Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-24
CONGRESS At WORK.
Amendment Providing for the An
nexation Of Hawaiian Islands.
The MAINE VICTlNS RELIEF BILL.


WASHINGTON, March 22.-After the
transaction Of some routine business
in the senate yesterday, Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, introduced an amendment
which he announced he would offer to
the resolution providing for the an
nexation Of the Hawaiian islands to
the United States The amendment
provides that the resolution shall not
be effective until the question Of
annexation shall have been submitted
to the qualified electors of Hawaii and
passed upon afiirmatively by them.
The amendment is the same which
Senator Bacon offered to the Hawaiian
treaty and which is still pending.
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, secured
the passage Of a resolution calling
upon the secretary Of the interior for
information as to the number OF all
CLASHES OF pensioners, including the
percentage Of men and women and
children carried on the pension rolls
Senator Allen, from the committee
on public lands, favorably reported
the bill extending the right Of com
mutation to certain homestead settlers
on land in Oklahoma territory, opened
to settlement under the provisions Of
the act entitled IAN act to ratify and
confirm the agreement with the Kick
apoo Indians in Oklahoma territory,
and to make appropriations for carry
ing the same into effect"
A number Of unimportant bills were
passed and at las the senate ad-
journed.
The short session OF the senate YES
erday was quite unusual for the first
working day of the week. That no
one was prepared to 60 on with any
pending measure was given as the ex-
PLANTATION, but privately the opinion
was stated by some of the senators
that while the Cuban question remains
in such suspense there was no desire
10 take up important legislation. The
outlook as to Cuba was discussed
among senators almost to the exclu-
sion of other topics, and the belief
was quite decided that the administra-
ton is preparing to take positive po-
sition within the next week. Several
senators made the prediction that the
United States would intervene. Be.
ing pressed for a reason, they Stated
that they had reached this conclusion
after more or less conference with the
executive officers, but at the same time
saying quite emphatically that they
had no positive information on this
point Other senators thought the
recognition of Cuban independence
more probable than Intervention. Al
most all expressed the view that some
action surely will follow the report OF
the Maine court Of inquiry, regardless
Of Its purport.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 70. The house
yesterday unanimously passed the bill
for the relief Of the survivors and vic.
tins Of the Maine disaster. The bill
reimburses the surviving officers and
men for the losses they sustained to an
amount not to exceed years pay, and
directs the payment Of a sum equal
to a years pay TO the legal heirs
Of those who persisted. There was
quite spirited debate over an
amendment suggested by Mr. Can.
non to give each OF the survivors
. years pay out Of hand instead
attempting TO reimburse them
Tor actual losses Some old alleged
scandals in connection with the REIN.
bursement of the survivors Of the &c.
moan disaster were raked up, but the
debate In the end was saved from
rather sordid tone by q beautiful trib.
ute paid TO the gallant dead BIZ Mr..