Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
PUSHING BUSHES.
Both Houses Of Congress Agroe to
Many Conference Reports.
TIE IMMIGRATION ELL PASSED.
by the Vote Of 1893 to 37-Action on
the Usage and Kansas In
dian Reservations.


WASHINGTON, March 4.-The day In
the senate was one Of busy routine yes
terday in reconci!ing differences on APP
preparation bills. A conference report
on the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was presented. The items Of
agreement were concurred in. and the
disagreements sent back to conference.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, presented confer
ence report amending the shipping
laws, which has been the subject of
much comment on the ground that 1t
restored fogging to seamen. The con-
ference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill.
He explained that the two senate
amendments relating to new torpedo
boats and to fixing the maximum price
Of armor plate at $500 still were in
disagreement. On the other items the
house yielded in the main. The con-
ference report was then agreed TO, the
remaining items of disagreement going
back to conference.
A message from the house reported
the passage of the immigration bill
over the presidents veto. The message
was read and without comment was
referred to the committee on immigra-
ton.
The private pension calendar was
then taken up, 1t embraced four bills
heretofore vetoed by the president and
now recommended for passage over the
veto. 1t brought out statement from
Mr.. Allen that the president had gone
to the point Of arraigning the old SOL
diers as coffee coolers"
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE weary
Legislators of the house, after snatch
ing few hours sleep after the recess
at three o'clock yesterday morning,
met again at ten o'clock ard continued
the work of closing up the business of
the session Occasionally the monot-
ony was relieved by sharp skirmish,
but the chairmen Of the committees in
charge of the appropriation bills held
their own, and step by step adj
vanced their bills to the final stages.
Chairman Cannon fought like Trojan
during the day. by a tremendous
majority the house voted, 1893 to 81,
to override the presidents veto Of the
immigration bill. First in order came
the Indian bill. The action Of the
house conferees in accepting senate
amendment to detach from Oklahoma
the Usage and Kansas Indian reserva-
tons and attach them to the Indian
territory aroused fierce opposition from
Mr.. Flynn, delegate from Oklahoma.
Mr.. Curtis, Of Kansas, said the change
was demanded by the Usage Indians on
account Of unjust taxation and harsh
treatment by the people Of Oklahoma.
The conference report was defeated
81 to 100 and the house ordered the bill
back to conference.
Mr.. Cannon sought to put the gen.
eral deficiency bill into conference un-
der suspension Of the rules, but the
friends Of the Bowman act claims,
amounting to 100000, resisted with
the purpose Of forcing an agreement
for separate vote on the amendment
carrying these claims The temper of
the house seemed doubtful, and Mr..
Dingley, the floor leader, sought to
rally the members to support the ap-
preparation committee by holding up
the specter Of the failure of the supply
bills. These appeals had their effect.
The rules were suspended, 1872 to 70,
and the bill went to conference.
Mr.. Grout then brought in the par
tial conference report on the District
of Columbia bill, which was adopted
without debate. The conference re-
port on the post office appropriation
bill announcing an agreement on all |
items was agreed to.
For several hours there was a con-
tinuous routine grind on conference re-
ports on minor bills. Shortly after five |
o'clock the first conference report on |
the naval bill reporting partial agree.
ment was agreed to, Mr.. Hopkins, Of
Illinois, moved concurrence in the sen.
ate amendment still in dispute to fix |
the price Of armor plate at $500 per
ton, the house provision having fixed
tile price AT 500. The motion by Mr..
Hopkins to reduce tie price of armor
plate to $500 was carried by a vote of |
so to AZ.
The agreement on the Notifications
bill was reported and agreed to, and at
$40 the house took Il recess until $3.50. |
At the night session reports were re-
ceived and acted upon as they came
from conference committees. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill was agreed to.
During the recess Of the house last
night the throngs in the galleries