Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-31

Senator Frye Announces He Viii
Keep 1t to the Front.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
The House Debates the Agricultural An
preparation Bill The Iiazing ut West
Point Academy to BE C0nsid-
cred Friday.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator FRYE
gave notice in the senate yesterday
that he intended to keep the ship
ping bill to the 'front.' even as against
appropriation bills, not yielding to
them without vote of the senate
1t indicated disposition on the part
of senate leaders to force to an early
issue the question whether the ship
ping bill is going to pass at this ses-
sion. Senator Turner, of Washing
ton, spoke yesterday in severe ar
raignment of the bin. declaring it to
be lawless, piratical raid upon the
public treasury, sin the interest of
a few private beneficiaries, and com
uniting the government to expendi-
lures aggregating S27O,OOO,OOO. Before
the session closed the committee
amendments were informally agreed
to.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed early in the day.
Senator Thurston chairman of the
senate committee on Indian affairs,
introduced resolution authorizing
the committee on Indian affairs to
visit different Indian reservations and
Indian schools during the next recess
of congress.
The Agricultural Bill In the House.
Washington. Jan. 30.-The mouse
spent the day upon the agricultural
appropriation bill, It was used as a
vehicle for the introduction of sew
eral general speeches. Mr. Thayer,
of Massachusetts, discussed the shin
subsidy bill; Mr.. White, of North,
Carolina, the colored member who
goes out of congress March 4. de-
livered his valedictory upon the gen
eral subject of the aspirations of his
race and Mr.. Gaines. OF Tennessee
discussed the limitations of the con-
stitnton in connection with our in
sular possessions. Mr.. Corliss, of
Michigan, made a vicious onslaught
upon the bureau of animal industry
OF the agricultural department. but
his attack raised u host of defend
ers and his amendment to reduce the
appropriation for the bureau was
overwhelmingly defeated. All that
portion of the bill relating to the re-
organization of the scientific bureaus
of the agricultural department went
out on point of order raised by Mr.. |
Mahon, Of Pennsylvania.
The earlier portion of the session
was enlivened by sequel to the ex-
change between Mr.. Flynn. of Okla
homa, and Mr.. Stephens, Of Texas,
Monday, when the lie was almost |
passed. Mr.. Stephens again denied
and Mr., Flynn again reiterated his
charges in connection with the pas
sage of the bill to ratify the Kiowa
and Comanche agreement passed at
the last session.
The house committee on military
affairs acted favorably on bills pro-
viding that the time of an officers
leave of absence shall date from arri-
val in the United States and not from
the time the leave is granted, and au-
thorizing monument commemorate
ing the Indian battle of Massacre hill
in Wyoming, in which several hundred
troops lost their lives.
The resolution of Mr.. Sherman, of
New York, for an investigation of
hazing at the United States naval
academy at Annapolis, has been set
for consideration by the house naval
committee next Friday.