Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
ON ANNEZINC HAWAII
The Friends Of the Plan Will Not
Make Any Long Speeches.
The INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL,
The Conference Report Upon the Curtts
Indian Territory Bill Submitted to the
House-To Help Indians Emigrate--
The Metric System ls Favored.

waiian annexation was begun yester-
day In open session. At the very open
ing Of the question the opponents of
annexation quite Unexpectedly scored
point by preventing a yea and nay
vote on taking up the resolution.
When Senator Davis, chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations, called
up the resolution the vice president,
as usual, announced without objection
the resolutions would be considered.
No objection being entered, he de.
clared the resolutions TO be before the
senate.
A minute or two later Senator Frye,
OF Maine, demanded the yeas and nays
upon the request to take up the reso'
lutlons. Senator White, Of California,
instantly made the point of order that
Q yea and nay vote could not be had
on dead issue-that the resolutions
were already before the senate by
unanimous consent. OF course the
point was sustained. The opponents
Of annexation were decidedly pleased
at preventing a show OF strength, but
at $3.50 In the afternoon Senator White
afforded the friends OF annexation the
opportunity they had been awaiting.
He moved to adjourn and like flash
Senator Davis demanded the yeas and
nays. The motion, the vote upon
which was test of strength between
the friends and opponents of annexa-
ton, was defeated decisively, A to 10.
Having gained his point in developing
the numerical weakness of the oppose
ton, Senator Davis readily agreed to
enter q motion for an executive session.
The proceedings of the day indicate
clearly that there is to be no debate
upon the Hawaiian question in the Or
binary acceptance of the term. II Is
not the purpose Of the friends Of an
nexation to consume time in making
speeches. Believing that the senate
has already, In executive session,
thoroughly discussed the question,
they will permit the opponents Of the
project to occupy all OF the time. The
plan Of campaign is not satisfactory
TO the latter and during the session
yesterday considerable bitterness was
manifested at times. Tho speakers
were Senator Morrill,, the venerable
senator from Vermont, and one Of the
republican opponents OF annexation,
and Senator Bacon, Of Georgia. Sen.
ator Morrill, covered the general ques-
ton, while Senator Bacon discussed
the power Of congress to annex terri
tory by executive act, maintaining
that such annexation was unconstitu.
tional.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The Indian
appropriation bill was finally agreed
on In conference yesterday, and will
be reported to the senate to-day with
the free homes amendment stricken
out and substitute adopted extend
Ing the time Of payment for lands.
After holding out for many weeks for
the free homes clause, the senate con.
ferees finally receded from that amend.
meut and the following substitute
was Incorporated in the bill: THAT
the settlers on lands purchased with
the condition annexed of actual set.
Element on all coded Indian reserva-
tions be, and they are hereby granted
an extension until July /, 1900 in ad-
dition to the extensions heretofore
granted, In which to make payments
as now provided by law" The bill as
adopted increases the amount appro-
prlated In the house measure by $751;
00O. The increase is mainly for educa-
tonal purposes. The bill carries 81
100000
The house yesterday passed the gen.
eral deficiency bill carrying SEA, OOO,-
o0O. The bill occasioned little debate
and itpassed practically us reported to
the house from the committee on appro.
priations. The remainder of the day
was given to District OF Columbia
business. At 5:S7 the house adjourned.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY BILL
WASHINGTON, June 81. The confer
ence report on the Curtis bill to reor-
ganize Indian territory was submitted
TO the house yesterday. 1t disposes of
oil the points in dispute. As so agreed
on, the bill confers on the courts juris.
diction In cases against the numerous
intruders on Indian lands, thus pro-
uding means for their dispossession,
creates a TOWNSHIP commission of three
In each town and imposes penalties on
any Indian holding more than his
proportion OF tribal property and en-.
forces the Dawes agreement with
the Choctaw and Chickasaw and
Creek tribes, though allowing con.
Aicting provisions in the bill to
be superseded by the terms Of the
original agreements II the latter are
ratified within six months 1t also re.
serves all coal, asphalt, oil and min.
sral deposits in tribal lands, abolishes
oil tribal courts In Indian territory on
July I, 1898; transfers oil civil and
criminal suits to the United States
courts and extends to October I, 1893,
the date the act becomes operative as
% the Choctsw, Chickasaw and Creek
Indian nations The bill amends the
mentioned agreements particularly to
motect the Chickasaw freedom and
permit the Interior department to re-
duce or increase royalties on coal and
nphalt
10 HELP INDIANS TO EMraRATE.