Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-16
NO QUORUM PRESENT
The Senate, However, Passed the
Agricultural Appropriation Bill.
The SUyDRY CIVIL BILL CONSIDERED
Tho Blizzard Ut Washington Kent Speaker
Reed and Many Members Away from
the House, but so Pages NJ the
BILL We're Com pIeted.

Washington, Feb. 4-At no time
during the session OF the senate yes
terday was quorum Of the body pres.
ent, a majority Of the members being
snowbound at their homes. For the
first time in many years no invocation
was pronounced at the opening Of the
session, neither the regular chaplain
nor any other minister being able to
reach the capitol. A sharp debate
over the unanimous consent agreement
reached Saturday afternoon was pre-
cipitated early in the session. Some
feeling was manifested by senators
who object to the adoption Of the reso-
luton In connection with the con.
sideration Of the resolution, the senate
decided to meet at / o'clock to-day.
Senator Hale, chairman OF the naval
affairs committee, favorably reported
and the senate passed bill creating
an admiral Of the navy, 1t being in.
tended that Rear Admiral Dewey
should get the office.
The senate non-concurred in the
house amendments to the bills grant
ing pensions to Mrs. Sample, daughter
OF President Tyler and Gen. John NJ
Palmer and sent them to conference.
Consideration Of the agricultural
appropriation bill was then begun.
The appropriation for vegetable
pathological Investigations was in
creased from $22, 500 to $50, 500, pro-
vided that $1,000 should be used for
the investigation Of the disease known
as little peach" The appropriation
OF $4,000 for irrigation Investigations
was increased to 1856, 600.
Senator Tillman offered the follow.
ing amendment, which was agreed to-
10 enable the secretary OF agriculture to in
vestigate and report on the cost Of making tea
and tho best methods OF cultivating and pre-
pairing the same for market, so us to demon
strate whether 1t Is practicable TO introduce Its
culture In the southern states as /, profitable
industry, 1900
The bill was then passed.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL CONSIDERED.
washington, Feb. 1.-THE raging
blizzard caused practically a suspen.
sion OF business at the house yester.
lay. Speaker Reed did not appear at ,
inc capitol, but sent word to his |
ieutenants that in his opinion 1t was @
nadvisable to hold session Of the /
lonse and, after consulting several I
members OF the majority, Gen. IIender. a
on, OF Iowa, who had braved the o
torn, decided it would be best to i'd !
ourn Immediately after assembling
At 1905 p M, Clerk Mcdowell called
he house to order. There were abou,
. members on the floor Mr. Payne
moved that the house adjourn, but
here were cries of mo- from the little
ircle OF MEMBERS most of whom held
n their hands bills which they hoped
o pass by unanimous consent The
notion was voted down, nine to "A.
On motion of Mr., Grosvernor, of
)hio, Mr.. Payne, of New York, was
lected speaker pro tenn. District day n
vas postponed until Thursday, and !,
he house, on Mr.. Cannon's motion, =
hen went into committee Of the /,
Whole, Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, in =
he chair and resumed the consider.
tion of the sundry civil bill. a
Mr.. Cannon asked unanimous con-
emit that Mr.. Hepburn be allowed to
fer the Nicaragua canal bill amend. k
ient at such a point in the bill as he
hould see fit, all points of order to be
eserved. He made the request he
aid, in order that there might be a Fl
all house when the amendment was Il
onsidered. Mr. Corlss made sim II
ar request regarding the Pacific b
able bill, whereupon Mr. Cannon o
'ithdrew it, A resumption Of the IT
iscusslon of the receipts and expendi. p
Tres OF the treasury, which attracted
)nsiderable attention last week. was
gain precipitated by Mr.. Sulzer, of h,
ew York. After having completed 50 Il,
ages OF the bill, the commute rose. 4,
I'D al AS P. m the house ad journed. In