Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-03
Alleged Corruption In Danish West
Indian Purchase.
lByER N'KIyLEY'S NAME MENTIONED.
Charges Against House Members Not sps.
ciHc-Tbe Oleomargarlns Bill Debated
In the Senate "A Message from the
President-FunstO Criticised.


corrupt use Of a fund Of 100000 In
connection with the sale OF the
Danish West Indies. The charges
we're contained in an alleged secret
report of Capt. Walter Christmas to
the Danish government, which de-
,lared that he had employed cor
rupt means to bring the negotiations
Tor the sale OF the islands to con-
summation. The report, extracts
from which Mr.. Richardson read,
mentioned the names Of Abner Nc
Kinley and hi. partner, Col. Brown,
|c. W. Knox, who was described as
an intimate friend OF Senator
Hanna" Richard P. Evans, who was
said to represent "Mr. Gardner and
his friends in the house," and two
press associations, the names of
which were not given, as having been
Interested in the matter. The
charges against members Of congress
we're not specific. Upon the basis Of
this report, Mr.. Richardson asked the
adoption of a resolution for the ap-
continent Of an investigating com
mittee of seven. The speaker ruled
that the matter was privileged after
Mr.. Richardson had amended his
so as to specifically in
dude members Of the house. Great
excitement attended the whole pro-
,eeding. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, in
sisted that Mr. Richardson's pre-
sentation was fragmentary and that
the whole matter should go over in
order that members might read the
documents presented, which included
newspaper extracts, nifidaNits, etc,
in the record. Christmas, he de-
dared, on his own statement, was a
briber and worse. But the house
voted down the motion to postpone
and the resolution, after being
amended in minor particulars, was
adopted. The speaker Immediately
appointed the following committee
to make the Investigations Messrs
Dalzell, republican, of Pennsylvania;
Hit. republican, of Illinois; Cousins
republican, of Iowa; Mccall, repub'
lean, of Massachusetts; Richardson
democrat, of Tennessee; Dnsmore
lemocrat, Of Arkansas, and Cowherd
!emocrat, of Missouri.
The army appropriation bill was
subsequently passed without mate
rial amendment and Il rule was adopt
I'd to make the bill to retire officers
If the revenue cutter service con
tinuing order until disposed of, The
order not to interfere with appro
printion or revenue bills or confer
anee reports.
The presidents message on the re
Iinouishment of control of Cuba wa
then laid before the house.
In the senate yesterday Senator
Harris, Of Kansas, and Senator
Diaries, Of Wisconsin, spoke a
length ON the oleomargarne bill
senator Harris supported the meas
IRE, but urged that an amendment
which he proposed, placing tax o
ten cents pound on adnlterate'
butter and regulating the manlfac
Inre and sale of renovated butte
ought to be adopted. Senate
Quarlcs vigorously denounced th
oleomargarne industry, as at pres
ent conducted, as fraud and insist
ed that in the interest not only o
the 100000 Of dairymen, but ais
in the interest Of the whole Amer
can people, the pending bill ough
to be enacted into law.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Quarles
speech u message from the presiden
recommending that provision b
, made for diplomatic and consula
representatives in Cuba and announ'
, ing formally that the island would b
turned over to the Cuban govern
ment on the goth Of May next. wa
: read and referred to the commtte
on foreign relations.
: Taking advantage Of the latitud
, of debate afforded by the senat
i rules, Senator Patterson, OF Colorado
) sharply criticised the methods b
. which Gen. Funston captured Aguil
! aldo and sought TO show that Gel
: Funston's statement published We
|, terdav that he had not violated N
. articles of civilized warfare was NJ
accurate.
Senator Lodge introduced
amendment to the post office apr
I priation bill making an approprl
8 ton Of 100000 for pneumatic tut
1 mail service for next year and a
. thorizing contracts for this servi
!, for four years at an annual expent
. turs of not to exceed 100000.
. Senator Cullom introduced a b
. instructing the postmaster gener
! to make contracts for pneumat
tube service in cities and limitii
the annual cost in each city to TO
per cent. of the postal revenues.
The senate at four O'Clock We
| ntn HxecutIve session and soon ate
ward adjourned until Monday.
Il sN.tsaonth ls1lciullv ReeORniHod,