Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-07
APPEAL FOR INDIA.
California Petitions the Senate to
Help the Starving People.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON TRUSTS.


NHSlllHHlOu, Junt 80 llt stlldlU-
rial debate yesterday was caustic and
as warm as the weather outdoors.
At times the exchanges between SEN
ators bordered on personalities. Much
of the discussion was Of a political
nature, although in themselves the
questions involved were not essential
~ political Soon after the senate
convened a memorial was presented
from the people of California asking
that the government provide some re-
lief for the starving people of India.
Senator Hale of Maine, with this as
text, severely arraigned Great
Britain for expending hundreds of
millions of dollars in crushing liberty
and freedom in South Africa, instead
of caring for the helpless and dying
people of England's chief colony.
Senator Aldrlch, Of Rhode Island,
charged Senator Hale with making
political speeches on irrelevant mat
tiers and little later, when Senator
Hale reported a further disagreement
on the naval appropriation bill, an
exciting discussion arose over the
afmor plate question. A sharp polit.
ical twist was given to the debate by
a speech which Senator Hanna, of
Ohio, delivered in favor of leaving the
whole matter in the hands of the
senate conferees and of comforting
discretionary power upon the secre-
tary of the navy in accordance with
the house proposition. He became in
volved in controversy with Senator
Tillman, of South Carolina, and Sena-
tor Allen, of Nebraska, over the gov
ernment's ability to manufacture
armor satisfactorily, in the course of
which the sparks flew TO the intense
interest of the auditors. Senator Tel
Ter, of Colorado, Senator Allen and
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
replied to Senator Hanna, all speak
ing in political vein, The bill final
ly was returned to conference.
Seventy-nine private pension bills
were passed and also the military
academy appropriation bill. The mil
itary academy bill carries amendments
making Gen. Miles and all future COM
manders of the army lieutenant gen
erals and Gen. Corbn a major gen.
eral. Consideration of the last OF
the appropriation bills, the general
deficiency, was begun, but was not
completed.
Proposed Amendment on Trusts Defeated.
Washington, June 2.--The house of
representatives yesterday after live
ly debate extending over two days
defeated the joint resolution propos-
ing constitutional amendment EN-
towering congress to regulate trusts.
1t requires two-thirds vote under
the constitution to adopt an amend
ment to the constitution. The vote
stood, ayes i54, nays 1871. The affirm
alive vote, therefore, was 3S short of
the requisite two-thirds, 1872. Five
democrats, Messrs. Campbell, of Mon
tana; Naphen, of Massachusetts;
Scudder, of New York; Sibley, of
Pennsylvania, and Thayer, of Massa-
chusetts, and one slverite, Mr.. New.
lands, of Nevada, voted with the re-
publicans for the resolution and two
republicans, Mr.. Loud, of California,
and Mr., Mccall, of Massachusetts,
with the democrats, These were the |
only breaks from party lines, The
populists voted soldly against the
resolution. The debate preceding the
vote had strong political flavor
throughout and was at times very
personal. The features were the clos
ing speeches of Mr.. De Almond, of |
Missouri, and Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine,
for the respective sides, and the short
speech of Mr.. Mccall, of Massachu-
sets, against the resolution. Mr., Me- |
Call has distinguished himself before |
during this session in opposing the
action of his colleagues on the Puerto |
Rican bill, His action yesterday was
unheraded and, therefore, attracted |
the more attention
At the night session the bills to |
ratify the treaties made by the Dawes
commission with the Cherokee and
Creek Indians Were passed.
Kid Mccoy Defeats Jack bonner
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