Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-12-20
TREATY DISCUSSED.
The Senate Transacted Little Legis-
lative Business Yesterday.
The PROCEEDINGS IN The HOUSE.
The Bill to Appoint Veterans to Positions
Overwhelmingly Dsfested-Many Pri-
vxts Pension Bills Military
Academy Appropriation Bill.

Washington, Dec. lo.-lne senate
was in open session only an hour yes
terday, the remainder of the legisla-
tive day being spent in executive ses-
sion upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
created little furry by endeavoring
again to get up the resolution relat-
ing to the Montana senatorial case.
The effort was futile. No Legislative
business, aside from the purest rou-
tine, was transacted. just before ad-
journing the senate gave its consent
to the fixing of definite time to vote
upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Sen
ators Money and Mason had occupied
the time of the executive session in
making speeches upon the treaty, and
when Senator Mason, who was the
last speaker, concluded Senator Lodge
renewed his request to take a vote
next Thursday. No voice was raised
in opposition and the unanimous
agreement was recorded. The UNDER
standing is that the voting shall be
on the amendments at three o'clock,
and that the senate shall continue in
session until the first vote on the
treaty itself is reached.
The senate in executive session
agreed to give its adhesion to the
convention to regulate the importa-
ton of intoxicating liquors into GER
tain regions Of Africa.
In view of the wide publicity of
charges against the administration of
the United States district court of
Alaska, and especially the mining
laws of Cape Nome, Alaska, Senator
Carter, of Montana, introduced reso-
luton in the senate directing the
committee on judiciary to investigate
the whole question. By the resolu-
ton the committee is directed specific
ally to investigate the conduct of the
judge of the division of the district
court of Alaska, located at St.
Michaels, and to report to the senate
the names of all persons connected
with litigation before that court con-
corning whom any improper influence
or Illegal conduct has been or may
be charged. Senator Carriers rssolu-
ton covers the same ground as was
covered by the resolution introduced
in the house last week by Mr. Brick,
of Indiana, but is much more elabo-
rate and specific in its directions for
an investigation.
The Proceedings in the House.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Under sus-
pension of the rules the house yester-
day passed bills to divide Kentucky
and West Virginia into two judicial
to create another district |
Judge in the Northern district of Ohio |
and to refer to the secretary of the
for investigation the claim of |
the state of Texas for moneys eX-
pended on public improvements in
Greer county before the decision of |
the supreme court placed it within the
jurisdiction of Oklahoma. An attempt
was made to pass bill to give sol
diers and sailors of the civil war, the
Spanish war and the war in the Phil
ippines preference in the matter of
to and retention in po-
sitions in the executive departments
of the government, but it aroused OPP
position on the ground that it would
shut out of the govern
ment employ for years to come all
civilians and was overwhelmingly de-
feated.
The house then passed 1902 private
pension bills and then on motion of /
Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine, passed a
joint resolution to appoint Repre-
sentative Charles A. Boutelle, of
Maine, on the retired list ASA captain
in the United States navy.
The military academy appropriation
bill was reported to the house. 1t
carries $699,15l, which is $346,59S be.
low the estimates and slightly above
the bill of last year.
Mr.. Ray, of New York, in the house,
and Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
in the senate, introduced bills "for the
suppression of train robbery in the
territories of the United States and
elsewhere" 1t provides the death
penalty for those guilty of "hold-
up in case the death of any person
On the train results. In case no one
IS killed the penalty is made hard Ia