Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-03
MEMORIAL TABLET.
One to Be Erected to the Victims Of
the Maine Disaster.
The LOUD POSTAL BILL TAKEN Up.
The Author of the Measure Gives Notice Of
On Amendment Concerning sample
Copies Of Newspaper The In
dian Territory BILL.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Shortly after
the senate convened yesterday Mr..
Perkins, of California, Of the commit
tee on naval affairs, presented favor
able report on Mr. Bacon's resolution
providing for the erection in statuary
hall of the capitol Of bronze memo
rial tablet commemorative OF the off,
GERS and sailors who lost their lives in
the Maine disaster in Havana harbor
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, suggested
that statuary hall was scarcely
proper place to erect a tablet, and Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, thought some
other place for it mghtbetter be desig-
mated The resolution was so amend
ed as to provide orthe erection of the
tablet at some suitable place in the
capitol. As amended the resolution
was adopted
Mr.. Hoar then renewed his motion
OF Monday that the senate disagree
to the house amendments to the
bankruptcy bill and that committee
on conference be appointed. Mr..
Stewart, of Nevada, said he was OPP
posed to an involuntary bankruptcy
bill at such a time as this and he
wished before the measure was sent to
conference to present some informa-
ton upon the subject that would be
valuable to the conferees. The house
bill assumes, Mr.. Stewart began, that
any man who cannot pay his debts is
criminal. 1t is the most atrocious
bill that could be framed in the pres
ent condition of the country"
Mr.. Hoar said he thought the senate
conferees might be trusted properly
to represent the senate on this bill,
and he appealed to Mr.. Stewart to per-
nit the measure to go to conference
without further debate,
mo appeal to Inc need be made in
behalf of this diabolical bill" ex-
claimed Mr.. Stewart. ~ propose to
discuss this matter fully, in order
that not only the conferees but the
country may know what the bill
means" Mr. Stewart spoke until two
o'clock, when the Alaska homestead
and right of way bill was laid before
the senate. Mr.. Stewart announced
that he would continue his address to-
day.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The house
yesterday entered upon the consider
alton of the Loud bill, relating to sec
ond-class mail matter. The bill is
identical with the bill passed by the
last congress, but Mr.. Loud, its au-
thor, gave notice of an amendment
permitting the transmission at pound
rates Of sample copies up to ten per
cent. of the bona fde circulation of
newspaper periodicals. This amend
ment removes much opposition to the
bill Only three speeches were de-
lvered Mr.. Loud made an exhaus-
tive speech in its favor, claiming that
the government practically paid sub
sidy of $40, 900, 900 to the proprietors of
publications which now got access to
the mails at pound rates, as the cost
Of transporting mail and its handling
averaged eight cents per pound. Mr..
Moone, of Tennessee, spoke in opposi-
ton to the bill, and Mr.. Perkins, of
Iowa, in favor of it, The debate will
continue until Thursday, when the
vote will be taken at four o'clock.
Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas, reported from
the committee on Indian affairs his
bill relating to the government OF the
Indian territory. The report recon-
mends, among other things, that the
tribes be made party to any suit when
it appears to the court that it is neces-
sary to protect the interest of such