Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-24
BILLS PASSED.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 23--Soon afte
the session opened yesterday Mr.. Pet
tigrew, Of South Dakota, called up BIT
resolution lolativs to the trust note'
Of the Pacific railroad. The senator
made q heavy onslaught on the Pacific
railroad system in general, charging
that combination Of private interests
was seeking to absorb the roads and
close out the government This opened
the entire question, and Mr.. Morgan
Of Alabama, followed with q bitter ar
rsignment Of the Pacific roads charg'
Ing them with fraud and crime on q
gigantic scale. The speech listed I'M
I'll shortly before two o'clock when
the morning hour expired, thus send.
ing over the Cuban question until
after the holidays Mr.. Pettigrew'a
resolution was referred TO the commit
tee on Pacific railroads
The urgency deficiency bill was
passed Is reported with minor amend
n'cn's ~ Vs'o. $1,000 .,.,,..,o,
par, u wn''n 10 ~ w.. ~. ..man,
- ."0 WIZ " w n..y as 49,, -
olution asking the secretary Of state for
information relative TO the killing OF
Charles Gavin, an American citizen, BY
c-..,.h ,or,as n cuha Altar nassinv
s t"a"s, .'s,na.. nansior Mills The scn.
~. ~. 1,as ! ~ vent into executive
sss.,or whicb lasted until 3.O5. The
.ona,n .han adjourned N January
Th. hou.o vss,ardov rassed the lec.
,.,..,.. .vaont,va md judicial acnro.
"",..,on LII, amd than ,diourned until
ran,,a.. 10. ,hs halliday recess This ia
.ha o., t,,na in tho history of convrcss
.ha. .Io lon,slat,ve NH has been
nassod hs,ors The holidavs. The dav
,."s d.ro,od IN Tho ANIMAL debate Of
~. .,,,i .or,,,oa ,aw and as usual the
...,s, s,s,lo or, tho nrov,sion for
ths com mission WINS overwhelmingly
sa AZ m. h,ll as nassed. carries
90, eao a aao 10 -sss' a7o more than the
c,rr.n, hin nurino the morning. a
bill Twas nassed authorizing the rail.
roads of the Indian territory to change
their alIvnmepts.
rrr cuocr .w AGREEMENT
w.su,.oroy nec ea-t,en Frank
Armstrong NJ tbs Dawes commission.
rsstsrdav flsd n report on the agree.
mani beiween tho com mission and the
chocta y Indians IN which the latter
.nreo N surrender their tribal form of
and take allotments. The
: rrsoment was coversd in general
terms nv information sent several DAVIS
.nn .rS Dan Armstrong ia confident
,hat ths action ~ Me Choctaws will
room be followed nv similar treaties
MN M charol,ees and other members
If the civilized tribes The agreement
has TO be ratified by the Indian coun.
n and bv conoress before IL can be-.
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liz. y 4, as.,.'r. ts
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WASHINGTON, pec' so'-.onsres'uaan
'roaerick 'r'co "i.suCco,sl''y yos'o.
lay 10 secure u ihvoraD ss,, ro ,,.'s,' y"
Judge MIXERS a"e"'ea ~ , u'.I.t
KANSAS into TWO Juuic'a' u,s.l ,.,
There was no propouhceu oppv''s.os s
% the olll' the report oe'"R oe ...
because inc comni''ee was oo"."''"s
,i'ls SEM 10 ~ iro'n 'n' ae"as. w.
'rouc''o" W. $50 H.. ~, ~. .ho
'or. on ''e e'., ' LII, s.a.sSa . naaaona
aau '.'o w.. 's" ,a," - !. 49,
DO snow OF oeco'n'at NV pai.as r '',,,,
nroueh ,n m noaoe' 'v ,.a",nn ~ a. ~
iave no aiineu''y ~ n.'p'as ,,,s
'ena,e ca'ouua. u"'' "
legislative fou''n0'
ME PACIFIC RAILROADS ~ DE-. DEBTS
WASHINGTON, nee uec ss sp 70 co orVu
OF the Pacific railroad