Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
TIE CUBAN MEASURE
Mstice Given That It VIII Be Called
Up in the House Monday.
IHE CURIMLEIT Or The SUFFRAGE
q mssoiutien by Mr.. Dick 20 Refer the
natter 10 the Elections Committse-
BIlls Introduced-T Remove Dutiss
M from Philippine Articles.


FROM Philippine Articles. .
Washington, Nov. il-w6sn the
house met yesterday M. Payne, Of New
York, chairman Of the committee on
ways and means. reported the Cuban
bill and gave notice that on Monday
be would call 1t up for consideration.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal Mr.. Mvernash, Of California,
arose to q question Of personal priv
Ilsge. Reading from manuscript he
began by saying: Indications are
that, III the Panama. Colombia matter.
me president 70 invading constitu-
sional prerogatiye Of the congress and
Il seems Of high Importance to the
dignity and authority Of this house
that doubt be dispelled forthwith"
Mr.. Payne rose to point Of order
and insisted that the question Of priv
iIege be stated first The speaker sug-
gested that q resolution would inform
the house as to what question the gen.
tIeman desired to present He finally
sustained the point Of order, cries OF
ssregular order" being heard on the re-
publican side.
Mr.. Dick, Of Ohio, introduced reso-
luton which, after reciting the law
regulating suffrage. and alluding to
the curtailment Of the suffrage priv
ilege In the United States, says;
.'Resolved, That the matter be re-
ferred to the committee on election
privileges, whose duty It shall be and
who shall have full power to investi-
gate and inquire into the validity OF
the election laws Of the several states
and the matter of their enforcement
and whether the right to vote at any
election for the choice Of electors for
president and vice president Of the
United States representatives In con-
gress and the members of the legisla-
ture Of any state is denied to the male
inhabitants Of any of the states being
Il years old and a citizen Of the United
States except for participation In the
rebellion or other crime. Said commit
tee shall have power to subpoena and
examine witnesses under oaths and
send for records and other evidence
that may be necessary for full and
complete investigation Of the several
subjects herein mentioned, and 1t shall
be authorized to sit under the sessions
Of the house and to have such print
ing and binding done as 1t shall deem
necessary and It shall make full re-
port to the house Of the result Of the
investigation at as early date as 1t Is
possible"
The following among other bills
were introduced In the house yester-
day:
BY Mr.. Rixey, Of Virginia, extending
the privileges Of national soldiers
homes to veterans Of the confederacy.
BY Mr.. Smith, Of Illinois, reducing |
letter postage to one cent
BY Mr.. Wiley, Of Alabama, providing |
d penalty Of ten years Imprisonment
for the crime Of train robbing and Inn
for life for the crime Of OBJ
structlng a passenger train.
BY Mr.. Loudenslager. Of New Jersey,
authorizing the secretary Of the treas
ury to reimburse governors OF states
Tor money expended by them toward
the expenses Of state troops mustered
into the volunteer service during the
war with Spain upon the certificate by
governors al to the accuracy Of their
claims.
BY Mr.. Lacey, granting grazing priv
ileges to homestead settlers and hold
ers Of small farms on the public do
main.
BY Mr.. Shafroth, Of Colorado, author
king the issuance Of currency redeem
able in bonds Of the United States.
The measure is intended TO cause the
conversion Of United States bonds into
one per cent. bonds.
BY Mr.. Gardner, Of Michigan. provid-
ing for post check notes" Of the de-
Of 81, - and IS. The bill
ls identical In wording to the one In
troduced In the last congress-
Senator Lodge has introduced q bill
providing for the removal Of all duties
from all articles imported from the
Philippines into the United States ex-
cspt sugar and tobacco, and fixing the
duty on those two articles at so per
cent. Of the rate on sugar and tobacco