Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-08
THE PENSION BILL.
1t Was Passed BY the Senate and
Appropriates $I45,245,23o.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS IN HOUSE


ter, of Montana, dealt vigorously with
the Quay ease in the senate yester-
day in the course of an explanation
as to why he will vote for the former
senator from Pennsylvania, nOtwith-
standing he voted against the seating
of Mr.. Corbett in the last congress.
The near approach to the time of yot-
! ing on the conference report on the
financial bill brought out two speeches
on that measure, one by Senator Fair
banks. of Indiana, and the other by
Senator Butler, of North Carolina.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, offered
an amendment to the Puerto Rican
| bill in the senate. Its effect is to
have the tariff laws of the United
States applied to Puerto Rico upon
foreign imports, but allow absolute
free trade between the United States
and Puerto REQ.
The pension appropriation bill,
which appropriates $145,245,230, was
passed.
The senate committee on the Phil
ippines decided to report the bill in
troduced by Senator Spooner, of Wis
consin, for control of the Philippines.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the com
mittee, made the report to the senate.
Considerable miscellaneous business,
much of "a minor character, was trans
acted in the house yesterday. During
consideration of bill to incorporate
the Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical association the speaker and
Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas, exchanged
sharp words and the latter filibus-
tered and ultimately prevented the
final passage OF the bill by demand
ing the reading of the engrossed bill.
The bill proposes to collect at the
residence Of the late Frederick Doug
lass in this city record of the anti
slavery movement.
The house committee on territories
gave hearing to Gov. Brady, OF
Alaska, and delegation from that
section concerning the pending bill
to establish territorial form of gov
eminent for Alaska. Most of the dele
cation do not favor the appointment
of a territorial delegate to congress
unless he can be chosen by the people
of Alaska. The general conditions OF
Alaska were reviewed with a view to
showing the capacity of the territory
to maintain a regular territorial es'
Establishment.
The house committee on rules de.
cided on a rule giving two Fridays OF
each month for private pension bills
in place of night sessions and will
report the new rule unless definite
and authoritative understanding or
both sides of the house can be hello
that the night sessions will not be
made ineffective by the point of "ne
quorum"
Mr.. Gillet-, of Massachusetts. in
troduccd b.Al prohibiting the sale
of distilled or Intoxicating liquor II
the Philippines in quantities less thar
90 gallons except on a physician
prescription for medicinal purposes.
Mr.. De Vries, of California, intro
duced a joint resolution for the re
peal of the duties on white or print
ing paper and the material from
which it is made and directing the at
torney general to proceed under TIT
antitrust law against those main
tanning monopoly in such paper ant
material The resolutions recite tina
the existing duty of So per ton great,
aid in the maintenance of the mOnop
oily, that the price of paper has beef
increased SO per cent. to the con
sumner and that this result is menace
to popular education and the dissem
nation of information.