Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-08
THE FINANCIAL BILL.
Measure to Be Considered Every Day
BY Senate Until Passed.
TO PENSION one MONTH VETERANS.


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Washington, Feb. Until the H.
nancial measure now pending before
the senate shall have been disposed
of finally it will be considered by the
senate every Legislative day to the
exclusion of all except purely rou-
tine business. This agreement will
have the effect of cutting off debate
on the Philippine question or other
matters except by unanimous con-
sent of the senate, unless senators
choose to discuss other questions in
the time they devote to the tinan-
cial bill.
Senator Gallery, of Louisiana, con-
cluded his speech on the Philippine
question holding that the United
States ought to restore in the islands
the status quo and then confer indie
pendence upon the Filipinos. He quo
ted from eminent authorities on the
constitutional law in support of his
position that the Fiipinos by the en-
tension of the constitution over them
became citizens of the United States.
He maintained that the United States
through Admiral Dewey, had received
the Filipino flag. At the conclusion
of Senator Cafferys speech bill
increasing the limit of cost of the
public building at Salt Lake City to
100000 was passed.
The proposed Suffrage amendment
to the constitution of North Carolina
was made the text of an elaborate
speech by Senator Butler, Of North
Carolina, who made a legal argument
against the proposed amendment,
maintaining that it was clearly un-
constitutional. He said the section
attempting to instruct the court
how to constitute the amendment will
not fool the voters of. the state in
supporting such a dangerous scheme.
The voters of North Carolina are in
telligent enough to know that there
is not only grave, If not certain dan
ger, to 10000 white voters in this
These 10000 illiterate
white voters are intelligent enough
to know that when once DISTINGUISHED
they would have no vote to help
change the amendment and wipe out
the wrong. They know that the av-
erage politician only fears the peo-
Pile so long as they have a vote.
Senator Foraker gave notice that as
soon as the financial bill was dis
posed of he would ask the senate to
take up the bill providing civil gov
eminent for Puerto Rico.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, intro
iuced an amendment to the currency
bill directing the secretary of the
treasury to keep constantly on hand
nm emergency fund amounting to $780,
100000 of United States treasury
notes, which may be issued to any
citizen of the United States at a dis
count of ten per cent. in exchange
for United States bonds, the bonds
to be held for not to exceed a year
and the holder to pay six per cent.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
Yesterday introduced bill extending
the pension laws to persons who
served in the civil war for only one
month.
The Proceedings In the House
Washington, Feb. THE Philip
pine question again occupied the at
tention of the house yesterday with
a slight depression concerning the
war in South Africa. The feature of
the debate was the speech of vii.
|iams, of Massachusetts. who pre-
sented an argument against the an
nexation of the Philippines which at
tracted much attention. It was de-
voted almost entirely to the COM
mercial aspects Of the acquisition, |
holding that the absorption of the
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