Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
THE STATEHOODBILL
Lively Passage Of Words Betwsea
Gallinger and Beverage.
TIE GENERAL STAFF BILL PASSED.
Twsnty-ssvsn Privats Pension Ellis Passed
"A Bill TO Pension Ex-slaves-ThsP Post
Once Appropriation BILL Debated
In the House.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Toward the
end of the session of the senate yes
terday there was lively passage Of
words between Senator Gallinger
and Senator Beveridge. The former
declared in unmistakable terms that
Senator Beveridge and his followers
on the statehood bill were prolong-
ing the debate in pursuance Of
deliberate and premeditated system
of obstruction" Senator Quay In
jected some humor into the debate,
after Senator Kean, who had held
the floor for some time in opposition
to the bill, said that he would post
pone his remarks On account of o Sc
we're cold, by saying that the infirmi-
ties of the opponents of statehood
were increasing to such an extent
that he expected soon to see them
all in hospital.
The general staff bill was recon
sidered and passed with an amend
ment putting the chief of staff under
the direction, Of the president "and
the secretary Of war under the direc-
ton of the president"
Twenty-seven private pension bills
were passed. A senate bill also wss
passed to expedite the hearing and
determination Of suits in equity pend
ing or hereafter brought under the
Sherman antitrust law.
Senator Hanna introduced q bill
granting pensions and bounties to all
ex-slayes who were freed by the
proclamation of President Lincoln
during the war Of the rebellion. It
provides that persons over 80 years
of age and less than 60, male or f.
male, shall receive a cash bounty of
500 and monthly pensions Of 50 per
month; persons between 60 and 70
years old bounty Of $500 and PEN
sion Of $40 per month, and persons
over 10 years old bounty Of $500
and pension Of SIS per month. The
bill also provides for the payment
Of the bounty and pension to rela-
tives who may be charged with the
care of ex-slaves.
The senate concurred in the amend
ment of the house providing for a
new department Of agriculture
building, fixing the cost at $1,5oo,o0O.
This passed the bill.
The general debate on the post Of
fee appropriation bill was enlivened
in the house by an interesting discus
sion of the tariff question: 1t was
participated in by Mr.. Sibley, repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Williams,
democrat, of Mississippi, sand Mr..
Griggs, democrat, of Georgia. The
consideration of the post office bill in
committee Of the whole was com
pleted, but it was not passed.
The annual attempt to strike out
the appropriations for special mail
facilities between Washington and
New Orleans and Kansas City and
Kan, was led by Mr.. Tai
bert, of South Carolina, who followed
up his motion after it was defeated
in committee of the whole with a
motion in the house to recommit the
bill with instructions to eliminate
the provisions. The latter motion
is designed to place the members on
record. His motion was pending
when the house adjourned.
The house committee on pensions
favorable report on the
senate bill to increase the pensions
Of all Mexican war veterans from So
to $12 per month. The number OF
war survivors on the pen
sion rolls is shown by report from
the pension commissioner to be about