Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-24
ko Senate Discusses the Bill Pro-
yiding for the Twelfth Census.
SuBDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.


4 ~ The recovery Of the bodies Of off,
\ - and men from the wrecked battle
ahip Maine and for the recovery OF
valuable property on the ship which
4 ~ passed BY the house Of representa-
I tlves last week, was presented to the
! esnsts and passed 1t. 1t carries an sp-
rropriation Of 100000. As no other
tusiness was pressing, the senate. at
+ ~ suggestion Of Mr.. Hale, Of Maine,
tegsn TO consider unobjected bills on
~ calendar.
At two o'clock consideration Of the
bills on the calendar was discontinued
\ md the measure providing for the lSth
/ md subsequent censuses was laid be-
I 3ore the senate. Mr.. Allison thought
the census bureau ought not to be
made IN independent bureau, but be
placed under the department Of the
Interior, under the general supervision
e the secretary Of the interior, and he
proposed IN amendment TO that effect.
Mr. Teller, Of Colorado, offered an
runendment to Mr., Allison's amend.
rnent providing that the census bu-'
RAN be placed under the department
X labor and that the commissioner OF
labor have general supervision Of the
work. The amendment TO the amend
ynent was lost, 81 to 20. The question
reverted to the amendment offered by
M. Allison. II was adopted, 80 to g.
The bill was discussed until $40 p m,
when, without action, the senate, on
: notIon Of Mr.. Carter, OF Montana,
went into executive session and short
; " afterwards adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ss.-This was
private bill day In the house, but little
- accomplished, owing to the fact
that most OF the time was consumed
n the passage Of private pension bills
coming over from the Friday night SEES
aion three weeks ago. The feature Of
~ day was the spirited contest over
ths bill to pay Newberry college, q
Lutheran institution In South Car
olina, $4,000 for damages by federal
troopA 1t was finally passed. On
notion Of Mr.. Bailey the house voted
Is To 8b--to observe Washington's
blrthday by adjournment over to-day,
but Mr. Dingley raised the point Of no
quorum. and before further action
could be taken the house recessed
under the rule until eight o'clock.
The republicans desired to go ahead
with the sundry civil appropriation
bill to-day.
A weeping reducing Of over $s,OOO,.
~ from the amount carried by the
eurrent law Is made In the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which was reported
% the house, the aggregate appropria-
y ZION carried being $44, 749, $685. The
\ 4ptal IL $13, 234, 541 less than the regu-
) " and supplemental official estimates
nade for the fiscal year 1899, and S.
Sis less than the appropriations
nade for the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Cummings, Of New York, intro
s duced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sum Of 100000 be- and
~ same Is hereby appropriated out Of any
4 1nuey In the treasury not otherwise appropri-
4 md. TO be expended under the direction Of tho
secretary Of the navy, for the erection Of .
A nonument at Fort Lafayette New York
AAxbor, In honor Of the ofioers, sailors and
rnarines Of the United States war vessel the
Maine, who lost their lives In the harbor Of
havana on the night Of Tuesday, February Is,
~
INDIAN TERRITORY REORGANIZATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb s3.-The Curtis
& bill for the reorganization Of the In
dian territory, was completed yester-
dAy BY the committee on Indian Of.
fAirs, and q report authorized to be
mAde. Several amendments are made,
enc Of the principal ones being the in
ssrtion Of provision giving all per
sons who have made improvements on
their property until December 81 to
diapose of their improvements To
members OF the tribe owning the
land. Parties who claim rights
under the acts Of congress
are authorized to bring sui,
TO determine their legal rights but II
d stipulated that the provision shall
not BE- construed to prevent allotment,
and the courts given jurisdiction are
prevented from exercising by injunc-
tion any authority to prevent the oper
alton Of the act. The coal lease sec
tion has been rewritten, but the only
material change made in 1t is clause
that the bill should take effect, so fal
q coal leases are concerned, within
nine months. While the laws OF Ar
kansas are extended over the territory
Il il provided that only the United
States law shall prevail as regards thu
aale Of intoxicating liquor.
THE PEARcE PURE FLOUR BILL
WARRINGTON, Feb s2.-The hearing
on the Pesrce wheat, flour adulteratiol
bill Was closed yesterday by the way
and means committee Of the house. M
H. Davis, Of Shelby, O., president 0
the Winter Wheat Millers' league, an
chairman of the executive committe
81 the Millers' National association
made an urgent plea for the bill a
having the approval Of the organize
milling interests OF the country. II
8 Kennedy, Of Minneapolis, secretar,
Of the Spring Wheat Millers' associa
ton, cited chemical analysis Of adul
terAnts to show injurious ingredients
that the excess Of starch could not b
otherwise than deleterious TO health