Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
Senator McLaurin Urges the Adop-
tion Of the Rawlins Resolution.
IyDIAy APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
The House Then Begins the Considsratien
Of the Post Once Appropriation Bill--
A Minority Report ON the AM
thFAeite BILL

as occurred Wednesday. Senator Nc
Laurin, Of Mississippi, urged adop
ton of the Rawlins resolution, call
ing on the secretary Of war for the
evidence in certain courts-martial
cases in the Philippines, on the
ground that the officers Of the army
in o number of instances had brutal
ly treated Filipino men and women
and he wanted them weeded out Of
the army. Senator Lodge, Of Massa-
chusetts concluded his remarks In
opposition to the omnibus statehood
bill and Senator Bard, of California,
also spoke in opposition to it.
Just before the senate adjourned
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, took occa.
sion to say that the proposition Of
Senator Quay to tack the statehood
bill on an appropriation bill was not
extraordinary. Legislation had been
placed on appropriation bills before
by the will of the senate. Senator
Clay, of Georgia, expressed the same
view in few remarks.
A message from the president was
read in which he asked for the neces-
sary power to cooperate with Mex
leo and China regarding the restora-
ton Of the parity of silver and gold.
It was referred to the committee on
finance.
The army appropriation bill was
reported to the senate yesterday.
In the executive session bf the SEN
ate yesterday the treaty for the set
Element of the dispute over the
Alaskan boundary and the protocol
extending the time for the ratifcs-
ton of the Cuban reciprocity treaty
until March 81 were referred to the
committee on foreign relations. Sen
ator Cullom informed the senate that
the committee would meet to-day and
that he desiDed to have the two mat
ters mentioned available for consid-
Grafton at that time. The commit
tee also will take up the Panama ca
nal treaty with Colombia and Senator
Cullom expresses the opinion that
the committee will authorize favor
able report.
The house yesterday passed the In
dian appropriation bill and began
consideration of the post Office ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Burton, Of
Ohio, continued his criticism Of the
extravaganza Of the items Of the In
dian bill to the end but his three
days attack on the bill was not pro-
ductive Of many reductions. Mr.. Pat
terson, of Tennessee, took advan-
tage Of the latitude allowed in geher-
al debate on the post Office bill to
make q set speech for an hour and
a half on the trust question. Mr..
Reid, Of Arkansas, spoke on good
roads. The conferees of the depart
ment Of commerce bill were named
Just as the house adjourned.
Mr.. Bristow, Of New York, intro
1uced bill increasing the salary of
The president of the United States to
100000 year.
"A minority report was submitted
10 the house yesterday by the demo-
ratio members Of the house Judiciary
committee on the anthracite bill re-
,ently reported by the committee.
The views Of the minority are sub
nitted at considerable length. They
propose an amendment which win
make the bill applicable in its opera
ions to existing corporations Is well
IS to those organized in the future
nd will deny all corporations violat-
ng the Sherman antitrust law the
Ise Of the mails, telegraph and tele-
hone systems, as well as the other
abilities of interstate commerce
pecifed in the bill reported. An
Their amendment proposed TO make
1stered stock grounds for declaring
corporation bankrupt. Stlll an
Their amendment provides for that I
very corporation engaged In inter
tate commerce, wherever organised. a
hall be subject to the Jurisdiction a
I the state IN which Il may operate. b
revision Is made by the minority a
Or the imposition Of . tax on all cor P
orAtions with . capital In excess Of I
100000. In addition to imposing e
ne whsre common carriers moving n
! transport the goods Of . corpora L
on violating the antitrust law pro n
sion Is made by the minority for n
immary seizure and condemnation d
I such goods. Finally the minority
roposes an amendment putting on
ie free list certain articles nsnu-
Ictured Of steel agricultural hEple- =
ents, paper and pulp for the manu- :
Icture Of paper, window and plate :
ass. salt and other articles. y
DenEer, Col, Jan. 1a.-oov. pea- n
~ yesterday afternoon siglet he N
riIfcats q Henry N. 1enor's o1ot. Il