Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-12
.H0AR'S RESOLUTION.
The President Asked for Informa-
ton About the Peace Treaty.
CAFFERY OPPOSED TO EXPANSION.
Tho Louisiana Senator Makes C0nstitu.
tiOnal Argument In SUPPORT Of Senator
Vests ResOlutIon-Anti- Civil Serv.
Ice Reform Victory In House.

/ d1ter tne SenaN cOnveneu yesterday
the resolution offered Thursday by
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, call
ing on the president for information
as to the instructions of the commits.
sioners who negotiated the treaty OF
Paris, together with all correspond.
ence and reports relating to their
work, was laid before the senate.
Chairman Davis, one Of the commits
sioners, desired that it be referred to
the foreign relations committee, but
Senator Hoar insisted that the senate
had as much right to such information
as the members of the foreign relations
committee and that the president
should determine whether the senate
should have it, The resolution was
adopted in secret session. In support
Of the resolution offered some time
ago by Senator Vest, of Missouri, in
opposition to expansion, Senator CAT
fiery, Of Louisiana, delivered an ex-
tended speech.
At the conclusion of Senator CAT
fery's argument Senator Morgan, Of
Alabama, announced, on behalf of the
Nicaragua canal committee, the ac-
ceptance in modified form Of the
amendments offered by Senator Berry
before the holidays to the pending
canal bill. The amendments were not
passed upon by the senate.
ANTI-CIvlL SERVICE REFORM VICTORY.
Washington, Jan. THE anti-civil
service reformers scored victory in
the house yesterday. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill was taken up for consideration
and when the appropriation for the
civil service commission was reached,
Mr.. Evans, of Kentucky, made motion
to strike it out This motion has been
made annually for dozen years or
more and has invariably failed. But
yesterday the opponents OF the law
laid great stress on the fact that they
could not get direct vote upon the
proposition, and were, therefore, com
PEELED to seek its notification in this
manner. Even these appeals failed to
bring out the full strength of the OPP
position, though the motion to strike
out carried by narrow majority,
6T-6l. This was in committee Of the
whole, where no record is made of the
vote. Mr. Moody, of Massachusetts,
gave notice that he would demand
record vote In the house, where the
friends of the civil service law expect
to reverse the decision.
During general debate on the bill
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia, delivered a
speech on anti-iinperialism.
At the opening of the session of the
house, Mr.. Marsh asked unanimous
consent for the consideration Of bill
to grant to officers and men of the
volunteer army upon their mus.
ter out two months extra pay If
they have served beyond the limits
of the United States and one months
extra pay if they have only served
within the limits of the United States,
this extra pay to be in lieu of
furloughs or leaves of absence. 1t
has been the practice to grant these
furloughs or leaves Of absence so that
in reality the bill only sought to do
directly what has heretofore been
done indirectly. After this explana-
ton Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, announced
that he had no objection to the meas
ure and the bill was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr. Payne, of New
York, in the chair and took up the
consideration of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.