Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

Senator Allen Introduces q Resolu.
ton on the White Metal.
COMMISSION ON LABOR and CAPITAL
4 Bill for Nine Experts to Be Appointed TO
Report on Our Financial system
The Naval Appropriation
ELL Passed.


spent most Of yesterday on the legis-
lstive appropriation bill, but did not
complete it, owing to Mr. Sherman's
motion to strike out the proposition
for the change from fees to salaries for
United States district attorneys and
marshals.
Senator Allen introduced q resolu-
ton declaring that congress should not
adjourn without restoring the free
coinage Of silver and taking from the
secretary Of the treasury the power to
issue bonds.
Senator Perkins, from the committee
on education and labor, presented q
favora ble report on the bill authoriz-
ing the appointment Of non-partisan
commission on labor, agriculture and
capital. The committee amended the
bill SO as to provide that the com.
mission shall consist OF five members
in the interest Of labor, to be desig-
mated, one from each Of five labor or
CARNATIONS; five in the interest OF
agriculture, three OF whom shall be
designated by the Farmers Alliance,
and two by the National Grange, and
OF five In the interest Of capital, to
be selected from among man.
ufacturers and those representing
other business pursuits He says;
THE problems presented IN the vari.
GUS fields Of labor and 10 the different
departments Of business have become
and are becoming more complicated
through the progress which marks the
industrial age. The relations Of la.
borers to each other on the one hand
and their relations to capital on the
other are now 40 varied and differ 20
greatly In widely separated sections Of
our country that II has become neces.
sary to establish some central bureau
or commission which shall be able to
view comprehensively the entire field
and ascertain the true relation to each
other of the facts presented. In no
otner way can the many interests Of
half continent be brought into hsr.
mony; In no other way can TINT feel
ing OF good will OF all classes toward
each other be aroused which Is essen.
tlal TO the happiness, prosperity and
progress OF the nation
AT the opening OF the house vester- |
day' Mr. Heatwole (repE Of Mime.
sofa, introduced the following resolu. |
tion' which was referred.
whereas In lieu OF our present inadequate
that ru currency sysem u Is desirable
atIons as nor. nartIsnn co s% sv."caa
perts might be able ia offer.
Resolved, That tho president Is hereby au-
trada na ~ appo,ns nlne citizens eminent In
with the comptroller ~ e,,r,o u s ass 70 ac'
mission, and that such commission report its
conclusions to congress
Inc naval appropriation was passed
w,'hout substantial amendment. An
enort was made BY the advocates Of
larger increase IN the navy than was
Ausnor'zra ny the Dill to Increase the
NUMBER OF oattlesl'ips from four to six.
ms increase was supported on the
noor by Messrs. Hanley, Cummings
ana johnson, OF California, and OPP
posed oy Messrs' Boutelle, chairman Of
lne committee, Hulick and Robinson.
Inc mousse pya large majority, stood
oy the recommendation Of the commit
lee' the proposition for six battleships
but " votes against lo4.
Inc oili' as passed, carries Si,6ll,034,
lnd authorizes the construction of four
'attleships and IL torpedo boats, the
.nfn1 cost ~ uyLtoh ,.,iiI l.. l., 81