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SENATE.-The Senate has passed the joint
resolution Is. Il. 66) authorizing Comdr. Dennis
w. Mullan, L. S. N, to accept medal from the
Chilian government.
The Senate has passed the bill Is. 1887 au-
thorizing the President to place the name of
James NJ. Williams late a col. and brevet brig.
gen. of L. S. Vols and capt. of cav. and brevet
mai in the Regular Army, upon the retired list
of the Army, with the rank of capt. of cav.
Senate bill $500, proposing to pay Charles W.
Cronll late an acting 1st asst. eng. in the [. s.
Navy, the sum of 1904. .46, the amount of 8
months pay as a volunteer officer which he
failed to receive at the date of his discharge has
been passed.
The bill Is. 2110) concerning the rank and pay
of soldiers who did duty as officers in the late
war has been reported adversely from the Com.
on Mil. Affairs and postponed indefinitely.
The bill Is. 2251) providing for the promotion,
payment and retirement of Capt. John A.
Lynch, late A. Q. NJ. Z. s. Vols, was reported
adversely from the Mil Com. and indefinitely
postponed.
The communication Of the Secretary of War,
submitting an estimate of 81, 600 for submarine
cable between Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth,
n. Y. H., has been referred to the Appropria-
tion Com.
Mr. Carlisle's proposed amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill, providing for the enlargement
and extension of the military post near New
port, KY, has been favorably reported from the
Mil Com and referred to the Com. on Appro-
priations
Mr. Paddock has reported from the Com. on
Pensions, without amendment, the bill (H. r.
1Ol22) granting pension to Mary L. Radf ord,
widow of the late Rear Adm. William Radf ord.
Senate bill No. 3446 for the same purpose was
reported adversely.
The bill Is. 31O6) appropriating $4,000 for
improving the public roads in Alexandria Co.,
Va, connecting the Chain, Aqueduct, and Long
bridges, and running in front of the Arlington
National Cemetery, was reported with amend
ments by Mr. Hampton, from the Com. on Mil.
Affairs.
Mr. Plumb submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to unanimously: Re-
solved that the Secretary of War be directed
to inform the Senate whether the manufacture
of articles which come in competition with pri-
vate enterprise is being carried on at any of the
National military homes, and if so the reason
and authority for SUCH
The Com on Nil. Affairs has ordered favor
able report upon the nomination of 1t. Col.
Richard n. Batchelder to be @. NJ. Gen.
HoUsE-The House Mil Com. has reported
favorably bill providing a band of 30 musi-
clans for West Point, the leader to have the
rank of I'd 1t. of cav.
The House Mil. Com. has reported fayorably
a bill authorizing the President to prepare roll
of the telegraph operators who served during the
late war and to issue them suitable certificates
of honorable service with the Army.
The House Mil. Com. has reported favorably
a bill granting bronze medals to each surviving
member of the ''forlorn hope storming party at
Port Hudson, Miss, in 1864.