Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
A BILL PASSED.
The legislative Appropriation Bill
Gets Through the Senate
4 PROTEST AGAINST LEGISLATION.
Tho Indians Send . Petition tn CONGRESS
Against crtain Pending Measures
Proposed Pensions for Ninety.
Lay Militia.

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debate yesterday which developed
: much personal party feeling, and
brought on two sharp personal ex-
changes between Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Ell
kins, and between Mr.. Brice and Mr..
Elkins. The controversy arose over
Mr.. Hills motion to strike from the
pending legislative appropriation bill
the proposed change of the date OF as.
sembling the New Mexico legislature
from December to May. Mr.. Hill bit.
terly denounced the change as ''po-
litical trick Mr.. Cullom sought to
table Mr. Hills motion, but motion
to this effect failed, Il to 30, whereup-
on Mr.. Cullom yielded to the Hill mo.
ton and the New Mexico motion was
struck out At the close Of the day the
senate passed the bill carrying $2ls.
100000. Aside from providing the usual
appropriations. the bill is important,
effecting reform Of the system OF
compensation for United States district
attorneys and. marshals, salaries being
substituted for fees. The senate ad.
journed until Monday.
The hovse appropriations committee
attempted to take up the sundry civil
appropriation bill yesterday, but the
members who were Interested in bills
on the private calendar defeated them
by vote Of l4s to II. The appropria.
tions committee suffered another re-
verse just before the house took re-
cess at night. 1t was Mr.. Cameron's
intention to force the house to sit to-
day and proceed with the sundrv civil |
bill, but the members were ov+rwhelm-
ingly in favor Of taking holiday and |
by big majority voted to adjourn |
until Monday.
INDIANS PROTEST AGAINST LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON. March 9S.-The petit
ton Of the Muskoree or Creek and
Seminole Indians presented to con-
Qress by Senator Chandler declares
TINT cartain maaSurau unnd;nr ora
calculated 10 destroy th.;r locai ,ov.
ernments IN rob them ~ thar bsr,.
tage, and to abolish and annihilate
their tribal existence, all Of which
thew ask congress to prcvent The
petition respectful ! Y points out that
the right Of sclf.uoyernment has been
guaranteed them bv solemn treaty.
stinulations and wb;lo thev do not
claim to be nerfect thew challenge IN.
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anu PROPERTY Inc report oi the
Dawes commission is denounced and
committee OF .'honest. impartial and
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OKLAHOMA TAX LAW
WASHINGTON March S-Ihe Dill
ieVa'iz'ng tne assessment ana levy OF
.aAes Oh PERSONAL properly on the In
o'an reservations IN okiahoma mas
peen knockeo OUT IN the nrst ROUND oy
inc commiltee on lndlan analrs' which
'1 ~. -, ~, 'ss r o,l"n
leoali,e would tar the nronsrtv a, the TnSian.
in violation Of treaty obligations II would also
tax the personal property Of citizens Of
.ne unl'ea states ana would inter-
maut has vrdsr Tho cons,,,u v sO'o ans
treaties to regulate commerce with the Indian
tribes 1t would in some instances result in {
double taxs.ions, IS cattle from Texas are as
n,,,a sss.o VI ~. .ss , anu 'nen
walton on Nav thew would AGAIN be- taxed ts i'
PENSIONS FOR NrNEry.pAy MILITIA
WASHINGTON, March 9s-The house !
committee on invalid pensions yester. !