Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE NSAS MARCH a. pO-TWE PAGES
THE LIE IS PASSED..
Gallinger Accused Penrose of Not
Stating the Truth.
DISTRICT OF COLU NBIA BILL PASSED


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Washington. March l6.-"I asser
most emphaticalIy that when the sen
ator says told him should NOD speal
on this subject he does not state thu
truth This was the sensational re
tort made in the senate yesterday by
Senator GalIinger (rep.), of New
| Hampshire, to Il statement just made
by Senator Penrose (rep.), of Penn
| sylvania. Senators~were astoundet
and the auditors in the galleries quiv.
cred with excitement. There had
scarcely been the slightest intima.
ton that the debate would take such
a turn. For nearly three hours the
senate had had under discussion the
bill appropriating S2,O9j,OOO for the
benefit of the people of Puerto Rico
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, had
just concluded some remarks on the
measure and suggested that the SEN
ate proceed to the consideration of
executive business. Pending motion
10 that effect, Senator PenrOse, who
has charge of the case of former SEN
ator Quay, suggested that time be
| fixed for vote on the case. In the
course of his remarks he intimated
that certain senator's were throwing
obstacles in the way of a vote and
indicated that Senator Gallinger was
one Of these senator's. Senator Gal
linger quietly replied that he desired
to be heard on the question, but had
not had an opportunity to speak.
To this statement Senator Penr0se re-
toried that the New Hampshire SEN
ator had assured him he did not en-
| poet to speak on the Quay case.
Instantly Mr.. Gallinger was on his
feet and, with evident feeling and with
great vehemence, replied as above
quoted. VI don't know whether | do
not speak the truth" hotly replied
Senator Penrose, "or whether the SEN
ator from New Hampshire failed to
tell me the truth" Senator Gallinger
retorted that the whole proceeding Of
Senator Penrose was unmsnly and be-
meath his notice.
The proposition to fix time for q
vote was postponed until to-day, but
II was some time before the excite
ment subsidized.
The debate on the appropriation bill
developed decided difference of opin-
ion, as Senator Jones (dem), of Ar
kansas, offered as a substitute for
the measure a bill to return the du-
ties to those who had paid them and
providing for absolute free trade be-
tween the United States and Puerto
Rico. The bill had not been disposed
of when he Quay ease was called up.
Senator Wellington (rep), of Mary
land, presented an elaborate argument
against the seating of Mr. Quay and
the remainder of the session was con-
sumed in running discussion of the
constitutional questions involved.
When the senate adjourned yester-
day Senator Allison, chairman of the
republican caucus, had not exercised
the authority given him TO appoint
a special caucus committee in CON
necton with the proposed legislation
with reference to Puerto Rico, but he
said that he probably would make his
selections to-day When appointed
the committee will include representa-
tives of the various shades of opin-
ion on the questions arising out OF
the Puerto Rican legislation ana its
work will be devoted to an attempt
to harmonize the various opinions.
District Of Columbia BiIi Passed
Washington, March l6.-1'ho Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill,
carrying S6,60S,37S, was passed by the
house yesterday and also bill grant
ing the abandoned Fort Hays military
reservation to the state of Kansas
for experimental station and normal
school purposes.
Mr.. Wilson, of Idaho, introduced a
resolution requesting the secretary of
the interior to Uniform the house Us
TO the number of acres now included
within forest reserves belonging TO
land grant railroad companies, the
amount of forest reserve scrip
issued therefor, the market value of
said scrip, and the estimated value of
the land. in lieu of which said scrip
was issued. together with a statement
showing whether the request for the
creation Of said forest reserves came
from the people residing within the
states where said reserves are created
or from the land grant railroad com
panies who have thus been enabled to
exchange land of little value for for
est reserve scrip worth many times
the value of the land in lieu of which
il is issued"
Washington, March i6.-Acting See.
Rotary Meikeljohn yesterday Informed
the senate that it is practically impos-