Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
IMMIGRATION Bill.
The Senate Debates a Measure Re-
stricting Foreign Arrivals.
HOUSE WORKS ON PENSION BILLS.
Our Exports and Irnporfs-The Oklahoma
homestead Hill Greatly Brondened-
More Honda May + . Issued-Sals
OF Reservations by iuction.

! on the Dill proposing additional re-
strictons on immigration, by Mr. Glib.
son (lem.), of Maryland, and Mr.. Mel
son (rep.), of Minnesota, were made
early in the day Mr.. Gibson severely
arrairned the A. p A., declaring that
it inspired this ILL, and that the or.
ranizatlon was seeking to invade poll.
tics. Mr.. Nelson said the A. p A. had
no part in inspiring the bill. Mr.
Cutlery (dem.l OF Louisiana, spoke
briefly on the need of action to offset
the proposed legislation by the Ger
man reichstag on sugar bounties. The
Dupont case involving the right OF
Henry A. Dupont to seat in the sen.
ate from the state OF Delaware was
taken up late in the day with view
to concluding the debate and taking
. final vote at five p. m. to-day. Mr..
Plat (rep), Of Connecticut, spoke in
support Of Mr.. Dupont's claim.
| The house yesterday, under the
special order adopted last week, de.
voted the whole day to private pen
sion BILLS They were disposed Of at
the rate OF about one every i've min
utes, 81 in all being favorably acted on
before adjournment While the PEN
sion bills were being considered the
committee OF the whole rose informally
and disagreed to the senate amend
ments to the river and harbor bill and
sentit to conference Inc Flynn Dill
removing the charge OF desertion from
Lieut. George ". Taylor, OF Guthrie,
and allowing him pension for four
years oack was afterwards passed, as
was also the Curtis bill granting pen
sion OF $3O per month to John h Row,
OF Toronto, and bill BY Mr.. Curtis,
removing disabilities from Charles
Williamson, OF Topeka
OUR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
WASHINGTON, May l5-The exports
OF domestic merchandise during April.
as stated Dy the bureau Of statistics.
was $780, sls. ses. as compared with $685..
V5S. o4l during April 1898, For the ten
months ended April 30. lS9s. there was
. yaiu over the same period In 1898 Of
&c. 673, co., The imports OF merchau.
disc during April was s5s, 7o5. 299 a.
against Sos. 749 95S during April 1903
OF the total imports little less than 30
per cent was free OF duty. For the tan
months there was A gain In imnorts
over the same months last wear OF
about A.. 0OO. ON During Anri| Tho
exports Of rold amounted to 81. 7S2. 26o.
rs com pared with ~. s03. $40 for April.
l8Qh The imnorts NJ GOLD during
April was 81. ll2. 500. against "a. 9s3 All
during the same month last vear. For
the ten month. the exports Of cold ex.
ceeded thu imnorts nv AK Qso I0a. the sill.
yer exports during APRIL aggregated 49,.
l3o os7 and the IMPORTS s,es 6s2 a cain
Of over $500. 1000 in the exports over
Anril 1904. For the ton months the
exports amounted to S5o. $50. O4s. an ex-
cess of $685. $50. 79o over the imports.
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