Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
TARIFF BILL PLAN.
There Win Be Only One Set Speech
by the Republicans.
FORESTRY ORDER KNOCKED OUT.
The COnferees Agree to Revoke the Order
Of Mr.. Cleveland The Senate and
House Meet and at Once
Adjourn.

unexpected obstacle in the way of a
speedy passage Of the Dingley tariff
bill. Senator Knute Nelson, of Min.
nesota, is on the warpath. He insists
that he intends to hold the tariff bill
in the senate until the house takes &C.
ton on his bankruptcy bill. Two
weeks ago the senate passed Senator
Nelson's substitute for all the pending
bankruptcy bills. Invent to the house,
and Speaker Reed quietly pigeonholed
it, saying that nothing would be done
on bankruptcy legislation until the
regular session next December Now
comes the rugged senator from the
northwest with howl of defiance
1.-The country needs bank
ruptcy law said he, las badly
as 1T does a tariff bill. There
is no reason why the house should
not pass it." Unless the senator from
Minnesota can be induced to abandon
his avowed plan of action, Reed will
have to give way. The president and
the administration leaders deeply con-
cerned over probable tie up in the
senate will force one or the other to
give way. If Nelson holds out, then
the speaker will have to capitulate.
The republican caucus emphasized the
fact that there is wide divergence of
opinion among the republican senators
on rates Of duty fixed in the various
schedules of the tariff bill. The sena-
tors were in caucus nearly four hours
The only official announcement that
was made after the caucus adjourned
was that it was decided to appoint
three senators in addition to the re-
publican members of the finance com.
mittee, who were to act as a commit
tee to assist in getting the tariff bill
through the senate. 1t was generally
stated, however, that an agreement
had been reached that there should be
no set of speeches on the bill from the
republican side, except that of Senator
Aldrich.
FORESTRY ORDER KNOCKED OUT.
WASHINGTON, May 90 The conferees
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
have agreed. The most important
amendment to the bill was that revok-
ing the order of President Cleveland
of February %, setting apart 100000
acres of land as forest reservations
The senate amendment may modify or
revoke the proclamation, and it is pro-
vided that the lands embraced in the
reservations not disposed of before
March /, 1898, shall again be subject
to operations of the order of February
%, or as they may be modified by the
president. The general provisions for
the government of the forest reserva-
tions are retained as provided in the
senate amendments. A provision is
inserted allowing settlers in reserva-
tions to take other lands in the public
domain. The appropriation for gov
eminent exhibit at the Omaha exposi-
ton is left at 100000, the $751; 900 in
crease of the senate being stricken out.
The amendment for investigation of
sugar production remains in the bill.
The appropriation for the improve
ment of the lower Mississippi river is
increased to Ss,933, 1888 and is made i'm
available, by contract or
otherwise, in the discretion of the Sec
rotary of war. The net reduction from
the senate amendments is 100000.
The total of the bill as agreed to is
s53,622,651,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 95.-The death of
Senator Earle, of South Carolina, was
referred to in eloquent terms in Chap.
lain Milburn's prayer in the senate
Yesterday. Following this, Mr.. Till
man, Of South Carolina, made the
formal announcement of Mr.. Earle's
Heath, and offered a resolution ex-
pressing the profound sorrow of the
senate. As a further mark of respect
The senate, at 1910 p. M, adjourned.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, in
reduced in the house resolution
providing for the consideration of the
senate resolution recognizing the bel
igerency of the Cuban insurgents
from day to day until disposed Of"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules, but it is not likely
hat the committee will consider it.
The house adjourned at 1925 p. IN. on
account of the death of Senator Earle,
A.