Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
A SPEECH BY HANNA.
The Ohio Senator Makes an Argu.
ment fsr the Shipping Bill
The PROTECTION OF The PRESIDENT


Washington, March IA notabl
speech was made in the senate yes
terday by Senator Hanna, of Ohio
on the pending shipping bill, whicl
he discussed from the standpoint o
an American business man. His argu
ments were carefully arranged, h
was always forceful and earnest AM
at times became eloquent. lie com
manded the undivided attention 0
the senate and of the galleries AM
when he closed he received the con
CALCULATIONS OF many of his col
leagues.
Early in the session Senator Frye
in charge Of the pending shipping
bill, obtained an agreement that tn
senate should vote on the measure
and all pending amendments at thre'
p. m. Monday, March II, that TIM
being entirely satisfactory to thos'
opposed to the bill.
Before consideration of the ship
ping bill was resumed an EXTENDED
debate occurred on the measure pro
viding for the protection of thu
president Of the United States. Sen
ator Bacon, of Georgia, took thu
ground that in its present shape tht
bill was an invasion of the jurisdc
ton Of the states and that it ought
to be amended radically. Senator
Patterson, of Colorado, while h,
agreed to the general proposition,
of the bill, urged that it ought moi
to pass in its present form. No nc.
ton on the bill was taken.
vt the conclusion Of Mr.. Hanna's
speech on the shipping bill Senator
Penrose, Of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution expressing the sorrow Of
the senate at the death of Repre-.
sentative Rufus X. Polk, of Pennsyl.
vania, and providing for the appoint.
ment OF committee of senators to
attend the funeral. The resolution
was adopted and the president named
Il committee. AS an additional mark
OF respect the senate then at 4:15 D.
m. adjourned.
Senator Hale, from the committee
on appropriations, yesterday report
ed the diplomatic appropriation BILL
with amendments making Il net in
crease Of $?o,45e in the total appro-
priation made by the bill as it
passed the house, bringing the entire
sum up to $1,059,2s5. The increase is
due largely to the allowance Of bet.
ter salaries to consuls and secretaries
of legations.
a favorable report was authorized
by the senate committee on com
morcc on the bill authorizing the
president to appoint Il commission
to cooperate with Canada in an ex-
of the diversion of the
boundary waters between the two
countries.
The house devoted yesterday to
debate ON the bill to classify the ru-
raj free delivery service and to place
the carriers under contract. Little
was manifested in the dis
cussion. A vote is expected to-day.
Mr.. Richardson. of Tennessee, in
troduced a resolution that the sec
rotary of war be- requested to inform
the house of the contents of the re-
port of Col. John l.. Chamberlain,
inspector of the war department. on
the transport service between San
Francisco and the Philippine islands,
and also the contents of the report of
Col. Marion P. Maus, inspector of the
war department, on the same serv.
ice.
The Indian committee of the house
selected subcommittee to investi-
gate charges made against certain
Indian officials during the recent de.
bate upon the Indian appropriation
bill. The investigation will cover the
charges made against f. c. Marden,
of the school at
Mount Pleasant, Mich, and the cause
of the retirement of ex-senator Nc
Cornell from the service.