Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-12-13

from Rhode Island, were received.
Bills were passed allowing Capt. b.
H. McCalla and Commander W. c.
Wise, of the United States navy, 10
accept decorations from the emperor
of Germany.
The resolution introduced Tuesday
by Senator Pettigrew calling for in-
formation as to the postal frauds in
Cuba was referred to the committee
on relations with Cuba.
The senate at 1925, on motion of
Senator Lodge, went into executive
session on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
remaining behind closed doors until
two o'clock.
The house bill for the celebration
of the establishment of the seat of
national government in the city of
Washington was passed without dis
cussion. Consideration of the ship
subsidy bill was then resumed.
Army Recommendation Bill In the House.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The house de-
voted yesterday to the army reorgan-
ization bill, which was brought up
under a special order adopted at the
opening of the session, which limited
general debate to two hours on q
side. Lieut.. Gen. Miles and number
of army officers were the interested
spectators throughout the day. Chair
man Hull and Mr.. Parker, of New
Jersey, Of the military committee, re-
publicans, supported the bill, and
Messrs. Cochran, of Missouri; Kle-
berg, of Texas; Mcclellan, Of New
York, and Cox, of Tennessee, demo-
Gratis, spoke briefly against it. Mr..
Mccall, of Massachusetts, republican,
then aroused the only enthusiasm of
the day against the measure. Sew
eral times during the last session,
notably on the Porto Rican tariff
bill, he refused to follow his party.
Yesterday he attacked the whole
Philippine policy of the administra-
ton. Although temperate in Ian
guagc, he was plain spoken in his
warnings of the dangers which lay
ahead Of the government if colonial
policy was persisted in. He also
criticised technically several features
of the bill, especially that lodging
in the president the discretion to ex-
pand or reduce the size of the army
at will. In concluding he likened the
unconquerable spirit which opposed
our sway in the Philippines to that
of Washington at Valley Forge Love
of independence, he said, was the
''noblest heritage of the human
heart He declared that the United
States should Immediately give the
Filipino people honorable assurance
that they should have a government
of their own. In replying to Mr.. Nc
Call, Mr.. Hull declared that until con
gress acted to the contrary we must
assert and enforce our sovereignty
over the Philippines or disgrace our
selves before the world, and it was the
duty of congress to provide an army
adequate to put down the rebellion.
Mr.. Cochran, of Missouri, charged
that the avowed purpose of the ad
ministration to use an army OF $4,000
to enforce its mandates in the Philip
pines was the very essence OF impe
rialism. In his opinion no army thai
marched on the face of the eartf
could accomplish the subsection o.
the Philippines. Their geographical
position made them practically indie
pendent of outside control.
Eleven of the 26 pages of the bill
were disposed of before adjourn
ment. To-day the Grout oleomar
garine bill, under special or
der made at the last session, will dis
place the army bill, which will g
over until Friday.
Chairman Payne, of the ways ant
means committee. introduced q bill
reducing the taxation under the wa
revenue act, after the republican
members of the committee had agree,
on the form of the measure and tn
articles to receive the reduction o
tax. 1t is intended to have the ful
committee act on the bill to-day an
to put it through the house befor
Christmas. The bill provides an ae
gregate reduction estimated at $40
O0O,34s.
Mr.. Kitchen, of North Carolina, ir
: PRODUCED resolution for constitr
, tional amendment to repeal the fl
, teenth amendment to the constitt
tom
Bills were also introduced to estal
+ lish a supreme court for the territt
3 ries of Arizona, New Mexico and OF
/. lahoma and providing for govern
ment ship to bring Beers to tn
United States to take advantage
! the homestead laws.
An engine on the Grand Trun
railrond near Inplewood junction