Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05
VAR REyENUEaBlLL.
The Uorse Passed the Measure
with the Bond Feature in It.
The NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The senate Agreed to the Conference Re-
pOrt-several Minor Hills Passed. bat
No Business Of General Impor-
tance Was Transacted.


WARRINGTON. April SO-The house
yesterday passed the war revenue bill
with only the amendments agreed
upon by the republican members Of
the ways and means COMMITTEES added.
In order TO accomplish this q parlia-
mentary maneuver was necessary a.
the whole time for amendments yves
exhausted by the minority In trying 70
amend the bond feature Of the bill
Mr. Dingley offered as 8 substitute an
entirely new bill containing these
amendments after the bill had been re-
ported TO the house, This WAS On old
parliamentary trick frequently resort
ed TO years ago The Morrill, tariff
law was passed 10 this way in Its orig.
inal form after II had been loaded
down with amendments in committee
OF the whole. Many amendments were
offered to the bond feature Of the bill
ranging from proposition for the
substitution Of an income tax pro-
vision to an authorization for an
Issue Of $3.50. 900, 900 greenbacks. But
oil were voted down. At the last min.
ute the democrats decided to offer
the motion to recommit with instruc-
lions to report back the income tax
proposition as an amendment to the
bill instead OF as q substitute for the
bond proposition This was due to the
fact that q number Of democrats de-
clined to vote to strike out the bond
provision. The motion was defeated,
1874 to l73. Four republicans voted
with the democrats and populists on
this vote, But on the final passage Of
the bill (which was carried, ISL to 1877
the democrats and populists, with six
exceptions, voted solidly against the
bill.
Mr.. Boutelle, Of Maine. chairman Of
the committee on naval affairs, pre-.
scented the conference report on the
naval bill. Mr. Cannon, Of Illinois,
made the point OF order that the con-
ferees had exceeded their jurisdiction
in that they added over 100000 above
the differences between the two houses
and had also added provisions which
were not in conference. With the
point Of order pending he moved an
adjournment, which was carried.
Delegate Callahan introduced bill
TO authorize the Kansas Oklahoma 4
Gulf Railway company to construct
and operate a railway through the
Chilocco Indian reservation in the In
dian territory and also through Okla.
homa territory.
THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, April SO,-At yester-
days session OF the senate the report
of the conferees on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed
TO. The measure as perfected carries
u little more than S57, 900, OOO No other
business of general Importance was
transacted.
A bill granting permission to the
Chattanooga Rapid Transit company
to cross the Dry Valley road and ex.
tend its lines to Chickamauga national
park was passed.
Senator Pettigrew, Of South Dakota,
called up bill for the restoration OF
annuities to the Sisseton and Wahpeton
bands OF Dakota or Sioux Indians.
Senator Allison, Of Iowa, was opposed
to the measure, and said he was not
prepared to have bill considered in
volving several million Of dollars on
short notice. Senator Pettigrew ex-
planned that the government had paid
the Indians between $500, 900 and $780,
900, and that the amount involved in
the bill was less than $1,000, OOO On
objection the bill went over.
Several unimportant bills were passed
and at 1885 p. IN, on motion Of Sena-
tor Allison, the senate went into exec
utive session and at las p. m. adjourned
until Mondov