Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-10
DISPENSARY Law.
A Resolution to Investigate the
Legal Decision Against It.
A MEASURE FOR CURRENCY REFORM.
One May lie Passed After the Tariff Bill ID
Disposed of-The Indian Troubles
Quleted-The Minister to
spain.

made greater progress on the tariI1 Dill
than on any day since the debate
opened, completing more than half OF
the important metal schedule The
speaking was by the democratic sena-
tors, the republican senators taking no
part in the debate except at rare in
teryals to answer questions which
would expedite the advance Of the bill.
Messrs. jones' of Arkansas, and Vest
urged numerous amendments, embody-
ing in the main the Wilson rates. but
these were rejected, with one excep-
ton. This exception related To anvils,
on which Mr.. Vest secured reduction
from 2 to ~ per cent. per pound. 1T
was the first change made without the
assent of the committee, and it was
due mainly to the listless manner OF
many senators in voting.
Early in the day Mr.. Tillman, OF
South Carolina. secured the adoption
Of a resolution directing the judiciary
committee TO inquire into the recent
decision against the South Carolina
dispensary law, with view to report
ing such legislation as might be desir-
able. He spoke briefly in support OF
the resolution, saying the public i'm
preston that the dispensary law was
Il money-making device was erroneous,
and that 1t had accomplished much
good in regulating the liquor traffic.
There was objection to the preamble,
and finally Mr.. IIoar, of Massachu-
sets, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, proposed substitute emitting
all the preamble and simply directing
the judiciary committee to consider
and report by bill or otherwise what
legislation, If any, is necessary to carry
out the statute Of 1890 relating to COM
merce between states. Mr. Tillman
accepted the substitute and 1t was
agreed to.
A MEASURE FOR CURRENCY REFORM.
CmIcAGo June "a special to the
Chronicle from Washington says: II
Is announced semi-ofiicially that con.
gress will not Immediately adjourn
after the passage Of the tariff bill. The
republican managers have decided, in
accordance with the wishes Of the I'D.
ministration, that they will attempt to
pass a currency reform measure as soon
as the tariff question Is out OF the way
1t is contendcd that the statement re-
Gently made by Secretary Gage that
something would be done by the present
congress for the Improvement OF our
finances was not an idle suggestion,
but one which embodied the views Of
the administration and the leading
republicans of congress. 1t is stated
however, that all the president desires
from the present session of congress il
the authority to appoint a currency
commission, whose members shall be
directed to report at the regular SEES
sian in December feasible plan OF
placing the national finances on
sound, substantial and enduring basis.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES QUIETED.
WASHINGTON, June ga telegram
received at the Indian bureau yester-
day from Agent Stouch at the Tongue
River reservation announces the arrest
of Stanley, the Cheyenne, whose adj
mitted murder of Sheepherder Hoover
precipitated the Indian trouble here.
In the afternoon Gov, Robert b. Smith,
of Montana, telegraphed from Helena
that he had just received word that
the murderer had been arrested and
was in the hands of the sheriff, He
said he would advise the sheriff to CO.
operate with the agent, and thought
the trouble was about over. Iester-
DAYS advices treasured the authorities
here and they believe the excitement
will soon subside
THE MINISTER TO SPAIN.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Mr Whitelaw
Reid, who is going as the presidents
special representative at the queens
jubilee, may go from London to Madrid
to become our minister to Spain, He
is said to be the presidents first choice
for the place now, with ex-Secretary
Tracy as second choice.