Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-23

The Measure Considered in the Sem
ate and Finally Passed. :.
The ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.

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washington Feb sa-Soop after tn,
senate conveneds. YESTERDAY Senate,
pettigrew. Of south Dakota. e.led
resolutions NJ tho legislature of South
Dakota urging the senators of tina,
Stat. m sunnor, the treaty. .of nance
Commentino upon the. resolutions.
Senator pettiorew said that he denied
the right OF the legislature to instruct
him altbouoh he was ALWAYS Glad Ia
hear from that body. He pointed out
that a ma ioritv NJ the LEGISLATORS were
not mem ers of successive lepisla-
tures. and he believed that, on great
national ouestions thev.were as likely
IN be wrong "a right
The conference report on the lepis.
latiye executive and iudicial apDro-
prjatiou bill was agreed to-
Senator Ouay, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on ublic
buildinos and grounds. presented a
hatch NJ renorts favorable TO the
erecting of public buildings in various
parts of the coudtry. These reports
brought Senator Allen. of Nebraska.
to his feet with an inquiry as to why
certain hills which had been before
the committee for a year or more had
not been acted upop. He charged that
public building combination existed.
and that none but favored few could
gain consideration by the combine
ton.
& ~ want to saw TO the senator" re-
nlied Senator QUAY. alphabetically.
THAT his statement that there is any
combination is unwarranted and false.
II Is not true in ary sense
A MESSAGE was received from the
house transmitting the bill passed by
that body appropriatinp $40, 0O0, 900. to
be paid to Spain ia accordance with
the terms of the Paris treaty.. II was
referred In the committee on appro.
priations
The most office appropriation bill
was laid before the senate and its con-
was resumed At two
o'clock the debate closed and the vot-
inc began Senator Buffers amend
ment reducing the amount paid to
railroads was defeated. As to -. The
bill was then passed
Senator Uawlev was RECOGNIZED to
sneak on the army reorganization bill
and as he nroceeded was shown very
close attention He said he did not
see how ANYBODY could have voted
aoainst taking nm the bill. for II was
evident To all that something must be
dome tn STRENGTHEN the presidents
arm He thought there could be no
dopbt that the Spanish cortes would
ratifv the peace treaty within the
next two or three DAYS. With this
concluded and the ex.
chance comnleted the army neces-
sa,ilv mist be reduced to its original
3imension of u 600. unless some law
sbould he enacted.
senator Cockrell speakinp IN oppo.
sit;on to the Uull. Hawlev bill agreed
that reorgonization of the army WAS
necessary. The necessity
for a change had been distinctly
shown II was evident he said. that
aitber the oruanination was deficient
mr. tho officers ware inefficient He de.
rlared there was not sufficient time in
,be ton remaining DAVIS of this session
Ia discrss formulate and mass n per-
fee, RECOMMENDATION bill and he added
,h.t M I'm srcb nc had been nronosed
,horld Iva n,ssed ..We nronose said
No "amnle nrovision for every emer.
uencv We will give the executive
evorv dollar and everv man to sustain
the Government that is necessary
senator Cockrell at 4.3D n m Welded
Tho aoor n senator pritcbard Of North
c.uo,;no ona tho sanota IN his mo-
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non' went lpto executive sess'oh al
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reached 'he las' page Oh Tue naval vi,
yesterday ana aoJourheu WIN d polh'
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