Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
FRYE IS REELECTED.
Senator from Maine Again Made
President Pro TEN. Of Senate.
MORGAN SPEAKS ON HIS RESOLUTION


Washington, March S.-Senator Will
liam P. Frye, of Maine, was yesterday
reelected unanimously president pro
tempore OF the senate to serve during
the pleasure of the senate. This is
the second time Senator Frye has
been honored by his colleagues. Five
years ago-on February I, 1s96--the
republicans then being in a minority,
he was elected unanimously. His serv-
ices as president pro tempore, espe-
cially since the death Of the late Vice
President Hobart, have won for him
the cordial appreciation of his fellow
senators for his able and impartial
administration of the post.
At yesterdays session Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama, concluded his, speech
in support of his resolution declaring
the abrogation of the Clayton-Bu'wer
treaty between the United States and
Great Britoin. His peroration was
really pathetic. He had devoted the
best years of his official life, he said,
to advance the construction of the
Nicaragua canal, but now he did not
expect to live to see the work upon
the great waterway begun.
A conference of republican senators
has been called for to-day to decide
what course to pursue with refer
ence to committee assignments. The
new senator's and some of the older
ones who are not entirely satisfied
with their present committee places
are urging reorganization during
the present session, but the older
senator's are resisting the move as
contrary to the practice of the SEN
ate. As means to this end com
mittees of the two sides Of the cham
Der yesterday met and agreed to rec.
ommend that the sergeant-at-arms
should be given authority to dispose,
during the recess, of the appoint
ments to places in the senate con-
trolled by the outgoing senator's. It
is believed that this arrangement will
satisfy the demands of some of the
new men.
Wireless Telegraphy for Naval Vessels.
Washington, March s.--While II
may be true that Marconi is coming
to the United States and that he INDY,
while here, communicate to the navy
department some proposition looking
to the installation of his own system
of wireless telegraphy on our naval
vessels, the navy department has not
yet engaged him to do so. Secretary
Wilson, hearing that the navy was
casting about for serviceable svs-
TEN of telegraphy, has written Adj
miral Bradford, the chief of the
equipment bureau. to notify him that
the agricultural department has been
experimenting for some time with
wireless telegraphy and has attained
remarkable results. His experts as
sert with the greatest positiveness
that they have evolved a system radi-
cally different from Marconi's and of
far greater efficiency. For Obvious
reasons the details of the process are
kept secret, but it is probable that
within a short time a practical cNhi-
hilton will be made on board of a
naval vessel. The outcome will be
watched with the greatest interes by
all naval men, particularly in view of
the announcement that not only
Great Britain. but Germany and other
European maritime powers have al
ready ordered the installation of wire
less plants in their navies.