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f1mnereeneF War Approximation Rla,
F"ssed ny the House and Senate.
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cy-tAAo t1Vu66 ana Senate.
lBy Telegraph.) "s@'
Wy WASHINGTON, May 2-Severa1 IVA
.'ieaSufes were passed by the Senate
.ouay, ana Notwithstanding their i'm
pEoIsanee' not one of them ELECTED the
nn nsn, rs dsoate. Probably the most inn
81 DILL carrying sl35. 72o, s45. Mt. Haw-
icy. chairman of the military affairs
c0Nmiotee secured the passa &c of a 9,iii
proNlolnS Tor the enlistment OF a vol
ono brigade of engineers and of 10
900 men in the South who are rn,n,,n.
TO yellow fever these enlistments 10 he
IN ADDITION to those provided for in
the PRESIDENTS call for 125, 900 yol,,n-
teers. The men will enlist ..for the
war. Two other war measures were
passed, one suspending for the duration
OF tina war the restrictions placed by en-
istng laws upon the quartermaster's
department of the army in order that
supplies may be purchased without thu
present formalities; and the other pro
wong that owners OF the mining claims
shaH not forfeit them for not perform
ins assessment work upon them, pro
vided they enlist for the war. The war
revenue measure, passed by the House
Representatives last Friday, was
received by the Senate and referred
TO the finance committee for considers
tion.
a conference on the sundry civil bill
was agreed TO, and Messrs. Allison.
Quay and German were named as the
Senate conferees
Another conference was agreed to on
the naval appropriation bill, and Messrs,
Ala1s, quay and German were named as
conferees.
Immediately Mr.. Hale presented the
new report of the conferees, an agree
| ment having been reached in advance
of the authorization of the conference
The Senate receded from the amend
"a .J0,,.
val officers. which was opposed in the
| House. The report was agreed to.
| The resolution presented last Thurs
day by Mr.. Butler, OF North Carroll ma
declaring that no necessity existed for
the issuance OF bonds to provide funds
for the war. and in favor of the levy
ing of an income tax, was laid before
the Senate and after a short statement
! by Mr.. Butler in support of it, was re-
! ferred to the finance committee.
| AT P. NJ. the Senate went into ex-
ecutve session. AT 2:35 P. NJ. the doors
until 3 O'clock to await the arrival OF
the emergency war appropriation bill
from the House.
| 1t was given immediate consideration
| and passed. The Senate, then. at
O'clock. adjourned until Wednesday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON. May 2.-The passage
of the emergency war appropriation
| bill was the feature of today's action by
the House. The naval appropriation
bill, with the Senate amendments pro-
viding for the payments of officers o.
the navy for the use OF their invention:
by the government stricken out. was
reported from conference and passed
Il now goes to the President. A mum
Der Of bills of minor Importance wert
passed, and the Alaska land bill con
| ference report rejected. .a.
| MIR DinSlty of ,NiHipa. in llNOCatins
the war emergency appropriation called
tatienton to the probable expense OF the
( war and necessity for extraordinary rev
eule. He said the S50.000.0O0 appropriate
ed for the defense had been exhausted
| that the present emergency bill carried
! SIG. 900 900, and the expenditures Enadt
necessary by reason of war would prob
ably amount very soon to 500, 10000 be.
cause of the fertilization appropriation
| The bin was then passed without diVls.
| ion. The bill to increase the number o.
surgeons in the army was passed. II
| provides for an increase of fifteen aSSiS.
tant surgeons. with the rank Of first lieu
tenant to be appointed at ;er exalninau or
| by an army medical examining board
1t also authorizes the surgeon general
with the approval of the secretary OF
| war, to appoint in emergencies as many
CONTRACT surgeons as may be necessary
| Mr.. Loud of California, called up q
| resolution providing for the crea ton o.
| 4 congressional commission TO make ar
! exhaustive examination in the poSta
| service and report to Congress. Ihe
resolution was passed. The blW PROVO
| ing for the suspension OF certain stat
| utes relative to the comnliSsary depart
| ment was received from the Senate
with Senate amendments, and upon mo-
dlon of MIR. HUH, the House voted tt
| non concur.
AT AGO P N. the House adjourned.