Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
ANTl-D0yD BILL.
Tho Debate In the Senate GA the
Measure Very Animated.
CONFERENCE REPORTS IN THE HOUSE
A 1911 Oh tho Allotment Of Lands In Sever
atty to the Peorias and Miamis-
A Rieht-Of-Wmv iii for
Pipe Liue.

prohibit the issue of bonds is now be-
fore the senate with the prospect OF a
final vote on 1t next Monday. The Oh
struction to the measure was with.
drawn yesterday and ny the decisive
vote Of "a to 20 the senate adopted the
motion Of Mr.. Butler, author OF the
bill, to proceed with it The debate
on the measure proceeded throughout
the day and was at times very ami
mated. Mr.. Hill attacked the bill as a
barefaced attempt at reputation by
an indirect cutting of Of the only
means existing for q repeal Of
the QreenbackA Mr.. Sherman,
Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Hawley and
Mr. Lodge spoke In opposition
to the Oil, and MIR. Mills, Mr.. Butler,
Mr.. Allen, Mr. Smart and Mr.. Clarke
for 1t, The tariff question came in for
incidental consideration and Senators
Sherman, George and Gray expressed
the view that 1t would be disgrace II
congress adjourned without enacting
law TO increase the revenues. Mr..
Pettigrew presented partial confer
ence report on the Indian bill, which
being privileged, was admitted and
agreed TO- the chair rulinr that 1t
could not be debated so Us TO displace
the bond bill The conference report
on the river and harbor bill, including
the agreement on the Santa Monica
and San Pedro, Cal. items, was agreed
to- Mr.. Allen, who had the floor on the
bond bill, yielded to continue his
speech to-day. At 5:45 the senate at
journed.
The Phillips labor commission bill,
which was to have come to a vote in
the house yesterday under the special
order, was complies ely crowded ont by
the conference reports on the river and
harbor ind sundry civil bills The
bill will now 70 over until next week.
the conference report on the river and
harbor bill, which reported nh agree.
mcnt on all the items save that relat-
ing to Santa Monica and san Pedro
harbors, California. was made the
basis Of u very bitter attack on the
bill by Messrs Hepburn, Of Iowa,
and Dockery, of Missouri. The
latter said he opposed this
measure because 1t contained extrava-
giant appropriations not warranted by
the condition Of the treasury. Mr.
Hepburn said the bill had been passed
by majority without debate, and he
made the assertion that not section
OF the bill had ever been read in the
house. Mr. Hooker's motion to adopt
the conference report was agreed to-
ls9 to SO The speaker reappointed
Messrs. Hooker Norman and Catch
ings conferees. Mr.. Cannon followed
with the conference report on the sun
dry civil bill. After some discussion
the conference report was defeated
50 to l50 Messrs. llainer of Nebraska,
Grout Of Vermont, and Bartlett OF
New York, were appointed conferees
on the fertilization appropriation bill.
TWO BILLS RELATING TO INDIANS
WASHINGTON, May 49, Two bills in
troduced by MIR. Kirkpatrick yester-
day were referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. One is to amend the
act for the allotment Of land in sever
atty to the united Peorias and Miamis
in the Indian territory. The other is
to authorize the secretary Of the inte-
rior to adjust and settle the accounts
OF the Kaskaskia, Piankshaw and Wea
Indians.
PREDICTS RIVER AND HARBoR VETO
WASHINGTON, May 9a-The state
ment is made on the authority Of Sena-
tor White. Of California, that Presi-
dent Cleveland intends to veto the
river and harbor bill on account Of the
enormous expenditure Of public money
provided for in the continuous con-
tracts, The friends OF the bill, how
ever, claim to have votes enough in
both houses to pass 1t over the veto.
A RiGHT-oF-wAy BILL
WASHINGTON. Nav 23.-Representa-