Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
AGRICULTURAL BILL.
The Entire Session Of the Senate
Taken Up with the Measure.
Army APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
Attention Called to the Growth Of Bills 70
Remove the Charge Of Desertion-Ths
House Afterwards Took Up the
Sundry Civil Bill.

sundry Civil Bill.
Washington, Feb. 13.-During the
entire session of the senate yesterday
the agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration. After six
hours Of consideration the bill was
little more than completed. The de-
bate upon the measure dealt almost
entirely with administrative details
Of the department of agriculture,
many concentrations of the work Of
the department being made by sen
at0rs on both sides of the chamber.
Senator Pettigrew called attention
to the paragraph relating to 'live
horses and the products and carcasses
and products thereof" and inquired
II the United States was packing and
shipping abroad horse meat. Sena-
tor Money, member OF the commit
tee on agriculture, replied that horse
meat was being shipped abroad to
the Scandinavian countries. Epi-
cures of those countries, he said, re-
garded horse meat as a delicacy--
quite as much of delicacy as smoked
reindeer meat, which it closely re-
sembles in appearance and taste.
Senator pcttigrew insisted upon
knowing whether the horse meat was
exported under brand showing that
IL was horse meat, and not smoked
reindeer, for instance.
Senator Proctor replied that the
secretary of agriculture had explained
to the committee that it was shipped
as horse meat and that those who re-
ceived it understand perfectly what
they were getting.
The last two hours of the session
were devoted TO discussion Of an
amendment of the committee con-
ferrng upon the secretary of agri-
culture authority to inspect and an
alyze foods, drugs or liquors i'm
ported from other countries for the
purpose OF ascertaining whether they
are so adultcratcd as to be dcleter-
ious to health. and IL found to be so,
authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury to seize the goods Mt the re-
quest Of the secretary Of agriculture
and refuse to deliver them to the con-
signee.
The house Yesterday passed the
army appropriation bill and entered
upon consideration of the sundry
civil bill, the Inst but one of the big
money bills. The debate on the army
bill was confined largely to discus
sion Of the question of passing bills
to remove the charge of dcscrtion
against soldiers, and Mr.. Slayden, OF
Texas, q member of the committee,
devoted 30 minutes to discussing the
enormous growth in recent years of
bills to remove the charge of deser-
ton against soldiers Of the rebellion.
During the present congress, Of the
1900 private bills referred to the mill
tary committee, 1000 were to remove
the charge of desertion.
Mr. Mcclellan, of New York. com
pared the cost of the soldier in
European trmes with the cost in the
United States. According to his fig.
,ires, including the cost Of pensions,
etc, each United States soldier in
.volved an annual expense Of $2.seS
while German soldier costs So97 and
a French soldier $232. Before the end
Of the year, he said, our military cs-
Establishment would cost over 100000
900, This grand total did not include
any of the expense of maintaining
tho navy,
Mr., Dicks bill concerning ha2ing at
West Point military academy was
adopted by the conference Of the two
houses Of congress on the military
academy bill in lieu of the senate pro-
vision on The question of hazine.
The senate amendments to the ma
val appropriation bill were disagreed
to and conference was asked for.
Previous TO consideration of the APP
preparation hills the letter rejecting
upon Mr. Perry $, Heath, which Mr..
Sulzer introduced into the proceed
ings Monday. was eSpunged from the
record. During the debate upon the
motion to expunge Mr.. Sulzer re-
ncwed his attack upon Mr., Heath re-
iteratlng his statement Of Monday
that he was willing to father the
statements in the letter and declar-
ing that II action was brought against
him he would not plead his consti-
tutional immunity. Mr.. Kay, of New
York, then formally announced the
death OF Albert D. Shaw, Of New
York. which occurred Sunday moru-
ing. and as n mark Of respect the
house at S:15 o'clock adjourned,
Mrs. Carrie Nation at Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 10, Mrs. Carrie Ma.
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