Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
The ALASKAN BILL.
q Spirited Debate In the Senate
Over the Measure.
SDCyD.CLASS NAIL MATTER BILL.
H. Country Editor EuloEized In Debate
On the Loud Blll-HawAtiAn Annexa.
tion-The Killing Of Colorsd
Postmaster.

WASHINGTON. March 3-Yesterday'l
debate In the senate on the Alaskan
homestead and railway right.of-way
bill was decidedly spirited. Senator
Carter, of Montana, delivered vigor
ous speech in reply to that made dur
ing the past two days by Senator Raw
Inns, OF Utah. In the course OF which
he made strong defense Of the honor
Of congressional committees and OF
officials in the several government de-
psrtments One OF the special features
Of the debate was a speech delivered
d BY Senator Elkins, Of West Vir'
glnia, In which he explained
how the Canadian Pacific was
enabled TO make war upon Amer
lean interests and how and
rhy the aggressions Of that great
railroad ought to be stopped by the
United States. Senator Elkins' speech
aroused much interest, particularly
that part In which he explained that,
while he did not frame the now IA
NOUS section ~, Of the present tariff
law, he stood squarely with the ster.
Ing American who did frame 1t. The
spsech drew answers from Senator
xHoar, Of Massachusetts,; Senator Chill
ton, OF Texas, and Senator Nelson, Of
Minnesota. The senate then adjourned
without taking any action on the bill.
Senator Warren introduced two bills
providing for the cession Of the arid
public lands to the various states In
which they are situated. One Of the
bills cedes all the lands uncondition-
ally and the other provides for cession
after certain preparations shall have
been made by the states to redeem the
lands, such as the division Of each
state into irrigation districts, the con.
struction Of reservoirs. etc. The
other bill is preceded by q
long preamble setting forth the
fact that the remaining public
lands are practically all arid
and can never be reclaimed only by ir.
rigation on an extensive scale which Is
only possible by state enterprise. This
bill covers all the lands west Of the
ninth meridian except mineral lands
and forest and Indian reservations to
the states in which they are located.
The Goth meridian passes through
wellington and Newton, Kan, and q
3ew miles east Of Concordia, Kan.
Senator Harris presented petition
Of several citizens Of Kansas urging
congress TO prevent the adulteration
Of wheat -four.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3---The house
spent another day in debate upon the
Loud bill, relating to second-class
mail matter. The speeches, as o rule,
attracted little interest. The speak.
X era were Messrs. Cromwell, Of Ohio
and Ogden, of Louisiana, in favor of
the measure, and Messrs. Bell OF Colo.
rGdo; Simpson, Of Kansas; Clark, Of
Missouri; Brown, Of Ohio, and Lentz
Of Ohio, in opposition to it, Mr. Clark
was once editor of weekly newspa-
per and he delivered eulogy on the
N country editor. "He Is Us faithful to
the people as the needle to the pole"
be said. Mr.. Lentz declared that the
y deficiency in the postal revenues was
due TO the fact that the railroads were
paid extravagant rates for transporta-
ton Of the mails.
Mr. Griggs, Of Georgia, gave notice
Of an amendment to the amendment Of
which Mr.. Loud gave notice Monday,
providing that newspapers and peri
f 0dicals should have right to send out
sample copies at pound rates to the
number Of 1000 copies.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
WASHINGTON, March Sat yester-
days meeting Of the senate committee
on foreign relations, it was decided
that special meeting Of the commit
tee should be held next Saturday for
the purpose Of considering the oest
X course to be pursued in the future
with relation to the annexation OF
Hawaii. The decision to hold the spe-
cial meeting grew out Of a suggestion
that the treaty Of annexation should
- abandoned and the question taken
up In tho senate on the basis Of bill
providing for the same end All mem
~ Of the committee were not pres
en- at yesterdays meeting, and IT was
agreed that the question should be
considered by meeting to be devoted
wholly TO this question.
KILLING OF A coLoRED POSTMASTER.
WARRINGTON, March 8. The senate
committee on post offices and post
rosds yesterday authorized a favorable
report on Senator Mason's joint resolu.
ton for an investigation Of the recent
killing Of the colored postmaster at
Lake City, s. c.