Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-29
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS APRIL 49, z-TWElW PAGES
HOUSE SESSION.
The Indian Bill Considered and Sent
to Conference.
RESOLUTIONS OF GREEK SYMPATHY.
Senator Harris, Of Kansas, Has an Amend
ment to the Foraker Pooling Bill
Which He win Introduce In
the Senate Next Week.

WASHINGTON, April s4.-The house
yesterday completed the consideration
Of the senate amendments to the In.
dian appropriation bill and sent the
bill to conference. Messrs. Sherman,
Of New York; Curtis, of Kansas, and
Allen, Of Mississippi, were appointed
conferees. The vote Of the house
clearly indicated that the proposition
to appoint two additional Judges for
Oklahoma will not become law. The
main contention centered about the
senate proposition to open the I'm
compahgre Indian reservation under
the mineral land laws Finally an
amendment was recommended to the
effect that no corporations should be
allowed to obtain possession of these
gilsonite deposits, but that the govern
ment should lease the lands in limited
areas and for limited terms of years.
The senate amendment striking from
the house bill the provision for the
ratification of the oil and gas leases
made by the council of the Seneca In
dams last December, after sharp de-
bate, was agreed to.
Mr., Bland, Of Missouri, attempted
early in the session to secure action on
the resolution relative to the Union
Pacific railroad mortgages, which he
tried to offer last week, but the speaker
ruled that the resolution was not privi-
legged.
Mr.. Dorr, of West Virginia, intro
duced a bill to repeal the civil service
law.
Mr. McGuire, Of California, intro
duced resolution declaring the
war between Turkey andGreece was
war between Moslem and Christian
civilizations and directing that the
sympathy Of the United States be ex-
tended to Greece with the hope that
her struggles may be successful. The
resolution was referred.
A resolution was adopted by which n
committee of 25 was appointed to at
tend the dedication of the Grant tomb
in New York on Tuesday, and the
house agreed to programme of three
day adjournments for next week.
AMENDMENT TO THE POOLING BILL.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator lar-
ris, of Kansas, has prepared an impor-
tant amendment to the Forakerpooling
bill, which he will introduce in the
senate next week. 1t provides for an
entire re1ers | of the plan of author
izing pooling contracts as contemplated
in the Foraker bill, and 1t meets with
the favor Of all who are interested in
seeing that the railroads are given no
unfair advantage over the shippers and
that all interests are equally protected.
His amendment provides that "A full and
complete schedule Of the maximum
rates and charges, together with the
classification Of all goods, commodities
or merchandise which shall be enforced,
charged or used in the business of such
common carriers shall be submitted to
the interstate commerce commission,
and by the commission shall be APP
proved as just and reasonable before
such contracts as suggested in the
pooling bill shall be authorized. This
would afford national maximum rate
schedule. 1t would give it also com
plete authority to regulate common
carriers by granting 1t power to refuse
assent to pooling contracts where the
rates were not fair and equitable. The
meat of the contention between the.
representatives Of the people and cor
porations is included in Senator Harris
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