Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-23
THE ARMY BILL UP.
Senator Hawley Manages to Make
1t the Unfinished Business.
A BILL PASSED TO PAY SPAIN.
Thirty.Four Members OF the House Vote
Against and 213 for It-Proposed Con-
stitutionai amendment Against
POlygamlsts-Pac Cable.

Washington, Feb. 91-During al
most six hours yesterday afternoon,
the post office appropriation bill was
under discussion in the senate, the
time being consumed largely by Sena-
tor Butler, of North Carolina, and
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
in an amendment providing that the
postal commission should present its
report to congress by March l, 1900,
Failing after many trials to obtain
unanimous consent for the insertion OF
the amendment in the bill, Senator
Butler permitted it to come to vote.
1t was defeated, 81 to 10. Agreement
was reached to vote on the bill and
amendments at two o'clock to-day.
At two o'clock, Senator Hawley,
chairman of the military affairs com.
rittee, moved to take up the army re-
organization BILL unanimous consent
having been refused to take up the
measure without displacing the unfn-
ished business-the anti-scalping bill
Senator Hawley's motion prevailed, A
to 20, this making the army bill the
unfinished business 1t is agreed that
this action disposes finally Of the anti
scalping bill for the present session.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, Sc
cured the passage of resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war for de-
tailed information as to the cost of the
army under the proposed Hull bill.
A BILL PASSED TO PAY SPAIN
Washington, Feb. s1-A separate
bill appropriating 100000, 900 for pay
ment to Spain under the provisions of
the treaty of Paris was passed yester-
day by the house under suspension OF
rules No amendment was in order,
and an attempt to secure unanimous
consent to offer an amend ment declar-
atory of our policy not permanently
to annex the islands was objected to.
Mr. Wheeler Of Kentucky, upon whose
point of order the appropriation went
out of the sundry civil bill, made the
only speech in open hostility to the
measure, but upon the, roll call 81
members-3l democrats, two populists
and one silver republican-voted
against it. The votes of 2lS members
were cast for 1t.
The senate bill to reimburse the
governors of states for expenses paid
by the states in organizing volunteers
for service in the war with Spain be-
fore their muster into the service of
the United States also was passed
under suspension of rules The bill
appropriating $4,000 for the Pan.
American exposition to be held at
Buffalo in 1900 was before the house
when absence of quorum compelled
an adjournment.
AGAINST PoLYGAMIsTs.
Washington, Feb. q. The proposed
constitutional amendment against
admitting polygamists to congress was
favorably acted on yesterday by the
house committee on election Of presi-
dent and vice president The joint
resolution for this purpose was intro
iuced by Mr.. Capron, Of Rhode Island,
who will make the report The title
of the resolution is as follows;
PROPOSING amendments to the constitution
prohibiting polyvamy within the United States
and all places sublsct to their jurisdiction and
iisqualiiyni poygamists for election as sena-
tors Or representatives in congress
The resolution submits to the legis-
latures OF the several states an amend