Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
Snip SUBSIDY BILL.
Dsaatsr Mallory Makes Speech
Opposing the Measure
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILLSPlSSED
~ House Considered the Post once A.
pFspristion Bill, but Members Devoted
Themselves to Everything Except
the BILL Before the House.


Washington, March 12.--For sew
srsl hours yesterday the senate had
he ship subsidy bill under consider
sNon. Senator Mallory, Of Florida,
made an extended speech in opposi-
Ton to the measure. lie analysed
Ne bill carefully and held that there
Vas no good reason for its enact
ment into law, saying he believed 1t
would not accomplish the results
hoped for it by its promoters. His
opposition was based chiefly on the
ground that it would extend the TO-
,sor Of the United States treasury
10 private individuals and corpora
lions without just return for the
expenditure.
Prior to consideration Of the SUBJ
sidiary measure lively debate oc-
Cured over an effort on the part of
Senator Berry, of Arkansas, to as
certain when the committee on
privileges and elections might be ex-
pected to report to the senate the
resolution providing for the election
OF senator's by the direct vote OF
the people. Senator Hoar, Of Massa-
chnsetts, indicated his vigorous OPP
position to such resolution on the
ground that ii would subvert the
fundamental principles upon which
the senate was founded.
At the conclusion Of the debate
the senate passed 81 private pension
bills.
Other bills we're passed as follows:
To reform the western judicial dis
trict Of Arkansas; amending the act
rof February 2, 1901, to increase the
efficiency of the permanent military
establishment, SO as to provide for
the transfer Of officers from the line
~ the staff for four years. service.
After reading o veto message from
the president, the senate, at 5:25
adjourned.
The house yesterday entered on
Che consideration OF the post Office
appropriation bill, the members who
spoke devoted themselves to every
ching except the bill before the
house. Early in the day Mr.. Thnyer,
lof Massachusetts, attempted to take
advantage of the division among the
republicans on the subject OF reel.
procity by bringing forward reso-
luton to investigate reports that the
sugar trust would be the chief bene-
Aciary of Cubnn reciprocity. He
tried to ovcrtlnn decision OF the
speaker In order to secure action on
mis- resolution, but the republicans
came up soidly against such a course
and he was checlsnated. Mr.. Brant- |
ley, u Georgia demscrat, made a |
speech in favor of Cuban reciprocity,
and Mr.. Meyer, Louisiana demo-
crat, one against II. Mr.. Hill, Of
connecticut, made some remarks on
his monetary bill. The feature Of
she day, however, was speech by!
Mr.. Bnrleson, attacking Secretary
Hwy for declining to request the
British authorities to furnish pass
ports to go through the British
ines to Rev. Hiram w. Thomas and
wife, who desire to 60 to South Afri-
% to distribute Boer relief funds
collected in Illinois. Mr.. Hit, Of
Illinois, chairman of the foreign at
fairs committee, made a spirited re-
ply to Mr.. Burleson, charging the
Texas member with attempting to
prejudge the case before the evidence
was in. Mr. Hit pointed OUT that
relief funds could be distributed
through the Red Cross or the Ameri-
can consuls and added that it was
sentrary to international law and
uAge 70 allow those in sympathy
Nth The enemy to 60 through the