Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
STRICT ECONOMY.
Appropriations to Be Limited to
Government Necessities.
The NEXT SuSDRY CIVIL BILL.
Chairman Dingley Announces There Must
BE Cut In 1t Amounting to $4,000.
0OO-A Proclamation for an Ex-
ira Session of Congress.

0OO-A Proclamation for an Ex-
ira Session Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March Sat the con-
ference between President Mckinley
and Speaker Reed Saturday there is
said to have been a full and frank in
terchange Of views, and an agreement
that every effort should be made to
limit appropriations as far as possible
to the acknowledged necessities of the
government Mr.. Reeds attitude upon
this question was potential in the last
congress in preventing the incorpora-
ton in the money bills of a large mum.
Der OF items with which they were af-
forwards loaded in the senate. 1t is
understood that the republican major
ity in the next house will very early
understand that rigid economy is to be
the watchword of the present admin
istration.
Mr.. Dingley, who, as chairman of
the ways and means committee, Is the
republican leader on the floor of the
house, has, it is stated, already an
nounced that there must be a cut Of
$4,000, 900 in the next sundry civil bill,
most OF which must be taken from ap-
preparations made for river and harbor
improvements. The failure of four of
the large bills on account Of excessive
appropriations is expected to prove an
object lesson to the next congress. The
failure of the deficiency bill will Grip
pie several branches of the govern
ment service unless early provision
shall be made for them, and 1t will
mean the absolute paralysis of the GUS
toms service unless some bill shall be
passed to provide for its expenses
about April 1. Current appropriations
for collecting the customs will be ex.
hausted by that time, and to continue
the work an additional allowance of
81, $1,000, the amount carried for that
purpose in the deficiency bill, will be
necessary. Provision against Gripping
any branch Of the government can
readily be made within very short
time after the session of congress shall
begin II that body so desires. Not one
objection would be made In either SEN
ate or house to such an appropriation
bill as would carry only the necessary
items of expenditure to keep the vali-
GUS departments of the government
service in operation. Such appropria-
ton bills could be passed in both
houses under suspension of the rules
and the president would sign them the
day they reached him. But that is not
the character of the four bills that
failed in the last congress. All of
them, even the agricultural bill, were
loaded down with Objectionable fea-
lures permitted to remain in each by
the Legislators themselves only be.
cause the objection of a few men inter-
ested in them might have jeopardized
the whole bill.
The probabilities are that almost
the entire attention of the senate will
be given during the present week to
an effort to get its committees in work.
ing shape, and that the senate will ad-
journ for two or three days at time
attempting any business of
No legislation can be
attempted with the house not in ses-
sion, but there are two or three
treaties that could be considered, The
arbitration treaty Is one of these. 1t
has been reported to the senate, but II
is understood that Senator Davis, who
is chairman of the committee, does not
feel free to proceed with the treaty I'M
Ill the committee contains its full mem
Dership. Any nominations sent in by
,he president will, of course, be con-
,idered.
,ROcI AVIATION FOR AN rvrpA erso,ov
W,s,,yoroy MI - Tat 800.
" As'''N''o'' "ai.i' ''-hate oattsr-
lay afternoon President Mckinley is
ued the following proclamation, call
ng the Fitty-Fifth congress in extra
ession March l5
by lne pre,ldan Of the United States of
Wharaas NM, iIt"i inacroatv roou,,o ,,,
ongress Of tn. United states should be- co ane
cned in extra session ut ls O'Clock on the 18th
ay Of March. l'''' to receive such communica-
" No az thcua W .aDI0 v w, eavra.ve
emit Of the United states Of America Do p here.
Y proclaim and declare that an extraordinary