Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-08
A WARM DISCUSSION.
Political Methods IN North Care.
lima Brought Up In the Senate.
aNTI.COySPIRACY BILL IN HOUSE.
The Measure Passed Without . Word Of
Debate-The District Of Columbia Bill
and the Cuban Diplomatic Bill
Also Passed.


North Carolina, by some remarks he
made on political methods in North
Carolina, in the course of q discus
sion of the Philippine bill. He sug-
gested that some OF the methods
employed by the opponents of the
bill in this country ought to be re-
ferred and told Of what is called the
sand cure" in North Carolina, the
victim having his face crushed into
the sand to stife his cries, while he
was being beaten to intimidate him
politically. Senator Simmons, Of
North Carolina, declared that he
never heard of such practice and
the debate concerning North Caro-
lima politics was fully launched.
Senator Pritchard charged that the
"red shirts" rode over the state to
terrorize republican voters. Senator
Simmons denied that statement and
insisted that the red shirts never
had committed any unlawful act, and
as q matter of fact intended only to
organize the voters of the state. The
debate waxed warm. Senator Pritch-
ard declared that he had been ap-
preached by an emissary Of the dem
ocratic party with a proposition to
drop the impeachment proceedings
against republican judges in North
Carolina If he would nolle prosequi
cases pending in the courts against
certain democrats for election
frauds. Senator Simmons unquali-
fiedly denied that such a PROPOSE
ton had been made by authority Of
the democratic party.
The Rosebud Indian reservation
bill and the sundry civil bill were
again considered, but not completed.
The house passed the anti-con-
spiracy bill reported from the judi
ciary committee without word Of
debate. 1t came up rather unexpect-
edly and Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine,
who had filed a minority report on
the bill and had intended to offer
some amendments, came in just as 1t
was put upon its passage and the
vote was taken before he understood
what was going on. The bill Is as
follows.
"Ihat no agreement, combination
or contract by or between two or
more persons to do or procure to be
done, or not to dc, or procure not to
be done, any act in contemplation or
furtherance of any trade dispute be-
tween employers and employees in the
District of Columbia or in any terri
tory of the United States, or between
employers and employees who may be
engaged in trade or commerce be-
tween the several states, or between
any territory and another or be-
tween any territory or territories
and any state or states or tho Dis
trlct OF Columbia, or with foreign
nations, or between the District OF
Columbia and any state or states or
foreign nations. shall DO deemed
criminal. nor shall those engaged
therein be indictable or otherwise
punishable for the crime Of conspir-
acy, If such act committed by any
person would not be punishable as
q crime, nor shall such agreement,
combination or contract be consid-
cred as in constraint OF trade or
commerce, nor shall any restraining
order or injunction be issued with
relation thereto. Nothing in this act
shall exempt from punishment,
otherwise than as herein excepted,
any persons guilty Of conspiracy for
which punishment Is now provided
by act of congress, but such act OF
congress shall, as to the agreements,
combinations and contracts herein
before referred to, he construed as
II this act were therein contained"
The amendment providing the ma
chinery for the enforcement OF the
personal tax law of the District OF
Columbia passed in 1878 was placed
on the District appropriation bill as
q rider and the bill was passed. The
bill to provide diplomatic and con
sular officers for the republic OF Cuba
also was passed.
Mr.. Foster, Of Illinois, introduced
bill to place all live stock on the
free list,
Mr.. happen, Of Massachusetts,, in
troduced a resolution reciting that 1t
is publicly alleged that public lands
are leased to members Of the meat
trust and directing the secretary OF
the interior to furnish information
relative to lands so rented.
Mr.. Hay, Of Virginia, introduced a
resolution directing the secretary
Of war to inform the house as to the
cost Of the army in the Philippines
since May /, 1898; also the cost OF
maintaining the civil and military
government in the islands; the cost
incidental to the insular service OF
the war department and other items
Of cost connected with the occupa'