Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
THE TARIFF BILL.
An Opportunity Given to Senators
to Make Suggestions.
CUBAN POLICY MORE VIGOROUS.
The Indian Appropriation Bill Considered
BY the senate-The Arbitration Treaty
The POstmaster.GeLeral
Makes Ruling.

/ AnO AOntM8NtthsU6LtrAl
4 Makes Ruling.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The repub
. lican subcommittee OF the senate com
! mittee on finance held an all-day SEES
! sion at the capitol yesterday to afford
! an opportunity to other senators to
make suggestions on the tariff bill.
Among the senators who called and
had conferences with the committee
were Messrs. Harris and Baker, of Kan
sas, Quay, Sewall, Elkins, Wellington,
Perkins, Shoup and Pritchard Sem
ator Platt, Of New York also spent
time with the committee, but he ap-
peared to be a listener rather than a
participant in the proceedings.
Senator Quay had only a
brief conference and devoted
himself especially to the rates on
carpets and mating, upon which he
urged a rate of duty which would in
sure protection to the industries of
this country against the products Of
China and Japan. Senators Baker and
Harris asked for duty of 81 per ton
on gypsum and for decrease of the
duty proposed on Mexican cattle.
They represented that there were i'm
mense beds Of gypsum in the west
sufficient to supply the wants
OF the entire country. With ref
erence to cattle importations they
represented that the cattle were
needed to consume the grass crop of
the west and that it was more econom.
lcal to move the cattle than the grass,
Senators Elkins and Wellington both
appeared in support of the Dinglev
rate on coal, which there is an effort
to have reduced. Senator Perkins was
given an extended hearing on the
fruit schedule. Senator Sewall's sug-
gestions pertained to almost the entire
list OF New Jersey manufactures, and
he filed briefs bearing upon all of
them.
CUBAN POLICY MORE VIGOROUS,
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The policy
Of the administration in reference to
Cuba is not likely to be so severely
criticised as was that Of its predeces-
sor. on the score Of Indifference to the
rights Of American citizens. Secre-
tary Sherman, unlike Mr.. Olney, will
see to it that Imprisonment Of sus-
poets entitled to the protection Of the
United States for an indefinite period
II time is no longer INDUCED in by
spanish officials in Cuba. He will
even go further and make it plain
% the Spanish authorities that they
'annot in the closing decade of the 10th
century be permitted to carry on war
lpon principles utterly at variance
With modern civilization. In short.
lotice has been served on the Spanish
'oyernment-informally, as yet, but
till in unmistakable terms-that this
recognizes state of civil
var on the island Of Cuba, which de-
hands a treatment Of prisoners taken
n action by either side somewhat diff
erent from that which seems to have
eep accorded to them thus far The
cause of this notice being !,
erved on the Spanish government, was,
I course, the capture Of the Cuban,
en. Rivera, and the report that
g would be forthwith tried by drum. i.
cad court-martial and shot. The
resident Immediately after the news
the fate in store for the prisoner
as received, directed Secretary Sher-
IAN to draw up a protest against the
'ntemplated action of Capt. Gen. s
'eyler. Upon second consideration, |
owever, the protest took less formal t
lape Instead Of being delivered to \
lie Spanish minister in writing, Senior I
LONE was sent for by the secretary O
state and informed as to the views G
the government in the matter. This i
'rbal protest, 1T is safe to assume, was a
less explicit than that which Secre-
ry Sherman had previously drafted. I
any rate, 1T had its effect, for Gen.
vera is still living. D
THE sENATE's SESSION. - p
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The senate "
ent yesterday considering the In - =
an appropriation bill, but did not .S
mplete 1t. The pending question +
as on the committee amendment "
ening the Uncompahgre Indian res u
walton in Utah to public entry. SEN o.
or Hansbrough, of North Dakota, in
oduced bill authorizing the ap-
intment OF a commission to intro Ia
ICE and popularize the bread food of ri
e United States among the peoples ri
the Orient. In accordance with his pl
evious notice, Senator Davis prompt ell
moved an executive session of Il
e senate after the disposal of in
routine morning business, W
the purpose of taking up
e Anglo American arbitration
'aty. Senator Davis attempted to II
cure unanimous agreement upon q N
ne to take vote upon the treaty as eli
whole, but in this he did not succeed, m
ing to objections from several sena- ar
IS, including Messrs Carter, Morgan ca
d Mills. The objections stated that
~ had no purpose unduly to delay
al action, and when the executive
sion had concluded, after continu. pa
, about nm hour and n half thara SC