Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
THE PROGRAMME.
What the Senate and House VIII
Do the Coming Week.
The CHESS GAME BY STATESMEN.
Americans and Brltishers Completed
Postal Delegates on aJunket-Cuban
Observation-Disclosures Statehood.


on Tuesday, ten weeks and day after
the beginning Of the session, the tariff
bill will be taken up, for the passage
Of which the extra session was espe-
cially called. The bill was to have
been called up to-day, but the death
of Senator Earle, of South Carolina,
will render necessary an adjournment
for day. Senator Aldrich will call
up the bill, move its consideration and
make a speech in its support. The
democratic amendment striking out
the internal revenue features of the
bill will be introduced by Senator
Vest. After this the course Of pro-
cedure is somewhat indefinite. The
democrats are not clear as to whether
they will permit the immediate taking
up Of the schedules or will demand an
opportunity to make set speeches bear
ling upon the general policy Of the
bill. The silver republicans and
populists will seek opportunity dur
ing the tendency of the bill to pre-.
sent some remarks of a political nature
and some Of them may be heard during
the week. The general sentiment
among straight republicans is adverse
to the encouragement Of and gem
eral discussion Of the bill or to long
speeches on the schedules, but no party
policy has yet been decided upon. The
conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill probably will be
considered some time during the week.
The conference committee has practi-
cally agreed upon compromise on the
forestry reservation provision, which
they hope will prove satisfactory to all
parties, but whether it will or not can
only be determined when the report is
presented to congress.
The Morgan resolution recognizing
the belligerency of the Cuban insur-
gents, which passed the senate Thurs.
day, will not be acted upon by the
house this week. This is the decision
of the republican leaders. They have
decided to block the resolution until
the plans of the president, which are
now maturing, are fully formulated,
There will doubtless be demand on
the part of the minority for immediate
action, but they are powerless to Sc
sure consideration unless the rules
committee will report special order.
This the rules committee will not do.
The majority will antagonize an at
tempt to force consideration with a
motion to adjourn ontil Thursday. On
Thursday the conference report on the
Indian or sundry civil bill may be
ready. If one or the other is not ready
the house will adjourn until the fol-
lowing Monday.
THE CHESS GAME BY STATESMEN.
WASHINGTON, May "a. The arrange
ments for the match games of chess
between five selected individual play
ers Of the house Of representatives and
like number from the British house
Of commons are practically completed.
The games will be begun at two o'clock
p. M, Washington time, and seven
o'clock, London time, May 81, and con-
tinue four hours, Is moves to the hour.
II not completed in the agreed time
the games will be finished on June l.
Two wires from Washington and New
York will be given up to the games,
and it is expected that not more than
three minutes will be consumed in
transmitting the several moves be-
tween London and Washington.
POSTAL DELEGATES ON A JUSKET.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The members
of the Universal Postal congress re-
turned to Washington Sunday after