Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
METH0DISTS' CLAIM.
Ugly Disclosures Regarding Money
Paid Southern Book Concern
REPORT On The war REVENUE BILL
The House Adopts the Conference kepors
hys Vote of 1874 to fO7-Delsy In
Sending Relief to Cubans
Attacked.

DAYS session OF the senate, Senator
Carter, of Montana, in connection with
the rejection by the government OF the
steamship Centennial as a transport
made some ugly charges against the
ship owners on the Pacific coast. de
said they had been endeavoring to hold
up the government and compel 1t TO
pay inordinate and extortionate
charges for ships to be used to trans.
port troops to the Philippines Sen.
ator Perkins, Of California, denied the
statements OF Senator Carter, declar'
ing that the vessel owners OF San
Francisco had placed their ships at the
disposal Of the government at a rate
fully so per cent. less than they usual
ly received for them.
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
made some sensational disclosures con-
corning the disposition Of the money
appropriated by congress short time
ago in payment Of the claim OF the
book concern of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, south. He introduced a
resolution directing the claim commit
tee to make an investigation OF the
matter and report to the senate what
II any, action could be taken.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, who had
strongly advocated the payment OF
the church claim, was much exercised
over the disclosures He denounced
the action of the agents as an outrage
upon individual senators and upon
congress He favored a thorough in
vestigation Of the transaction, to the
end that the responsible persons might
be exposed.
Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina
inquired Of Senator Pasco II he did not
think such "thieving practices" would
operate against the payment of other
southern claims pending before con-
gress. He declared the transaction
was an outrage and swindle.
Senator Wilson, Of Washington, said
the proceeding was an outrageous one,
and it was evident that the govern.
ment had been buncoed.
Senator Pasco said the government
had not been cheated out of anything,
as no more had been paid than should
have been. 1t was the Southern
Methodist church that had been beat
en-. He thought the church should
make the investigation.
Without disposing of the Lodge res
olution, the senate took up private
pension bills and passed A of them.
Consideration of the omnibus claim
BILL" which was read Wednesday, was
resumed After some unimportant
amendments were agreed to the SEN
ate substitute was passed. The meas
ure as passed carries over S9,O0O,OOO.
A conference on the bill with the
house was asked and Senators Teller,
Pasco and Stewart were appointed as
the senate conferees.
A bill for the Incorporation of the
international American bank was
made the unfinished business. The
senate, at 4:35 p. m, went into execu-
tive session and soon afterward ad.
journed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-After five
hours devoted to the consideration OF
the bill to enable volunteers to vote in
congressional elections the conference
report on the war revenue bill was
presented to the house yesterday. Con-
sideration was interrupted by a recess
to eight o'clock in the evening, at
which hour the report was taken up
again and. after three hours debate,
involving wide range of subjects and
some sensational features, it was voted
upon and adopted-l54 to lO7. The"
election measure will be disposed Of
to-day, Immediately after the meeting
of the house.
Last night, Mr. Pierce, of Tennes-
see, made vigorous attack upon the
prosecution of the war and the alleged
unwarranted delay in sending relief
to the Cubans A sensational feature
was the clash between Mr.. Grosvenor,
of Ohio, and Mr. Swanson, Of Virginia,
growing out of the formers attack up
on the latter's speech in criticism OF
the revenue bill. The Hawaiian an
nexationists made strong fight toget
the election bill out of the way, to-
prevent its going over to to-day, as
privileged and likely to postpone an
other day thelrin intended effort to force
consideration of the annexation reso-
luton in the house.