Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-03
ALLEN RESOLUTION.
The Nebraska Senator, Hopeless CT
Its Passage, Wlthdraws It.
SUyDRY CIVIL BILL IN The HOUSE.
The Unexpcnded Epidemic Fund-Th'rty
Pages Of the BILL oninleted-Riiit TO
Allow Disabled Kansas Vetef-
ans To Vote.

WASHINGTON, REQ. ga feature VI
the senate's session yesterday was the
speech Of Senator Spooner, OF Wiscon-
sin, on the right Of Henry W. Corbett
to q seat in the senate from Oregon,
under appointment Of the governor.
He made constitutional argument in
favor of seating Mr. Corbett and had
not concluded when the senate adj
journed.
An effort was made to obtain consid-
Grafton of the Alaskan homestead and
railway rigbt-of-way bill, but on
parliamentary techncality it went
over. The resolution offered Wednes-
day by Senator Allen Of Nebraska, to
appoint committee Of five senators to
investigate the Cuban situation was
withdrawn by the author when 1t was
laid before the senate He said that
being satisfied from the vote on his
amendment Wednesday that the fate
Of this resolution was quite well
sealed, he would withdraw it from
further consideration Of the senate.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb S5-The house
devoted itself strictly to business yes
terday and disposed of 80 additional
pages of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. The fact that the govern,
ment is preparing for contingencies
was recognized in the house when
Chairman Cam non, who has been labor
ing to keep down appropriations, ac-
cepted, without word of protest, an
amendment to increase the appropria-
ton to care for the unused machinery
at the Springfield arsenal. Mr.. Gil
lette explained that necessity for using
this machinery might occur at any
time. Resolutions which were object
ed to few weeks ago for the appoint
ment of two extra naval cadets to po-
sitions in the engineers corps of the
navy were also adopted One of them
will fill vacancy caused by the death
of Lieut.. Merritt, Of the Maine.
Mr.. Sayers, Of Texas, criticised the
item in the bill placing only the unex-
pended epidemic funds of past years
at the disposal Of the quarantine serv-
Ice. He thought 100000 additional
should be appropriated. Mr. Bailey,
of Texas, declared his belief that the
matter Of quarantine regulations
should be left to the states He was
opposed not only to the additional ap-
preparation proposed by his colleague,
but to the use Of the unexpended bal
ance provided for in the bill. The
discussion soon drifted into the advis-
ability Of the establishment Of a ma.
tional quarantine law.
Mr.. Savers then moved to increase
the appropriation 100000. Mr.. Love,
Of Mississippi, advocated the amend
ment. The additional appropriation,
he said, would be absolutely necessary
if there should be renewal of the
yellow fever epidemic in the south this
year. The Savers amendment was lost.
On motion OF Mr.. DeVries Of Califor-
mia, an amendment was adopted APP
propriating $500 for the Yosemite
national park, Cal.
After completing 80 pages OF the bill
the committee rose.
The senate bill to prohibit the pas
sage of local or special acts by terri
torial legislatures and to limit terri
torial indebtedness was passed.
Mr.. Curtis introduced bill to au-
thorize the inmates Of national and
state homes for disabled volunteer SOL
diers in Kansas to vote for candidates
for presidential electors and repre-
sentatives in congress at all elections
when such officers are voted for.
Mr.. Cowherd presented petition of
citizens of Kansas City, Mo, request
ing the passage Of the Lodge immigra-
ton bill.
Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, chairman of
the committee on naval affairs, intro
duced bill providing for the relief of
the victims of the United States bat
tleship Maine. 1t follows generally
the lines of the Samoan disaster re-
lief bill of 1890, and is the result of
several days conference in committee,
and embodies the views Of the admin
istration.
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