Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-07-07
FREE HOMES CLAUSE
pettigrew Denounces the Conferees
for Striking 1t Out.
TALK AGAINST ANyEXINC HAWAII.
House DisMgrees to senate Amendments 70
the sundry Civil Bili-MaiI for Fight
ers In Cuba supplement for
War Revenue BILL

day afternoon the senate cleared the
legislative decks for what may be the
final action upon the Hawaiian annex
alton resolutions. Through Its action
the last Of the appropriation bills that
has been pending In conference was
disposed OF and was law before mid
night. After a debate lasting three
hours the senat finally receded from
It's amendments to the sundry civil
and adopted the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill Sena'
tor Pettigrew, OF South Dakota de-
nounced the action of the conferees
for striking ont the free homes provl-
sion of the Indian bill.
The Hawaiian annexation resolu-
tions were then taken up and Senator
Bate, OF Tennessee, spoke in opposl'
ton to them. Senator Tillman, OF South
Carolina, followed Senator Bate. In
opening his argument, which was a
comparatively brief general statement
in opposition to the resolutions, he
said that the whole question had been
fully discussed last winter in execu-
tive session, and 1t Is therefore natural
that there should be lack of interest
and an unwillingness to listen to
repetition Of speeches delivered then.
lie religiously believed, he said, that
1t was unconstitutional to acquire ter
ritorv by joint resolution. As to the
sugar interests he said: "When con-
slider the mastery of the American
sugar trust over the senate and house,
as shown in the passage OF the ningley
tariff law, am forced into the belief
that this trust is not opposed to an
nexation and that its influence Is at
work among the ranks Of those favor
ing annexation"
An attempt TO secure passage OF the
bill to incorporate the international
American bank met with determined
opposition yesterday in the house.
Filibustering was INDUCED in by the
democrats, but 1t was not effective in
preventing consideration OF the bill.
Adjournment, however was forced be.
reacbed The houss adonted ths re.
rnu, NOV +ha 1nd;an ornrorr,at,or
hul ;rs;stod rnorimorsIu rnon Ito
disooroemerts 10 tho senate amend.
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....am ton ~. so,a;ors ,na so;lors
onarot,rn IN SANTIAGO rrovirce and
Nth samnson,s aao, aro stored ot
Tamna AWAITING transnortat;on Ar.
ranoements have been made throuoh
th. aforts of Assistant Secretarv
Meikleiobn bv which the TRANSPORTS
leaving Tamna are tn shin this mail
matter as fast ms practicable. On
reacb;pg the headouarters ofV the
or,nv in Santiago the mail will he dis.
tributed in accordance with arrange.
ments which NAV be- made under the
direction of the commanding general
Eorr c,erLs have heen detailad from
tho most office denartment IN connec.
tion with this service and iudoino
from tho ,mount of letters and nanars
now at Tomna their work nromises IN
be rather formidable For sending
tbe mail from SANTIAGO IN tho Up;ted
States the military commanders will
avail themselves of the use of the
transports or other vessels which NAV
be leaving that section of Cuba.
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WAsurNGroN Julv THE sub.com.
mittee of the senate committee on
finance having in cbarce the sunnle.
mental war revenue bill Yesterday
decided to nostnone action unon i
mill the next session Some ~ ,be
memhers advocated immediato action
on the hin but majority bold II
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