the action of congress
to an expression Of sympathy for
Cubas struggle and authorizing the
president to extend free independent
republican form Of government. With
the Cuban resolution recommitted to
conference the senate turned its atten-
ton to the legislative appropriation
bin, which was not disposed of when
the senate adjourned.
In presenting petitions from Edward
Everett Hale, Julia Ward Howe, the
faculties Of Yale and Williams college
and many distinguished public men
and scientists, Mr., Gallinger. of New
hampshire, spoke in advocacy OF the
philanthropic plan Of removing con-
to the Rocky mountain
region and granting the abandoned
Fort Stanton reservation of New
Mexico for the uses Of the project. Mr..
Gallinger showed the heavy mortality
from pulmonary diseases, and urged
that the government might we'll give
that attention to saving human life
that 1t gave through the bureau Of
animal industry to overcoming pleuro.
in cattle.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice Of proposed
to the rules for the pur-
pose 'of enabling the senate to dis
patch business more promptly It
that when any bill or resolu-
ton shall have been under discussion
not less than four days 1t shall be in
order for any senator to demand that
the debate thereon be closed.
The house spent most Of yesterday
considering the Curtis bill to abolish
the death penalty in all cases where it
is prescribed in the federal statutes
$50 in number save in the cases Of
murder and criminal assault, under
sections $3.50 and 5345 OF the Revised
Statutes, where, however, the jury
might qualify the verdict without
capital punishment" The bill makes
no changes In the penalties that can
be inflicted by military and naval
Among the crimes now
punishable by death abolished in the
bill are murder and robbery on the
high seas, accessory before the fact to
piracy, etc, on the high seas,
destruction of vessels at sea, piracy,
arson Of vessels of war, etc. The bill
failed to pass for want Of quorum.
The house committee on elections Of
president and vice president reported
lavorably the bill introduced BY Mr..
Corliss, of Michigan, providing for the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people. Some amendments Of
minor Importance were adopted.
AFFAIRS OF THE FIVE TRIBES
WASHINGTON, March AIN the SEN
ate yesterday Mr.. Plat reported from
the Indian affairs committee pro-
posed amendment to the Indian appro-
priation bill Of $4,000 to enable the
Dawes commission, appointed to nego-
tiate with the Ave civilized tribes, to
proceed at once TO hear and deter
mine all questions Of citizenship in
the several tribes or nations
in the Indian territory, and to
make complete roll Of all
persons entitled TO citizenship therein.
The commissioners are also to make q
roll Of persons Of African descent in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
not entitled to be considered as citi-
zens, and when the roll Of any one Of
said nations is complete the president
Is at his discretion, to order the com.
to allot the lands among
the citizens thereof.
WILL PASS THE CONTRACTS AROUND.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The house
on naval affairs decided to
have one Of the four new battleships |
provided for in the bill built on the
Pacific coast /. was decided to have
one Of the fifteen torpedo boats built
on the coast, one on the Gulf Of Mex.
leo and one on the Mississippiriver
there VIII De a aencienaScy OF s4oU, 900 |
n the army appropriation for the pres.
mt fiscal year.
Work has been commenced on Math.
n hall, the main building Of the new |
Kansas City university at Kansas City,
Kan.
At Coffeyville, Kan, Wash Bash,
negro tough, fatally beat R. L. Punk
TT with an iron bar, then fled to the
Ashland Wilkes, the famous sire OF !
John R. Gentry, was sold at Wichita, |
Kan, for $4,000 cash to ]. +. Scott, Of |
Lexington, XIV.