Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
M'KENNA CONFIRMED
Attorney General Gets Favorable
Vote for Supreme Justice.
The URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House COnaiders tho Senate Amend.
msnts to tho Measure. the Debate
Drifting Into u Discussion Of
the Silver Question.

ing Of the session yesterday Senator
Quay, of Pennsylvania, said he had
noticed in morning papers that he
had voted for the consideration OF the
Teller resolution because the senator
from Missouri (Mr. Vest) had asked
him TO do SO. This, Senator Quay said.
was not true in any sense, as he had
not conferred with the Missouri sena.
tor about 1t. He had voted as he had,
said he, because he thought the pres
ent consideration Of the resolution
would benefit the country and the re-
publican party.
The resolution Of Senator Allen, OF
Nebraska, asking the secretary OF the
interior for papers concerning the dis
missal from the pension office of Mrs
M. u. Roberts, was laid before the SEN
ate. 1t was referred TO the civil serv.
ice committee.
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
then moved that the senate 20 into
executive session.
before the motion Is put, Mr. Pres
ident," said Senator Vest, OF Missouri,
~ desire to make brief statement. |
gave notice Thursday that the resolu-
ton reported by the finance committee
would be further considered to-day,
but several senators opposed to the
resolution have said to me that their
personal convenience requires that the
resolution shall not be pressed at this
time. They have suggested to me that
we permit the resolution 20 over until
next Tuesday, and that 1t be taken up
ut the conclusion Of the morning bust
ness on that day for discussion, and
that a vote upon 1t and upon any
amendments that may be offered there
to be taken at four o'clock next
Wednesday ! wish to say that this
arrangement is agreeable to me, and,
so far as know, to my colleagues on
this side Of the chamber"
Senator Turpis, Of Indiana, proposed
that, instead Of taking the final vote
on Wednesday, 1t be taken on Thurs.
day before adjournment, and this
proposition was agreed TO-
Senator Perkins Of California, an.
nounced that, at the conclusion Of
morning business on Monday, he would
call up the pension appropriation bill.
Upon Senator Lodges motion, the
senate then went into executive ses-
sion and devoted It's principal atten.
ton 10 the nomination Of Attorney
General McKenna to DO justice OF
the supreme court Of the United
States When the doors were closed
the Hawaiian treaty was laid aside in
order to afford opportunity to consider
the MoKenna nomination and other
nominations. An effort was made to
secure the confirmation Of the nomina-
ton Of Gen. Longstreet to be commits.
sioner Of railroads, but Senator Vest
made objection to immediate action,
and the nomination went over until
another day. Senator Allen immedi-
ntely took the floor In continuance of
his attack upon the attorney general.
He presented a large number Of docu-
ments in support Of his contention
that Mr.. Mckenna was not competent
10 discharge the duties of the high of.
Ace OF justice Of the supreme bench.
When the vote was taken, however, 1t
was overwhelmingly in favor Of con-
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The stormy
scenes of the last few days in the house
were followed by comparative quiet
yesterday. Under the rules this was
private bill day, but Mr. Cannon, chair
nan Of the committee on appropria.
IONS antagonized 1t with a motion
Tor the consideration of senate amend
ments to the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill. The motion was car
ried, 1875 to 81 One OF the senate
concurred in was that to
appropriate $4,000 for the repair of
the National cemetery at Fort Smith,
Ark. The main fight came on the sen.
ate amendment striking out the provi-
sion in the bill requiring depositors Of
bullion hereafter to pay the cost of
from the assay offices
10 the mints, Mr.. Bell, of Colorado,
moved concurrence In this amendment.
The question was debated extensively
when the bill was originally before
me house. The debate soon drltted
INTO a discussion OF the silver question.
MIR. Cannon Qll.) finally submitted a
proposition providing that
the depositor of bullion pay the cost
Of transportation to the nearest
mint" 1t was defeated, 9S to 1870. The
senate amendment to strike out the
whole provision was then agreed to,
LA to 1l2.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole, where the pending ques.
tion was point of order raised against
the motion Of Mr.. Cooper, of Texas, to
substitute for the senate bill to refer
the claim of the book publishing COM
pany of the Methodist Episcopal
church South to the court of claims,
the house bill to adjust the whole
claim by the payment of Ssss,oOO. Mr..
Payne, Of New York, who was in the
chair, sustained the point of order. |
After parliamentary struggle by the
of the measure to delay &C.
lion, the house bill appropriating
s2Ss, 900 was taken up, on Mr. Cooper's |