Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-12-12
CONGRESS- At WORK,
Most Important Bills Introduced
Yesterday into the Senate.
The IICARACUAN CANAL MEASURE.


person to dock horse within tn,
District of Columbia. A fine of $50
is provided. Senator Cockrell intro
duced bills for the relief OF the Uni
versity of Missouri for damages in
Cured during the civil war and fol
the relief of insane asylum No. / al
Nevada, Mo.
Senator Gallinger introduced a bill
to protect the president, vice presi
dent, persons in the line OF success
sion to the presidency and ambassa
doris and foreign ministers. The bill
provides for the punishment by deatl
of any person who shall Intentionally
kill or who, with intent to kill, shall
assault the persons named. The
same penalties are prescribed for per
sons who shall incite others to any
Of the foregoing deeds. Minor pen
alties are provided for using threats.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Clay providing for the repeal of the
bankruptcy law.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill
providing for the construction Of the
Nicaraguan canal. The bill provides
an aggregate of SlsO,OOO,OO of which
Sj,000,000 Is made Immediately avail.
able, and of which aggregate sun
such amounts as are necessary to be
appropriated by congress from time
time. Inc control OF the cana
and of the canal belt is vested in g
board of eight citizens of the United
States, in addition to the secretary
of war, who is to be president. There
is a provision authorizing the estab.
lishment of regiment from the reg.
ular army on the canal belt to guard
it properly, and courts also are au.
thorized, conformable to the powers
granted by the governments of Mic.
aragua and Costa Rica.
After a number OF nominations had
been confirmed Senator Lodge called
up the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and
made a brief statement regarding
that convention. The senate then
adjourned.
Speaker Henderson, at the session
OF the house yesterday, announced
the appointment of the committees.
Usually the committees are not ap-
pointed until after the holiday recess,
but Speaker Henderson had the stu
alton will in hand when congress met
and, having completed the lists, he
announced them. The early appoint
ment of the committees should facil-
mate legislation considerably. Joy
and Shackleford, of Missouri, are on
interstate commerce.; DeArmond, OF
Missouri, on judiciary; Calderhead,
Of Kansas, on banking and currency;
Vandver, of Missouri, on naval af-
fairs; Cooncy, Of Missouri, and
Neville, of Nebraska, on agricul-
ture, Clark, of Missouri, on foreign
affairs; Cowher1, of Missouri, on post
Offices and post roads, Miller of Kan
sas, on public lands; Curtis, of Kan
sas, on Indian affairs; Lloyd, of Mis-
souri,, on territories; Mercer, Of Ne
braska, and Bartholdt. of Missouri
on public buildings; Reeder, of Kan
sas, and Neville, of Nebraska. on irri-
CATION; DeArmond, of Missouri, on
education; Bartholdt, of Missouri, on
labor; Clark, OF Missouri, on patents;
Bowersock, of Kansas, on reform in
civil service; Vandiver, of Missouri,
on manufactures; Curtis, of Kansas,
on election of president; Miller, of
Kansas, on elections committee No.
2; Robb and Rucker, of Missouri, on
immigration and naturalization.
Nv. Sibley introduced bill author
izing the construction of railroad
across Alaska from Cooks inlet to
Behring's strait. distance of $50
miles, by the Trans-Alaskan Railroad
company. The bill grants right-of-
way 100 feet on each side of the track
and provides for the cession of each
alternate section of land for a dis
lance Of ten miles on each side of
the track. 1t is specified that this
concession is made ito secure the
speedy transportation of the mails,
troops, munitions of war and public
stores" Troops and government
are to be carried free for
a period of ten years, and the post
master general is to fix the price of
the mails. The company is
given ten years within which to com
plete its road and the lands granted
are to be transferred upon the COM
pletion of each 20 miles of road. The
claim is made that the road can be
operated in all seasons Of the year.
Mr.. Ryan, of New York, introduced
a bill authorizing the state depart
ment to expend such amount as is
necessary to secure the release of
Miss Stone, the missionary held by
Turkish brigands.
About 1900 bills and resolutions
were introduced yesterday. Most of
them are reprints of measures pro-
posed at former sessions. Among the
new bills were those of Mr.. Shattuc,
Of Ohio, for the exclusion and de-
portation of alien anarchists, and of
Mr.. Wilcox, the delegate from Ha-
wall, for the retirement of the Ha-
waiian silver coinage.
A general speech on the Philippines
was delivered by the venerable ex-
Speaker Galusha A. Grow, Of Penn.
sylvania. Mr.. Burke, Of South Da-