Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-03
THE CORBET7 CASE.
Senate Decides His Appointment as
Oregon's Senator Was Illegal
The SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED,
Resolution and Bill Introduced Into the
House, Each Appropristlng $4,000.
900 for Purchasing War Vessels
and Their Armamenta.

WASHINGTON, March l.-Hon. Henry
W. Corbett was yesterday denied sd-
mission to the senate as senator from
Oregon on the appointment by the gov
ernor by the decisive vote OF so to 10.
Speeches were made against his ad-
mission by Mr., Bacon, Of Georgia, and
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, and in favor
of his admission by Mr. Morgan, of
Alabama. After disposing of the Cor
bett case, the senate, on motion of Mr..
Hansbrough, proceeded to the consid.
Grafton Of a bill extending the home.
stead laws and providing for the right
of ways for railroads in the district of
Alaska
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment
to section one of the bill providing
that no homestead should be located
within 1000 feet Of navigable waters.
In the course of the discussion of
this proposed amendment Mr. Rawlins,
of Utah, antagonized the entire meas
ure, charging that it was artfully
drawn in the interest of spectators
and not in the interest of the public.
Before Mr.. Rawlins concluded, the sem
ate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill yesterday after four days debate.
The most important action yesterday
was the elimination of the appropria-
tion for representation at the Parisex-
position on point of order The sud.
den change Of sentiment in the house,
which is often witnessed when mem
bers 60 on record, was twice illus
trated yesterday. On Friday last, the
house, in committee of the whole,
where there is no record of the vote,
knocked out provision in the bill for
an appropriation to pay those who
furnish the government with informa-
ton leading to the conviction of the
violators of the internal revenue laws
and yesterday, in committee, an extra
months pay was voted to the employees
of the house. Both these propositions
commanded very respectable MAORI
ty In the committee, but when the
members voted on roll calls in the
house both of them were overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
A bill was passed granting to the
Nebraska, Kansas & Gulf railroad
right of way through the Indian terri
tory. A bill was also passed granting
a right of way through the Indian
territory to the Deuison & Northern
railroad.
Mr.. Cromwell, Of Ohio, introduced
the following resolution:
That the secretary Of the navy be and Is
hereby authorized whenever in his judgment
1t shall become expedieAt for the best interests
Of the country to do so, to secure options upon
and c0nsummate the purchase OF such battle
ships, cruisers, rams, torpedo boats or other
form OF naval vesselsas are OF the most modern
type and ready for immediate use. together
with the necessary armament and equipment
for the same, as in his judgment are necessary
to place the naval strength OF the country upon
o proper footing for immediate hostlites with
any foreign power with which the same may be
threatened. and that for the purpose Of con-
summating such purchase there is hereby ap-
propriated the sum Of a2O,0OO0 0), to be imme- !,
diately available,
The resolution was referred to the |
naval committee. Mr. Cromwell said |
he introduced the resolution to call |
the attention Of the naval committee
to the necessity for providing such
fund in the naval appro-
priation bill. If the committee does
include such provision in the bill,
when it is reported, he will offer it as
an amendment in the house.
Mr.. Gibson, of Tennessee, introduced
bill appropriating $sO,OOO,OOO 'for
The maintenance Of national honor and
lefense.' The construction, purchase,
'epair and equipment Of vessels Of war
md for the construction, purchase and
'epair Of material and stores of naval
warfare and for the enlistment, trans.
'ortation, equipment and subsistence
VI sailors, officers and marines and
'ther men, as in the Judgment of the
ecretary OF the navy the public well
are may require.