Evening star., 1898-07-07
EARLY ADJOURN M ENT
Tomorrow Fixed by Resolution Of the
House.
Measures Considered by Both Houses
of Congress-TO Increase
Army's Efficiency.

Delegates and visitors to the National
Educational Association filed the galleries
OF the Senate at the OF ening of the session
today. Rev. ]. F. Heisse of this city pro-
norrced the Invocation, calling down the
blessing of aeaven upon all those who were
bereaved py the destruction of a noble
steamer" which carried hundreds of our
women and Childie to watery graves
bill making appropriations to pay ses-
sion employees Of the House of Representa-
tiVes and for other purposes was passed,
With the following r.endment: ITO enable
the Secretary of War, in his discretion, to
cause to be transported to their homes the
remains of officers and soldiers who die at
military camps or who are killed in action
or who die in the field at places outside of
the limits of the United States. 100000"
A bill was called UP by Mr. Sewell of the
military affairs committee permitting the
Secretary OF War, in his discretion, TO have
erected on the West Point reservation an
edifice for religious worship. The measure
aroused some discussion. Mr.. Sewell and
Mr.. Hawley defended It and Mr.. Gallinger
criticised it because it lacked frankness in
not naming the denomina ton which was to
be allowed to erect the chapel at Yves:
Point While tie measure permits the
erection of d building by any denomination
or sect at West Point, MIR. Gallinger said
a. wen ulutlSl tnaC the Dlil was IOf
the purpose of enabling a Roman Catholic
Church to be erected. This, he believed,
ought to be stated in the bill.
The measure was passed without amend
ment.
Mr.. Morgan announced that he proposed
to try to get up his bill for the construc
tlon OF the Nfcaraguan canal by the United
States.
MIR. Turpie Qnd.) sharply opposed the idea
suggested by Mr. Morgan. He maintained
that the opponents of the bill had right
to be heard briefly.
A bill TO increase the number of post
quartermaster sergeants of the United
States army was passed.
another measure reported from the mill
tary COMMITTEES, to reimburse the govern
ors of states and territories for expenses
tncurie by them in aiding the United
States to raise and organize, supply and
EQUIP the present volunteer army was
passed.
A bill to restore Major ]. W. Wham. for
merly paymaster in the United States
army, to his full rank and pay in the army
was passed.
resolution authorizing the committee
on finance to make an investigation of in
ternal revenue and customs matters and
to hold sessions during the recess of Con-
greSs was agreed to.
These bills were passed: Fixing the pay
and allowances of chaplains Of volunteer
regiments, making them the same as those
or a mounted captain; permitting officers
in the regular or volunteer army 10 hold
positions as commissioners. superinten
dents or historians of national parks.
Mr.. White of California offered resolu-
ton requesting the President to take i'm
mediate steps, If not Incompatible with
public interests, to secure the release or
the fair and speedy trial of Harry K.
Spring and Charles Nelson, residents of
California, who have for long time been
under arrest in the republic of Colombia.
The resolution was agreed .o.F