Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
BILLS INTRODUCE:
Measures for the Admission cf New
Mexico and Arizona e. States. 8
THE HOUSE DEBATES THE CUBlIBILL
a Vote 10 Ne Taken on Thsssdsy After
noon several Proposed Amendments
70 the Consultation Of the
tif United States. pn1 ff

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Hoar
in the senate yesterday, proposed an
amendment to senate rule 80 by adding
an additional article, providing that
when BY request Of the senate or a
committee documents or papers are
s.sent to the senate by the president
or head Of department in reference
to matters which are secret or conf
Dental under the rules, such papers
should be considered secret and only
made public by consent Of the senate.
Senator Quay introduced separate
bills for the admission Of New Mexico
and Arizona as states. They are iden-
teal with the bills introduced by Dele
gates Rodey and Wilson in the house.
Among the other bills introduced were
the following: Permitting the use Of
the entire proceeds from public land
sales for irrigation systems; to repeal
the desert land law, the timber and
stone act and the Communication clause
Of the homestead act; to amend the
immigration laws 30 as to exclude
aliens over 16 years old who cannot
read and write: to open for settlement
605,O0O acres Of land in the Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache reservations in
Oklahoma territory; for the purchase
Of national forest reserve in the
Southern Appalachian mountains; for
the construction Of q memorial bridge
across the Potomac between Washing
ton and Arlington.
The house yesterday made fair
start on the legislation for which It
was convoked in special session, adopt
Ing rule under which vote will be
taken at four o'clock Thursday after
noon on the bill to make the Cuban
reciprocity treaty effective and enter
Ing on debate Of the Cuban bill. The
rule was adopted by party vote, with |
the exception that six republican men,
bers from Michigan and California
|oined the minority In opposition to
he rule. The democrats opposed the
'ule on the ground that 1t was drastic
Ind prevented vote being taken on
my amendment to the bill, while the
Tx republican votes cast against It in
'luded opposition to the measure as
'ntagonistic to beet sugar interests.
The short debate which preceded adop-
ion Of the rule was followed by sew
raj speeches on the merits of the
MEASURE. Mr.. Payne opened the de-
'ate in a speechj whose keynote was
hat the measure would not affect in
uriously sugar, tobacco or any other
interests and was demanded by ma
lonal honor and good faith. For the
Minority Representatives Williams,
Mississippi; Swanson, of Virginia,
nd Robinson, Of Indiana, made
peeches criticising the republicans
,r their tariff policy and the exces-
We taxation Of the public. Mr.. Swan !
in predicted danger to our foreign
from higher foreign tariffs !
Mess we initiate tariff reforms and I
sclared the tariff. question again
ould become burning political Is
le ~ Nti G l
Representative Gaines, Of Tennessee,
troduced resolution proposing an p
nendment to the constitution, Of the 3
1ited States as follows: n
''The president Of the United States se
all hold his ONCE during one term "
six years and no person, having u
&c been president, either by election IN
succession, shall be again eligible W
Crumpacker, OF IN |ta
ma, introduced bill making It q
me, punishable by death, to partici-
= in the lynching Of an alien.
representative Williamson, Of Ore RI
4, introduced = bill appropriating IN
5000 to be placed with an equal be
cunt raised by the citizens of Ore Sla
| for an exhibition to celebrate the RAJ
. hnndradth annivananrH Of aha -. CHI
Y . u