Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-06-14
The Sundry Civil Measure Carries
SO4,s42,ls6, or @27,l7s,Sso
More Than Last Year.
CANAL is THE LARGE ITEM,
General Debate Ont OR-Cabinet on
eers Accused Of Violating Law
chinese Deportation Sass
pended TO MAA Boycott.

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the departments Of the government.
and q the next to the last money hill
to be acted ON by the house, stated
that the total appropriations Tor the
sundry civil expenses for the fiscal
year 1907 carried BY this bill II 49,
8l2,16e. OF the total amount e2b,4bo,
SIS IL for the Panama canal and 4
reimburseable from the proceeds q
the sale Of bonds. In addition to this
sum the amount carried for river and
harbor improvements made necessary
by river and harbor acts and especial
" by the act passed at the last session
Of congress Is in excess Of the amount
appropriated in the current law for
that purpose by S6,77A.O44.
Mr.. Tawney said that by eliminating
the canal appropriation, the excess OF
river and harbor appropriations over
last year, the total Of the bill would
be $62, 110,7s7 Of s5,062.s6S less than
the bill for the current year.
Mr.. Sullivan (Massachusetts) rep
resenting the minority Of the appro-
priations committee, protested against
the manner in which general debate
had been cut OF and expressed the be-
lief that It was scheme on the part
Of the leaders Of the republican party
to keep the proposed speech Of Mr..
Rainey (Illinois) ON the watch trust"
in reply to the speeches Of Mr.. Bou-
telle (Illinois) and Mr.. Hepburn (Ia.)
out Of the record. He intimated that
the republicans had agreed upon this
plan and that general debate would
be cut of on all other bills.
Then passing to the consideration
Of the bill itself he insisted that the
type Of the Panama canal should be
determined during the present session
expressing a grave doubt II the presi-
dent had the right to determine the
type under the Spooner act.
Mr.. Sullivan recited what he al
legged to be specific violations Of law
by three members of the presidents
oficial family, secretary Of the interior
Hitchcock, secretary of agriculture Will
son and secretary Of commerce and la
Dor Metcalf. He charged Mr.. Metcalf
with a violation Of law through the bale
Of town lots in the territory of Oklaho-
ma and from the proceed Mr.. Sullivan
said the secretary constructed roads
bridges, courthouses, jails and other
house buildings. Over $73O,0OO was
released from the sale Of these lots
While discussing the honesty and In
tegrity of Mr.. Hitchcock, Mr.. Sulli-
van charged the secretary of the In
terror with a violation Of the law In
two important particulars, the money
received was not paid into the United
States treasury as a part Of the gen
eral fund of the government and no
account Of II was rendered to the
treasury department"
Another violation Of the law" said
Mr.. Sullivan, ito my mind more ma
grant and with far less excuse was
committed by the secretary OF agrt"
culture Mr.. Wilson"
He reviewed the legislation authortz-
ing the construction of a freproof
building for the department Of agri-
culture and told how the secretary
had arranged for the erecting Of two
wings for the building. which congress
clearly intended should house the en-
tire forces of the department. Nov the
results Of this proceeding H." con-
tinued Mr.. Sullivan. that congress
will be obliged at later day to appro-
pirate another S1,5OO,OOO to execute
the plans which the secretary Of agrt-
culture had in mind from the begin
ming.
whether he has had the sanction Of
the president in his violation Of the
law, l am not prepared to state" con-
tinued Mr.. Sullivan, "for l do not know
and believe the secretary is too loyal
to his chief to tell the truth II the pres
ldent had sanctioned that violation Of
the law. II the president was not
aware of this violation Of law before,
be is aware Of It now. II he fails 10
call for the secretary's resignation it
will be because he advised this viola
ton and does not dare to remove him.
On the other hand, If he did not know
Of It and fails to cali for his reslgnar
tion, It Is because he himself has con-
tempt for congress and its laws and
upholds q member Of his family who
Expresses that contempt for congress
and its laws"
The third violation, Mr.. Sullivan
laid, was not without an extenuating
feature, having reference TO the execu-
ton Of the Chinese exclusion law. He
uaid that Mr.. Sargent, commissioner Of
immigration, had frankly admitted
that the Chinese exclusion law was
not being enforced at the nresent time
ana that It was the Intention Of this
administration not to enforce IL Mr..
Sullivan said that q deal had been
made between the United States and
Chinese authorities to suspend the law
Tor the deportation Of Cinnamon In
Of the Chinese govern
neut's attempt to end the boycott on
American goods
NJ aulIlvan declared A. Wa dear