Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-23
NAVAL BILL PASSED.
The Measure Gets Through the Sen
ate After a Short Discussion,
The SUSDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED.
The House Devoted the Evening session 70
Private Pension Liquidation - Two
Bills to Pay Spain the $4,000
OOO-Missouri River Items.

Washington, Feb. ls-At its session
yesterday, the senate adopted reso.
luton instructing the vice president
OF the United States, as president Of
the senate, to express to the govern
ment and the people Of France the
sympathy Of the senate in the be.
reavement that has fallen upon the
French republic in the death of Presi-
dent Faure. The naval personnel BILL
for which the navy department has
been contending for so many years,
was passed by the senate in the after
noon. II was under discussion for
several hours, but was passed practi-
cally in the form in which IL was re.
ported by the senate committee. The
remainder Of the days session was
devoted to the passage Of bills on the
private pension calendar, "A in number.
Senator Gallinger called up the bill
granting a pension to Hon. John NJ.
Palmer, formerly United States SEN
ator from Illinois. The senate passed
bill granting Gen. Palmer a pension
OF 800 month, but the house, in
passing the bill, reduced the pension
to $50 month Senator Gallinger
said he understood that Gen. Palmer
was in almost destitute circumstances,
and, while he felt the distinguished
soldier was entitled to the amount
carried by the senate bill, he did not
think it desirable 10 risk failure Of
the bill by sending 1t to conference.
He then asked that the bill, as
amended by the house, be agreed to.
The house amendment was agreed to
and the bill goes now to the president
for his signature
At b:l5 p. m. the reading Of the
Alaska code bill was begun, the agree.
ment being that no other business
should be transacted before adjourn
ment
THE suNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED.
Washington, Feb. lS.-The house
yesterday finally passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill, to which it
had devoted over week. No impor.
tant amendment had been adopted.
The speakers ruling that the motion
to recommit the bill with instructions
to incorporate in it the Nicaragua
canal amendment was not in order
was sustained, l55 to 96. The naval
appropriation bill was taken up and
over half the bill was completed dur
ing the remainder Of the day. There
was no general opposition to the meas.
ure, although it carries S44, 600, 900, be-
ing S., 200, 900 more than the largest
naval appropriation bill ever passed
by congress.
Bills were passed to authorize the
st. Louis, Sloan Il Southern railroad
to construct bridge across the White
river; to authorize the Pasadena &
Mount Wilson Railroad company to
construct its road through the San
Gabriel forest reservation and to grant
the Clearwater Valley Railway com
pany right of way through the Nez
Perces reservation.
The census bill was sent to confer.
ence.
Saturday, February %, was set aside
for paying tribute to the memories Of
the late Senator Walthall and the late
Representative Love, OF Mississippi.
A bill was passed authorizing the
president to appoint five additional
cadets.at-large to.the naval academy.
At five o'clock the house took a recess
until eight o'clock, the evening session
being devoted to private pension legis.
lation,