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Passage Of the Emergesey WAR nsII
In the National House-Net .
WORD 81 Debate I'm the Senate ON
the InapeFtant MeassPe-A mig ".
geney Deaeieney AppFeprSatien.


the emergency war bill was the feature Of
yesterdays acticn by the house. The ma.
yri appropriation bill with the senate
amendment providing for the payment Of
officers Of the navy for the use Of their
Inventions by the government stricken
out was reported from the conference and
passed. II now goes to the president
Mr.. Cannon in explaining the necessity
Of the emergency war appropriation point
ed out that there was not q dollar avail
able from any source 70 meet these de-
nlands- Prompt action was demanded in
each instance 70 place at the disposal of
the authorities means TO equip and make
most efficient the forces Of the United
States.
Mr.. Steele Of Indiana, interrupting, said
he had been advised at the war depart
men that the federal government would
pay and desired TO pay immediate volnn-
teeTs from the moment of their enroll.
ment, and Mr.. EayeTs added that the gov
eminent would pay all expenses Of vol.
unteers incident to their movement from
their homes 70 the place OF enrollment.
Mr.. Dingiey Of Maine called attention
70 the probable expense of the war and
necessity for extraordinary revmue. He
sAid the s5OyOOOOOO appropriation made
for dsfenses had been exhausted, that the
present emergency bill carried $85y coo 900
and the expenditures made necessary by
reason Of the war would probably amount
soon to $780, 900 because Of the FORTH
cations appropriations
The bill was then passed without di.
vision.
The Alaskan BiIl.
Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa presented the confer
ence report Of the general Alaskan bill
extending the homestead laws 10 and
granting railroad rights Of way in the
territory.
Mr.. Loud reserved a point Of onde,
pending an explanation Of the measure A.
involving legislation The conference
measure carried among other important
provisions one for the creation Of q CON,
mittee TO consider the north Atlantic fish
cry question and another 70 promote re
ciproeal trade relations between the Unit
ed States and Canada
Mr.. Dingiey protested against the feat
nre Of the report creating commission
to consider the north Atlantic fishery
question and other controversies.
lie believed the conferees had exceeded
their authority in incorporating the reso-
tuition and moreover the position in itself
was not Of such a. TO command such sup
port
Mr. Moody Of Massachusetts, spoke and
concluded by making G point of order
against the amendment that it was be
yund the jurisdiction Of eonferees as be-
ing beyond their duties.
Mr.. Shafroth Of Colorado spoke in sup.
port of the conference report.
Speaker Reed sustained the point Of or.
der made by Mr.. Moody and the report
Was declared rejected and another con-
ference asked, with Messrs- Lacey, Shat.
roth and Ellis as house cOnfereeA
Naval NM Passed.
Mr.. Boutelle Of the oOnferees on the
naval bill announced the result Of a fur
ther conference with the senate in an
agreement whereby the amendment pro-
viding for the compensation Of naval Off
Gers for governmental use Of their inven.
ton had been stricken out IL was this
amendment TO which the house objected
on Saturday, and il having been elimi-
mated, the bill and conference report were
accepted.
The bill 10 increase the number Of sur
geons in the army was passed.
Not n word Of Debate.
Washington, May S-Several war meas
uFes were passed by the senate yesterday,
and notwithstanding their Importance,
not one Of them elicitAted the slightest
debate Probably the most important
measure passed by the senate was the
emergency war deficiency bill, carrying
SIS, 790e50. Not more than 10 minutes
were consumed in passing il, that time
being occupied in reading the measure.
Senator Hawley, chairman Of the mill.
tary affairs committee, secured the pas
sage Of bill providing for the enlistment
Of volunteer brigade Of engineers and
Of 10000 men In the south who are i'm.
mnne to yellow fever, these enlistments
to be in addition 10 those provided for in
the presidents call for l25,O00 volunteers.
The men will enlist ~for the war"
Two other war measures were passed,
one suspending for the duration Of the
war the restrictions placed by existing
laws upon the quartermaster's depart
ment Of the army in order that supplies
may be purchased without the present
formalities, and the others providing that
owners Of mining claims shall not forfeit
them for not performing assessment work
upon them, provided they enlist for the
war. The war revenue measure passed
by the house OF representatives last Fi-
day was received by the senate and re-
fcTred to the finance committee Tor con.
sideration.
Another Approprlatlsa Bil.
Washington, May s.-The house com.
mittee has reported an urgency deficiency
appropriation Of $751; Sos for the sup
port Of the army, A significant feature Of
the bill Is the appropriation Of slS0.oSI
for the expedition&Ty force to Cuba.
With It h a foot note from Genral Miles
saying the appropriation Is needed ct once.
and that there is no money available for
this particular object. The Cuban expe-
dition paragraph includes $4,000 for "un-
foreeen contingent expenses which involve
immediate expenditure for purposes Of inn.
peative urgencys; S2322S for q portable
electric outfit and sls.0oS for entrenching
toolA The largest item under any head
h $4,000. 900 for clothing, camp and gar
rison equipments. The other big items
were published with estimates