Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
The FINANCIAL BILL.
Senators to Vote on the Measure on
February IS.
HOAR'S PHILIPPINE RESOLUTION.
It Was Adopted ~ General Substitute for
tho Others Of Similar Character
Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed
In the House.

In the House.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-An agreement
was easily reached in the senate yes
terday to take the final vote on thu
pending bill fixing gold as the stan
dard of value in the United States
on February Is. After several days
of debate, the drag-net resolution Of
inquiry regarding the conduct of the
Philippine war was adopted. 1t was
introduced by Senator Hoar, of Mass
achusetts, and was adopted as gen
eral substitute for resolutions OF d
similar but less extended character
offered by Senator Pettigrew and
Senator Lodge. Beyond a vigorous
speech by Senator Pettigrew the res
olution aroused no debate, and it is
within the discretion of the president
to send or not send any of the infor-
nation required.
The resolution offered by Senator
Hale, of Maine, as to the seizure of
-four by the British authorities was
adopted, but only after spirited
debate and after the resolution had
been materially amended. Senator
Davis, chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, made a sharp attack
upon the resolution, but withdrew his
objections after it had been amended.
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, adj
dressed the senate upon the financial
bill and will continue his speech to-
day.
Senator Pettigrew's resolution call
ing for information from the secre-
tary of war as to the fiscal opera
tons in Cuba was passed without
debate.
A bill relating to Cuban vessels re-
ported by the commerce committee
was called up by Senator Berry, Of
Arkansas, and passed. The senate
then adjourned until to-day.
The Sale Of the New York Custom House.
Washington, Jan. 1S.--The house
had another inning yesterday over the
sale of the New York custom house
by Secretary Gage. Mr.. Sulzer, Of
New York, the author of the resou-
tion for an investigation of the sec
retary's transactions with the New
York banks, started the ball rolling
by charging that the mandate had
already gone forth to suppress it.,
Mr.. Finley, a Pennsylvania democrat,
formerly radical advocate of free
silver, who is now out of sympathy
with the democrats in the house,
warmly commended Mr.. Cages course.
These two speeches precipitated a
debate which lasted almost three
hours. Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, cx-
planned that the committee on rules,
to which the Sulzer resolution had
gone, had not acted, because no evil
dence had been produced before the
committee to warrant the ordering
of such far-reaching investigation,
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, assaIed Mr..
Sulzer for some of his extravaganza
statements and declared there ought
to be some way to rebuke member
for slandering honored officials. La
ter in the day, during the discussion
Of the appropriation for the army, Mr..
Cannon, in charge of the bill, chal-
lenged any member TO move to strike
1t out. Mr.. Williams, of Ohio, re-
piled to Mr.. Cannon in an eloquent
speech in which he affirmed the 10y
atty OF every American citizen to
the flag and charged Mr. Cannon with
shrewdly issuing challenge that he
knew would not be accepted. The mr.
gent deficiency bill was passed with
only one unllnporlant amendment
At $40 p. M, the house adjourned
until one o'clock to-day,
Representative Catchings, of Mis-.
sissippi, has introduced bill TO ere
ate a commission of five members tC
be appointed by the president to ad iu
dicate claims of the United States
citizens growing out of deprcdations
in Cuba during the Cuban insurrec
ton,
Representative Lacy, of Iowa. rein
troduced his hill for the protection
of game birds, modified, however, y,
as to make 1t unlawful to ship in in
terstate commerce game killed in vic
lation Of the law.