Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
INDIAN ANyUITlES.
The Senate Discusses a Bill to Pay
Money to Sioux Indians.
The GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
The House Considers the Measure but Does
Not Dispose Of It-Hswaiian Annex
ation-Opposing the Eight
Hour Law.

WASHINGTON, June l7-After deVot'
ing an hour yesterday to the discus
sion of the bill restoring the annuities
to the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands
of Sioux Indians, the senate resumed
the consideration OF the bill to incor'
porate the international American
bank. A test on an amendment clearly
indicated that a majority Of the senate
favors the measure. A final vote on 1t
Is expected to-day. Payment OF the
annuities TO the Sioux was stopped by
congress in 1868 on account OF the
Sioux massacre in Minnesota BY the
terms of the bill the annuities are re.
stored until 1909, when the treaty will
terminate; but no Indian who partici-
pated in the Minnesota massacre and
no descendant OF such Indian shall re-
ceive any part of the money. Senator
Allison, Of Iowa, strongly opposed the
bill
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, from the
senate committee on Indian affairs,
favorably reported the bill to author
lie the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail-
way company tostraighten and restore
the channel Of the South Canadian
river in the Indian territory The bill
was subsequently passed.
Senator Jones also favorably report
ed the bill granting right-of-way
through the Indian territory to the
Gulf, Chickasaw Il Kansas Railroad
company.
The general deficiency bill was con-
sidered yesterday by the house, but
was notdisposed of. tprobably will be
taken up to-day and passed, unless the
private calendar is urged. In the gen.
eral debate upon the bill Mr.. Wilson,
of south Carolina, delivered speech
in support of the Lodge immigration
bill and Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee,
spoke upon the probability of the war
ending in the Inauguration of policy
OF territorial aggression.
After spirited fight the senate bill
making Sabine Pass and Port Arthur,
Tex, supports OF entry was passed
by the house yesterday, with an amend
ment eliminating Port Arthur Mr.
Cowherd, of Missouri, fought the
amendment vigorously.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
WASHINGTON, June II. - Senator
Davis, chairman OF the committee on
foreign relations, said yesterday that
he would call meeting Of that com.
mittee to-day to consider the Hawaiian
resolution which passed the house
Wednesday. The senator said that he
expected the committee to dispose Of
the matter at one sitting and that he
had no doubt the decision would be
favorable to annexation. II he is not
disappointed in his expectation he
will report the resolution at to-day's
session, resisting any movement that
may be made looking to adjournment
OF the senate until Monday. Senator
Davis expresses the opinion that the
outlook for action by the senate before
adjournment is improving. The pres
ent intention is to consider the ques-
ton in open Legislative session.
OPPOSING THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
WASHINGTON, June II. "A sub-com-
mittee of the senate committee on ed
ucation and labor yesterday gave a
hearing to the representatives of cor
porations and others which have con.
tracts under the government and
which oppose the extension of the
law TO contractors under
the government, the subcommittee
having previously heard representa-
tives of labor favoring the law.