Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29
UNABLE TO AGREE.
Fruitless Caucus Of Republicans
on Puerto Rican Legislation.
Mss COULD MAINTAINING CHApLAIyS


m1CHuh Asoouy ~ ACbtuy Ncketu~
Ing HIS Wsrk IT Pretoria.
Washington, March 27.-The repub-
lican members of the senate spent
2Ka hours in caucus yesterday in an
effort to reach an agreement upon
the Puerto Rican legislation now
pending in the senate. The caucus
was apparently, however, without ma
terial result, the only accomplishment
being a decision to proceed with the
general bill as it now stands, with
out separating the tariff feature, and
to discharge the harmony committee
from further efforts. During the sit
ting there were 20 or more speeches
made. All of them were of a more
.amiable tone than the speeches in the
caucuses fortnight ago. But while
good feeling was generally manifest
ed and all senator's who spoke ex-
pressed themselves as DESTROYS of
reaching an amicable understanding,
there was but little or no disposition
manifested to yield point which
would produce that result. Indeed,
the free traders on the one hand and
the iron-bound tariff men on the other
were quite as obdurate as they had
been at the previous meeting. This
condition of affairs was made so mani
fest that Senator Allison, acting as
chairman of the caucus, declared at
the close Of the meeting that there
was no necessity for putting a mo-
ton to continue on past lines, as it
was evident that no other course was
practicable.
Senator Foraker was instructed by
the CAUCUS to press the Puerto Rican
bill as 1t now stood, the governmental
bill incorporated with the tariff meas
ure, to as speedy vote as possible.
The understanding at the time this
instruction was given was that SEN
ator Foraker would offer an amend
ment to the tariff feature Of the bill
adding the free list named by the
president in an executive order to the
exports going from the United States
to Puerto Rico duty free, but that the
Is per cent. of the Dingley law car
ried in the house bill upon goods COM
ing from Puerto Rico to the United
States would be retained
Miss Helen Gould Maintaining ChapIains.
Washington, March 27.-The Star
yesterday said "A visitor at the
white house, referring to the lack
of chaplains with the volunteer regi-
ments in the Philippines and else
where, says that Miss Helen Gould, of
New York, is maintaining nine or ten
chaplains in the army at her own ex-
pense. These men are not officially
recognized as chaplains, but as minis
ters and Y. M. c. A. workers they vol
unfairly and unoflicially do practically
the same work. Miss Gould, it is
stated, pays each one of these men
500 a month and their expenses. The
latter amount to more than the sal
aries in the Philippines. 1t is thought |
that Miss Gould's monthly payment |
is something like $1,000. She has been
maintaining these Christian workers
since last fall, when the regiments
first began to go the Philippines, and
was called to the failure of |
to provide for chaplains. |
Her great work is not generally |
known, as all her deeds of this kind |
are done in the most quiet way.
Claims Of Pottawattomie Indians.
Washington, March 27.-Representa-
tives of the Pottawattomie Indians
were before the house committee on
Indian affairs yesterday to urge sub
mission to the court of claims made
by these Indians to valuable land in
Illinois fronting on Lake Michigan
and said to include the Chicago lake
front. The contention is that the
Indians who originally occupied this
soil never surrendered the Fishing and
hunting" rights and that these cover
the accretions between the old survey
line and the present water line. The
attorneys for the Indians were heard
yesterday and next Monday the attor-
neys for number of private interests
affected will be heard.
Ex-Consui Macrum Ready to Testify.
Washington, March 27.-Former
Consul Macrum called on Chairman
Hit, of the house committee on for
.ign affairs, yesterday and signified
his readiness to be heard in connec-
ion with his services at Pretoria. 1t
vas arranged that Mr. Macrum would
De notified when the committee was
'eady to proceed, which may be in a
lay or so, although no time has been
yet.
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