Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-12
Senator Morgan Says Time i
Being Wasted on the Measure.
REPORT on COMMERCE BILL ADOPTED
Two Amendments 10 tho sundry Civil Bili
Mr. DsArmond. OF B1issoari. Makes
speech ON the bill 70 Pep
sion Ex- Slaves.

time. In the course OF his remarks
he referred to bills regarding trusts,
which he said have been kept back
and will be kept back until it is too
late for discussion regarding them.
The time Of the senate was being
wasted on account Of what he termed
"a peaceful political blockade" on
the statehood bill, when more impor-
taqt measures were awaiting action.
Senator Hanna presented the. con-
ference report on the department OF
commerce bill, final vote on It be-
ing deferred until to-day in order
that 1t might be printed. The con-
ference report on the general staff
bill was agreed to. A number Of
other bills were passed.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Burton which provides that hence
forth $12 shall be the minimum PEN
sion allowed. 1t provides for an in
crease to that amount Of all pensions
now below that figure.
Senator Mason introduced bin
providing for the payment Of boun-
ty Of $3.50 to all soldiers of two-year
regiments who enlisted prior to July
20, 1851.
At 1928 p. m. the senate adjourned,
after brief executive session.
The house yesterday adopted the
conference report on the department
of commerce bill by vote Of ISL to
10. One republican (Mr. Littlefeld)
and nine democrats voted against
this action. Several democrats took
the position that the ''Nelson amend
ment" to the bureau Of corporations
was a weak and Intellectual attempt
to provide the machinery for cor
poration publicity. Mr.. Mann, Of Illi-
nois, on behalf of the republicans,
contended, on the contrary, that it
was better measure of publicity
than had been presented in any other
bill.
The remainder Of the day was de-
voted to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF
the appropriations. committee, gave
notice that at the proper time he
would have two amendments, one to
provide for the purchase Of a site
and the erection Of three-story 400
room Office building for members, to
be connected with the capitol by q
subway and to cost $3,s00,0O0. and the
other, an appropriation Of $2,5Oo,ooo,
to carry out the original plans for
identifying and enlarging the main
wing Of the capitol.
Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, In q
brief but exceedingly sarcastic speech
relative to the bill recently intro
duced by Senator Hanna to pension
the ex-slayes, precipitated quite an
interesting debate. He denominated
the bill "a curious evidence Of the
prevailing trend of politics." which
was more valuable as a piece OF po-
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