Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-19
THE CANAL PROJECT.
Senators Cullom and Kittredge Ad.
vocate the Panama Route.
BILL FOR MONUMENTS IN The HOUSE.
Two Measures Passed to Amend the Gsp-
srsl Pension Laws-The Resolution
About the Dismissal Of Rebecca
Taylor Laid on the Table.

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cussion extending over parts Of sew
eral days the senate yesterda!
passed what is popularity known al
the London dock charges bill. TIT
opposition to the measure practically
collapsed and it was passed without
division. Consideration then wal
continued Of the isthmian canal prof
ect, Senator Cullom, Of Illinois, anl
Senator Kittredge, Of South Dakota
delivering speeches in advocacy Of
the Panama route. The former
based his argument principally OF
the report Of the isthmian commits
sion recommending that route, as
sorting that he was satisfied that q
good title to the property could be
obtained. Senator. Kittredge moi
only strongly favored the Panama
route, which, in his judgment, was
much the better, but also attacked
the Nicaragua plan as lacking in
defniteness. He pointed out that
Costa RIGA was constitutlonally un.
able to grant the necessary conces-
sioAs to the United States and said II
the Nicaragua route were selected it
probably would be long time be-
fore work could begin, even II it ever
could be.
just before adjournment q spirited
discussion was precipitated over .
motion by Senator Proctor, of Ver-
mont, to agree to conference with
the house on the army appropriation
bill. Several weeks ago the senate
was affronted by message from the
house refusing to submit to confer.
ence certain senate amendments to
the bill. The opposition to Senator
Proctor's motion was so vigorous
that finally he was forced to with
draw it for the present.
Senator Hoar, from the committee
on judiciary, reported favorably the
house bill providing a Communication
Of the sentences of prisoners In fed
eral prisons amounting to from five
to ten days per month for good b.
havior.
The consideration Of the nomina-
ton of Gen. Crozier to be chief Of
ordnance was objected to by Senator
Hoar while the senate was in execu-
tive session. The nomination stands
at the head of the executive calen-
dar and Senator Warren told the SEN
ate that hereafter he would insist
on the calender being taken in Its
order. Therefore no other confrma-
tons were made.
The house yesterday transacted
some miscellaneous business under
suspension of the rules. 1t included
the adoption of resolutions appro-
priating $4,000 for the preparation
Of plans for memorial in this city
to Abraham Lincoln, 100000 toward
the erection of monument to the
prison ship martyrs who died off
Brooklyn as II result of the cruelties
to which they were subjected by the
British during the revolutionary war
and $4,000 for the erection of mon
ument at Fredericksburg, Va, to the
memory of Gen. Hugh Mercer, who
was killed during the revolutionary
war. The resolution adopted yester
day was to carry out an authorize
ton made for this purpose in 1777
by the continental congress.
Two bills were passed to amend
the general pension laws, one to pro-
vide for the restoration to the pen
sion rolls OF the widows of soldiers
who subsequently married and were
again widowed and one to increase
the pension of those who have lost
limb or were totally disabled while
in the military or naval service.
The latter bill also carried an i'm
portant provision to increase the
pension of soldier under the de-
pendent act Of 1890 from $l2 TO $50
per month when such pensioner re-
quires frequent or periodical attend
ance.
The resolution calling on the Sec
rotary Of war for his reasons for the
dismissal Of Rebecca j. Taylor, a
clerk in the war department, was
laid on the table, 1903 to 81. Three
republicans voted on this question
with the democrats A bill to au-
thorize the secretary of war in his
discretion to favor American-built
ships in the transportation Of govern
ment supplies to the Philippines was
defeated,
tornado Nsaf Blsncos, Ia.
Sioux City, To-, June l6.-A tornado
near Blencoe, Ia, Saturday night
lifted several freight cars from Q