Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
TARIFF TAXES.
Senator Allen Speaks on the Consti-
tutional Power of Congress.
4 NEW POOLING BILL INTRODUCED.
the Cuban Question Brought Up by senator
Morgan-Political speeches Wedged
into the Tariff Debate In
the House.

WASHINGTON, March Sl.-Senator
Allen, of Nebraska, made speech in
the senate yesterday on the unconsti-
nationality Of tariff taxes beyond those
requisite for revenue. He severely
criticised the trusts and combinations
which, he declared. reaped the main
advantage of tariff taxes. The SEN
ator's remarks were in the nature of a
legal argument showing the constitu-
tional limitations OF the taxing power
of congress.
Senator Foraker, Of Ohio, introduced
q pooling bill. 1t is practically a re-
production Of the Patterson bill, intro
duced in the last congress. 1t is in
tended to meet the objections to pool
ing which were raised by the supreme
court Of the United States in its de-
cision recently rendered in the Trans.
missouri Freight association case.
The house amendments to the senate
joint resolution appropriating $3.50, 1000
for the saving of life and property
along the Mississippi river were agreed
to and the resolution now goes to the
president.
The Cuban question was brought for
ward again by Mr.. Morgan, Of Ala.
bama, who presented resolution re-
questing the president to inform the
senate whether letters had been re-
ceived by the present and former chief
executive from Gen. Maxine Gomez,
commander Of the revolutionary forces
in Cuba. The resolution recites at
length the letters said to have been
forwarded to President Mckinley and
his predecessor from Gomez, and pub
lished in the newspapers yester-
day. The resolution concludes with
request that the president shall
also inform the senate whether the
Spanish authorities in Cuba have re-
fused to allow cipher dispatches to be
transmitted between the United States
consul at Sagua La Grande and the
United States consul-general at Hav.
ana.
At two p. m. the senate went into
executive session, and at 4:25 ad-
journed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Party feel
ing ran high during the last day Of the
tariff debate in the house. Political
speeches were wedged in at every op-
portunity, and there was constant
maneuvering for political advantage.
The democrats pressed the question Of
a duty on hides for the benefit of the
farmer with so much vigor that Mr..
Hepburn, Of Iowa, republican, was
drawn into the debate and made a
strong plea for protection on hides.
He demanded that the house be given
an opportunity to vote on this ques-
ton, and declared that every western
republican was in favor of it. Mr..
Cannon, Of Illinois, also gave quail
flied Endorsement to this demand.
The republican leaders defended
their bill with vigor The ways and
means committee held the floor with
their amendments from ten in the
morning to four o'clock in the after.
noon. About IS were offered and
adopted. Among them was one admit
ting free to duty books, scientific APP
paratus charts, maps, ETC., for scien-
titic and educational purposes. After
that, five more pages of the bill were
read, making 30 pages in all of the 1852
pages of the bill. To-day the bill was
open for amendment until one o'clock,
an attempt to extend the debate hav-
ing failed, after which an hour on side
was allowed to close. The voting was
to begin at three o'clock.