Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-12
A CUBAN DEBATE.
Senator Lodge Severely Scores the
Spanish Minister.
TERRITORIAL DIVORCE BILL PASSED.


WASHINGTON, March II. Tho crowds
which filled the senate galleries yer
terday In anticipation Of an exciting
Cubsn debate were not disappointed.
Two new phases Of the subject made
their appearance and each. Afforded .
debate which aroused senators and
spectators 70 high state Of interest
and excitement Mr.. Lodge, Of Massa.
chusettA arose 10 question. Of per.
seual privilege and in vigorous words
rebuked the Spanish minister, ssnor
Depuy do Lone, for his recent aeitk
cisms Of senatorA Eenator Taller
added his opinion that . repetition
Of the minister's action should b fol.
lowed BY dismissal. senators Gray
and Hale maintained that senatorial
privilege and prerogative should not
be strained TO close the mouth Of tho
Spanish minister. Nj. Lodge did not
press for any definite action. The
incident was hardly closed when the
subject came up in another form. Mr.
Hoar had asked that bis resolution,
postponing the entire Cuban subject
until April Q, 60 over until to-day.
This aroused Mr.. Sherman to an ener.
Retic and feeling protest He declared
that Mr.. Hosr's resolution was . re-
Election on the committee on foreign
relations and was an effort to shelve
the Cuban resolutions after weeks Of
discussion and overwhelming votes In
both houses The two venerable sen.
ators, Sherman and Hoar, engaged In
vigorous colloquy. Mr.. Sherman
finally withdrew his objection and Mr..
Hoar's resolution went over until TO.
day. but not before Mr. Hosr had
made brief but telling speech against
what no termed the meddling policy Of
congress In foreign question:
The Dupont contest was then taken
mp and Mr.. Turpie, Of Indiana, resumed
his speech against the claims Of Mr..
Dupont 10 seat In the senate.
The house yesterday witnessed the
perennial attempt to cut of the appro-
priation for special mail facilities be-
tween Boston via New York and WASH
ington, to Atlanta and New 0rleanA
This appropriation has been carried In
the post Office bill since 1873. This
year 1t amounted to $4,000, and cou-
pied with II were appropriations for
special facilities between Kansas City
and Newton, Kan, and Chicago and
Council Bluffs, Ia. The latter items,
however, went down before points Of
order. The post Office bill was not dis
posed Of
During the morning hour bill was
passed making . years Continuous
residence" In territory prerequisite
TO obtaining . divorce In such terri.
tory. This bill was offered by Mr.
Of Massachusetts, The bill
was aimed at Oklahoma territory,
where about 90 days residence is re-
CURED "As result" said q report on
the bill, eases are not investigated Is
their Importance demands Scandal
and immortality result. The bill will
abolish these temporary divorce col.
onies and establish In the territories q
safeguard found necessary in nearly
all the states"
The senate bill was passed to au-
thorize the auditor Of the war DEPART
ment to audit certain quartermssters'
vouchers alleged to belong to John
Finn, OF st. Louis
THE ALABAMA ELECTION OF 1894
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
from the committee on priv
ileges and elections. yesterday pre-.
sented to the senate the views Of the
majority OF the committee, consisting
of the republican members, recon.
mending the adoption Of Senator Al
lens resolution providing for an In
vestigation Of the Alabama state and
legislative election Of 1894 The re
port gives In detail the particulars con-
corning the organization Of the Kolb
legislature and the election by 1t Of
Mr. W. s. Reese as United States soma
tor to hold the seat occupied by Sena-
tor Morgan. The co.nmittee says that
the investigation should be made and
the facts made known. II the charges
are well founded, the report says, II
may lie the duty Of the United States
senate to Dust Mr.. Morgan from his
seat. The committee takes the posi-
ton that there can be no doubt Of the
right OF the senate to make the investi.
patton.