Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-19
ARBITRATION BILL.
Adjustment Of Differences Between
Railroad officials and Employees.
TO ELECT SENATOR'S BY DIRECT VOTE
Opposition In the House to Senate Amend
ments to the Post Once Bili-The
War Revenue Bill-The New
Banking MEASURE.


WASHINGTON, May 70. = For more
than three hours yesterday the senate
discussed what is known as the rail-
way arbitration bill-a measure de-
signed to adjust by means OF volun-
tary arbitration differences that may
arise between railroad officials and
their employees. Senator Kyle, OF
South Dakota, in charge Of the bill,
offered number OF amendments
which were agreed TO- In order to
meet objections raised to the measure,
Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts,,
offered an amendment which was &C.
cepted, providing that no injunction
should be issued which should compel
the laborers against their will to carry
out any contract for the personal
labor or service. The bill was still
under discussion when the senate ad.
journed The senate confirmed the
nomination OF Commodore George
Dewey to be O rear admiral.
After refusing by vote Of 4S to 90
to consider the senate bill restricting
immigration, the house took up and
devoted the session to the house reso-
luton to submit to the states propo-
sition TO amend the constitution so as
to provide for the election OF senators
by a direct vote. The amendment as
proposed in the resolution, as reported
to the house. left 1t in the discretion
of the states to elect their senators by
direct vote or through their legisla-
lures but an amendment by Mr.. I'm
derwood, of Alabama, making cleo.
ton by popular vote mandatory, was
adopted and the resolution was then
passed,
Mr.. Loud called up the post office
appropriation Jill rs passed by the
senate, and upon his motion the house
refused TO concur to the senate amend
ments and asked conference. Sew
eral members expressed opposition to
the senate amendments limiting the
deliveries in cities to four and elm.
mating the house provision for rural
free delivery. MesSrs. Loud, Smith,
of Illinois, and Swanson were named
as conferees.
The house then went into committee
of the whole to consider the senate
bill amending the revenue law pro-
viding for the disposal Of abandoned
imports turned over by importers to
the custom officials The bill was
passed The house set apart May 81
for eulogles upon the late Senator
George, Of Mississippi, and at sos p.
IN. adjourned.
THE WAR REVENUE BILL,
WASHINGTON, May Ia With the ex.
ceptlon Of o few administrative fea-
lures the war revenue bill Is ready for
report to the senate. This report may
be made to-day, though consideration
Of the measure will not be begun be-
fore Monday. With the assistance Of
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, the demo-
Gratis had control Of the finance commit
tee, and adopted their amendments,
which include corporation tax OF one
quarter Of one per cent, provision
for the coinage Of the seigniorage
and the issuance OF $3.50, 900, 900 Of
greenbacks The bond provision is
eliminated. The building and loan
associations were exempted from the
operation Of the bill, but the house
provision dealing with this matter was
changed and the language Of the ex.
emption in the Wison-Gorman act
practically substituted for it There
was some discussion of the beer tax,
but It was decided to leave the matter
as IL passed the house with an increase
OF 'he reoa'e from nVe 10 ~ per cent
Inc provisions IN regard 70 'ne Taxa,
tlon OF bankers anu orokers' Oils OF
laaing' 'nhe.i.anceS 1u'ures' pro-
prietary meoicinai ar"cles etc'' were
left as previously fixed. The house