Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-01
but as loving and devoted friends.

but as loving and devoted friends.
Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts,,
sharply arraigned the British consul
for his utterances against a United
States senator, and believed it ought
not to be lightly passed.
Senator Tillman, Of South Caro-
lima, delivered forcible and quite
characteristic speech on the Philip
pine question in which he maintained
that this government ought to cx-
tend to the Filipinos the right to
govern themselves, the United States
guarding them against the aggres-
sion Of other nations.
The resolution OF Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, declaring
food products not to be contraband
OF war, was referred to the committee
on foreign relations after brief
speech by Senator Pettigrew.
Senator Carter presented confer
ence report on the census admin
istration bill and It was agreed to.
A joint resolution granting per-
mission for the erection in Washing
ton of a monument in honor of Sam
ucl lIahnemann was passed.
The senate then passed 20 pension
bills and, after a brief executive SEES
sion at five p. M, adjourned.
The Weather Bureau Bill In the House.
Washington, Jan. 80. The bill for
the reorganization and improvement
of the weather bureau, which includes
provision for pensioning disabled and
aged enployes-of the service, received
II black eye in the house. The bill
was bitterly fought by the opponents
of civil pension rolls on account of
the life tenure provisions it conta ned
and II was sidetracked on a test vote
of 81 TO 50, Although The speaker
ruled that ii remained unfinished bus
mess when the house was again in
committee of the whole, the 0ppO-
nents of the measure believe the ac.
ton yesterday killed it, The early
portion of the day was devoted to a
lively scrimmage over the Sulzer reso-
luton to investigate Secretary Gage
which the committee on rules recon-
mendcd should be sent to the ways
and means committee, AS the latter
committee has the response Of the
secretary in its possession. There
was no opposition to the proposed ac
ton, but Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes
see, and Mr.. Sulzcr, of New York, USED
it as u text for renewing their attacks
upon the secretary. Mr.. Gage was de
Tended by Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois
Mr. Hill, of Connecticut, and Mr.. Dial
zell, of Pennsylvania.
A bill was passed to appropriate
$4,000 for a military hospital at For
Leavenworth, Kan, and also bill t.
require officers and pilots of steam
vessels to make oath to their applica
tions for licenses and providing pen
alties for perjury.
The Hawaiian bill was PRACTICAL!
completed yesterday by the hous'
committee on territories and Chair
man Knox, with subcommittee
is preparing a draft of the revised bill
with the intention of presenting j
to the house this week,
The house committee on mlleag
discussed the claim of Brigham II
Roberts for mileage which amount
to about $1,000 A ma,lorty of tn
the committee are of opinion tina
he is not entitled to this money, a
he was not sworn in aS a member q
The house. Mr. Roberts viii be hear,
by the committee on Thursday.
The house insuIar committee or
dcred favorable reports on the resolu
ton inquiring of the secretaries o
war and navy for detailed information
of the expenditures on account of mil
itary operations in the Philippine is
lands from May !, 1895, to Novembe
30, 1890.
The house committee ON levees an,
improvements of the Mississippi
river heard james Seldom Cowdon ol
his project for the improvement o
the river by means of an cutie
through lake lorgne. The PROPOSE
ton was made by its originator tina
the work should be 'authorized on tn
mo cure, no pay" principle.
MIR. Clayton, of Alabama. introduce
the following resolution:
Resolved. that on July 4, 1900, til
military and naval forces of the Uni
ted States bc withdrawn from th
island Of Cuba and that the govern
ment thereof be left to the Cuba
people.
Resolved further, that the pres
ident of the United States be, an
is hereby directed to make proclt
nation of this resolution and al
proper orders for the execution Their,
Of"
Washington, Jan, ei,--rhe create
portion of the session of the hous