Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-12
WAR BILLS PASSED.
The Senate Agrees to -Four Measures
Called for BY the Conflict.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.


measures were passed by the senate
yesterday, One Of them provided for
carrying on the additional work In the
adjutant generals Office, the second
\ authorized the enlistment OF o volun-
teer signal corps, two-thirds Of the
members Of which must be expert cleo.
tricians or telegraphers; the third was
the so-called ''immune bill" passed by
the house, and the fourth was meas
ure suspending the existing law so
n that additional hospital stewards can
b. appointed. The post Office appro-
priation bill, carrying appropriations
\ which aggregate more than $780,.
0OO, 1000, was passed after debate
which has lasted for several days. A
determined effort was made by Senator
Butler, OF North Carolina, to cut off
the sum appropriated for the fast mail
service between New York and Wash.
n ington TO Atlanta and New Orleans
and to provide for two committees to
IA invnatiUata nOGta1 affairs Init N W0g
rnsuccessfnl all amendments axcent
those offered by the committee on ap-
nropriations being voted down
Alter an extended and Interesting
debate the resolution submitting 70
the legislatures Of the various states
q amendment IN tho constitution NJ
tka limited States changing Tho iate
81 tha beoinnino Of the terms n the
nresident vice president and members
al congress- from the 4tb of March N
M ~ ~ NAV was adonted Follow.
inc q tho text Of the nronosod amend.
mani.
The tcrm a, office q, tina nrcsident md VIM
president Of the Ffty-sxth congress shall con-
snus w.. ~ sn ~ s' AZ, ay o. may IN 'ne year SJ
thereafter be- substituted for Tho 4tb DIV NJ
March as the commencement and termination
Of the term Of the president, vice president
sens'ols ana representatives IN congress
1esterdhys session OF the mouse be-
~ WIN Ihe CONSIDERATION OF the leg-
.s's.lon anectlng the plstrict OF TO-
aump'a mr. HICKS chairman OF tne
comml..ee on patehts' called up Dill
appointing three commissioners TO pro.
pcse necessary revision OF the statutes
selh.ng 70 patents traae ana other
msrKs anu traae ana commercial
names Inc commissioners are 70 be
nAmeu " 'ne pres'aeh'' anu are 70 re-
pors " congress sucn proposed revi'
.,ons u may DC necessary 70 make
80 Jaws conform 10 recent imterna-
s'onal agreements Inc Dill was
Psssco witnon' aeoate. Inc mouse
sulourneu ~ ia'oo O'CLOCK
ARMY APPOINTMENTS DISCUSSED,
WASHINGTON, May 11..-There was
some discussion by the senate In exec.
utive session yesterday because none
Of the nominations for staff officers In
the army sent in by the president were
from the south, Senator Money raised
the question when the reference of the
was made and he and Sem
Ators Bate, Bacon and Lindsay all COM
mented upon the fact Their speeches
were not In the nature of faultfnd-
lng, but the omission, they said, was
patent to all. They also called atten.
ton TO the fact that the south had
comparatively few officers in the regu.
IN army and none of HIGH rank owing
10 the effect in this respect OF the civil
war and said that while the southern
Itates would be just as loyal in the
present war, whether they received
INV Of the presidents favors they
would prefer to be treated in this mat.
Ter as were other sections of the
country Replies were made by
Hoar, Carter and Wilson