Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-11

washington, Feb. AFTER almost
allowing the amendment to the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill providing
for q loan Of $4,000 900 to the St Louis
exposition to get through without any
discussion whatever, the senate yester-
day changed It's tactics Just as the vote
was about to be taken and began a de-
bate on the loan provision. which con-
tinued for about four hours and was
still in progress when the senate ad-
journed for the day. The debate was
precipitated by q point Of order made
against the amendment by Senator Bal
ley, who maintained that the national
government was not, as such, con-
cerned with the success or failure OF
any exposition. He was supported by
Senator Lodge and Senator Elkins,
while speeches were made In support
of the amendment by Senators Hale,
Allison, Cockrell, Spooner, McComas
and ,others. The debate took a politi-
cal turn at one time. Senator German
took advantage Of a declaration that
the condition Of the treasury was such
as to render 1t unwise to enter upon
this expenditure to charge the party
in power with Encouragement. Sena-
tor Spooner replied in defense Of the
administration.
The debate throughout was spirited
but good-natured and the galleries
we're well entertained.
Indiana and Kentucky locked horns
in the house yesterday. The debate,
which involved nearly every member
of both state delegations, was fast and
furious from start to finish. Ken
lucky demanded Of Indiana the return
of ex-Gov. w. 8. Taylor, that he might
be tried for the assassination Of Will
liam Goebel. The attack was made
by Mr.. James. Of Kentucky, and the
defense was led by Mr.. Crumpacker, OF
Indiana. Partisan feeling rose to an
extreme tension. The diplomatic "ap-
preparation bill was under considers
ton at the time. Mr.. James fired
both sides Of the house to interest and
feeling by declaring at the outset that
the trough rider president" was ridicu-
lous In his message to congress favor
ing international extradition treaties
when one state could not get from an,
other fugitives from Justice. He had,
he said, introduced bill in which the
federal government made extradition
compulsory where persons had been
Indicted for crime. For four years, he
said, Gov. Durbin. Of Indiana, had pro-
tected Taylor, who had been regularly |
Indicted in Kentucky for the murder Of
Goebel, land yet l notice that when
Durbin comes to town." continued Mr..
James, "he is wined and dined by this |
great Don Quixote upon extradition,
who absolutely eonfdes to Durbin the
right to give the waiting and anxious
world the news that Hanna can run
Tor president II he wants to. And
when we all read that we again declare
the king can do no wrong"
These remarks met democratic ap-
plause and laughter, but stirred the
opposition to action and for some
hing like two hours many members
we're on their feet at time. and the
criminal and political records Of both
Kentucky and Indiana were handled
without gloves. The democrats main
aimed that a state government had
no right to take the question Of fair
rial" into consideration m honoring
papers from another state,
Ehile the republicans maintained that
history would justify Indiana's action
N this case. When Crumpacker took
he floor In defense of Indiana he was
,eset by volley of questions from the
democratic side and was hardly able
o maintain the thread Of his argu-
nent on account Of intsrrnnfinns