Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-30
THE BOND ISSUES.
PlCKLER'S PENSION BILL DEBATED.
cussing the Measure--The Venezuelan
Question: arly Adjournment
Okish0mx statehood Bill.


WAsurNoroy April 25-The senate
cave Yesterday IN the sundrv civil an.
nronria,ion Mn wi,hout combating Il
The debate WINS largely of a formal
character Al two o'clock Tho bond
resolution WINS lald before the senate
and Mr. PETER i,s author proposed
mod,eca.,ons - ma. ,ha o.;,i,,.ms in
the recent sueech Of Air. I'M As
modified thu resolution stril,es mt the
direction that the snecial committee
81 Ave senators shall inou;re whether
anv of,cer NJ tho government made
anv contract or noresmont IN connec.
ton with the bond i,.,es with The in.
tsnt IN receiv. commission or rersonal
reward md also tho nrovIsion that
not more than two ~ ths senators on
the commIttes NJ inouirv shall ba
membors ~ the same nolit,cal nartv
Thu resolution Than want over ~
aorsemen. Sena,or nuhoi. ,ntroducad
= him IN establish new r.oulatlons for
forest reservations n nrovides that
NO forest reservation shall be estab.
Iished excsnt N ,,nnrove and nrotect
ths foros,s tor ,ha nnrro.o =, ssn,.,nc
favorable conditions OF water flow and
10 insure a continuous supply Of tim.
her
Although Yesterday was private bill
day under the rules, the house decided
TO proceed with the Picker pension
bill and the whole day was consumed
In the discussion OF that measure The
debate was devoid OF interest The
feature was the opposition OF Mr. Con.
molly to the section Of the bill which
granted pensions to confederate sol.
diers who deserted and Joined the
union ranks 20 DAYS before Lees sur.
render The house non.concurred In
the senate amendments TO the Indian
bill and agreed to conference. Al
the night session II private pension
bills were favorably passed upou. in.
GLIDING bills giving the widow Of Mint.
Gen. Sprigg Carroll a pension of $50
per month and Gen. W, A. Morris s7A
TINE vrvrzur, AN o,tpsr,ov
WAsu,yaroN Anil Ok ~rbo roror.
that the yenezuelan ouestion Ind
.ra,n ra.chod a or;,io., s,ono o,n,n,.
10 inaction amounting IN n termination
Of negotiations has develored two
facts which ara s,ated nnsi,,velv
namely TINT the rInited States goy.
eminent has mt otYered nor suooes,od
a withdrawal NJ tbe nreser, Voro,ra.
Ian commission md that nsoo,ia.ions
toward general arbitration ho,wssn
the limited states and Gran, pr;tain
are nroceeding satisfactor,lv a,thomnh
there has been Ittlo nrorroso ne 70,
toward having the yene,uslan disnnts
included In The general scono ~ tho
srbitration Asia from ,hssa ,, ~ , s"s
terial noints the osnsraI statue -, ~.
subisct n IA stated has No, ,hanraS
~ ,ato and ,hara IL No ana.aha.a;s..
~ uneasiness last tho raro,,o,,ons
lapse or fail. II IL thu oeneral undar.
standing that the Venezuelan commits.
sion will not renort until D.csmhor
mart
EARLY An,orpxuryr op coxoprss
WAsmseroN Anril " -Ths foc,
that such unusual nrooress yas mads
with the sundrv civil anrrorr,ation
bill IN tho senate vesterdar MA INT
the democrats manifested No disnosi.
ton 10 delav It's consideration. has
GREATLY encouraged the renuhl,cor sor.
ators IN The belief that nm eorlr I'd.
iournment Ia probable n ia under.
stood that the Democratic leaders have
pract ically agreed that congress shall
close as soon as the appropriation bills
can be disposed Of, and that thew will
make no opposition 10 their considera.