Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
CABINET CONFIRMED.
Little Objection offered by Senators
to the Presidents Advisers.
The FAILURE OF CERTAIN BILLS.
The Appropriation Bills Which MI. Cieve-
land Did Not Sign VIII Entail Much
Work Upon the Extra Ses-
sion Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The senate
was in session only about two hours
yesterday, and the greater part OF the
time was spent in executive session in
confirming President McKinley's cab
met appointments. While in legisla-
tive session the credentials Of Mr..
Hanna, as senator from Ohio, to sue
coed Mr. Sherman, were presented
by Mr.. Foraker, and he was
sworn in by Vice President Ho-
bart Mr.. Davis was also designat-
ed acting chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, to succeed Mr..
Sherman. Beyond the usual notifca-
ton to the president, nothing further
was done. Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado,
who had but just returned from his
mission in the interest Of bimetallism,
was in his seat early in the session.
The president sent in the nominations
for his cabinet. No objection was
made to the nominations Of any Of
the members of the cabinet, but they
were referred to committees, to pay
compliment to Mr.. Sherman by con-
firming him without being so re-
ferred. The nominations were referred
as follows: Mr.. Gage and Mr.. Bliss to
the finance committee, Mr.. Alger to
the committee on military affairs, Mr..
McKenna to judiciary, Mr.. Gary to
post office and post roads, Mr.. Long to
naval affairs and Mr. Wilson to agri-
culture. The senate then, without 60
ing out of executive session took a re-
cess and the first nomination taken up
as soon as the senate re-convened was
that Of Mr.. Gage. This nomination
caused considerable discussion, the sill
yer men of the senate taking occasion
to point out the position Of Mr. Gage
on the financial question. Silver sena-
tors who did the talking said they did
not intend to interpose any objection
to the confirmation, but they wanted
to make it plain that while there were
pledges made by the new administra-
ton for bimetallism the new secre-
tary, they said, was gold man. The
other nominations were confirmed
without debate.
THE FAILURE OF CERTAIN BILLS.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--The failure
Of President Cleveland to sign three
appropriation bills, the sundry civil,
agricultural and Indian, and the ina
bility Of congress to agree upon the
general deficiency bill, will entail
much unexpected work upon the extra
session of the new congress and pos
sibly may delay, to some extent, the
enactment of the new tariff law. The
regular appropriations for government
service and public works carried by all
of these bills except the deficiency
are for the fiscal year beginning July
1, so that to repair the failure Of the
bills it will be necessary that
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that resolutions be passed continuing
for stated time the allowances for
the current year. 1t was said yester-
day by the republican house leaders
that they will not, if they can prevent
it, permit any questions Of appropria-
tions which are likely to consume
much time to take precedence over the
consideration of the tariff bill. The
failure Of the deficiency bill will Grip
Pile several branches Of the govern
ment service unless early provision is
made for them, and it means the abso-
lutte paralysis of the customs service
unless some bill is passed to provide
for its expenses about April |. Cur
rent appropriations for collecting the
customs will be exhausted by April l,
and to continue the work an additional
allowance of $l,150,O00, the amount
carried for that purpose in the def
cheney bill, will be necessary.