Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
THE PROGRAMME.
The Free HON astead Bill Expected
to Pass the Senate.
PACIFIC ROAD BILL In The HOUSE.
The M, X. b T. Railway Calls Attention to
Its Interests In the indian Territory
The Cuban Question Wanted
Left In Allegiance.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE course o.
the senate this week will depend large
ly upon whether the Pacific road fund
ing bill passes the house and whether
Senator Cameron will call up his Gu
ban resolutions II he desires to press
the resolutions there will be a deter
mined effort to aid him in this direc-
ton, but in any event there are likely
TO be q few speeches on Cuba Senator
Mills has announced his purpose to ad-
dress the senate on the question and 1t
Is understood that Senator Davis is
preparing Cuban speech. The Petit
grew free homestead bill is expected
to reach vote to-day or tomorrow,
and II Is to be followed BY the Pacific
railroad bill II the latter passes the
house. Senator Cullom, who will have
charge Of the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, said yester-
day that he expected to be able to re-
port that measure by the middle OF the
week, and that he would ask the SEN
ate toconsider 1t as soon as reported.
The fate OF the Pacific railroad fund
ing BILL which was debated three days
In the house last week, will be known
to-day, when the measure with the
pending amendments will come to
vote under the special order under
which the house is proceeding The
bill involves the settlement of the
SIZE 100000 Of Indebtedness Of the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific on
the basis of an extension OF over so
years at two per cent, with an annual
extinguishment payment on the prin.
sipal at the rate OF 1866, 900 for the first
ten years, $3.50, 1000 for the second ten
years and $3.50, 900 for the remaining
years. II involves as the alternative
OF its defeat the probable immediate
foreclosure OF the governments lien
and the sale Of the property. 1t
Is the elimination OF the strug-
gle which has gone on In congress
for dozen years to secure some
sort Of an adjustment Of the Pacific
railroad Indebtedness on the basis OF
an extension, as 1t has been apparent
for long period that the roads would
default when the bonds were natured.
After the funding bill is disposed Of
The house will proceed with the con.
sideration Of appropriation bills until |
Saturday, which will be given up to
eulogies on the life and public services
Of the late ex.Speaker Crisp. The In.
dian and military appropriation bills
are on the calendar, and before they
are disposed Of the agricultural bill
will 10 brought on
CONFER WITH THE DAWES COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.-THE confer
ence OF the Dawes commission at the
office OF the secretary Of the interior
Saturday was marked by an incident
of more than ordinary interest Be-
side J. ), STANDBY, N. B. Ainsworth
and Wesley Anderson, representing
the Choctaws, there was present Mr..
Simon Wolf, a Washington ATTORNEY,
who represents the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway Co. Mr. Wolf was
there In his capacity as the attorney
for that road He called the attention
of the secretary, the commission and
the Indian delegates, to the fact that
the road has an interest In the ques-
ton, of which the Dawes commission
has apparently taken no notice. In the
grant which the company has through
the Indian territory is provision
that when the land now held by the
Indians is relinquished to the govern
ment and the Indian title is extin-
guished, the road is then to have the
same concessions as in the state of
Kansas. This means that the railroad
claims alternate sections for ten miles
on each side along us line, amounting,
1t has been figured, to over 1000, 00D
acres OF valuable land whose title is
to puss to it upon the extinpuishment
Of the Indians title. The agreement
keeps the title to the Indians The
road claims that, having constructed
and operated itsroad, it had performed
its part of the stinulutions and its
charter, therefore, should not he vio-
lated, and the land should ecome the
property OF the road on the extngush.
ment Of communal title
THE CUBAN QUESTION,
WASHINGTON, Jan ll.-lt has gen
orally become known about the capitol
that president-eect Mckinley prefers
that the Cuban question should be left
where 1t Is until he shall come into
Office and TO this fact more than any
other may be attributed the failure OF
the senate to take up the question on
the basis of the resolution presented
by Senator Cameron and reported by
the committee on foreign relations,
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ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGED.
Judge John Mcdonald. Of Fort Scott. 40.