Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-03
A BOER RESOLUTION,
Senate Refuses to Consider One In
troduced by Senator Pettigrew.
LACEY BILL PASSED BY The HOUSE.
Il Eularges the Powers Of the Secretary OF
Agriculture Over Game and Birds
Conference Rrport on Porto
Rico Agreed tn

Washington, May 1.-Again yester-
day the question Of expressing sym
patby for the Beers was thrust upon
the attention of the senate. ms
time it came up on motion to pro-
coed to the consideration OF the res
olution introduced by Senator Petit
prew. of South Dakota, which was be-
fore the senate last Saturday. The
motion was defeated, 20 to 20
The conference report on the loInt
resolution relating to the admins
tration OF civil affairs in Porto Rico
and providing for the appointment OF
temporary officers on the island was
agreed to. During the greater part
of the session the Alaskan civil code
bill was under consideration, but no
progress was made.
Senator Foster reported blll APP
propriating $4,000 for Typographical
and geological surveys in Hawaii and
Porto Rico.
The senate yesterday confirmed the
following nominations; }. II. Hoi-
lander, of Maryland, treasurer OF
Porto Rico; NJ. l.. Bridgeman' of Great
Falls, Mont, agent for the Indians OF
Fort Belknap agency Of Montana; Q.
A. Mitscher, of Oklahoma, agent for
the indians Of the Usage agency IN
Oklahoma; ?. NJ lIoefele, OF Missouri,
third secretary of the embassy OF the
United States at City of Mexico.
Lacey Bili Passed by the Hon4r'
Washington, May 1.-The house yes
terlay passed the Lacey bill to en-
large the powers of the department
of agriculture and to prohibit inter
state commerce in game killed in yio-
lation of local laws. II authorizes the
secretary of agriculture to provide
for the introduction and restoration
Of game, song and insectivorous wild
birds. 1t gives him the power TO pre-
vent the introduction of undesirable
foreign birds and animals and pre-
vents the killing of game in vio-
lation of state laws for concealed
shipment to states where it can be
sold in the open markets.
The senate bill to create u com
mission of five to investigate and re-
port upon the commercial and indus
trial conditions in Japan and China
was debated ut length, but was Wig
orously antagonizcd by the democrats
and they finally succeeded in striking
ont the enacting clause in committee
and this motion was pending when
the house adjourned, II the motion
prevails in the house the bill is dead
The bill for constitutional amend
ment to disqualify polygamists for
election as senators and representa-
tives and TO prohibit polygamy, which
was reported by the committee on
the election of president, vice prcsi-
dent and representatives in congress,
was referred to the committee on ju-
dietary after meeting with opposi-
ton from both sides of the house,
Every speaker who antagonl7ed the
bill said he opposed polygnmy, but
did not see any reason for leglsating
In the constitution and invading the
rights of the states. The house
agreed to the conference report on
the Joint resolution extending the
tenure of military officers in Porto
Rico,
Among the bills and resolutions in.
troduced in the house yesterday were
the following; BY Mr.. Grosvenor OF
Ohio, bill amending the national bank
ing laws so as to permit national
banks to loan on real estate security
with n provision that the security
shall be double In value the amount
OF the loan and that the aggregat,
of such loans shall not he above 2,
per cent. of the resources of the bank
by Mr.. Noonan, of Illinois, joint res
olution providing for n commission
TO consider the establishment of {
diplomatic academy for the education
of persons for the diplomatic ant
consular service,
Washington, April 26,-After {
brief debate yesterday the senate
agreed to the conference report OF
the Hawaiian civil government bill
the provisions relating to the RICH
of franchise and Imprisonment TO
debt having been amended to con
form to the ideas of the senate.
On motion of Senator McComa,
the senate considered the resolutio
reported from the committee on priv
leges and elections declaring tina
Nathan b. Scott was duly elected
senator from West Virginia and wa
entitled to his seat Senator McComa
made a statement in elaboration q
the majority report, and then on me
ton of Senator Pettus, of Alabami
who presented the minority repor
the case went over until to-day.
A resolution offered by Senate
Tillman was adopted, calling upo
the secretary of the treasury for il
formation as to the number, Location
character and aggregate cost of eac
public building already erected {
now in course of construction, wit