Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-19
'QUAY'S RESOLUTION.
Lively Dsbats IN Senate About
Taking ysss On statehood Bill.
MORGAN SPEAKS on CANAL TREATY.
Tho Post once Appropriation Bill Report
cd with the statehood Bill Amendment
Tracked ON TO It-Conforence Report
on Army Bill In House.

Y Washington, Feb. 19.-There was 0
lively debate in the senate yesterday
over Senator Quay's resolution de-
elaring it to be the sense Of the SEN
ate that there should be vote on
the statehood bill before the adj
journment Of congress. To this Sen
ator McComas offered Senator Platts
cloture reason, introduced two days
ago, and a motion was made to refer
the whole provision to the commit
tee on rules. This was pending when
Z the senate went into executive ses-
sion. The decision Of the subject
brought out the fact that the sen
ate was opposed to cloture In any
form. The debate was very general,
senators giving their opinions on the
subject.
The senate spent 81 hours In ex-
ccutive session, listening nearly all
the time to continuation of Senator
Morgan's speech on the Panama ca
dal treaty. AT the close Of the days
session a vote was taken, at Senator
Morgan's request, on his resolution
requesting an inquiry into the Gre
dentials Of Tomas Herran, who rep
resented the Colombian government
IN negotiating the treaty, and also
suggesting the irregularity Of the
Colombian government. The resolu-
yMon was defeated--13 to 80. There
were two calls for quorum during
HE session, but senator's responded
readily, showing that while they
were not present in the senate, many
81 them were in the nearby commit
tee rooms. Senator Morgan spoke
principally on this resolution and
had the clerk read long report on
ii which he had prepared and had
printed as a minority Of the COM
mittee on interior canals. After the
vote was taken on the resolution
Senator Cullom moved that the sem
ate adjourn to meet at II o'clock,
saying that he would ask that the
sessions be continued into the night
and until vote was taken on the
treaty.
Senator Mason, from the committee
on post offices and post roads, yes
terday reported the post Office appro-
priation bill. In addition to the
amendment providing for the admis-
sion Of Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico as states, the bill makes
shanges relating to the conduct OF
the post Office department. The
statehood amendment Is somewhat
different from the statehood bill, as
Arizona Is the first of the territories
mentioned in the amendment, where
A. It Is the last mentioned in the bill.
The transposition was made in order
40 give Arizona the benefit of the
first vote in case of division OF the
question.
Senators Stewart, of Nevada; Platt,
of Connecticut, and Jones, of Arkan'
eas, were appointed conferees on the
indian appropriation bill.
The senate committee on foreign
relations authorized favorable re-
mort on the extradition treaty with
Mexico and also an agreement with
France extending the provisions q
the French reciprocity treaty Of
Porto Rico. lH
At 4:45 the senate went into exec
utive session and at 500 p. m. ad
scurned until II o'clock to-day.
The house yesterday, by majority
81 two to one, rejected the confer
ence report ON the army appropria
zion bill, because Of It's provision
Cor the retirement Of civil war OH
cers at an advanced grade and permit
fing officers to deposit money will
fhe government at three per cent
interest. The house emphaticall!
voted against both appropriation
and sent the bill back to conference
The proceedings on the conferenc'
report were enlivened by a sharl
s,crsonal clash between Mr.. Hull, o
iowa, and Mr.. slayden, of Texas
.I'he remainder of the day was de
voted to the naval bill. Slow progress
was made, only 30 pages being GOV