Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
THE SHIPPING BILL.
The Senate Will Take q Vote on
the Measure Monday Week.
n APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
A. Amendment to the Philippine Bill-The
House Does Little Business Owing to
Members Dsath-Ths Immigra-
ton Bill.

Washington, March Git appear
Nkely now that the senate will reacl
Q vote on the pending shipping bill
one week from next Monday. Whel
Senator Frye, in charge of the meas
ure, endeavored yesterday to secure
IN agreement for the time OF taking
. vote that date was mentioned al
being satisfactory to the minority
members Of the commerce committee
Senator Clay. Of Georgia, addressed
che senate yesterday In opposition
TO the bill, and had not concluded
when the senate adjourned. He made
o forceful and interesting argument
which was given careful attention by
his colleagues.
EARLY in the session the senate
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, the sec
ond Of the big supply measures to
DO acted on at this session.
Senator Lodge introduced an
amendment to the Philippine bill
pending before the committee on the
Philippines. The amendment has
been incorporated in the house bill
and was agreed on after conference
between Secretary Root, Gov. Taft,
Senator Lodge and Chairman Cooper.
Of the insular committee. II pro.
Hdes that whenever 1t Is certified to
by the president that the existing in
surrection in the Philippines shall
have ceased and peace is established
. general election shall be called fol
the choice of delegates to popular
assembly to be known as the Philip
pine assembly. The legislative power
conferred on the philippine commits
sion in all that part Of the archipel'
ago not inhabited by the Moros OF
other mont Christian tribes then shall
cease and be vested in Legislature
consisting of two houses-the Philip
pine commission and the Philippine
assembly. Three resident commits
sioners to the United States are to be
elected.
The house yesterday continued the
debate on the bill to classify the ru'
raj free delivery service, but without
setlon adjourned early out Of respect
TO the memory of Representative
Polk, OF Pennsylvania, whose death
occurred suddenly at Philadelphia
Tuesday night. A committee of II
was appointed to attend the funeral
Of the deceased member.
The house committee on immigra
ton yesterday unanimously ordered
. favorable report on the general i'm
migration bill. It codfes all the ex
listing laws and perfects the admins
tratiye features. Chairman Shattut
will call up the bill in the house at
the first opportunity. AS finally
agreed to the bin increases the head
lax from 81 to $3.50. Another gen
eral provision is that extending tc
five years the period during which
Immigrants may be deported If they
become public charges. The educa
fional test, which was proposed as
feature of the bill, was omitted in
The final draft and will be incorpor.
ated in separate measure.
Mr., Kahn, of California, who intro
duced the Chinese exclusion bill in
the house, has received a dispatch
from Canada saying the special com
mission of the Dominion has just sub.
mitted its report and that it takes
position against Chinese immigration
similar to that taken by those favor.
able to rigid exclusion from the
Emitted States. The Canadian commits.
Gcn recommends treaty which will
permit strict exclusion and in the
meantime a $500 head tax on Chinese
entering Canada. As many Chinese
came to the United States BY way Of
Canada, Mr.. Kahn regards the action
Of the Canadian commission as hav.
hg an important bearing on the ex.
alusion situation in the United States
The house committee on public
hnds ordered q favorable report on
~ bill to acquire the giant tree
tract Of California. The secretary OF
fhe interior Is authorized to pur.
chase II for not over 100000, or to
resort TO condemnation proceedings
The house committee on banking
and currency directed a favorable re.
port on the senate bill authorizing
the extension Of national bank char
tiers for 70 years.
: Warrington, March 11.-Tor nearly
tws hours yesterday Senator Vest
II Missouri, addressed the senate in
opposition to the pending ship sub.
sidy bill. No member OF the body has
bean accorded more hatteringly close
attention than he received. Despite
Ais evident fesbleness he spoke with
force and fire and at times became
hNlliantly eloquent. lie carefully
snalyzed the pending measure and
particularly attacked the present
aayigation laws, which he declared
were relics Of barbarism and re.
apeusibls for the decline of our mer-
chant marine.
Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina,
followed with brief speech in OPP
position to the bill. He denounced
thu nolicv of oivinu cuhsid;ee IN INV