Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-24
THE PENSION BILL.
It Is Reported by Senator Calm
ger and Placed on Calendar.
The ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.

The Senate Agreed to Take Vote on the
Measure on Friday - The House
Passed the River and
Harbor Bill.
Washington, Jan. 17.--At the open
ing OF yesterdays session of the sen
ate Senator Gallinger reported the
pension appropriation bill and 1t went
to the calendar. A final vote upon
the pending army reorganization bill
will be taken by the senate at four
o'clock Friday under the terms of an
agreement reached late yesterday.
Speeches in opposition to the bill were
delivered yesterday by Senator's Al
len (pop.), Of Nebraska; Teller (silver
rep.), of Colorado, and Butler (pop.),
of North Carolina. Senator McCum-
Der (rep.), of North Dakota, made an
argument in support of the measure.
The feature of the debate was the
denunciation OF the practice of haz-
ing at the West Point military acad-
envy. Senator Allen, Senator Money.
Of Mississippi, and Senator McCum-
Der declared it to be an evidence Of
brutality and cowardice, the Missis.
sippi senator maintaining that ca
Diet whom Others attempted to haze
would be justified in killing his as
sailants. lie declared that II he were
a cadet upon whom such cowardly
brutality were attempted he would
kill those who assaulted him If he had
to wait 100 years for the opportunity.
The senate committee on foreign
relations made favorable reports on
the following proposed amendments
to the diplomatic bill; Appropriate
ing 100000 for the improvement and
repair Of the American legation at
Pelin and providing for the appoint
ment of commission to adjudicate
the claims OF American citizens
against the Spanish government.
There was another effort in yester-
days executive session of the senate
to secure the confirmation OF Mr..
James s. Harlan to be attorney gem
cral Of Porto Rico and, as on Tues
day, the effort failed because Of the
absence OF a quorum. The attempt
to reach q vote resulted in an ami
mated scene in which Senators For
aker and Pettigrew were the princi-
pal actors. Senator Pettigrew said
that Senator Foraker in a speech had
indicated a knowledge Of how Justices
Harlan and McKenna would hold in
the cases pending before the court.
This statement brought Senator For
aker to his feet with sharp and
somewhat excited interruption in
which he disclamed having given any
such intimation.
River and Harbor Bill Passed.
Washington, Jan. 17.-'rhc river and
harbor appropriation bill was passed
yesterday by the house. The bill has
been under consideration over week
and has been assailed from many
quarters, but Its friends have stood
solidly by 1t and defeated every
amendment to which the committee
would not agree. The bill passed
practically as 1t came from the com
mittee. II carries slightly less than
$50, 100000, of which $23,OOOO0O is in
direct appropriations. The friends Of
the Missouri river improvement, al
though they We're unsuccessful in Sc
curing what they desired, persuaded
Chairman Burton to offer an amend.
ment to permit owners of propert,
AUDITING on the Missouri TO build
dykes and wing dams for its protcc-
ton where such structures do not
interfere with the navigation of the
stream. The section empowering the
president to negotiate with Great
Britain for the maintenance of suit
able levels on the great lakes was
broadened so as to provide for a joint
commission to conduct the negotia-
ti0ns.
The bill of Senator Tillmnn. Of
South Carolina, giving the benefit
of the bounty laws to soldiers who
served in the confederate army, but
afterward concluded their service in
the north, was unanimously agreed to
by the house committee on invalid
pensions. II affects a number of vet
Grams who were peculiarly circum-
stanccd and whose cases are consid-
cred meritorious.
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